R64 In general
R64.1 Upon filing of the request/statement of appeal, the Claimant shall pay a minimum Court Office fee of Swiss francs 500.—, without which the CAS shall not proceed. The CAS shall in any event keep this fee. The Panel shall take it into account when assessing the final amount of the fees.
R64.2 Upon formation of the Panel, the Court Office shall fix, subject to later changes, the amount and the method of payment of the advance of costs. The filing of a counterclaim or a new claim shall result in the calculation of separate advances.
To determine the amount to be paid in advance, the Court Office shall fix an estimate of the costs of arbitration, which shall be borne by the parties in accordance with Article R64.4. The advance shall be paid in equal shares by the Claimant and the Respondent. If a party fails to pay its share, the other may substitute for it ; in case of non-payment, the request/appeal shall be deemed withdrawn; this provision shall also applies to any counterclaim.
R64.3 Each party shall advance the cost of its own witnesses, experts and interpreters.
If the Panel appoints an expert or an interpreter or orders the examination of a witness, it shall issue directions with respect to an advance of costs, if appropriate.
R64.4 At the end of the proceedings, the Court Office shall determine the final amount of the cost of arbitration, which shall include the CAS Court Office fee, the administrative costs of the CAS calculated in accordance with the CAS scale, the costs and fees of the arbitrators calculated in accordance with the CAS fee scale, a contribution towards the expenses of the CAS, and the costs of witnesses, experts and interpreters. The final account of the arbitration costs may either be included in the award or communicated separately to the parties.
R64.5 The arbitral award shall determine which party shall bear the arbitration costs or in which proportion the parties shall share them. As a general rule, the award shall grant the prevailing party a contribution towards its legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings and, in particular, the costs of witnesses and interpreters. When granting such contribution, the Panel shall take into account the outcome of the proceedings, as well as the conduct and the financial resources of the parties.
R65 Disciplinary cases of an international nature ruled in appeal
R65.1 Subject to Articles R65.2 and R65.4, the proceedings shall be free. The fees and costs of the arbitrators, calculated in accordance with the CAS fee scale, together with the costs of the CAS are borne by the CAS.
R65.2 Upon submission of the statement of appeal, the Appellant shall pay a minimum Court Office fee of Swiss francs 500.— without which the CAS shall not proceed and the appeal shall be deemed withdrawn. The CAS shall in any event keep this fee.
R65.3 The costs of the parties, witnesses, experts and interpreters shall be advanced by the parties. In the award, the Panel shall decide which party shall bear them or in what proportion the parties shall share them, taking into account the outcome of the proceedings, as well as the conduct and financial resources of the parties.
R65.4 If all circumstances so warrant, the President of the Appeals Arbitration Division may decide to apply Articles R64.4 and R64.5, 1st sentence, to an appeals arbitration, either ex officio or upon request of the President of the Panel.
R66 Consultation Proceedings The Court Office shall determine, after consultation with the person requesting the opinion, to what extent and upon what terms such person shall contribute towards the costs of the consultation procedure. The Court Office may ask the applicant to advance the costs before the notification of the advisory opinion.
