CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec

Section 3155 Disposition versions

2016-04-06

3155. A decision rendered outside Québec is recognized and, where applicable, declared enforceable by the Québec authority, except in the following cases:

(1)  the authority of the State where the decision was rendered had no jurisdiction under the provisions of this Title;

(2)  the decision, at the place where it was rendered, is subject to an ordinary remedy or is not final or enforceable;

(3)  the decision was rendered in contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure;

(4)  a dispute between the same parties, based on the same facts and having the same subject has given rise to a decision rendered in Québec, whether or not it has become final, is pending before a Québec authority, first seized of the dispute, or has been decided in a third State and the decision meets the conditions necessary for it to be recognized in Québec;

(5)  the outcome of a foreign decision is manifestly inconsistent with public order as understood in international relations;

(6)  the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of a foreign State.

1991, c. 64, a. 3155; I.N. 2014-05-01; I.N. 2015-11-01; 2016, c. 4, s. 366.

2015-11-01

3155. A decision rendered outside Québec is recognized and, where applicable, declared enforceable by the Québec authority, except in the following cases:

(1)  the authority of the State where the decision was rendered had no jurisdiction under the provisions of this Title;

(2)  the decision, at the place where it was rendered, is subject to an ordinary remedy or is not final or enforceable;

(3)  the decision was rendered in contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure;

(4)  a dispute between the same parties, based on the same facts and having the same subject has given rise to a decision rendered in Québec, whether or not it has acquired the authority of a final judgment (res judicata), is pending before a Québec authority, in first instance, or has been decided in a third State and the decision meets the conditions necessary for it to be recognized in Québec;

(5)  the outcome of a foreign decision is manifestly inconsistent with public order as understood in international relations;

(6)  the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of a foreign State.

1991, c. 64, a. 3155; I.N. 2014-05-01; I.N. 2015-11-01.

2014-05-01

3155. A decision rendered outside Québec is recognized and, where applicable, declared enforceable by the Québec authority, except in the following cases:

(1)  the authority of the State where the decision was rendered had no jurisdiction under the provisions of this Title;

(2)  the decision, at the place where it was rendered, is subject to an ordinary remedy or is not final or enforceable;

(3)  the decision was rendered in contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure;

(4)  a dispute between the same parties, based on the same facts and having the same object has given rise to a decision rendered in Québec, whether or not it has acquired the authority of a final judgment (res judicata), is pending before a Québec authority, in first instance, or has been decided in a third State and the decision meets the conditions necessary for it to be recognized in Québec;

(5)  the outcome of a foreign decision is manifestly inconsistent with public order as understood in international relations;

(6)  the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of a foreign State.

1991, c. 64, a. 3155; I.N. 2014-05-01.

1994-01-01

3155. A Québec authority recognizes and, where applicable, declares enforceable any decision rendered outside Québec except in the following cases:

(1)  the authority of the country where the decision was rendered had no jurisdiction under the provisions of this Title;

(2)  the decision is subject to ordinary remedy or is not final or enforceable at the place where it was rendered;

(3)  the decision was rendered in contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure;

(4)  a dispute between the same parties, based on the same facts and having the same object has given rise to a decision rendered in Québec, whether it has acquired the authority of a final judgment (res judicata) or not, or is pending before a Québec authority, in first instance, or has been decided in a third country and the decision meets the necessary conditions for recognition in Québec;

(5)  the outcome of a foreign decision is manifestly inconsistent with public order as understood in international relations;

(6)  the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of a foreign country.

1991, c. 64, a. 3155.