GAR Know-How Commercial Arbitration 2024

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1. Is your state a party to the New York Convention? Are there any noteworthy declarations or reservations?

 Austria

Austria has been a party to the New York Convention since 31 July 1961. The Declaration of Accession dated 13 April 1961 (effective 2 May 1961) contains no declarations or reservations.

Answer contributed by Florian Haugeneder, Patrizia Netal, Jurgita Petkutė and Natascha Tunkel
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2. Is your state a party to any other bilateral or multilateral treaties regarding the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards?

 Austria

Austria is, inter alia,aparty to the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses (Geneva Protocol, 1923), the Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Geneva Convention, 1927), the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (European Convention, 1961), and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention,