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Mauritania Arbitration

Mauritania is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 30 July 1965
  • Deposit of Ratification: 11 January 1966
  • Entry into Force: 14 October 1966
  • Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Mauritania has designated “Mauritania Supreme Court of Mauritania (Nouakchott)” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Mauritania enacted the Loi No. 65.135 du 20 juillet 1965 autorisant le Président de la République à ratifier la Convention pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements entre Etats et ressortissants d’autres Etats (Off. Gaz. 166/167, Sept. 15, 1965, p. 301) to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.

Mauritania is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 30 January 1997
  • Entry into Force: 30 April 1997

Mauritania is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Mauritania is not a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Mauritania is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 27 October 1961

Official State Name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania - al-Ǧumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah - République Islamique de Mauritanie - Republik bu Lislaamu bu Gànnaar  - الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية

Official Languages: Arabic, French (de facto)

Capital: Nouakchott

Motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic) (English: Honor, Fraternity, Justice)

Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)

Time Zone: (UTC+0)

International Calling Code: +222

Internet TLD: .mr

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