1 The provisions of this Chapter apply to arbitral tribunals that have their seat in Switzerland if, at the time that the arbitration agreement was concluded, at least one of the parties thereto did not have its domicile, its habitual residence or its seat in Switzerland.131
2 The parties may exclude the application of this Chapter by making a declaration to this effect in the arbitration agreement or a subsequent agreement, and instead agree that the provisions of the third part of the CPC132 apply. The declaration must be in the form specified in Article 178 paragraph 1.133
3 The seat of the arbitral tribunal is determined by the parties, or the arbitration institution designated by them, or, failing both, by the arbitral tribunal134 itself.
131 Amended by No 1 of the FA of 19 June 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4179; BBl 2018 7163).
133 Amended by No 1 of the FA of 19 June 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4179; BBl 2018 7163).
134 Term in accordance with No 1 of the FA of 19 June 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4179; BBl 2018 7163).
Les décisions étrangères étroitement liées à une décision de faillite reconnue en Suisse qui concernent des actions révocatoires et d’autres actes préjudiciables aux créanciers sont reconnues en vertu des art. 25 à 27 si elles ont été rendues ou reconnues dans l’État dont émane la décision de faillite et que le défendeur n’avait pas son domicile en Suisse.
125 Introduit par le ch. I de la LF du 16 mars 2018, en vigueur depuis le 1er janv. 2019 (RO 2018 3263; FF 2017 3863).
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