The lawyer and the party can freely agree upon the fees (RAO, par. 16). The General Fee Criteria define fees which can be regarded as appropriate and that can be used as a basis of assessment if there is no agreement on fees between the lawyer and the party. Similarly, the RATG regulates fees of civil and arbitration proceedings, which have to be burdened by the losing party or which become relevant if the lawyer and its party cannot agree on the fees.