Notes:

1. While applying for negotiation facilitation, the parties shall pay a registration fee of RMB 1,000 Yuan to the Center. This fee is non-refundable and may be offset against the corresponding amount of arbitration fees under specific circumstances stipulated by the rules.

2. Where no monetary claim is specified, or the amount in dispute is not clear at the time of application for negotiation facilitation, the Center shall determine the amount of the negotiation facilitation fee to be collected in advance based on factors such as the specific rights and interests involved in the dispute, the complexity of the dispute, etc.

3. If the negotiation facilitation fee is charged in a foreign currency, an amount of the foreign currency equivalent to the corresponding RMB value specified in this schedule shall be paid.

4. The Center may charge other necessary expenses such as travel expenses of domestic or foreign negotiation experts, rental of foreign negotiation venues, etc. as needed to facilitate the negotiations.

5. If the parties and the negotiation experts have agreed otherwise on the remuneration of the negotiation experts, the agreement shall prevail, subject to the approval of the Center.

6. If the parties agree to invite two or more negotiation experts, the remuneration of the negotiation experts shall be increased according to the number of extra negotiation experts invited.

7. If the negotiation fails, the Center may issue a refund of the relevant fees as appropriate by considering factors such as the workload of the negotiation facilitation, the amount in dispute, the complexity of the dispute, etc., provided that the administrative fee collected is no less than RMB 1,000 Yuan and the remuneration of the negotiation experts is no less than RMB 6,000 Yuan.

8. If the parties first apply to the Center for negotiation facilitation and after that fail to reach a settlement, then the parties subsequently submit a request for arbitration to the SCIA, the negotiation facilitation fees already paid shall be offset against the corresponding amount of arbitration fees.

9. In cases where a request for arbitration has been filed with the SCIA and the arbitration fees have been paid in advance, if the parties apply to the Center for negotiation facilitation during the arbitration process, no separate negotiation facilitation fee shall be paid. The remuneration of the negotiation expert(s) shall be determined and paid by the Center based on factors such as the negotiation outcome, the time spent on negotiation facilitation, the amount in dispute, and the complexity of the dispute, etc.