Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas (CAMCA)

Consistent with the objectives of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas (CAMCA) was created jointly by the American Arbitration Association , the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce and the Quebec National and International Commercial Arbitration Centre. CAMCA operates with uniform rules, policies and administrative procedures.

CAMCA offers uniform rules of procedure for the out of court settlement of disputes administered by representatives from each of the member institutions. Cases may be filed by the parties with any of the offices of the member institutions. A multi-national panel of arbitrators and mediators is available to serve under these rules. To resolve local issues, impartial committees, representative of the nationalities of the parties and chaired by a national of a country other that of any of the parties, are available.

- administration of mediation and arbitration procedures through CAMCA's national offices:

American Arbitration Association
140 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10020
tel: (212) 484 4000
Fax: (212) 765 4874

British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
670-999 Canada Place, WTC
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2E2, Canada
Tel: (604) 684 2821
Fax: (604) 641 1250

Camara Nacional de Comercio
de la Ciudad de Mexico
Paseo de la reforma No 42
Col. Centro
Delegacion Cuauhtémoc
06048 Mexico, D.F.
tel: (525) 703 28 62/535 30 77
Fax: (525) 592 35 71


Centre d'arbitrage commercial national et international du Québec
295, Bd Charest Est
Bureau 090
Québec G1K 3G8
Canada
Tel: (418) 649 1374
Fax: (418) 649 0845