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# 9 U.S.C. § 301 - Enforcement of Convention

## Text

The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 448.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 101–369, § 3, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 450, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] shall take effect upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, with respect to the United States.” The Convention entered into force for the United States on Oct. 27, 1990.