በተጋበዘው ፓርቲ ጥያቄ መሠረት ሽልማቱን ማወቅና መተግበር ውድቅ ሊሆን ይችላል ፣ ያ ወገን እውቅና እና ተፈጻሚነት ለሚፈልግበት ስልጣን ለተሰጠ ባለስልጣን የሚሰጥ ከሆነ ብቻ ነው-
"Recognition and enforcement of the award may be refused, at the request of the party against whom it is invoked, only if that party furnishes to the competent authority where the recognition and enforcement is sought, proof that: