Date of signature | 10 June 1958 |
Date of ratification | 18 August 1975 |
Date of entry into force | 16 November 1975 |
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Belgium |
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Reservations |
Belgium has made a reciprocity reservation |
Instrument of ratification |
Law of 5 June 1975, published in the Moniteur Belge/Belgisch Staatsblad on 15 November 1975 |
National Arbitration Act in force |
Law of 24 June 2013, modifying the Sixth part of the Judiciary Code (in force since 1 September 2013), as amended by Law of 25 December 2016 |
Domestic Court with jurisdiction over recognition and enforcement of foreign award |
Court of First Instance of the seat of the Court of Appeal in the jurisdiction of which the person against whom the enforcement is requested has his domicile or, in the absence of a domicile, his usual place of residence or, where applicable, its registered office or, failing this, its place of business or branch office. If that person is neither domiciled in, or a resident of, Belgium, nor has its registered office, place of business or branch office in Belgium, the application is made to the Court of First Instance of the seat of the Court of Appeal in the jurisdiction of which the award is to be enforced. |
Author(s) and Contributor(s) |
Herman Verbist (Everest Attorneys) |
Useful links |
BelgiqueLex: https://www.belgielex.be/fr [Available in French, Dutch, English and German] |