Italy - Kyrgyzstan Draft BIT (2024)
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6. Confidentiality

1. No member or former member shall at any time disclose or use any non-public information concerning a proceeding or acquired during a proceeding, except for the purposes of that proceeding, and shall not, in any case, disclose or use any such information to gain personal advantage or advantage for others or to adversely affect the interest of others.

2. Members shall not disclose an order, decision, or award or parts thereof prior to adoption or publication. This provision is without prejudice to the powers of the Arbitral Tribunal to publish the award under the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration.

3. Members or former members shall not at any time disclose the deliberations of the tribunal, or any views of other members forming part of the tribunal, except in an order, decision or award.

7. Expenses

Each member shall keep a record and render a final account of the time devoted to the procedure and of the expenses incurred, as well as the time and expenses of their assistants.

8. Mediators

The rules set out in this Code of Conduct apply, mutatis mutandis, to mediators.

ANNEX II. EXPROPRIATION

The Parties confirm their shared understanding that:

1. Expropriation may be either direct or indirect:

(a) direct expropriation occurs when an investment is nationalised or otherwise directly expropriated through formal transfer of title or outright seizure.

(b) indirect expropriation occurs where a measure or series of measures by a Party has an effect equivalent to direct expropriation, in that it substantially deprives the investor of the fundamental attributes of property in its investment, including the right to use, enjoy and dispose of its investment, without formal transfer of title or outright seizure.

2. The determination of whether a measure or series of measures by a Party, in a specific situation, constitutes an indirect expropriation requires a case-by-case, fact-based inquiry that considers, among other factors:

(a) the economic impact of the measure or series of measures, although the sole fact that a measure or series of measures of a Party has an adverse effect on the economic value of an investment does not establish that an indirect expropriation has occurred;

(b) the duration of the measure or series of measures by a Party;

(c) the character of the measure or series of measures, notably their object and context.

3. For greater certainty, except in the rare circumstance when the impact of a measure or series of measures is so severe in light of its purpose that it appears manifestly excessive, non-discriminatory measures by a Party that are designed and applied to protect legitimate policy objectives, such as the protection of public health, social services, public education, safety, environment including climate change, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, or the promotion and protection of cultural diversity do not constitute indirect expropriations.

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  • Section   1 OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   1 Objectives 1
  • Article   2 Definitions 1
  • Article   3 Scope 1
  • Section   2 PROMOTION, PROTECTION AND TREATMENT OF THE INVESTMENTS 1
  • Article   4 Treatment of Investors and of Covered Investments 1
  • Article   5 Non-discriminatory Treatment 1
  • Article   6 Investment and Regulatory Measures 1
  • Article   7 Compensation for Losses 1
  • Article   8 Expropriation 1
  • Article   9 Transfers 1
  • Article   10 Subrogation 1
  • Article   11 Transparency 1
  • Article   12 Observance of Written Commitments 1
  • Article   13 Prudential Carve-out 1
  • Article   14 Security Exception 1
  • Article   15 Temporary Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   16 Regional Economic Integration Organisation Clause 2
  • Section   3 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2
  • Article   17 Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Business Conduct 2
  • Article   18 Investment and Environment 2
  • Article   19 Investment and Climate Change 2
  • Article   20 Investment and Labour 2
  • Article   21 Dialogue and Cooperation on Investment-related Sustainable Development Issues 2
  • Section   4 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN AN INVESTOR OF A PARTY AND THE OTHER PARTY 2
  • Article   22 Settlement of Disputes between Investors of a Party and the other Party 2
  • Article   23 Transparency of Proceedings 2
  • Article   24 Applicable Law and Rules of Interpretation 2
  • Article   25 Ethics 2
  • Article   26 MULTIPLE PROCEEDINGS 2
  • Article   27 Claims Manifestly without Legal Merits 2
  • Article   28 Claims Unfounded as a Matter of Law 2
  • Article   29 THIRD PARTY FUNDING 2
  • Article   30 SECURITY FOR COSTS 2
  • Section   5 CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES 2
  • Article   31 Settlement of Disputes between the Parties 2
  • Section   6 FINAL DISPOSITIONS 2
  • Article   32 Relations between the Parties 2
  • Article   33 Management of the Agreement 2
  • Article   34 Amendments to the Agreement 2
  • Article   35 Denial of Benefits 2
  • Article   36 Entry Into Force, Duration and Termination 2
  • ANNEX I  CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS 2
  • 1 Definitions 2
  • 2 Governing Principles 2
  • 3 Disclosure Obligations 2
  • 4 Independence, Impartiality and other Obligations of Members 2
  • 5 Obligations of Former Members 2
  • 6 Confidentiality 3
  • 7 Expenses 3
  • 8 Mediators 3
  • ANNEX II  EXPROPRIATION 3