Legal Assistance Centre. (A) A Legal Assistance Centre to assist developing country Parties, and especially least-developed states, in responding to claims by an investor or in initiating procedures permitted under this Agreement against investors, shall be established. (B) This Centre shall be independent of the Secretariat and function as a self-directed body. Its legal advice shall be confidential and subject to the same standards of lawyer-client protection and service as a pri- vate law firm. (C) The Centre may also assist in capacity building on legal issues raised in this Agreement in developing countries, or for the implementation of the Agreement under domestic law and policy. (D) The Legal Assistance Centre shall report to the Conference of the Parties on a yearly basis concerning its financing and a summary of its activities. (E) The Legal Assistance Centre shall disclose all sources of funds. It may receive funds from states Party, other States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations as long as the receipt of such funds is public and does not compromise the integrity of the Centre.
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Samples: Model Agreement, Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development, Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development
