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For Galakis the Bell Tolls: Is the SMAC v Ryanair Decision the End of Arbitration for Public Entities in France?

Kluwer Arbitration

.: for public entities to arbitrate disputes relating to the financial performance of public works and supply contracts ( Article L. 2197-6 of the Public Procurement Code ) and to include arbitration agreements in public-private partnerships so far as French law applies ( Article L.2236-1 2111-14 and L.

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Pre-Ιnvestment Expenditures, Defining an Investment, and a Problem of Translations: Patel Engineering v the Republic of Mozambique

Kluwer Arbitration

PEL signed a Memorandum of Interest (MOI) on May 6, 2011 with the Ministry of Planning and Development and the Ministry of Transport and Communication (Award, para 163). The railway corridor would transport minerals, including coal, for export ( Notice of Arbitration , para 2).