Reply of the Supreme People's Court on the Request of the Higher People's Court of Beijing Municipality for Instructions on a Case concerning Application of Petroleum Engineering Contracting Branch of CNPC Bohai Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd. for Confirmation of Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | | 最高人民法院关于中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司申请确认仲裁协议效力一案的请示的复函 |
(No. 23 [2015], Civil Division IV, Supreme People's Court on Monday, August 17, 2015) | | (2015年8月17日 (2015)民四他字第23号) |
The Higher People's Court of Beijing Municipality: | | 北京市高级人民法院: |
Your Request for Instructions on a Case concerning Application of Petroleum Engineering Contracting Branch of CNPC Bohai Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd. for Confirmation of Validity of an Arbitration Agreement (No. 3066 [2015], Civil Division, HPC, Beijing) has been received. Upon deliberation, the following reply is hereby made: | | 你院(2015)高民他字第3066号《关于中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司申请确认仲裁协议效力一案的请示》收悉。经研究,答复如下: |
Article 24.2 of the Master Service Contract concluded by and between Petroleum Engineering Contracting Branch of CNPC Bohai Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd. and Far East Energy (Bermuda) Co., Ltd. on September 1, 2013 stipulates that “If any dispute or claim fails to be resolved through negotiation within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such dispute or claim, any party may submit the dispute or claim to arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions.” Article 24.3 thereof stipulates that “Any arbitral award reached upon arbitration shall be final and binding upon Party A and Party B, and both parties shall respect and abide by the arbitral award. The arbitral award may be enforced in any relevant country, including but not limited to the People's Republic of China.” From the perspective of the content of the aforesaid Contract on dispute resolution, although both parties have the declaration of intention of submitting any dispute to arbitration for resolution, no specific arbitration institution or place of arbitration is specified, and both parties fail to reach any supplementary agreement thereon, either. Considering that the parties to this case do not specify the governing law for the validity of the arbitration agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of the Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Choice of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationships (I) and Article 16 of the Interpretation on Several Issues concerning the Application of the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China, the law of the People's Republic of China shall apply to this case to judge the validity of the arbitration agreement. In accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China, the arbitration agreement in this case shall be determined invalid. Therefore, we hereby agree to your opinions in the Request. | | 中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司与远东能源(百慕大)有限公司于2013年9月1日签订的《主服务合同》第24.2条约定“如未能在争议或索赔发生后的六十(60)日内通过协商解决,任何一方可将该争议或索赔提交仲裁。仲裁应按照下列规定进行”。第24.3条约定:“仲裁的任何裁决将是终局的,并对甲方和乙方具有约束力,双方应尊重和遵守该裁决。裁决可以在任何相关国家强制执行,包括但不限于中华人民共和国。”从上述合同有关争议解决的内容看,双方当事人虽有将争议提交仲裁解决的意思表示,但并未同时约定明确的仲裁机构或者仲裁地,双方当事人亦未就此达成任何补充协议。鉴于本案当事人在合同中未约定确定仲裁协议效力的准据法,依照最高人民法院《关于适用<中华人民共和国涉外民事关系法律适用法>若干问题的解释(一)》第十四条及《关于适用<中华人民共和国仲裁法>若干问题的解释》第十六条的规定,本案应适用中华人民共和国法律来判断仲裁协议的效力。根据《中华人民共和国仲裁法》第十八条之规定,本案仲裁协议应认定为无效。故同意你院的请示意见。 |
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Request of the Higher People's Court of Beijing Municipality on a Case concerning Application of Petroleum Engineering Contracting Branch of CNPC Bohai Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd. for Confirmation of Validity of an Arbitration Agreement (Omitted) | | 北京市高级人民法院关于中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司申请确认仲裁协议效力一案的请示 |
| | (2015年6月19日 (2015)高民他字第3066号) |
| | 最高人民法院: |
| | 北京市第三中级人民法院受理了申请人中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司申请确认仲裁协议一案,该院拟确认仲裁协议无效并依规定向我院报告。经研究,现将该案有关情况报告并请示如下: |
| | 一、当事人基本情况 |
| | 申请人:中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司。住所地:天津开发区黄海路106号209室。 |
| | 负责人:汪国庆,总经理。 |
| | 委托代理人:高建明,男,×年×月×日出生,汉族,中国石油集团渤海钻探工程有限公司石油工程总承包分公司项目部经理,住天津市渤海路华北石油渤海北区×栋×单元×室。 |
| | 委托代理人:钞佐星,陕西正北律师事务所律师。 ...... |
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