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Institutions in Madrid

Madrid is home to many of the Spanish government institutions where significant decisions are made. Many of the country’s leading arbitration institutions are located here including Arbitralia, the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, the Euro-American Court of Arbitration and the Spanish Court of Arbitration. Generally these institutions handle the settling of disputes and have more of an administrative rather than any judicial role. European Arbitration Association Law and Equito (AEADE), provides arbitration services under the precedent of Arbitration Law. Other notable institutions include the Assembly of Madrid, which represents the local inhabitants and implements the legislative authority of the community, the Banco de Espana, which is the country’s leading national bank and was founded by King Carlos III in 1782 and the Biblioteca Nacional, which is the largest and most important public library in Spain and was founded in 1711. It houses a massive collection of books, journals and manuscripts.

Banco de Espana, by Asturtom

Banco de Espana
Address: Calle Alcala 48 Phone: +34 91 338 50 00
Website: http://www.bde.es/

Banco de Espana is the national bank of Spain. Founded more than 200 years ago, the institution has always played a crucial role in the economic and social life in the country. The beginning was in the year 1782, when King Carlos III established the first modern bank in his kingdom, namely Banco Nacional de San Carlos. After numberless crises in the course of time, the bank evolved to National Bank in the end of the 1970s. Its main seat is in a magnificent building from 1884 in the heart of Madrid. The gold reserves are also said to be stored there, but unfortunately the bank is not open to the public. Banco de Espana conducts the monetary policy of the country and regulates the whole banking system.

Arbitration Court of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce
Address: Via Ribera del Loira 56 Phone: +34 91 435 78 10


The Arbitration Court of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce is a supplementary organ of the chamber. It came into existence in 1989 and since then has served as an institution, responsible for flexible, secure, fast and effective resolution of disputes between two parties.

The Euro-American Court of Arbitration
Address: Via Ribera del Loira 12 Phone: +34 91 590 69 00
Website: http://www.camaras.org/publicado/arbitraje/

The Euro-American Court of Arbitration was established only recently, when in 2002 Spain's Superior Council of Chambers of Commerce announced the new institution. It has the aim to provide facilitation of the relations between European and American companies. Naturally, the seat of the court is not randomly chosen, given the key location of the country as a bridge between the two continents. The Euro-American Court of Arbitration maintains beneficial collaboration with law institutions from Europe, North America and Latin America.

Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Address: Via Ribera del Loira 56 Phone: +34 91 538 35 00
Website: http://www.camaramadrid.es/

Since 1887 the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been the most important organisation that represents the member companies from the region, defends their interests and supports them in their contacts with various political and economic institutions. The crucial role of the chamber is determined by the fact that almost all entities that carry out any economic activity belong to it. Furthermore, the chamber has established active co-operation with around 370,000 organisations from the capital and the surroundings. As far as the organisational structure of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry is concerned, the institution is run by a chairman, assisted by two government bodies - the Plenary Session and the Executive Committee.

Spanish Court of Arbitration
Address: Via Ribera del Loira 12 Phone: +34 91 590 69 16
Website: http://www.camaras.org/publicado/arbitraje/corte_330.html

The Spanish Court of Arbitration is the supreme institution for arbitration in the country. For 14 years the court has been working in close relationship with the American Arbitration Association, the aim of this collaboration being to promote arbitration as a means of dispute resolution and facilitate each other's work. It is also the centre of an extensive network of arbitral institutions, comprising 53 regional Courts of Arbitration throughout Spain. Its main function is to administer commercial mediation and conciliation services.

Civil and Mercantile Court of Arbitration (CIMA)
Address: Via Hermosilla 8 Phone: +34 91 431 76 90
Website: http://cima-arbitraje.com/presentation

The CIMA, or Civil and Mercantile Court of Arbitration, was established in 1989 in Madrid. Its area of competence comprises civil and mercantile conflicts and more specifically their easy and mutually beneficial resolution. The idea of this court is to limit the red tape, indigenous to the standard judicial proceedings. The system of CIMA consists of a number of arbitration courts that should cover the whole territory of the country. Most members of this private court are highly experienced professionals of immaculate reputation. They come either from prestigious law companies, or from Corps of State Lawyers and Corps of Attorneys of the Council of State.

European Arbitration Association Law and Equito
Address: Via Conde de Aranda 5 Phone: +34 91 432 28 00
Website: http://www.aeade.org/

AEADE is a non-profit organisation dealing with arbitration and meditation proceedings regulated by the Law of Arbitration. The headquarters of the institution is in Madrid, but there are regional offices in most other bigger Spanish cities. The AEADE covers disputes and cases from all fields of economic and social life. Its structure is typical of this type of institutions – the General Assembly elects and supervises the main governing body, namely the Board of Directors. The other administrative units are distributed in three major areas – Office of the General Secretary, General Coordination and Financial Management.

Arbitralia
Address: Via Alfonso XII 22 Phone: +34 91 523 27 07
Website: http://www.arbitralia.org/

As all courts of arbitration, the private association Arbitralia has set itself the task to promote arbitration and meditation in the process of conflict resolution.