Bruynzeel Deurenfabriek v Malagasy State

Procedural record

1. 27 May 1974France

   27 May 1974France

   Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 27 May 1974

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Decision summary

   The Paris Court of Appeal annulled the arbitral award as rendered after the arbitration agreement's time limit had expired, applying the French statutory time limit to the arbitration.

   Participants

   Société néerlandaise Bruynzeel Deurenfabriek

   Malagasy State

   Paris Court of Appeal

   2 years, 1 month and 3 days later · 765 days

2. 30 June 1976France

   30 June 1976France

   Judgment of the French Court of Cassation

   French Court of Cassation

   Decision summary

   The Court of Cassation set aside the Paris Court of Appeal judgment of 27 May 1974 and held that the French three-month arbitration limit did not apply where the arbitral procedure was governed by foreign law; it remanded the case to the Amiens Court of Appeal.

   Participants

   Société néerlandaise Bruynzeel Deurenfabriek

   Malagasy State

   French Court of Cassation

   Authorities cited

   2

   • French Code of Civil Procedure
     statute
   • Malagasy Investment Code
     statute
3. Date not availableArbitration

   Date not availableArbitration

   Arbitral Award

   Participants

   Société néerlandaise Bruynzeel Deurenfabriek

   Malagasy State