National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area Territory accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its AreaTerritory, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a It is understood that the obligation of each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes under paragraph 1 will be implemented by its applicable laws and regulations, in conformity with the said paragraph.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Contracting Party may prescribe special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement, Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes may prescribe special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, Investment Agreement, Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities.
2. The provision of paragraph 1 shall not apply to subsidies including grants, government supported loans, guarantees and insurance.
3. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, operation, management, maintenance, use, enjoyment, and sale or other disposal of investments (hereinafter referred to as βinvestment activitiesβ).
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes may prescribe special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Investment Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment that which it accords in like circumstances circumstances, to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activitiesthe management, maintenance, use, enjoyment or disposition of investments.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with investment activities shall accord to investments of investors of the other Contracting Party treatment no less favourable than that which it accords in like circumstances, to investments of its Areaown investors with respect to the management, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance maintenance, use, enjoyment or disposition of the rights of such investors under this Agreementinvestments.
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Samples: Investment Protection Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments contracting party treatment no not less favourable than the treatment it accords that accorded in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activitiesthe management, maintenance, use, enjoyment or disposal of investments.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with investment activities shall accord to investments of investors of the other Contracting Party contracting party treatment not less favourable than that accorded to investments in like circumstances of its Areaown investors with respect to the management, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance maintenance, use, enjoyment or disposal of the rights of such investors under this Agreementinvestments.
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Samples: Investment Protection Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, operation, management, maintenance, use, enjoyment, and sale or other disposal of investments (hereinafter referred to as "investment activities").
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes may prescribe special formalities in connection with investment activities of investors of the other Contracting Party in its Area, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights of such investors under this Agreement.
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Samples: Investment Agreement
National Treatment. 1. Each Contracting Party shall in its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party and to their investments treatment no less favourable favorable than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its own investors and to their investments with respect to investment activities.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to prevent a Each Contracting Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities shall in connection with investment activities of its Area accord to investors of the other Contracting Party treatment no less favorable than the treatment which it accords in like circumstances to its Areaown investors with respect to access to the courts of justice and administrative tribunals and agencies in all degrees of jurisdiction, provided that such special formalities do not impair the substance of the rights both in pursuit and in defense of such investors under this Agreementinvestors' rights.
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Samples: Investment Agreement