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SAUR International SA v. Republic of Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/4

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Argentina-France BIT (1991)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Argentina-France BIT
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Available documents

27 Feb 2006
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (French)
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (French)
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Bernard Hanotiau
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Christian Tomuschat
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (French)
Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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6 Jun 2012
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (French)
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (French)
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Bernard Hanotiau
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Christian Tomuschat
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (French)
Decision on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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22 May 2014
Award (French)
Award (Spanish)
Document provided by: IAReporter
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PARTICIPANTS
Award (French)
Award (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Bernard Hanotiau
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Christian Tomuschat
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Award (French)
Award (Spanish)
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19 Dec 2016
Decision on Annulment (French)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID Website
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Annulment (French)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo
Arbitrator(s)
Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Decision on Annulment (French)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
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23 Apr 2026
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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PARTICIPANTS
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Matthew S. Rozen, Nicholas A. Mecsas-Faxon, Courtney Stone Mirski
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Country in which this occurs:
United States
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Entities
SAUR International SA, King & Spalding, Argentina
Document Summary
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Procedural Posture

This document is a Petition to Enforce an Arbitral Award filed by SAUR International S.A.S. against the Republic of Argentina in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The petition seeks the recognition and enforcement of a final arbitral award rendered on May 22, 2014, in ICSID Case No. ARB/04/4, pursuant to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) and 22 U.S.C. § 1650a.

Legal Basis and Relief Sought

The petitioner asserts that the District Court possesses subject-matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. § 1330(a), arguing that Argentina waived its sovereign immunity by becoming a contracting party to the ICSID Convention and by consenting to arbitration under the France-Argentina Bilateral Investment Treaty. The petition emphasizes that under Article 54 of the ICSID Convention and corresponding U.S. implementing legislation, ICSID awards are not subject to collateral attack or substantive review by domestic courts, and must be accorded the same full faith and credit as a final judgment of a state court.

Accordingly, the petitioner requests the entry of an order enforcing the arbitral award and a judgment in its favor for the principal sum of $39,990,111, alongside accrued pre-award and post-award interest, as well as arbitration costs and fees totaling $686,500 and €1,486,975, converted to U.S. dollars.