Common use of Protection of Investments Clause in Contracts

Protection of Investments. 1. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the use, management, conduct, operation, expansion or sale or other disposition of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall make public or all laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings, directives, procedures and guidelines that pertain to or directly affect investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justice, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 4. Neither Contracting State may impose as a condition for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. Furthermore, within the limits of this Agreement, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other disposition. 5. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this Agreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

Appears in 13 contracts

Samples: Investment Protection Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement

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Protection of Investments. 1. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the management, maintenance, use, management, conduct, operation, expansion enjoyment or sale or other disposition disposal of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall make public or all laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings, directives, directives and procedures and guidelines that pertain to or directly affect investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State. 4. Each Contracting State recognizes that in order to maintain a favourable environment for investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State, it shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justice, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate employ persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 45. Neither Contracting State may impose as a condition for on the establishment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. 6. Furthermore, within the limits of this AgreementOnce established, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to additional performance requirements which may hinder or restrict their use, enjoyment, management, maintenance, expansion or other activities in connection with such investments or adversely affect or be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other dispositionviability. 57. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to requisition, sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this Agreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Investment Protection Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement

Protection of Investments. 1. Investments and associated activities by investors of either Contracting State admitted in the territory of the other Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other that Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the management, maintenance, use, managementenjoyment, conduct, operation, expansion disposal or sale or any other disposition associated activities of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall make public or all laws, regulations, judicial decisions administrative directives and administrative rulings, directives, procedures and guidelines that pertain to or directly affect investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State. 4. Once established, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to additional performance requirements which may hinder or restrict their expansion or maintenance in a manner as to adversely affect or be detrimental to their viability, unless such requirements are deemed vital for reasons of public order, public health, the environment or other considerations of public interest and are enforced by due process of law of general application. 5. Each Contracting State recognizes that in order to maintain favourable environment for investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State, it shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect respects to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justice, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate employ persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 46. Neither Contracting State may impose In case of liquidation of an investment, the proceeds from liquidation shall be accorded the same forms of protection and treatment as a condition for the establishmentinitial investment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation including those accorded by virtue of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. Furthermore, within the limits of this Agreement, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other dispositionArticle 6 hereunder. 57. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to requisition, sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of an applicable law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this Agreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investment Protection Agreement

Protection of Investments. 1. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the use, management, conduct, operation, expansion or sale or other disposition of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall promptly publish, or otherwise make public or all publicly available, its laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulingsprocedures, directives, procedures guidelines and guidelines that administrative rulings and judicial decisions of public application as well as international agreements which pertain to or directly may affect the operation of the provisions of this Agreement or investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justicecourts, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 4. Neither Contracting State may impose as a condition for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. Furthermore, within the limits of this Agreement, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other disposition. 5. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this Agreementagreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

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Samples: Investment Protection Agreement

Protection of Investments. 1. Investments made by investors of from either Contracting State shall at all times enjoy be granted fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by States will take arbitrary or discriminatory measures that results in damages to the use, management, conductuse or operation or expansion, operation, expansion or sale or other disposition of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall make public or immediatly publish all lawslaws and regulations, regulations, judicial decisions procedures, guidelines and administrative rulings, directives, procedures and guidelines judicial resolutions of general application, as well as international agreements that pertain relate to or directly affect the provisions of this Agreement or affect the operation of these provisions, or investments in its territory of to investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall agrees to provide effective means of asserting to assert claims and enforcing enforce the rights with respect to investments. Each Contracting State shall guarantee ensure to that the investors of the other Contracting State, State has the right of access to its resort to courts of justice, law and courts and administrative tribunals and agencies, bodies and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory service which will exercise judicial authority, and the right to mandate persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of asserting claims and implementing rights, as well as the enforcement right to employ people of rights with respect to their choice for their investments, qualified in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 4. Neither No Contracting State may shall impose as a condition for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct disposition, or operation of investments by investors investments, other mandatory procedures to investor of the other Contracting State mandatory measuresState, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, or energy, fuel or of fuel, or the means of production, transport production or transportation or operation of any kind kind, or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territorythe territory of the host Contracting State, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination discriminatory action against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour favor of investments carried out by its own investors investors, or by investors of third statesstate investors. Furthermore, within the limits of this AgreementIn addition, investments shall are not be subjected in subject to the host Contracting State to for the additional performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability hinder or adversely affect restrict their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, manage or dispose of them or run or expansion or for sale or other dispositiondisposal. 5. Investments made by investors of either any Contracting State shall will not be subjected subject to the seizure or confiscation or any similar measures in the host Contracting State to sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under in accordance with due process of law and in conformity accordance with the applicable principles of international law law, and other relevant provisions of relating to this Agreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe take into account any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard pledge to which a party is a party, in respect of investments in its territory by belonging to investors of the other Contracting State.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investment Agreement

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Protection of Investments. 1. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the use, management, conduct, operation, expansion or sale or other disposition of investments. 2. Each Contracting State shall make public or all laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings, directives, procedures and guidelines that pertain to or directly affect investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 3. Each Contracting State shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justice, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 4. Neither Contracting State may impose as a condition for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, materials energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. Furthermore, within the limits of this Agreement, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other disposition. 5. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this Agreement. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

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Samples: Investment Protection Agreement

Protection of Investments. 11 . Investments and associated activities by investors of either Contracting State admitted in the territory of the other Contracting State shall at all times enjoy fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security in the territory of the other that Contracting State in a manner consistent with recognized principles of international law and the provisions of this Agreement. Neither Contracting State shall in any way impair by arbitrary or discriminatory measures the management, maintenance, use, managementenjoyment, conduct, operation, expansion disposal or sale or any other disposition associated activities of investments. 22 . Each Contracting State shall make public or all laws, regulations, judicial decisions administrative directives and administrative rulings, directives, procedures and guidelines that pertain to or directly affect investments in its territory of investors of the other Contracting State. 33 . Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State. 4 . Once established, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to additional performance requirements which may hinder or restrict their expansion or maintenance in a manner as to adversely affect or be detrimental to their viability, unless such requirements are deemed vital for reasons of public order, public health, the environment or other considerations of public interest and are enforced by due process of law of general application. 5 . Each Contracting State recognizes that in order to maintain favourable environment for investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State, it shall provide effective means of asserting claims and enforcing rights with respect respects to investments. Each Contracting State shall ensure to investors of the other Contracting State, the right of access to its courts of justice, administrative tribunals and agencies, and all other bodies exercising adjudicatory authority, and the right to mandate employ persons of their choice, who qualify under applicable laws and regulations for the purpose of the assertion of claims and the enforcement of rights with respect to their investments. 46 . Neither Contracting State may impose In case of liquidation of an investment, the proceeds from liquidation shall be accorded the same forms of protection and treatment as a condition for the establishmentinitial investment, acquisition, expansion, use, management, conduct or operation including those accorded by virtue of investments by investors of the other Contracting State mandatory measures, which may require or restrict the purchase of materials, energy, fuel or of means of production, transport or operation of any kind or restrict the marketing of products inside or outside its territory, or any other measures having the effect of discrimination against investments by investors of the other Contracting State in favour of investments by its own investors or by investors of third states. Furthermore, within the limits of this Agreement, investments shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to performance requirements which may be detrimental to their viability or adversely affect their use, management, conduct, operation, expansion, sale or other dispositionArticle 6 hereunder. 5. Investments by investors of either Contracting State shall not be subjected in the host Contracting State to sequestration, confiscation or any other similar measures except under due process of law and in conformity with applicable principles of international law and other relevant provisions of this AgreementArticle 6 hereunder. 6. Each Contracting State shall observe any obligation or undertaking it may have entered into with regard to investments in its territory by investors of the other Contracting State.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investment Protection Agreement

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