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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Arbitration proceedings and awards

Article 1509

The arbitration agreement may, directly or by reference to arbitration rules or rules of procedure, regulate the procedure to be followed in the arbitral proceedings. Where the arbitration agreement i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to awards made in France and abroad

Article 1526

An action to set aside the award and an appeal against the order granting the exequatur shall not have suspensory effect. However, the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, as soon as the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1553

The technician shall attach to his report, if the parties and, where applicable, the intervening third party so request, their written observations or complaints. He will mention in his report the act…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Arbitration proceedings and awards

Article 1513

If the arbitration agreement is silent, the award shall be made by a majority of votes. It shall be signed by all the arbitrators. However, if a minority of them refuse to sign it, the others shall me…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to awards made in France and abroad

Article 1527

An appeal against the order ruling on the exequatur and an application to set aside the award shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules relating to contentious proceedings…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

The competence vested in bailiffs to issue the documents provided for in this code may be exercised in the Wallis and Futuna Islands by a representative of the administrative or military authority; th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made abroad or in international arbitration matters

Article 1514

Arbitration awards shall be recognised or enforced in France if their existence is established by the person relying on them and if such recognition or enforcement is not manifestly contrary to intern…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1524

There shall be no appeal against the order granting the exequatur except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1522. However, an action to set aside the award automatically entai…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1534

The application for homologation of the mediated agreement is submitted to the court by all the parties to the mediation or by one of them, with the express agreement of the others.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546

The participatory procedure agreement is amended in the same way as it was drawn up.

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