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泰勒斯敗訴,被判賠臺灣5.91億美元
2011-06-10
[據防務新聞網2011年6月9日報導]法國法院6月9日判決工業巨頭泰勒斯公司支付臺灣海軍約6億美元,並駁回了該公司對於去年判決的上訴請求。
由雙方人員組成的仲裁陪審團2010年4月就法國公司錯誤的向仲介機構支付好處以確保得到軍艦大訂單的行為進行了磋商。
法國泰勒斯公司私下裏向本土法院求情,但他的上訴已被駁回,丟盡臉面後還需支付至少5.91億美元外加利息和律師費。
法國國防和電子公司1991年簽署了為臺灣建造6艘“地平線”級驅逐艦的初始合同。該項交易特別提出不允許給中間人好處。
泰勒斯依然可以就最新的判決向法國最高法院提起上訴。目前尚不清楚,泰勒斯是否會這樣做。(中國船舶資訊中心 任悅琴)
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6760973&c=EUR&s=SEA
Thales Loses Court Appeal, Owes Taiwan $591M
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 9 Jun 2011 10:35
PARIS - A French court on June 9 ordered defense giant Thales to pay the Taiwanese Navy almost $600 million, rejecting the group's appeal against last year's arbitration ruling.
An arbitration panel employed by two parties to settle their differences found in April 2010 that the French firm had wrongly paid commissions to intermediaries to secure a huge warship contract.
Thales appealed the private panel's decision in a civil court, but its complaint has been thrown out, leaving it facing a bill of at least $591 million plus interest and legal fees.
The French defense and electronics firm signed the original contract to supply Taiwan with six Horizon-class frigates in 1991. The deal specifically excluded the payment of sweeteners to go-betweens.
Thales can still appeal the latest ruling - it was based not on a re-examination of the case itself but on the conduct of the arbitration - in France's top appeal court, the Court of Cassation.
It was not immediately clear whether it would do so.