Section 2: Actions for annulment

The award may always be the subject of an annulment appeal unless the appeal route is opened in accordance with the agreement of the parties. Any stipulation to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten.

An action for annulment is only available if: 1° The arbitral tribunal has wrongly declared itself competent or incompetent; or 2° The arbitral tribunal has been improperly constituted; or 3° The arbitral tribunal has ruled without complying with the mission entrusted to it; or 4° The principle of contradiction has not been respected ; or 5° The award is contrary to public policy; or 6° The award does not state…

When the court sets aside the arbitral award, it rules on the merits within the limits of the arbitrator’s assignment, unless the parties wish otherwise.