Article 1: Application

    1. These Conciliation Rules of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center at the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (hereafter reffered to as "the Rules") shall apply to conciliation of disputes arising out of or relating to legal relationship in commercial activities where the parties have decided to seek an amicable settlement by conciliation of their disputes through the Vietnam International Arbitration Center at the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (hereafter reffered to as "the VIAC").