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Original Language Title: Lag (1999:116) om skiljeförfarande

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The arbitration agreement



§ 1 Disputes in matters which the parties can meet conciliation on may

by agreement, be submitted to one or more arbitrators.

Such an agreement may relate to future disputes if a

legal relationship that is specified in the agreement. The controversy may refer to:

the presence of a particular circumstance.



The parties may let the arbitrators complete agreement except as

follows from the interpretation of the agreement.



Arbitrators must consider competition law civil effects

between the parties.



section 2 of the Arbitrators may rule on its own jurisdiction to determine

the dispute. This does not preclude a court from that at the request of the

one party rule. The arbitrators may continue

arbitration pending the Court's ruling.



Although the arbitrators in a decision under the procedure found that

they are competent to settle the dispute is their decision not

binding. In the case of actions against an arbitration award involving a

decision on jurisdiction, the provisions of sections 34 and 36.



section 3 When the validity of an arbitration agreement forming part of a

other agreement shall be assessed by examination of the arbitrators '

jurisdiction, the arbitration agreement is considered as a separate agreement.



section 4 the Court shall not consider an objection against a party question

which, according to an arbitration agreement shall be considered by the arbitrators.



An objection about arbitration agreement shall be produced for the first time a

Party shall bring an action in the matter at the right. Objections that

produced later is without effect unless the party has had the Cook

maturity and made the allegation as soon as overdue

came to an end. An objection about arbitration agreement shall be taken into account even if

the party making the objection had a question falling within the scope of

the arbitration agreement examined by the enforcement authority in proceedings relating to

order for payment or assistance.



Meanwhile the dispute addressed by arbitrators or before its may

a court independent of the arbitration agreement to inform decisions related to

security measures according to the law, the Court has jurisdiction to

notify. Law (2006:730).



§ 5 the party loses the right to rely on the arbitration agreement as

obstacles for trial, if the party



1. denies a request for arbitration,



2. to timely appoint an arbitrator, or



3. not in time, set its share of security required for

the remuneration of the arbitrators.



paragraph 6 concerns a dispute between a trader and a consumer a

be, a service, or any other utility that

provided for the predominantly single use, get a

arbitration agreement cannot be claimed, if it made before the dispute

occurred. However, such agreements in rental or

lease conditions, if through them a rental or leasing Committee

appointed to the Arbitration Board and subject to

the provisions of Chapter 8. section 28 or 12 Cape. 66 section land code.



The first subparagraph shall not apply if the dispute involves agreements between

insurers and policyholders about insurance

based on collective agreements or on the basis of group agreements and

managed by representatives of the group. The first subparagraph shall not apply to

even if the subject of Swedish International

obligations.



The arbitrators



7 § whoever prevails over himself and his property can

be the arbitrator.



section 8, an arbitrator must be impartial.



An arbitrator shall at the request of a party to be distinguished from its

Mission, if there is any circumstance that can upset the

confidence in the arbitrator's impartiality. Such

circumstance shall always be deemed to exist



1. If the arbitrator himself or a loved one to

the arbitrator is a party or otherwise wait noteworthy advantage

or damage of the output,



2. If the arbitrator or a loved one to the arbitrator's

Member of the Board of Directors of a company or any other

Association as a party or otherwise, is Deputy to the

a party or for someone else to wait considerable advantage

or damage of the output,



3. If the arbitrator as an expert or otherwise have taken

position in the dispute, or helped a party preparing or

perform its action in dispute, or



4. If the arbitrator has received or assumed

compensation in contravention of paragraph 39.



§ 9 The which are requested to undertake a mission as arbitrator shall

immediately disclose all facts which according to § 7 or 8 can

possibly prevent it by spoke from being an arbitrator. A

arbitrator shall inform the parties and the other arbitrators of such

circumstances once all arbitrators have been appointed and thereafter

during the arbitration, as soon as the arbitrator has learned

If any new evidence.



section 10 A request that an arbitrator must be distinguished from its

mission because of a circumstance referred to in section 8 shall

be filed within fifteen days from the day the Party learned

well if that arbitrator has been appointed as if fact.

The claim must be examined by the arbitrators, if the parties have not appointed

that it shall be dealt with by someone else.



The claim is well founded, the decision may not be attacked.



A party who is dissatisfied with a decision by which a request

dismissed or rejected as late obtained, in

District Court, apply to the arbitrator to be distinguished from

the mission. The application shall be made within thirty days from the day

When the party received the decision. The arbitrators may continue

arbitration pending the District Court's ruling.



section 11 of the parties may decide that a claim referred to in section 10

the first subparagraph shall be considered final by an arbitral institution.



section 12 of the Parties shall determine the number of arbitrators shall be

and how they shall be appointed.



If the parties have not appointed any other case 13-16 sections.



The District Court shall appoint arbitrators even in cases other than those specified

in the 14-17 sections, if the parties have determined it and any of the parties

applying for it.



paragraph 13 of the Arbitrators shall be three. Each party chooses a

arbitrator and the selected appoints the third.



section 14 of the Parties shall each choose an arbitrator, and has one

party in a request for arbitration under section 19 of the notified

the counterparty of their choice of an arbitrator, the other party is obliged to

within thirty days of receipt of the notification

notify the first party of its choice of

arbitrator.



Any party that has notified the other party of its choice

the arbitrator shall not, without the consent of the other party's recall election.



Allows the respondent to appoint the arbitrator within the time specified,

the District Court shall, on the application of the first party shall designate

arbitrator.



section 15 Shall the arbitrator be appointed by other arbitrators but allows the

but to do so within thirty days from the date that the last of the

them was elected, the District Court on application by a party, designate

the arbitrator.



An arbitrator shall be nominated by someone other than a party or

arbitrators, but is not made within thirty days of an

party wishing to arbitrator appointed urged the who shall designate

arbitrator to do so, the District Court on application by a party

appoint the arbitrator. The same applies, if one arbitrator shall be appointed

of the parties but they have not reached agreement within thirty days

from there to the question raised by one of the parties received a

notice from the other party.



section 16 If an arbitrator resigns or is separated from the mission,

the District Court on application by a party to nominate a new arbitrator. If

the arbitrator may not be able to fulfil the mission, due to

circumstances which arose after the election, rather than the

originally had to make the choice to appoint a new arbitrator. At

This choice applies 14 and 15 sections. Time to appoint a new

arbitrator is also for the party who requested the arbitration award thirty

days and count to all of who shall designate

the arbitrator has learned of it.



section 17 Has an arbitrator delayed proceedings to the District Court of

application of a party will distinguish the arbitrator from the mission and appoint

another arbitrator. The parties may decide that such a request

Instead, it shall be considered final by an arbitral institution.



section 18 When a party has applied to the District Court, shall appoint a

arbitrator in accordance with the third paragraph of section 12 or 14-17 of may

the Court only if it is manifestly reject the application on the

ground that the legal conditions for arbitration

missing.



Procedure



section 19, the parties have not determined anything else begins

the arbitration as a party receives a request for arbitration

in accordance with the second subparagraph.



A request for arbitration shall be in writing and must contain the



1. an explicit and unconditional request for arbitration,



2. indication of the subject matter covered by the arbitration agreement and that

the arbitrators shall examine, and



3. a statement of the party's election when the Party shall appoint an arbitrator.



section 20 Is one of them, several arbitrators shall be appointed to

Chairman. Have the parties or the arbitrators not decided otherwise,

shall the arbitrator be President as the other arbitrators

or, in their stead, the District Court has appointed.



section 21 of the arbitrators shall deal with the dispute impartially,

efficiently and quickly. They shall comply with what the parties

have decided, if there is no obstacle to it.



section 22 of the parties determines the place of the procedure. Otherwise,

the arbitrators will decide the site of procedure.



The arbitrators may hold a meeting elsewhere in Sweden

or abroad unless the parties decide otherwise.



section 23 of the party requesting arbitration shall, within the time

arbitrators decide set their claims in the

indicated in the request for arbitration and the circumstances

party invokes in support of them. the defendant shall then

within the time limit set by the arbitrators decide set their position

to the submissions and the circumstances on which the respondent relies

in support of it.




The party requesting arbitration shall submit new claims and

the respondent's own claims, if the claim is covered by the arbitration agreement

and the arbitrators do not taking into account the time at which the

produced or other circumstances deem it inappropriate to

they are tested. Under the same conditions, each of

the parties in the arbitration, modify or supplement

previously made claims and rely on new facts

in support of its action.



The first and second subparagraphs shall not apply where the parties have decided

something else.



section 24 of the arbitrators shall give the parties the opportunity, at all

the extent necessary to perform their actions in writing or verbally.

Faced with the decision of the arbitrators shall be surrendered to the question

hearing be held, if a party so requests and the parties

not have decided otherwise.



A party shall be given the opportunity to take part in all actions and

all other materials relating to the dispute, and which are added to

arbitrators from the defendant or any other.



If a party fails to appear without good reason from a hearing or

lets get that in any other respect comply with an injunction

by the arbitrators, this does not preclude the examining

continues and the dispute on the materials available.



section 25 of the Parties shall respond to the evidence. The arbitrators may

However, appoint experts, unless both parties are opposed to

this.



The arbitrators may reject evidence offered, if it is obvious

not relevant to the dispute or if it is justified by the

to the time when the evidence is relied upon.



Arbitrators may not raise oath or affirmation. They get

nor does it impose a penalty or otherwise use coercive measures for

to provide the requested evidence.



Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitrators

at the request of a party to determine the counterparty in the course of the procedure

time to take a specific action to ensure the claim

which shall be considered by the arbitrators. The arbitrators may provide

to the party requesting the measure shall provide reasonable security

for damage which can be added the novice through the action.



section 26 if a party wants a witness or expert shall

be heard under oath or affirmation in a party, may be heard during

party with the permission of the arbitrators make application for it in

the District Court. The same applies if a Party want it to

submitted to one party or another to as evidence

provide a written document or an object. Consider

the arbitrators that the measure is justified with regard to the

investigation, they shall leave the permission to the application. Are there

legal conditions for the action, the Court shall grant the

the application.



The rules of the code of judicial procedure applicable in the case of a measure which

referred to in the first subparagraph. The arbitrators shall be summoned to a

the questioning of a witness, expert or party and given

opportunity to ask questions. If an arbitrator does not appear at the

the hearing, this does not preclude that the hearing is conducted.



Award



section 27 of the questions that have been submitted to the arbitrators is determined by

arbitration. End the arbitrators arbitration without

determine these issues takes place also through arbitration.



If the parties förliks, arbitrators, at their request, confirm

the settlement of an arbitration award.



Other decisions, which are not included in an arbitral award, denoted

decision.



The arbitrators ' mission is considered completed when they are announced

final arbitration, subject to the provisions of section 32 or 35.



section 28 is recalling one party claims to arbitrators

write off the controversy of this part unless the defendant requests that the

the arbitrators shall hear and determine the claim.



section 29 of part of the dispute or a particular issue of importance for

the assessment shall be determined by a special arbitration, if

both parties are opposed to it, a claim which relied on

to set-off shall be tested in the same arbitration as

the main claim.



Have a party entirely or partially admitted a claim may special

arbitration will be notified of it which has been granted.



section 30 If an arbitrator without valid reasons not to participate in the

the arbitral determination as a question, this is not an obstacle

against that other arbitrators will decide the issue.



The parties have not decided otherwise, that the arbitral

sentence shall apply, as the majority of the arbitrators as

involved in the decision to agree on. Majority is not achieved for any

meaning, the meaning as the President represents.



section 31 an arbitral award shall be in writing and signed by

the arbitrators. It is sufficient if it is signed by the

the majority of arbitrators if the reason that not all arbitrators

signed the award specified in this. The parties may

determine that the arbitral Chairman alone signs

the award.



In the arbitration shall be the date of its message and the location of the

the arbitration shall be specified.



The arbitral award shall immediately be communicated to the parties.



32 § If the arbitrators find that an arbitration decision contains any

obvious irregularity resulting from the arbitrators ' or any

else's clerical error, clerical error or similar oversight, or if

arbitrators of oversight have not settled an issue that

would be treated in the award, they may, within thirty days

from the date of notification of the award decision correcting

or supplementing the judgment. They may also correct or supplement

an arbitration award or interpret the judgement in an arbitration if any of the

the parties so request, within thirty days from the day the party has

a part of the judgment.



If the arbitrators on any of the Parties decides on

correction or interpretation of the judgement in an arbitration award, shall

it take place within thirty days of the arbitrators accepted

an application of a party if the arbitrators decide that

complete the sentence, it shall be made within sixty days.



Before the arbitrators make a decision under this section, the

the Parties shall be given an opportunity to comment on the action.



Arbitration invalidity and revocation of arbitration



33 § arbitration is invalid



1. If it involves the examination of an issue that according to Swedish law

must not be decided by arbitrators,



2. If the arbitration award or the manner in which the arbitral award

the result is clearly incompatible with the grounds for

the law of Sweden, or



3. If the award does not comply with the rules on writing

and signature in paragraph 31.



Invalidity may apply to a particular part of the award.



section 34 an arbitral award cannot be attacked under section 36 shall, after

censure is wholly or partly be repealed on the action of a party



1. If it is not covered by a valid arbitration agreement between

the parties,



2. If the arbitrators have decided after the expiration of the time

as the parties determined or if they otherwise have exceeded their

Mission,



3. If the arbitration under paragraph 47 should not have taken place in

Sweden



4. If an arbitrator has been appointed in violation of the parties '

agreement or this Act;



5. If an arbitrator because of any circumstance referred to in 7

or section 8 have been unauthorized, or



6. If it otherwise, but the party's negligence, in processing has

been something wrong that is likely to have affected the outcome.



A party may not invoke a circumstance that he

to participate in the proceedings without objection or otherwise,

deemed to have waived their right to claim. Only by

the party has appointed an arbitrator, he shall be deemed to have accepted the

the arbitrators ' jurisdiction to decide the question referred. To

a party may have lost the right referred to in the first subparagraph 5 to

invoke a circumstance specified in § 8 of 10 and 11 follow sections.



The action shall be instituted within three months from the date on which the party received

part of the award or, if the correction, supplementation or

interpretation according to § 32 have taken place, within three months from the date

When the party was part of the arbitral award in its final version. A

Party may, after the deadline does not invoke a new klandergrund

in support of its action.



35 section a court may in certain time postpone a case concerning a

arbitration nullity or repealing an arbitration for

to give arbitrators the opportunity to resume the arbitral proceedings

or take any other action under the arbitrators ' opinion

eliminates the basis for invalidity or revocation,



1. If the Court has found that the submissions must be granted and

one party has requested a postponement, or



2. If both parties have requested a deferral.



Notify the arbitrators a new arbitration, a party within the time

as the Court decides without lawsuit blaming

the award to the extent caused by the resumption of

procedure or of a modification of the first award.

Act (2000:180).



36 § an arbitral award means that the arbitrators terminated

procedure without examining the issues submitted to the critical

of them may be amended in whole or in part on the actions of a party. Action

shall be instituted within three months from the date on which the party received some

by judgment or, where the correction, completion or interpretation

According to § 32 have taken place, within three months from the date of

the party was part of the arbitral award in its final version.

The arbitral award shall contain a clear reference as to what a party

who want to attack the judgment shall do.



An action under the first paragraph only concerns a matter that

referred to in section 42 is permitted if the award means that

the arbitrators have considered to be unauthorized to adjudicate the dispute.

If the award means something else, a party wishing to

attacking the decision, blaming the award according to the provisions of 34

§.



Arbitration costs



37 § Parties shall jointly and severally to pay reasonable compensation to the

arbitrators for work and expenses. Have the arbitrators in


the award stated that they are unauthorized to adjudicate the dispute, is

However, the party who did not request arbitration payment Manager

to the extent that it is due to the particular circumstances.



The arbitrators may, in a final arbitration order the parties to

pay compensation to them plus interest from the date on which

expires one month after the date on which the award was announced.

The compensation shall be specified separately for each arbitrator.



38 § Arbitrators may request security for the compensation. They get

establish specific guarantees for separate claims. Have a

party within the time limit set by the arbitrators appointed by its

share of the security required, the other party may ask the whole of the security.

Set the security required, the arbitrators may not fully or partly

close the procedure.



The arbitrators may, in the course of the proceedings decide to take security in

claims to cover expenses. Since the arbitrators ' compensation

have been determined in a final arbitration and judgment in the matter has

become enforceable, the arbitrators may assimilate

payment from the collateral, if the parties do not fulfil their

the payment obligation under the judgment. Security right covers

even the returns.



section 39 the provisions of sections 37 and 38 shall not apply if any other

has been determined by the parties in a manner that is binding

for arbitrators.



Agreement on the remuneration of the arbitrators who do not meet with

the parties are invalid. One party has put the entire

safety, however, the party alone admit that arbitrators take

security to cover the remuneration for work performed

work.



section 40 of the arbitrators shall not withhold the award pending

the remuneration paid to them.



section 41 a party or an arbitrator may bring an action in the District Court

against the award of compensation to the arbitrators. The action shall

be brought by a party within three months from the date on which the party received

part of the judgment and of an arbitrator within the same period from

the award message. Have a correction, supplementation or

interpretation according to § 32 takes place, the proceedings may be brought by a party

within three months from the date on which the party was part of the award

in its final version and by an arbitrator within the same period from

the date on which the award was given its final wording. Award

shall contain a clear reference as to what a party would

bring an action against the verdict in this part shall make.



Judgment, by which the remuneration of the arbitrator is put down, the

even for the party which has not brought an action.



section 42 unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the

arbitrators, at the request of a party, order the other party to

pay remuneration for the party's expenses and determine how

the remuneration of the arbitrators final shall be allocated among the

the parties. The arbitrators ' appointment may also include interest, if

the party contends it.



Forum issues and limitation



43 § proceedings against an arbitration pursuant to 33, 34 and 36 sections is taken up by

the Court in whose district the arbitration have taken place. Is

the place of arbitration is not specified in the arbitration award,

proceedings may be brought in the Svea hovrätt.



The decision of the Court cannot be appealed. The Court of appeal may, however,

allow the decision subject to appeal, if it is of importance to

the leadership of the law that the appeal be heard by

The Supreme Court of Justice.



Proceedings relating to the remuneration of an arbitrator is taken up by

the District Court at the place of arbitration. Is the location of the

arbitration proceedings not specified in the arbitration award shall be brought

at the Stockholm District Court.



section 44 Application issues to appoint an arbitrator or to

distinguish an arbitrator from the mission is taken up by the District Court of the

place where one of the parties is domiciled or of the District Court

on the place of arbitration. The application may also be taken up by

The Stockholm District Court. The other party shall, if possible, be given an opportunity

to be heard before the application is upheld. Refer to the application a

skiljemans separation from the mission should the arbitrator

be heard.



Application of evidence under section 26 is taken up by the District Court

as the arbitrators have decided. Lack of such a decision is taken

application by the Stockholm District Court.



The District Court has granted a request to appoint an arbitrator

or to distinguish one arbitrator from the mission, it must not

subject to appeal. Nor otherwise the District Court's ruling

According to section 10, third paragraph.



section 45 Shall by law or contract a party be brought in

some time but subject to the action of a special agreement, the parties

within the specified time may request arbitration under section 19.



Have arbitration requested in due time but ends the arbitration

but to the question submitted to the arbitrators case greatly

determined and depends not on the party's negligence,

considered brought on time, if the party requesting arbitration or raises

Court within thirty days from the date of the party

got part of the award or, if the award has been revoked

or declared invalid or proceedings against the award according to § 36

supplied without approval, from the judgment accordingly became final

force.



International conditions



section 46 of this Act apply to arbitration proceedings taking place in

Sweden although the dispute has an international dimension.



47 § an arbitration under this Act may be instituted in

Sweden, if the arbitration agreement means that the procedure must take place

in Sweden or arbitrators or an arbitration institution in

under the agreement have decided that the procedure must take place

in Sweden or the defendant otherwise consents to it.



An arbitration under this Act may also be initiated in

Sweden against a party who is a resident here or otherwise

able to be sought in the dispute at the Swedish court, unless the arbitration agreement

means that the procedure is to take place abroad.



In the other case, arbitration under this Act does not own

room in Sweden.



§ 48 Has an arbitration agreement an international dimension, the

law agreed by the Parties apply to the contract. Has

the parties have not met any such agreement shall apply

the law of the State in which the procedure on the basis of the agreement between the parties

has taken place or will take place.



The first subparagraph shall not apply to the question, whether a party was

competent to enter into the arbitration agreement or was duly represented.



section 49 Shall apply the foreign law applicable to the arbitration agreement, section 4

with regard to a matter covered by this agreement, except when



1. the agreement under the applicable law is null and void, inoperative or

unworkable, or



2. the dispute according to Swedish law must not be decided by arbitrators.



A Court notwithstanding the arbitration agreement may notify such

decision on safety measures as the Court according to the law

to announce the third subparagraph of paragraph 4 of the shows.



50 § What is said in paragraphs 26 and 44 of evidence during

arbitration in Sweden is also valid as regards

arbitration proceedings taking place abroad, if the procedure

based on an arbitration agreement and the question submitted to the

arbitrators in accordance with Swedish law may be determined by the arbitrators.



section 51 does not have any of the parties is domiciled or has an establishment in

Sweden, in a commercial relationship with a

express written agreement exclude or limit

the applicability of the grounds for annulment of an arbitration award

as indicated in paragraph 34.



An arbitration covered by such an agreement recognised

and enforced in Sweden according to the rules applicable to a

foreign arbitration.



Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, etc.



52 § an arbitration award issued abroad are considered foreign.



For the purposes of this law, is considered an arbitration be notified in

the country where the place of the procedure is located.



§ 53 a foreign arbitration award is based on a special agreement

be recognised and enforced in Sweden, subject to the provisions of §§ 54-60.



section 54 a foreign arbitration not be recognised and enforced in

Sweden, if the party against whom the award is invoked shows



1. applicable law the parties did not have the power to

enter into the arbitration agreement or were not properly represented, or

that the arbitration agreement is invalid under the law according to

the parties ' agreement shall apply or, in the absence of

each instruction in that regard, under the law of the country where

the award was made,



2. to the party against whom the award is invoked, not in

due form have been informed of the appointment of

arbitrator or arbitration or for any other reason not

been in a position to perform its action,



3. that the award deals with a dispute not covered by

or the scope of the parties ' request for arbitration, or to

the award contains decisions on a matter outside

the arbitration agreement, however, if the decision on a matter covered by the

the mission can be separated from decisions that fall outside of the mission,

the portion of the award that is covered by the mandate should be acknowledged and

enforced,



4. that the arbitral appointment or its composition

or the arbitration goes against what the parties agreed, or,

If the agreement if this is missing, the law of the country where the procedure

has occurred, or



5. that the award has not yet become binding on the parties, or

It eliminated or its execution postponed by

competent authority of the country in which it was issued, or according to

whose law it announced.



section 55 a foreign arbitration award recognised and enforced nor,

If the Court finds



1. the award involves the examination of a question, which, according to

Swedish law does not get resolved by the arbitrators, or



2. it would be manifestly incompatible with the grounds for

the law of Sweden to recognize or enforce

the award.




56 § application for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award is made

at the Svea Court of appeal.



The application shall be accompanied by the original or a certified award

copy. If the Court does not determine otherwise, even a certified

translation of the entire sentence to the Swedish language.



57 § application for enforcement must not be granted without

the defendant has been given an opportunity to be heard.



58 § Object the other party to the arbitration agreement is not reached, the

the applicant to submit the original of the arbitration agreement or a certified copy

and, if the Court does not determine otherwise, certified translation

to the Swedish language, or otherwise demonstrate that the arbitration agreement

concluded.



The respondent disagrees that the representation made on the Elimination of

the award or for suspension of the enforcement of

authority referred to in section 54 5, the Court may postpone

the determination and, if the applicant so requests, order the other party to

set reasonable safety of the penalty to enforcement

otherwise it may be communicated.



59 § Approves the court application, executed the award as a

Swedish court whose judgment, unless the Supreme Court

After the decision of the Court of Appeal decides otherwise.



60 § has a security measure under Chapter 15. the code of judicial procedure

granted, shall for the purposes of paragraph 7 of the same chapter with

the action was treated in a request for arbitration abroad

that may lead to an arbitration award recognized and may be enforced

here.



Since the application for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award made

It is for the Court to rule on a request for

security measure or repealing such decision.



Transitional provisions



1999:116



1. this law shall enter into force on 1 april 1999, when the law

(1929:145) about arbitrators and law (1929:147) if foreign

arbitration agreements and arbitral awards.



2. The older Act on arbitration has begun

before the entry into force or, as far as it concerns the enforcement of a

foreign arbitration, if the application for enforcement was made

before the entry into force.



3. Have an arbitration agreement concluded before the entry into force, the terms of section 18 of the

second subparagraph, paragraph 21, first paragraph 1 and section 26 of the other and

third subparagraphs law (1929:145) about arbitrators still,

as regards the time for notice of arbitration, in the proceedings

have begun within two years from the entry into force of the new Act.



4. The parties may, in the cases referred to in 2 and 3 provide that only

the new law shall apply.



5. Appear in the law's reference to

the law (1929:145) of arbitrators, instead the new

the law.