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Article 1448 of the French Code of civil procedure

Where a dispute arising under an arbitration agreement is brought before a State court, the latter shall declare that it has no jurisdiction unless the arbitral tribunal has not yet been seised and the arbitration agreement is manifestly null and void or manifestly unenforceable.

The State court may not declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction.

Any stipulation contrary to this article shall be deemed unwritten.

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Article 1448

Lorsqu’un litige relevant d’une convention d’arbitrage est porté devant une juridiction de l’Etat, celle-ci se déclare incompétente sauf si le tribunal arbitral n’est pas encore saisi et si la convention d’arbitrage est manifestement nulle ou manifestement inapplicable.


La juridiction de l’Etat ne peut relever d’office son incompétence.


Toute stipulation contraire au présent article est réputée non écrite.

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