On 23 Dec. 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) published the Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration (2019) (the Report). Cases relating to recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in 2019 are introduced in Item 5 of Section VI, Part Three thereof.
These cases provide insight into how foreign arbitral awards are recognized and enforced in Chinese courts.
China Annual Report 2019 on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration Highlights:
Pursuant to the structure of the Report, the cases mentioned in the Report, together with links to their full texts are listed below.
In fact, we, China Justice Observer (CJO), have published the Annual Report on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (2018).
The following are the cases relating to recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards mentioned in the Report:
1. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution(ICDR) between Claimant Triton Container International Limited and Respondents Yangpu Economic Development Zone Development & Investment Holding Co., Ltd., et al.( 申請人特萊頓國際集裝箱有限公司與被申請人洋浦經濟開發區建設投資開發有限公司等申請承認與執行美國國際爭議解決中心仲裁裁決案) Haikou Maritime Court (2015) Qiong Hai Fa Ta Zi No.1 Civil Ruling (December 30, 2019).
2. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by International Commercial Arbitral Tribunal of Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry between Claimant Berdychiv Pte. Ltd. and Qingdao Jinrunqi Machinery Co., Ltd.( 申請人別爾基私人股份有限公司與被申請人青島金潤琪橡膠機械有限公司申請承認和執行烏克蘭工商會國際商事仲裁院仲裁裁決案) Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong Province (2019) Lu 02 Xie Wai Ren No. 4 Civil Ruling (March 11, 2019).
3. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by Singapore International Arbitration Centre between Claimant IHS Global Limited and Respondent Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.( 申請人信息管理服務全球有限公司與被申請人新疆美克化工股份有限公司申請承認和執行新加坡國際仲裁中心仲裁裁決案) Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court (2018) Hu 01 Xie Wai Ren No.23 Civil Ruling (March 12, 2019).
4. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Foreign Arbitral Award between Claimant VM Co., Ltd. and Respondent Jiangsu Zhonghui Import & Export Co., Ltd.( 申請人VM有限公司與被申請人江蘇中匯進出口有限公司申請承認外國仲裁裁決案) Wuhan Maritime Court (2018) E 72 Xie Wai Ren No.1.1 Civil Ruling (May 15, 2019).
5. the Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by Singapore International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration between Claimant South Pacific Ventures FZE and Respondent Panjin Liaohe Oilfield Kyte Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd.( 申請人南太平洋風險投資有限公司與被申請人盤錦遼河油田凱特石油設備有限公司申請承認和執行新加坡國際商會國際仲裁院仲裁裁決案) Dalian Intermediate People’s Court of Liaoning Province (2019) Liao 02 Xie Wai Ren No. 8 Civil Ruling (December 3, 2019)
6. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award No. 17-04 (Tokyo) Delivered by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association between Claimant Daiho Sangyo Inc. and Respondent Shandong Haohan Energy Co., Ltd.( 申請人大寶產業株式會社與被申請人山東浩瀚能源有限公司申請承認日本商事仲裁協會東京17-04號仲裁裁決案) Rizhao Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong Province (2018) Lu 11 Xie Wai Ren No. 3 Civil Ruling (December 25, 2019)
7. Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce between Claimant Changsheng Trade Co., Ltd. and Respondent Henan Jianghe Machinery Co., Ltd.( 申請人昌盛貿易公司與被申請人河南江河機械有限責任公司申請承認和執行瑞典斯德哥爾摩商會仲裁院仲裁裁決案) Zhengzhou Intermediate People’s Court of Henan Province (2017) Yu 01 Xie Wai Ren No.11 Civil Ruling (March 27, 2019)
8. Two cases of Application for Recognition and Enforcement of the Arbitral Award Delivered by the British Coffee Association between Claimant Maoda Merchandise Co., Ltd. and Respondent Harmony Beijing Arts & Crafts Import & Export Co., Ltd. (申請人貿達商品有限公司與被申請人北京和美漢藝進出口有限責任公司申請承認和執行英國咖啡協會仲裁裁決兩案) Beijing Higher People’s Court (2018) Jing Min Xia Zhong No. 251, No.252 Civil Rulings (November 23, 2018).
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Contributors: Meng Yu 余萌
