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Timestamp: 2019-07-22 04:36:39
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 45', '§ 1', '§ 15', '§ 47', '§ 7', '§ 47', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 5', '§ 7', '§ 47', '§ 5', '§ 5', '§ 124', '§ 4', '§ 33', '§ 46']

Yes. However, the Norwegian Arbitration Law has waived the requirement of reciprocity by submitting all awards to the same recognition and enforcement regime, irrespective of the country of origin.
(Source: Arbitration Law, § 45.)
No. However, Norway made a reservation against the application of the New York Convention to disputes concerning immovable property located in Norway and rights to or in such property.
Arbitral awards rendered in Norway are deemed to be Norwegian awards irrespective of the international character of the dispute. However, Norwegian and foreign awards are subject to the same regime for recognition and enforcement.
(Source: Arbitration Law, §§ 1 and 45.)
(i) Arbitration Law of 14 May 2004 No. 25; (ii) Enforcement Law of 26 June1992 No. 86. In the event of discrepancy, the Arbitration Law prevails. The Arbitration Law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.
There is no specific limitation period applicable to recognition and enforcement for foreign awards under Norwegian law. However, the limitation period applicable to enforcement of judicial decisions under Norwegian law also applies to foreign arbitral awards.
The general limitation period for foreign arbitral awards (as for judicial decisions) is 10 years from the date when the award was rendered.
(Source: Limitation Law of 18 May1979 No. 18, §§ 15 and 21-2.)
Court of first instance (Tingrett). If the court finds that there is a basis for seeking enforcement in Norway, it transmits the file to the enforcement court (Namsrett) for execution.
The court that has jurisdiction is the court at the place where the respondent is domiciled or where the respondent's assets against which execution is sought are located.
(Sources: Arbitration Law, § 47; Enforcement Law, §§ 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 10-3, 13-3.)
The respondent must have its domicile or assets in the territory of the competent court for the latter to accept jurisdiction over the recognition and enforcement of a foreign award.
(Sources: Arbitration Law, § 47, Enforcement Law, §§ 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 10-3, 13-3.)
The first decision is rendered by the court of first instance and concerns the transmission of the enforcement proceeding to the enforcement court. This decision is made inter partes, unless the court finds that notification to the respondent would have a material adverse effect upon enforcement.
(Source: Enforcement Law, §§ 7-6, 8-4, 9-5.)
Two or three: (i) the enforcement court's decision may be challenged in the court of first instance; (ii) then an appeal against the court of first instance's decision may be brought in the court of appeal (Lagmannsrett); and (iii) lastly an action against the court of appeal's decision may be brought in the Supreme Court under certain conditions.
(Sources: Enforcement Law, §§ 5-16, 2-12, Civil Procedure Law.)
After the court of first instance has transmitted the file to the enforcement court.
(Source: Enforcement Law, §§ 7-3, 7-6.)
The applicant must supply the court with the original arbitral award or a certified copy thereof.
The court may require the applicant to provide documentation proving that there is an arbitration agreement between the parties (the arbitration agreement need not be in writing) or another basis for arbitration.
The entire award must be provided. There is no statutory requirement to provide the entire contract or document, if any, containing the arbitration agreement. However, this may be required by the court (see answer to Q.12(a) above).
(i) An original or a certified copy of the award is required. (ii) If a written arbitration agreement exists and is filed by the applicant or requested by the court, the original or a certified copy of such arbitration agreement must be provided.
As a general rule, one original or one certified copy.
As a general rule, the court keeps the documents, including the originals, that are filed.
If the documents are in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English, no translation is required.
Into Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English.
The translation must be done by a State-approved translator.
The entire award must be translated. There is no specific rule regarding the translation of the arbitration agreement (if any).
(Source: Arbitration Law, § 47.)
There are no other grounds on which the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards may be stayed. Execution against the respondent's assets may be stayed at the request of the applicant or, under certain conditions, if the respondent is experiencing financial difficulties.
(Source: Enforcement Law, §§ 5-11, 5-12.)
Upon the applicant's request, the court has discretion to make the stay of proceedings conditional upon the provision of security.
Not all documents form part of the public record. However, specific information regarding, notably, the names of the parties, the basis for enforcement, the submissions by the parties and the outcome of the proceedings are registered and available to anyone whose rights are affected.
(Sources: Enforcement Law, §§ 5-19, 6-1; Civil Procedure Law of 17 June 2005 No. 90, Chapters 13 and 14 (in force as of 1 Jan. 2008).)
As a general rule, hearings on recognition and enforcement are public. However, in certain circumstances, the court has the discretion to order that hearings or the proceedings shall be closed to the public and kept confidential.
(Sources: Judicial Courts Law of 13 Aug. 1915 No. 5, §§ 124-128; Civil Procedure Law, Chapter 14.)
(c) Are judgments published? If yes, can steps be taken to remove the names of the parties or avoid publication of confidential information (such as business or State secrets)?
Final court decisions on recognition and enforcement are published. In certain circumstances, the court has discretion to restrict publication of the decisions (for reasons of national security or if there is a risk that the information could be used unlawfully).
(Source: Civil Procedure Law of 17 June 2005 No. 90, Chapter 14 (in force as of 1 Jan. 2008).)
An award may be enforced only when it is final and binding between the parties. Separate questions may be decided in separate awards, and these separate awards are enforceable so long as they are final and binding.
(Sources: Enforcement Law, § 4-17; Arbitration Law, § 33.)
As a general rule, it is possible to obtain recognition and enforcement of awards granting non-monetary relief.
There is no specific rule regarding the possibility for the applicant to request recognition and enforcement of only part of the relief granted in a foreign award. However, there are probably no obstacles to making such a request. If there are grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement of an award and these grounds affect only parts of the award, the remaining parts can be recognized and enforced by the competent court.
(Source: Arbitration Law, § 46.)
As a general rule, awards that have been set aside by the foreign competent authority may not be recognized or enforced in Norway.
Registration duties are relatively low and fixed by law (as an absolute number, not a percentage of the amount of the claim).
(Source: Registration Duties Law of 17 Dec. 1982 No. 86.)