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BITs (texts of)

Draft convention on investments abroad (Abs-Shawcross draft convention)
20-Apr-2021 International Arbitration
One of the most significant early proposals for a multilateral agreement to protect private foreign investment was launched in 1957 by groups of European business people, and lawyers.
EU-China BIT: schedules annex (Mar 2021)
12-Mar-2021 European Commission
Draft unified agreement for the investment of Arab capital in the Arab states (amended, Jan 2013)
25-Feb-2021 UNCTAD
Agreement for the promotion, protection and guarantee of investment among member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (Jun 1981)
19-Feb-2021 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
EU-China BIT partial text (Jan 2021)
22-Jan-2021 European Commission
Energy Charter Treaty: EU text proposal for the modernisation (May 2020)
27-May-2020 European Commission
Agreement for the termination of bilateral investment treaties between the Member States of the European Union (EU draft, Nov 2019)
8-Jan-2020 IAReporter
As leaked by IAReporter
Belgium and Luxembourg model BIT text (2019)
29-Apr-2019 Chambre des Représentants de Belgique
Australia - Hong Kong investment agreement
31-Mar-2019
As released by the Australian Government
Belarus - India BIT (2018)
3-Jan-2019 Ministry of External Affairs, Goverrnment of India
As released by the Goverrnment of India
Netherlands model investment agreement (Oct 2018)
31-Oct-2018 Government of the Netherlands
As released by the Government of the Netherlands
Energy Charter Treaty: Draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
5-Sep-2018
Drafted by the Energy Charter Secretariat
Netherlands draft model BIT (May 2018)
17-May-2018 Dutch Government
As released by the Dutch Government
Morocco - Nigeria BIT (2016)
11-May-2017 UNCTAD
Canada-China FIPA (2012)
21-Nov-2016 UNCTAD
As published by UNCTAD
Morocco ratifies 3 bilateral investment treaties
29-Sep-2016 I-ARB Africa
This surge in the ratification of “Intra-African” BITs is part of the Moroccan “South-South Partnership” strategy
Iran-Slovakia BIT (2016)
8-Aug-2016 Slovak Republic
Brazil-Malawi ICFA (2015)
21-Jul-2015 UNCTAD
ACFI Brasil-Angola (2015)
20-Jul-2015 Ministério das Relações Exteriores do Brasil
India draft model BIT (2015)
24-Mar-2015 Indian Government portal
Open for comment until 10 April 2015.