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[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
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  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 9USC201]

 
                          TITLE 9--ARBITRATION
 
  CHAPTER 2--CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN 
                             ARBITRAL AWARDS
 
Sec. 201. Enforcement of Convention

    The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign 
Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, shall be enforced in United States 
courts in accordance with this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 91-368, Sec. 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)


                             Effective Date

    Section 4 of Pub. L. 91-368 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this 
chapter] shall be effective upon the entry into force of the Convention 
on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect 
to the United States.'' The Convention was entered into force for the 
United States on Dec. 29, 1970.