9 USC § 304 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity

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title: "9 USC § 304 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity"
title_number: 9
title_name: "ARBITRATION"
section_number: "304"
section_name: "Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION"
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last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 449.)"
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# § 304. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity

Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a foreign State shall, on the basis of reciprocity, be recognized and enforced under this chapter only if that State has ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 449.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of , with respect to the United States (), see , set out as a note under .