Het Belgische exequatur labyrint: op zoek naar de draad van Ariadne (Noot onder Rb. Brussel (Fr.) 9 december 2016 - b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration View Het Belgische exequatur labyrint: op zoek naar de draad van Ariadne (Noot onder Rb. Brussel (Fr.) 9 december 2016 by Alexander Hansebout - b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration Het Belgische exequatur labyrint: op zoek naar de draad van Ariadne (Noot onder Rb. Brussel (Fr.) 9 december 2016 Alexander Hansebout 2018 1

Summary

The annotated judgment holds that the rules of procedure of the Belgo-Dutch Convention of 28 March 1925 prevail over the Judicial Code’s exequatur procedure but fails to answer some important questions. The questions regarding the double exequatur, the form of the application and the procedural remedy contain a risk for the applicant as well as for the party against whom enforcement is sought.

Furthermore, the judgment results in a fragmentation of the Belgian exequatur regime and, therefore, in uncertainty. However, it seems possible to simplify the exequatur regime without impairing the primacy of the law of treaties.

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