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Article 1492 of the French Code of civil procedure

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 the reasons on which it is based or does not indicate the date on which it was made or the name of the arbitrator(s) who made it or does not include the required signature(s) or was not made by a majority of votes.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1492

Le recours en annulation n’est ouvert que si :

1° Le tribunal arbitral s’est déclaré à tort compétent ou incompétent ; ou

2° Le tribunal arbitral a été irrégulièrement constitué ; ou

3° Le tribunal arbitral a statué sans se conformer à la mission qui lui avait été confiée ; ou

4° Le principe de la contradiction n’a pas été respecté ; ou

5° La sentence est contraire à l’ordre public ; ou

6° La sentence n’est pas motivée ou n’indique pas la date à laquelle elle a été rendue ou le nom du ou des arbitres qui l’ont rendue ou ne comporte pas la ou les signatures requises ou n’a pas été rendue à la majorité des voix.

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