text: workofitssixteenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/38/17), para.137;ReportoftheUnited Nations Commission onInternational TradeLawontheworkofitsseventeenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No.17(A/39/l7), para.155. 31/Summary recordofthefourthmeeting (A/C.6/39/SR.4), para.28. 32/SeeReportoftheUnitedNations Commission onInternational TradeLawon theworkofitsfifteenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 17(A/37/l7), paras.142,143. -80-ANNEXI UNCITRALModel Law On International Commercial Arbitration (asadopted bytheUnitedNations Commission onInternational TradeLaw on 21 June1985) CHAPTER I.GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1.Scopeofapplication* (1)ThisLawapplies tointernational commercial** arbitration, subject toany agreement inforcebetween thisStateand any otherStateorStates. (2)Theprovisions ofthisLaw,exceptarticles 8,9,35and36,applyonlyifthe placeofarbitration isintheterritory ofthisState. (3)Anarbitration isinternational if: (a)theparties toanarbitration agreement have,atthetimeofthe conclusion ofthatagreement, theirplacesofbusiness indifferent States, or (b)oneofthefollowing placesissituated outside theStateinwhichthe parties havetheirplacesofbusiness: (i)theplaceofarbitration ifdetermined in,orpursuant to,the arbitration agreement, (ii)anyplacewhereasubstantial partoftheobligations ofthe commercial relationship istobeperformed ortheplacewithwhichthe subject-matter ofthedispute ismostclosely connected, or (c)theparties haveexpressly agreedthatthesubject-matter ofthe arbitration agreement relates tomorethanonecountry. (4)Forthepurposes ofparagraph (3)ofthisarticle: (a)ifapartyhasmorethanoneplaceofbusiness, theplaceofbusiness is thatwhichhastheclosest relationship tothearbitration agreementJ *Article headings areforreference purposes onlyandarenottobeused forpurposes ofinterpretation. ** The term"commercial" should begivenawideinterpretation soasto covermatters arising fromallrelationships ofacommercial nature, whether contractual ornot.Relationships ofacommercial natureinclude, butarenot limited to,thefollowing transactions: anytradetransaction forthesupplyor exchange ofgoodsorservices; distribution agreementJ commercial representation or agency; factoring; leasing; construction ofworks;consulting; engineering, licensing, investment, financing; banking, insurance, exploitation agreement or concession; jointventure andotherformsofindustrial orbusiness co-operation; carriage ofgoodsorpassengers byair,sea,railorroad. -81-(b)ifapartydoesnothaveaplaceofbusiness, reference istobe made to hishabitual residence. (5)ThisLawshallnotaffect anyotherlawofthisStatebyvirtueofwhich certain disputes maynotbesubmitted toarbitration ormay besubmitted to arbitration onlyaccording toprovisions otherthanthoseofthisLaw. Article 2.Definitions andrulesofinterpretation Forthepurposes ofthisLaw: (a)"arbitration" meansanyarbitration whether ornotadministered by a permanent arbitral institution; (b)"arbitral tribunal" meansasolearbitrator orapanelofarbitrators; (c)"court" meansa bodyororganofthejudicial systemofaState; (d)whereaprovision ofthisLaw,exceptarticle 28,leavestheparties free todetermine acertain issue,suchfreedom includes therightoftheparties toauthorize athirdparty,including aninstitution, tomakethat determination; (e)whereaprovision ofthisLawreferstothefactthattheparties have agreedorthattheymayagreeorinanyotherwayreferstoanagreement of theparties, suchagreement includes anyarbitration rulesreferred tointhat agreement; (f)whereaprovision ofthisLaw,otherthaninarticles 25(a) and32 (2)(a),referstoaclaim,italsoapplies toacounter-claim, and whereitreferstoadefence, italsoapplies toadefence tosuch counter-claim. Article 3.Receipt ofwritten communications (1)Unlessotherwise agreed bytheparties: (a)anywritten communication isdeemedtohavebeenreceived ifitis delivered totheaddressee personally orifitisdelivered athisplaceof business, habitual residence ormailing address; ifnoneofthesecanbefound
analysis: This text appears to be a legal document, specifically a model law on international commercial arbitration. The language is formal and technical, indicating that it is intended for use in a professional or academic setting. The content focuses on the rules and procedures for resolving disputes between parties in international commercial transactions. Given the technical nature of the text, it is likely that it falls under a category related to international commerce or trade.