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Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation v National Gas Company

Applicable rules
CRCICA Arbitration Rules
  1. 12 September 2009Arbitration

    12 September 2009Arbitration

    CRCICA arbitral award rendered at Cairo on 12 September 2009

    Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)

    Decision summary
    The tribunal ordered Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation to pay National Gas Company EGP 253,424,668.31, with interest at the rate fixed by the Central Bank of Egypt.

    Supporting details

    5 participants
    Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
    National Gas Company
    Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
    Arbitrator
    M. [L]
    Arbitrator
    M. [N]
    Arbitrator
    M. [G]

    2 years, 2 months and 12 days later · 803 days

  2. 24 November 2011France

    24 November 2011France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 10/16525 dated 24 November 2011

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    RG 10/16525
    Decision summary
    The court confirmed the Paris tribunal's 19 May 2010 order granting exequatur to the 12 September 2009 CRCICA award and ordered Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation to pay National Gas Company EUR 60,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 5 participants
    Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
    National Gas Company
    Paris Court of Appeal

    Authorities cited

    3
    • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention), 10 June 1958
      treaty
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1502 and 1520
      statute
    • Convention between France and Egypt on judicial cooperation in civil matters, 15 March 1982
      treaty

    5 years, 6 months and 8 days later · 2016 days

  3. 1 June 2017France

    1 June 2017France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case D 16-13.729 dated 1 June 2017

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    D 16-13.729
    Citation
    Arrêt no 677 F-D
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation quashed the Versailles Court of Appeal judgment of 29 October 2015 concerning exequatur of the 12 September 2009 award and remitted the case to the Paris Court of Appeal, holding that the reviewing court had to examine the legal and factual elements bearing on the scope of the arbitration agreement.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 3 participants
    Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
    National Gas Company
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Authorities cited

    3
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1520(1) and 1525
      statute
    • Egyptian Law No. 27 of 1994 on Arbitration in Civil and Commercial Matters
      statute
    • CRCICA Arbitration Rules, Article 15
      rules

    3 years, 7 months and 12 days later · 1322 days

  4. 13 January 2021France

    13 January 2021France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case U 19-22.932 dated 13 January 2021

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    U 19-22.932
    Citation
    Arrêt no 33 F-P+I
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected EGPC's challenge to the Paris Court of Appeal's 21 May 2019 confirmation of exequatur for the 12 September 2009 award. It held that annulment of the award in Egypt did not require refusal of enforcement in France and upheld the application of the more favorable French international arbitration law.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 3 participants
    Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
    National Gas Company
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Authorities cited

    3
    • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention), 10 June 1958 (New York Convention, 10 June 1958, Article VII(1))
      treaty
    • Convention between France and Egypt on judicial cooperation in civil matters, 15 March 1982, Article 33
      treaty
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1520 and 1525
      statute

    2 years, 9 months and 27 days later · 1030 days

  5. 9 November 2023France

    9 November 2023France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 22/15869 dated 9 November 2023

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    RG 22/15869
    Decision summary
    The court held that EGPC had no interest in challenging five unsuccessful attachment orders after Natgas had released them, reversed the 5 July 2022 judgment of the Paris enforcement judge, declared EGPC's claims inadmissible, and ordered EGPC to pay Natgas EUR 4,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 5 participants
    Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
    National Gas Company
    Paris Court of Appeal

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 31, 122 and 700
      statute
    • French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber decisions of 25 March 2021 (French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber, 25 March 2021, nos 19-26.109 and 20-16.877)
      case-law

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