SECTION 30 — Exequatur

30.1 The exequatur shall be requested for by application filed ex parte before the Court. 30.2 The exequatur is granted by a ruling of the President of the Court or the judge designated for this purpose and shall render the arbitral award enforceable in all the States Parties. This procedure shall be non-contentious. 30.3 The exequatur shall not be granted if an ex parte application has already been filed to the Court, on the basis of the same award, pursuant to Article 29 above. In such case, the Court shall order a joinder of the two proceedings. 30.4 Where the exequatur is refused for some other reason, the applicant may apply to the Court within fifteen (15) days of the refusal . 30.5 Where the ruling of the President of the Court or the judge designated for that purpose has granted the exequatur, the applicant shall serve same on the other party. The other party may, within fifteen (15) days of service, file an application to set aside, which shall be heard in the presence of all the parties at one of the ordinary sessions of the Court in accordance with its rules of procedure. 30.6 An exequatur may not be refused and the application to set aside shall be admissible only in the following cases: 1 - if the arbitrator has ruled without an arbitration agreement or on the basis of an arbitration agreement which is null and void or has expired; 2 - if the arbitrator has not ruled within the scope and terms of his mission; 3 - where the principle of adversary proceeding has not been respected; 4 - if the award is contrary to international public policy.