On 26 September 2007, a Bill was submitted to the French Parliament for the ratification of the Convention on the Accession of the 10 Member States, which joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, to the EC Arbitration Convention 90/436/EEC.
The EC Arbitration Convention was extended by a protocol of 25 May 1999, which is effective from 1 November 2004. The Accession Convention will enter into force between the Member States that have ratified, accepted or appr…