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Article 1449 of the French Code of civil procedure

The existence of an arbitration agreement shall not prevent a party, as long as the arbitral tribunal has not been constituted, from bringing an action before a State court for the purpose of obtaining an investigative measure or an interim or protective measure.

Subject to the provisions governing protective attachments and judicial securities, the application shall be brought before the president of the judicial or commercial court, who shall rule on the investigative measures under the conditions provided for in Article 145 and, in urgent cases, on provisional or conservatory measures requested by the parties to the arbitration agreement.

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Article 1449

L’existence d’une convention d’arbitrage ne fait pas obstacle, tant que le tribunal arbitral n’est pas constitué, à ce qu’une partie saisisse une juridiction de l’Etat aux fins d’obtenir une mesure d’instruction ou une mesure provisoire ou conservatoire.

Sous réserve des dispositions régissant les saisies conservatoires et les sûretés judiciaires, la demande est portée devant le président du tribunal judiciaire ou de commerce, qui statue sur les mesures d’instruction dans les conditions prévues à l’article 145 et, en cas d’urgence, sur les mesures provisoires ou conservatoires sollicitées par les parties à la convention d’arbitrage.

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