3. Fees of the arbitrators, reporters and the Chairman of the Arbitration court shall be determined in accordance with the Rules on fees in cases of the Arbitration court at the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry to be approved by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
4. The residents shall pay arbitration fee in Russian Rubles at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia as of the date of filing the claim.
5. Non-residents may pay the arbitration fee at their discretion either in Roubles or in USD.
6. If the amount of claim is expressed in some other foreign currency than USD conversion of the amount of claim into USD shall be carried out at the current rate of the international currency market at the date of filing the claim.
Article 4. DIMINUTION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE ARBITRATION FEE
1. The arbitration fee shall be diminished by 30%, where the case is considered by a sole arbitrator.
2. If the claimant has withdrawn his claim prior to forwarding of summons for the hearing, the arbitration fee shall be diminished by 75%.
3. If the claimant has withdrawn his claim after the summons for the hearing are forwarded to him but before the date of the first hearing, particularly owing to the parties having settled the dispute amicably, as well as in other instances of the Arbitration court receiving, before the above-mentioned date, notification of the parties' refusal to have their dispute examined by the Arbitration court, the arbitration fee shall be diminished by 50%.
4. Where owing to the circumstances mentioned in Paragraph 3 of this Article the proceedings are terminated at the first hearing without an award being made, the arbitration fee shall be diminished by 25%.
5. If the arbitral proceedings are terminated by a ruling before the claimant makes payment of the arbitration fee, the claimant shall be charged 25% of the arbitration fee.