Citation: 4A_491/2017 E. 1

"a. A declaration that all claims submitted by Claimant are admissible; b. A declaration that all claims submitted by Respondent shall be dismissed; c. A declaration that Respondent breached its obligation under cl. 4.9 of the Contract by more than 90 days; d. A declaration that Claimant's unilateral termination of the Contract on December 12, 2014, based on cl. 9.2 of the Contract, was lawful; e. An order that Respondent is to indemnify Claimant according to cl. 9.2 of the Contract, including return of all amounts received from Claimant in performance of the Contract and reimbursement of damages incurred by Claimant, with a 5% late payment penalty; f. An order that Respondent and Claimant are to disconnect orange parts from yellow parts, as defined in this submission, and the Respondent is to take back yellow parts at its own costs; g. An order that Respondent is to take back the parts of machine No 2 and No 3 as they were shipped, at its own costs; h. An order that Respondent is to pay all the fees of the Arbitral Tribunal, and to reimburse Claimant of the initial payment of CHF 250'000; i. An order that Respondent is to pay to Claimant a fixed amount of EUR 400'000 for the legal costs for the arbitration proceedings incurred by Claimant; j. Any other relief the Arbitral Tribunal may deem just and appropriate." En substance, la demanderesse a fait valoir qu'elle était en droit de mettre un terme au contrat sur la base de l'art. 9.2 de celui-ci. A son avis, comme B.________ n'avait jamais livré la première machine conformément aux stipulations du contrat, elle-même était en droit de résoudre ce dernier, une fois le délai de 90 jours échu, ce qu'elle avait fait le 12 décembre 2014 ou, sinon, le 16 juillet 2015. Dans leur dernier état, les conclusions de la défenderesse visaient à obtenir ce qui suit du Tribunal arbitral: " (a) dismiss the entirety of the claims advanced by Claimant; and (b) declare that the Claimant's unilateral termination of the Contract (on December 12, 2014, as well as on July, 16, 2015) was null and void and without any effect, and (i) order Claimant to resume the due performance of the Contract without delay and, in particular, to: a. pay to Respondent the overdue contractual payments of EUR 8'565'400 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from the respective due date as indicated in recital 22 of the Respondent's Reply on the Counterclaim; b. open the standby letters of credit for the second payment for the machines no. 4 and 5 in the amount of 3'502'000 each; (ii) order Claimant to pay to Respondent damages of EUR 187'420 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from the respective payment date as indicated in recital 26 of the Respondent's Reply on Counterclaim, and (iii) take any necessary or appropriate measures to enable the further performance of the Contract; c) alternatively to (b), order Claimant to pay Respondent an indemnity of EUR 10'982'507 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from July 17, 2015, and damages of EUR 187'420 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from the respective payment date as indicated in recital 26 of the Respondent's Reply on the Counterclaim; and (d) order Claimant to pay to Respondent the costs of these arbitration proceedings, including, but not limited to, the arbitrator's fees and expenses and legal fees and expenses." En bref, la défenderesse déniait à la demanderesse le droit de se prévaloir de l'art. 9.2 du contrat pour mettre un terme à leur relation contractuelle, dès lors qu'elle-même avait délivré la première machine à la société russe en temps utile, le 30 avril 2014, voire le 30 mai 2014, et qu'elle n'était ainsi nullement dans la position d'une débitrice en demeure. A cela venait s'ajouter le fait que, lorsque la demanderesse avait résolu le contrat, le 12 décembre 2014, il n'y avait plus aucun délai en cours. B.b. Le 28 juillet 2017, le Tribunal arbitral, formé de trois juristes, a rendu une sentence, intitulée " Partial Award ", dont le dispositif énonce ce qui suit: "1. The Arbitral Tribunal's decision on Respondent's claim for an indemnity of EUR 10'982'507 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from July 17, 2015, and damages of EUR 187'420 plus the Swiss legal interest at 5% from the respective payment date as indicated in recital 26 of the Respondent's Reply on the Counterclaim is deferred until a future arbitral award;