SCC Arbitration Institute

Notarization and certification of arbitral awards 

The enforcement of an arbitral award abroad may, in some cases, require notarization or certification of the arbitral award. The SCC assists parties with the notarization or certification of arbitral awards rendered under the SCC Rules.

The procedure 

The procedure for the SCC to assist with the notarization or certification of an arbitral award is as follows. 

  1. The applicant sends an email to the SCC Secretariat (arbitration@sccarbitrationinstitute.com) with the request for notarization or certification of the arbitral award, including: 
    a. full description of the service required,
    b. whether the request is for notarization or certification, and whether the request includes an Apostille. For more information on the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) see below, 
    i. in such case, the application must specify the jurisdiction in which the applicant is seeking enforcement of the arbitral award, and 
    c. whether the applicant seeks notarization of a true copy (i.e., not an original) of the arbitral award. 
  1. The Secretariat confirms receipt of the request for notarization or certification of the arbitral award and requests any additional information needed to proceed with the procedure. 
  1. Once the Secretariat has all the required information, the applicant shall pay the fee to the SCC and provide a receipt evidencing the payment. 
  1. The applicant sends the original arbitral award which is subject to the request for notarization or certification to the SCC at the address provided in the Secretariat’s confirmation. 
  1. The process typically takes one week from the receipt of the original arbitral award and payment of the fee. 

Fee

EUR 3,000, excluding VAT, per notarization or certification of an arbitral award. 

The SCC reserves the right to increase the fee in the event the application entails more extensive work or there are additional costs for notarization or certification of the award. The applicant will be informed of any such increase to the fee before further action is taken. 

The fee is payable to the following account:  

Bank: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)  

Recipient: Stockholms Handelskammares Service AB  

Account number (IBAN): SE13 5000 0000 0512 3822 5837  

BIC: ESSESESS  

VAT registration no: SE556095795201  

Please give the requesting party’s name as a reference when making the payment.  

Authentication of an arbitral award  

The SCC assists parties with the authentication of an arbitral award rendered under the SCC Rules. The fee for authentication of one copy of the arbitral award is EUR 3,000, excluding VAT. 

If a party requests the authentication of more than one copy of the arbitral award, a fee of EUR 1,000 (excluding VAT) is charged for the second copy, and EUR 300 (excluding VAT) for each additional copy of the arbitral award. 

The Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) 

For States that have acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, The Hague, 5 October 1961, (the Apostille Convention) see https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41. 

Further information 

For further information, please contact the SCC Secretariat at arbitration@sccarbitrationinstitute.com.