QUASI-ARBITRATION WITH REFERENCE TO FIDIC RULES

Kvaziarbitraže jedan su od načina izvansudskog rješavanja spora koje se u suvremenoj poslovnoj praksi sve češće pojavljuje dok se u Republici Hrvatskoj njima bavi (bavila) samo nekolicina sveučilišnih profesora, stoga je ovaj članak rađen s ambicijom da se postupak i njegova pravila opišu i približe potencijalnim korisnicima. Uvodno kratko analiziramo pojam kvaziarbitraže.Budući da ima mnogo dodirnih točaka s arbitražom1 analizira se njezin odnos spram arbitraže. Članak je usredotočen na recentne izmjene pravila o tehničkoj arbitraži Međunarodne trgovačke komore MTK – ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) jer mogu biti sjajan vodič za promišljanja o mogućim hrvatskim rješenjima. S druge strane, pravilima FIDIC-a posvećena je posebna pozornost jer su ona primjer prisutnosti kvaziarbitražnih klauzula koje se primjenjuju u Hrvatskoj, a autori smatraju kako ona postaju standard za građevinske i inženjerske radove koji se financiraju iz kohezijskih i strukturnih fondova EUa, a koji su od presudnog značenja za sufinanciranje infrastrukturnih projekata u Hrvatskoj. Upoznavanje stručne, pa i šire javnosti s ovim pravilima, prema mišljenju autora, moglo bi pridonijeti transparentnoj javnoj nabavi u području javnih investicija, ali i u privatnim projektima jer uvelike olakšavaju poslovanje.Quasi-arbitration is a way of settling a dispute without going to court. While it is increasingly present in modern business practices, in Croatia only a few university professors have dealt with it. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to describe the procedure and its rules and bring it closer to potential users. In the introductory part, we briefly analyse the term quasi- arbitration. As the term has a lot in common with arbitration, we also analyse its relation with arbitration. The paper focuses on recent changes to the rules on technical arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) because they can be used as a great guide for finding possible Croatian solutions. On the other hand, special attention has been paid to FIDIC rules since they exemplify the presence of quasi-arbitration clauses applied in Croatia, and the authors believe that they have become the standard for construction and engineeringworks financed by the cohesion and structural funds, which are of crucial importance for co-financing of infrastructure projects in Croatia. The authors’ opinion is that familiarising both experts and the general public with these rules may contribute to more transparent public procurement not only in public investment but also in private projects as they greatly facilitate business operation