In order to strengthen their participation in world economic exchanges and promote foreign investment, several french speaking African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Côte d' Ivoire, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Togo) set up an organization named "OHADA" whose mission is to harmonize legal and judicial rules relating to trade.

Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry and the Democratic Republic of Congo rejoined Ohada later and helped elaborate not only regulations, but also and above all uniform acts on general commercial law, commercial companies law and economic interest grouping, Cooperative companies law, organisation of security interests, debt collection and enforcement procedures, company reorganization and liquidation, arbitration law, contract for the carriage of goods by road and mediation

All these diverse law issues needed to be addressed, as well as  their doctrinal and practical interest which led to the creation of the Ohada Commission by the UIA.

The OHADA Working Group is a platform for exchanges, analyses and discussions on extremely important but also complex subjects and themes that the members aspire to master.

To facilitate its mission, the Working Group organizes seminars and conferences on Ohada law.The Ohada Commission came together to tackle all these issues that we, the practitioners of this law, appreciate so much.

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    Exequatur of Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention, apprpoach in the OHADA area

    Joachim BILE-AKA

    Exequatur of Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention, apprpoach in the OHADA area

    Awards rendered in OHADA State Parties by reference to the rules of the Uniform Act on Arbitration (UAA) are recognised and enforced in accordance with Art. 31 of the UAA: exequatur is granted by the judge with jurisdiction in the State Party, who may only refuse it if the award is contrary to the international public policy of the State Parties.
    The decision refusing exequatur may only be appealed to the CCJA in cassation. However, the decision granting it is not subject to any appeal, unless it is indirectly challenged by an action for annulment of the arbitral award (art. 32 UAA).

  • Report
    English

    Exequatur of Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention, apprpoach in the OHADA area

    Joachim BILE-AKA

    Exequatur of Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention, apprpoach in the OHADA area

    Awards rendered in OHADA State Parties by reference to the rules of the Uniform Act on Arbitration (UAA) are recognised and enforced in accordance with Art. 31 of the UAA: exequatur is granted by the judge with jurisdiction in the State Party, who may only refuse it if the award is contrary to the international public policy of the State Parties.
    The decision refusing exequatur may only be appealed to the CCJA in cassation. However, the decision granting it is not subject to any appeal, unless it is indirectly challenged by an action for annulment of the arbitral award (art. 32 UAA).

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