FRANCE Law and Practice Contributed by: Barbara Levy, Paul Talbourdet and Alison Vogt, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
Accordingly, an exequatur of an international arbitral award granted by the tribunal judiciaire is provisionally enforceable as of right, whereas actions to set aside or appeals against an exequatur of an award previ - ously led to a suspension of enforcement. However, the person against whom enforcement is sought and who challenges the enforcement may request a tem - porary stay of enforcement, if such enforcement could severely prejudice their rights.
It should also be noted that the grounds for denying enforcement of an international arbitral award under French law are almost the same as those provided in the New York Convention. The only difference under French law is that French courts do not refuse or stay the enforcement of a foreign award simply because a challenge against the award has been sought in a foreign court or because a judgment of a foreign court has set aside or annulled the award.
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