28. In its award, the council of arbitration shall award arbitration expenses, which are the expenses incurred by the Order for the arbitration. Despite the foregoing, the total amount of the arbitration expenses may in no case exceed 15% of the amount to which the arbitration pertains.
Where the account in dispute is upheld in whole or in part, or where a reimbursement is granted, the council of arbitration may add interest and an indemnity calculated in accordance with articles 1618 and 1619 of the Civil Code from the date of the application for conciliation.
Where an agreement is reached between the parties before the arbitration award, the council shall nevertheless award arbitration expenses in accordance with this section.
O.C. 164-93, s. 28; O.C. 689-2008, s. 17.