Egypt
| Country | Egypt |
| Date of accession | 9 March 1959 |
| Instrument of accession |
Presidential Decree No. 171/1959 dated 2 February 1959 |
| Date of entry into force | 7 June 1959 |
| Reservations |
No reservation |
| National Arbitration Act in force |
Arbitration Law No. 27/1994 dated 18 April 1994 as amended by Law No. 9/1997 dated 13 May 1997 and Law No. 8/2000 dated 4 April 2000. In accordance with Article 47 of Arbitration Law No. 27/1994, the Minister of Justice issued Decree No. 8310/2008 dated 21 September 2008 organizing the procedure for depositing arbitral awards in order to obtain exequatur. The Minister of Justice Decree No. 8310/2008 was amended by Decree No. 6570/2009 dated 7 July 2009, Decree No. 9739/2011 dated 5 October 2011 and Decree No. 1096/2017 dated 2 February 2017. [Consolidated Original in Arabic] |
| Domestic Court with jurisdiction over recognition and enforcement of foreign award |
Cairo Court of Appeal, unless the parties have agreed that another Court of Appeal in Egypt shall have jurisdiction |
| Author(s) and Contributor(s) |
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) |
