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Arbitration clauses by non-profits require legislative authorization, appeal admitted.

Case Number ICCJ_213706
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the appeal in the interest of the law filed by the Prosecutor General and ruled, for uniform interpretation of Article 616(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, that entities governed by Government Ordinance No. 26/2000 on associations and foundations may include in their statutes, as a purpose and/or objective, the organization of activities specific to institutionalized arbitration only if they are authorized by the legislator to exercise institutionalized arbitration. The decision is binding pursuant to Article 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code. The dispute concerned the statutory capacity of non-profit legal entities to conduct institutionalized arbitration, and the decisive legal basis was the principle that such activities require explicit legislative authorization, not merely statutory self-empowerment.

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art. 616 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; Arbitration clauses by non-profits require legislative authorization, appeal admitted: 26/2000 on associations and foundations may include in their statutes, as a purpose and/or objective, the organization of activities specific to institutionalized arbitration only if they are authorized by the legislator to exercise institutionalized arbitration. The decision is binding pursuant to Article 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code. The dispute concerned the statutory capacity of non-profit legal entities to conduct institutionalized arbitration, and the decisive legal basis was the principle that such activities require explicit legislative authorization, not merely statutory self-empowerment.

Keywords

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arbitration article of civil procedure statutory basis legal entity general legal principle interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art. 616 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă
Immediate legal basis for the interpretation given by the court in the appeal in the interest of the law.
art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă
Makes the decision binding for all courts, as explicitly stated in the dispositif.
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ICCJ_216853
Eligibility of private non-profit associations to organize institutional arbitration without specific legislative authorization
Decizia nr. 1745/2008
Waiver of appeal in challenge to nullity of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts
Decizia nr. 364/2021
Validity of arbitration clause in owners' association dispute under special Law No. 196/2018 versus general Ordinance No. 26/2000
ICCJ_193013
Arbitrability of non-patrimonial disputes under a pre-2010 arbitration clause governed by the law in force at the commencement of proceedings.
Decizia nr. 2584/2010
Contractual resolutory clause enforcement and appeal devolution limits in participation association disputes

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art. 616 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă

Immediate legal basis for the interpretation given by the court in the appeal in the interest of the law.

art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă

Makes the decision binding for all courts, as explicitly stated in the dispositif.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii

Minuta deciziei nr. 10 Dosar nr. 905/1/2024

Şedinţa din 17 iunie 2024

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite recursul în interesul legii formulat de procurorul general al Parchetului de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie şi, în consecinţă:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea unitară a dispoziţiilor art. 616 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă, stabileşte că entitățile supuse reglementării Ordonanţei Guvernului nr. 26/2000 cu privire la asociaţii şi fundaţii, aprobată cu modificări şi completări prin Legea nr. 246/2005, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, pot include în statut, ca scop şi/sau ca obiectiv, organizarea de activităţi specifice arbitrajului instituţionalizat numai dacă sunt autorizate de legiuitor să exercite arbitrajul instituţionalizat.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 17 iunie 2024.