Section 3: Provisions common to awards made in France and abroad

An action to set aside the award and an appeal against the order granting the exequatur shall not have suspensory effect. However, the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may halt or adjust the enforcement of the award if such enforcement is likely to seriously prejudice the rights of one of the parties.

An appeal against the order ruling on the exequatur and an application to set aside the award shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules relating to contentious proceedings set out in Articles 900 to 930-1. The rejection of the appeal or of the action for annulment confers exequatur on the arbitral award or on those of its provisions which are not affected by the court’s censure.