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1. All disputes occurring from this trade are decided by an arbitration court appointed by the German Cereal and Commodity Exchange (Commodity Exchange or else Exchange Association) excluding the regular legal process.

2. The creditor reserves the right to enforce claims from bills of exchange and cheques, as well as claims against which no objection has been raised, up to the date of filing the claim, at ordinary courts.

3. The following regulations determine the responsible arbitration court:

• If the parties concerned belong to the same Cereal and Commodity Exchange (Commodity Exchange or else Exchange Association), the arbitration court of this institution is responsible.
• If the parties concerned belong to different Cereal and Commodity Exchange (Commodity Exchange or else Exchange Association), the seller has the right to appoint the arbitration court from one of these institution
• In all other cases, the seller has the right to appoint an arbitration court from a Cereal and Commodity Exchange (Commodity Exchange or else Börsenverein)

4. If the seller does not appoint an arbitration court according to Article 3. b) or c), even thought the buyer has requested him to do so, the right of appointment is forwarded to the buyer after a period of five calendar days after the receipt of the request. If the buyer does not exercise this right within a period of five calendar days from the day of receiving the determination right according to Article 4. Clause 1, it is returned to the seller. The regulation, according to Article 4. Clause 2, does not affect the right of the buyer proceed again according to Article 4. Clause 1.

5. The arbitration clause is regulated by the arbitration court order of the responsible arbitration court in the version valid on the day of filing the claim.