Case Details

SAUR and STEREAU v. People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/44)

Subject of Dispute:

Water and sanitation management
Economic Sector:

Water, Sanitation & Flood Protection
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Algeria - France 1993
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

SAUR (French), STEREAU (French)
Respondent(s):

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Algerian)
Date Registered:

December 12, 2018
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

October 28, 2019

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Loretta MALINTOPPI (Italian) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Stanimir A. ALEXANDROV (Bulgarian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Karim HAFEZ (Egyptian) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Teynier Pic, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Prime Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Justice
Minister of Water Resources
Language(s) of Proceeding:

French
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

February 7, 2020 - The Tribunal issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
December 12, 2018	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
June 10, 2019	Following appointment by the Claimant, Stanimir A. Alexandrov (Bulgarian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
August 13, 2019	The Claimants file a request for the Chairman of the Administrative Council to appoint the arbitrators not yet appointed pursuant to Article 38 of the ICSID Convention.
September 6, 2019	Following appointment by the Chairman of the Administrative Council, Karim Hafez (Egyptian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
October 28, 2019	Following appointment by the Chairman of the Administrative Council, Loretta Malintoppi (Italian) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator.
October 28, 2019	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(b) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Loretta Malintoppi (Italian), President, appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council in accordance with Article 38 of the ICSID Convention; Stanimir A. Alexandrov (Bulgarian), appointed by the Claimants; and Karim Hafez (Egyptian), appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council in accordance with Article 38 of the ICSID Convention.
February 7, 2020	The Tribunal issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.