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Fourth Lomé Convention (1989)
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FOURTH ACP-EEC CONVENTION

Preamble

Signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989

PREAMBLE

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 

Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, hereinafter referred to as "the Community", the States of the Community being hereinafter referred to as "Member States",

and THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

of the one part, and

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF BARBADOS,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF BELIZE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BENIN,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S FRONT, HEAD OF THE STATE, HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE COMOROS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE COTE D'IVOIRE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA,

THE HEAD OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF GRENADA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE OF GUINEA-BISSAU,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF JAMAICA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI,

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SAFETY, HEAD OF STATE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF MAURITIUS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL, HEAD OF STATE OF NIGER,

THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT LUCIA,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF WESTERN SAMOA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC,

HIS MAJESTY KING TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV OF TONGA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF TUVALU,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE,

WHOSE STATES ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ACP STATES",

of the other part,

HAVING REGARD to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, on the one hand, and the Georgetown Agreement constituting the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, on the other;

ANXIOUS to reinforce, on the basis of complete equality between partners and in their mutual interest, close and continuing cooperation in a spirit of international solidarity;

WISHING to demonstrate their common desire to maintain and develop the friendly relations existing between their countries, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

REAFFIRMING their adherence to the principles of the said Charter and their faith in fundamental human rights, in all aspects of human dignity and in the worth of the human person, as the central agent and beneficiary of development, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations, large and small;

RECALLING the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; recognizing the need to respect and guarantee civil and political rights and to strive to bring about full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights;

WELCOMING the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights as positive regional contributions to the respect of human rights in the Community and in the ACP States;

RESOLVED to step up their common efforts to contribute towards international cooperation and to the solution of international problems of economic, social, intellectual and humanitarian nature, in conformity with the aspirations of the international community towards the establishment of a new, more just and more balanced world order;

RESOLVED to make, through their cooperation, a significant contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of the ACP States and to the greater. well-being of their populations;

HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Convention and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:

André GEENS, Minister for Development Cooperation;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK:

Jacob RYTTER, Permanent Representative to the European Communities;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Irmgard ADAM-SCHWAETZER, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Foreign Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC:

Yannis POTTAKIS, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Foreign Affairs;

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN:

Pedro SOLBES, State Secretary for the European Communities;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Jacques PELLETIER, Minister for Cooperation and Development;

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND:

Sean CALLEARY, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Development Aid;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:

Claudio LENOCI, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:

Joseph WEYLAND, Permanent Representative to the European Communities;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:

S.H. BLOMBERGEN, Chargé d'Affaires to Accra;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC:

José Manuel DURAO BARROSO, State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:

Lord REAY, Government Whip;

THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES:

Michel ROCARD, Prime Minister of the French Republic, President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities;

Manuel MARIN, Vice-President of the Commission of the European Communities;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA:

Emilio José de CARVALHO GUERRA, Head of the Mission of the People's Republic of Angola to the European Communities;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA:

James THOMAS, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS:

Patricia Elaine Joan RODGERS, Head of the Mission of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF BARBADOS:

Edward Evelyn GREAVES, Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF BELIZE:

Sir Edney CAIN, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BENIN:

Amos ELEGBE, Minister for Trade, Craft Trades and Tourism;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA:

Archibald M. MOGWE Minister of Mineral Resources and Water Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S FRONT, HEAD OF STATE, HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO:

Pascal ZAGRE, Minister for Planning and Cooperation;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI:

D.R. Salvator SAHINGUVU, State Secretary to the Prime Minister responsible for Planning;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON:

Elisabech TANKEU,  Minister for Planning and Regional Development;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE:

Adao ROCHA, Minister for Industry and Energy;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:

Thierry INGABA, State Secretary for Planning and International Cooperation;

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  • Part   One GENERAL PROVISIONS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 2
  • Chapter   1 Objectives and Principles of Cooperation 2
  • Article   1 2
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  • Chapter   2 Objectives and Guidelines of the Convention In the Main Areas of Cooperation 3
  • Article   13 3
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  • Chapter   3 Widening Participation In Cooperation Activities 3
  • Article   20 3
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  • Chapter   4 Principles Governing the Instruments of Cooperation 3
  • Article   23 3
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  • Chapter   5 Institutions 3
  • Article   29 3
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  • Article   32 3
  • Part   Two THE AREAS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 3
  • Title   I ENVIRONMENT 3
  • Article   33 3
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  • Title   II AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION, FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3
  • Chapter   1 Agricultural Cooperation and Food Security 3
  • Article   42 3
  • Article   43 4
  • Article   44 4
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  • Article   30 4
  • Article   51 4
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  • Article   53 4
  • Chapter   2 Drought and Desertification Control 4
  • Article   54 4
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  • Article   57 4
  • Title   III DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES 4
  • Article   58 4
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  • Article   65 5
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  • Title   IV COOPERATION ON COMMODITIES 5
  • Article   69 5
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  • Title   V INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING 5
  • Article   77 5
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  • Article   94 6
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  • Title   VI MINING DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   99 6
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  • Article   104 6
  • Title   VII ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   105 6
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  • Article   109 6
  • Title   VIII ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   110 6
  • Article   111 6
  • Article   112 6
  • Article   113 6
  • Title   IX DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES 6
  • Chapter   1 Objectives and Principles of Cooperation 6
  • Article   114 6
  • Article   115 6
  • Article   116 6
  • Chapter   2 Services That Support Economic Development 6
  • Article   117 6
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  • Chapter   3 Tourism 6
  • Article   121 6
  • Article   122 7
  • Chapter   4 Transport, Communications and Informatics 7
  • Article   123 7
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  • Title   X TRADE DEVELOPMENT 7
  • Article   135 7
  • Article   136 7
  • Article   137 7
  • Article   138 7
  • XI  CULTURAL AND SOCIAL COOPERATION 7
  • Article   139 7
  • Article   140 7
  • Article   141 7
  • Chapter   1 Cultural and Social Dimension 7
  • Article   142 7
  • Article   143 The Following Shall Be Taken Into Account In the Appraisal of All Projects and Programmes: 7
  • Article   144 7
  • Chapter   2 Promotion of Cultural Identities and Intercultural Dialogue 7
  • Article   145 7
  • Article   146 Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage 7
  • Article   147 Production and Distribution of Cultural Goods 7
  • Article   148 Cultural Events 8
  • Article   149 Information and Communications 8
  • Chapter   3 Operations to Enhance the Value of Human Resources 8
  • Article   150 8
  • Article   151 Education and Training 8
  • Article   152 Scientific and Technical Cooperation 8
  • Article   153 Women In Development 8
  • Article   154 Health and Nutrition 8
  • Article   155 Population and Demography 8
  • Title   XII REGIONAL COOPERATION 8
  • Article   156 8
  • Article   157 8
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  • Article   165 9
  • Article   166 9
  • Part   Three THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 9
  • Title   I TRADE COOPERATION 9
  • Chapter   1 General Trade Arrangements 9
  • Article   167 9
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  • Chapter   2 Special Undertakings on Rum and Bananas 9
  • Article   182 9
  • Article   183 9
  • Article   184 9
  • Chapter   3 Trade In Services 9
  • Article   185 9
  • Title   II COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMMODITIES 9
  • Chapter   1 Stabilization of Export Earnings from Agricultural Commodities 9
  • Article   186 9
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  • Chapter   2 Special Undertakings on Sugar 10
  • Article   213 10
  • Chapter   3 Mining Products: Special Financing Facility (Sysmin) 10
  • Article   214 10
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  • Article   219 10
  • Title   III DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COOPERATION 10
  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 10
  • Section   1 Objectives 10
  • Article   220 10
  • Section   2 Principles 11
  • Article   221 11
  • Section   3 Guidelines 11
  • Article   222 11
  • Article   223 11
  • Section   4 Scope of Financing 11
  • Article   224 11
  • Article   225 11
  • Article   226 11
  • Article   227 11
  • Article   228 11
  • Section   5 Sectors of Intervention 11
  • Article   229 11
  • Section   6 Eligibility for Financing 11
  • Article   230 11
  • Chapter   2 Financial Cooperation 11
  • Section   1 Financial Resources 11
  • Article   231 11
  • Article   232 11
  • Section   2 Terms and Conditions of Financing 11
  • Article   233 11
  • Article   234 12
  • Article   235 12
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  • Article   238 12
  • Section   3 Debt and Structural Adjusement Support 12
  • Article   239 Debt 12
  • Article   240 12
  • Article   241 12
  • Article   242 12
  • Article   243 Structural Adjustment Support 12
  • Article   244 12
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  • Article   246 12
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  • Article   248 12
  • Article   249 12
  • Article   250 12
  • Section   4 Cofinancing 12
  • Article   251 12
  • Section   5 Micro-projects 12
  • Article   252 12
  • Article   253 13
  • Section   6 Emergency Assistance 13
  • Article   254 13
  • Article   255 13
  • Article   256 13
  • Article   257 13
  • Chapter   3 Investment 13
  • Section   1 Investment Promotion 13
  • Article   258 13
  • Article   259 13
  • Section   2 Investment Protection 13
  • Article   260 13
  • Article   261 13
  • Article   262 13
  • Section   3 Investment Financing 13
  • Article   263 13
  • Article   264 13
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  • Article   266 13
  • Section   4 Investment Support 13
  • Article   267 13
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  • Article   272 13
  • Section   5 Current Payment and Capital Movements 13
  • Article   273 13
  • Section   6 Qualification and Treatment of Business Entities 13
  • Article   274 13
  • Chapter   4 Technical Cooperation 13
  • Article   275 13
  • Article   276 14
  • Article   277 14
  • Article   278 14
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  • Article   280 14
  • Chapter   5 Implementation Procedures 14
  • Section   1 Programming 14
  • Article   281 14
  • Article   282 14
  • Article   283 14
  • Article   284 14
  • Section   2 Project Identification, Preparation and Appraisal 14
  • Article   285 14
  • Article   286 14
  • Article   287 14
  • Section   3 Financing Proposal and Decision 14
  • Article   288 14
  • Article   289 14
  • Article   290 14
  • Section   4 Financing Agreement and Cost Overruns 14
  • Article   291 14
  • Article   292 Cost Overruns 14
  • Article   293 Retroactive Financing 14
  • Section   5 Competition and Preferences Eligibility 14
  • Article   294 14
  • Article   295 Participation on Equal Terms 14
  • Article   296 Derogation 15
  • Article   297 Competition 15
  • Article   298 15
  • Article   299 Direct Labour 15
  • Article   300 Emergency Assistance Contracts 15
  • Article   301 Accelerated Procedure 15
  • Article   302 15
  • Article   303 Preference 15
  • Article   304 Selection 15
  • Article   305 General Regulations 15
  • Article   306 General Conditions 15
  • Article   307 Settlement of Disputes 15
  • Section   6 Tax and Customs Arrangements 15
  • Article   308 15
  • Article   309 15
  • Article   310 15
  • Chapter   6 Management and Executing Agents 15
  • Section   1 Chief Authorizing Officer 15
  • Article   311 15
  • Section   2 National Authorizing Officer 15
  • Article   312 15
  • Article   313 15
  • Article   314 15
  • Article   315 15
  • Section   3 The Delegate 15
  • Article   316 15
  • Article   317 15
  • Article   318 16
  • Section   4 Payments and Paying Agents 16
  • Article   319 16
  • Section   5 Monitoring and Evaluation 16
  • Article   320 16
  • Article   321 16
  • Article   322 16
  • Article   323 16
  • Section   6 ACP-EEC Development Finance Cooperation Committee 16
  • Article   324 16
  • Article   325 16
  • Article   326 16
  • Article   327 16
  • Title   IV GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED, LANDLOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES 16
  • Article   328 16
  • Chapter   1 Least-developed ACP States 16
  • Article   329 16
  • Article   330 16
  • Article   331 17
  • Chapter   2 Landlocked ACP States 17
  • Article   332 17
  • Article   333 The Landlocked ACP States Are: 17
  • Article   334 17
  • Chapter   3 Island ACP States 17
  • Article   335 17
  • Article   336 17
  • Article   337 17
  • Part   Four OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTIONS 18
  • Chapter   1 The Council of Ministers 18
  • Article   338 18
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  • Chapter   2 The Committee of Ambassadors 18
  • Article   346 18
  • Article   347 18
  • Chapter   3 Provisions Common to the Council of Ministers and the Committee of Ambassadors 18
  • Article   348 18
  • Article   349 18
  • Chapter   4 The Joint Assembly 18
  • Article   350 18
  • Article   351 18
  • Chapter   5 Other Provisions 18
  • Article   352 18
  • Article   353 18
  • Article   354 18
  • Article   355 18
  • Part   Five FINAL PROVISIONS 18
  • Article   356 18
  • Article   357 18
  • Article   358 18
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  • Protocol 2  On the operating expenditure of the joint institutions 19
  • 1 19
  • 2 19
  • 3 19
  • Protocol 3  On privileges and immunities 19
  • Chapter   1 Persons Taking Part In the Work of the Convention 19
  • 1 19
  • Chapter   2 Property, Funds and Assets of the Council of ACP Ministers 19
  • 2 19
  • 3 19
  • 4 19
  • 5 19
  • Chapter   3 Official Communications 19
  • 6 19
  • Chapter   4 Staff of the Secretariat of the ACP States 19
  • 7 19
  • 8 19
  • 9 19
  • Chapter   5 Commission Delegations In the ACP States 19
  • 10 19
  • Chapter   6 General Provisions 19
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    • Name
    Fourth Lomé Convention (1989)
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    Fourth Lomé Convention (1989)
    Signed date
    15 / Dec / 1989
    Date into force
    01 / Mar / 1990
    Date of termination
    01 / Aug / 2000
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Party ISO codes
    ACP,EU
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    IT_OVERLAP CARICOM - Dominican Republic FTA (1998) 22 / Aug / 1998 05 / Feb / 2002
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    IT_OVERLAP Revised ECOWAS Treaty (1993) 24 / Jul / 1993 23 / Aug / 1995
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    IT_OVERLAP Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Treaty (1993) 05 / Nov / 1993 08 / Dec / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP Ethiopia - Italy BIT (1994) 23 / Dec / 1994 08 / May / 1997
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Ukraine BIT (1996) 20 / May / 1996 27 / Jul / 2001
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    IT_OVERLAP EC - South Africa Cooperation Agreement (1999) 11 / Oct / 1999 01 / May / 2004
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    IT_OVERLAP Gabon - Romania BIT (1979) 11 / Apr / 1979 18 / Sep / 1982
    IT_OVERLAP France - Haiti BIT (1984) 23 / May / 1984 25 / Mar / 1985
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Mozambique BIT (2006) 18 / Jul / 2006 01 / Sep / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Algeria - BLEU BIT (1991) 24 / Apr / 1991 17 / Oct / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP Senegal - Sweden Trade Agreement (1967) 24 / Feb / 1967 23 / Feb / 1968
    IT_OVERLAP Cuba - Hungary BIT (1999) 22 / Oct / 1999 24 / Nov / 2003
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    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Mauritania BIT (1982) 08 / Dec / 1982 26 / Apr / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP Kenya - Slovakia BIT (2011) 14 / Dec / 2011
    IT_OVERLAP CARIFORUM - EC EPA (2008) 15 / Oct / 2008 01 / Jan / 2009
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Peru BIT (2005) 12 / Oct / 2005 12 / Sep / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Lithuania BIT (1997) 15 / Oct / 1997 06 / Sep / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Cuba - Greece BIT (1996) 18 / Jun / 1996 18 / Oct / 1997
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    IT_OVERLAP France - Mali - Madagascar Multilateral Agreement (1960) 22 / Jun / 1960
    IT_OVERLAP ECOWAS Energy Protocol (2003) 31 / Jan / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP France - Kenya BIT (2007) 04 / Dec / 2007 26 / May / 2009
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Kazakhstan BIT (1998) 16 / Apr / 1998 06 / Feb / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Dominican Republic - Italy BIT (2006) 12 / Jun / 2006 18 / Jul / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Brazil BIT (1999) 06 / Jan / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Bosnia and Herzegovina BIT (2004) 03 / Mar / 2004 16 / Sep / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP CARICOM Treaty (1973) 04 / Jul / 1973 01 / Aug / 1973
    IT_OVERLAP Namibia - Netherlands BIT (2002) 26 / Nov / 2002 01 / Oct / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Italy BIT (2006) 13 / Sep / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Colombia BIT (2009) 04 / Feb / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP CARIFORUM States - United Kingdom EPA (2019) 22 / Mar / 2019
    IT_OVERLAP Third Lomé Convention (1984) 08 / Dec / 1984 01 / May / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Saudi Arabia BIT (2001) 22 / Apr / 2001 11 / Jun / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Investment Facilitation for Development (2024)
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    IT_OVERLAP SACU - Mozambique - United Kingdom EPA (2019) 09 / Oct / 2019
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    IT_OVERLAP France - Zimbabwe BIT (2001) 04 / May / 2001
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    IT_OVERLAP Botswana - Germany BIT (2000) 23 / May / 2000 06 / Aug / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Côte d'Ivoire - Sweden Trade Agreement (1965) 27 / Aug / 1965 03 / Nov / 1966
    IT_OVERLAP Argentina - BLEU BIT (1990) 28 / Jun / 1990 20 / May / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Serbia BIT (2004) 04 / Mar / 2004 12 / Aug / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Greece BIT (1991) 26 / Apr / 1991
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Qatar BIT (2007) 06 / Nov / 2007 30 / Apr / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community (2001) 07 / May / 2001 04 / Feb / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP France - Nigeria BIT (1990) 27 / Feb / 1990 19 / Aug / 1991
    IT_OVERLAP Equatorial Guinea - France BIT (1982) 03 / Mar / 1982 23 / Sep / 1983
    IT_OVERLAP Dominican Republic - Finland BIT (2001) 27 / Nov / 2001 21 / Apr / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of BIT (1998) 17 / Mar / 1998 29 / Apr / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Belarus - BLEU BIT (2002) 09 / Apr / 2002
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    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Senegal Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (1965) 12 / Jun / 1965 05 / Oct / 1972
    IT_OVERLAP ECCAS Treaty (1983) 18 / Oct / 1983 18 / Dec / 1984
    IT_OVERLAP Denmark - Zimbabwe BIT (1996) 25 / Oct / 1996 07 / Feb / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP France - South Africa BIT (1995) 11 / Oct / 1995 22 / Jun / 1997
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Senegal BIT (1979) 03 / Aug / 1979 05 / May / 1981
    IT_OVERLAP Equatorial Guinea - Portugal BIT (2009) 16 / Jan / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Latvia BIT (1996) 27 / Mar / 1996 04 / Apr / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Ethiopia - Germany BIT (1964) 21 / Apr / 1964
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Singapore BIT (1978) 17 / Nov / 1978 27 / Nov / 1980
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Uzbekistan BIT (1998) 17 / Apr / 1998 06 / Feb / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Cameroon - Romania BIT (1980) 30 / Aug / 1980 24 / Sep / 1981
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Panama BIT (2009) 26 / Mar / 2009
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - India BIT (1997) 31 / Oct / 1997 08 / Jan / 2001
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Philippines BIT (1998) 14 / Jan / 1998 19 / Dec / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP Cuba - Italy BIT (1993) 07 / May / 1993 23 / Aug / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP WAEMU Treaty (1994) 10 / Jan / 1994 01 / Aug / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Liberia BIT (1961) 12 / Dec / 1961 22 / Oct / 1967
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Mexico BIT (1998) 27 / Aug / 1998 18 / Mar / 2003
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Chile BIT (1992) 15 / Jul / 1992 05 / Aug / 1999
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    IT_OVERLAP ECOWAS Treaty (1975) 28 / May / 1975 20 / Jun / 1975
    IT_OVERLAP Austria - Nigeria BIT (2013) 08 / Apr / 2013
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Guatemala BIT (2005) 14 / Apr / 2005 01 / Sep / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Cuba - Finland BIT (2001) 17 / Dec / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Ethiopia - Italy Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (1963) 18 / Feb / 1963 02 / Sep / 1965
    IT_OVERLAP Bangladesh - BLEU BIT (1981) 22 / May / 1981 15 / Sep / 1987
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Bolivia, Plurinational State of BIT (1990) 25 / Apr / 1990 10 / Jan / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Malawi - Netherlands BIT (2003) 11 / Dec / 2003 01 / Nov / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Second Yaoundé Convention (1969) 29 / Jul / 1969 01 / Jan / 1971
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Cuba BIT (1998) 19 / May / 1998
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    IT_OVERLAP Czech Republic - South Africa BIT (1998) 14 / Dec / 1998
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    IT_OVERLAP Ghana - Netherlands BIT (1989) 31 / Mar / 1989 01 / Jul / 1991
    IT_OVERLAP Portugal - Sao Tome and Principe BIT (1995) 12 / May / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Suriname FCN (1978) 27 / Nov / 1978 16 / Jan / 1979
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Kuwait BIT (2000) 28 / Sep / 2000 08 / Dec / 2003
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    IT_OVERLAP Central African Republic - Germany BIT (1965) 23 / Aug / 1965 21 / Jan / 1968
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Kenya BIT (1964) 04 / Dec / 1964
    IT_OVERLAP Senegal - Spain BIT (2007) 22 / Nov / 2007 04 / Feb / 2011
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Montenegro BIT (2010) 16 / Feb / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP Congo - Italy BIT (1994) 17 / Mar / 1994 10 / Jan / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Togo BIT (2009) 06 / Jun / 2009
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    IT_OVERLAP CEMAC Common Convention on Investment (1965) 14 / Dec / 1965 01 / Apr / 1966
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    IT_OVERLAP Austria - Namibia BIT (2003) 27 / May / 2003 01 / Sep / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (SPARTECA) 14 / Jul / 1980 01 / Jan / 1981
    IT_OVERLAP France - Sudan BIT (1978) 31 / Jul / 1978 05 / Jul / 1980
    IT_OVERLAP First Lomé Convention (1975) 28 / Feb / 1975 01 / Apr / 1976
    IT_OVERLAP Ghana - Romania BIT (1989) 14 / Sep / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP Cotonou Agreement (2000) 23 / Jun / 2000 01 / Apr / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Niger Agreement for Economic and Technical Cooperation (1968) 05 / Jul / 1968 22 / Apr / 1969
    IT_OVERLAP Cameroon - Italy BIT (1999) 29 / Jun / 1999 04 / Jan / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP ECOWAS Protocol on Community Enterprises (1984) 23 / Nov / 1984 12 / May / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - South Africa BIT (1995) 11 / Sep / 1995 10 / Apr / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP Portugal - Zimbabwe BIT (1994) 05 / May / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP ECOWAS Common Investment Code (2018) 01 / Jul / 2018 22 / Dec / 2019
    IT_OVERLAP East African Community (EAC) Model Investment Treaty (2016)
    IT_OVERLAP Gabon - Italy BIT (1968) 18 / Nov / 1968
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    IT_OVERLAP Antigua and Barbuda - Germany BIT (1998) 05 / Nov / 1998 28 / Feb / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Côte d'Ivoire - Italy BIT (1969) 23 / Jul / 1969
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - United Arab Emirates BIT (2004) 05 / Mar / 2004 22 / Nov / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Nigeria - Sweden BIT (2002) 18 / Apr / 2002 01 / Dec / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP Mali - Netherlands BIT (2003) 13 / Jul / 2003 01 / Mar / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Comoros BIT (2001) 18 / May / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Mozambique - Netherlands BIT (2001) 18 / Dec / 2001 01 / Sep / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP EU - Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (2023) 18 / Dec / 2023
    IT_OVERLAP Kenya - Netherlands BIT (1970) 11 / Sep / 1970 11 / Jun / 1979
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Nigeria BIT (1990) 27 / Sep / 2000 22 / Aug / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Jamaica - Netherlands BIT (1991) 18 / Apr / 1991 01 / Aug / 1992
    IT_OVERLAP Equatorial Guinea - Spain BIT (2003) 22 / Nov / 2003 11 / Aug / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Kenya BIT (1996) 16 / Sep / 1996 04 / Aug / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Guinea - Italy BIT (1964) 20 / Feb / 1964 20 / Feb / 1964
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Nicaragua BIT (2005) 27 / May / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Romania BIT (1978) 08 / May / 1978 01 / May / 1980
    IT_OVERLAP EU - Cameroon EPA (2009) 15 / Jan / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP EU - Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (2023) 17 / Nov / 2023 01 / Sep / 2024
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - United Republic of Tanzania BIT (1965) 30 / Jan / 1965 12 / Jul / 1968
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Uruguay BIT (1991) 04 / Nov / 1991 23 / Apr / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Lithuania - Mauritania BIT (2012) 22 / Sep / 2012
    IT_OVERLAP Cape Verde - Netherlands BIT (1991) 11 / Nov / 1991 25 / Nov / 1992
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    IT_OVERLAP Agreement For Economic Unity Among Arab League States (1957) 03 / Jun / 1957 30 / May / 1964
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    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Mozambique BIT (2002) 06 / Mar / 2002 15 / Sep / 2007
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Morocco BIT (1965) 28 / Apr / 1965 18 / Oct / 1967
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    IT_OVERLAP South Africa - Sweden BIT (1998) 25 / May / 1998 01 / Jan / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP EFTA - SACU FTA (2006) 26 / Jun / 2006 01 / May / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Ghana BIT (1995) 24 / Feb / 1995 23 / Nov / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Kenya BIT (1996) 03 / May / 1996 07 / Dec / 2000
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Poland BIT (1987) 19 / May / 1987 02 / Aug / 1991
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    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Burundi BIT (1989) 13 / Apr / 1989 12 / Sep / 1993
    IT_OVERLAP Denmark - Ghana BIT (1992) 13 / Jan / 1992 06 / Jan / 1995
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    IT_OVERLAP Belgium - Congo, Democratic Republic of the BIT (1976) 28 / Mar / 1976 01 / Jan / 1977
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    IT_OVERLAP Gabon - Spain BIT (1995) 02 / Mar / 1995 12 / Dec / 2001
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    IT_OVERLAP ECOWAS Supplementary Act on Investments (2008) 19 / Dec / 2008 19 / Jan / 2009
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    IT_OVERLAP Cameroon - Germany BIT (1962) 29 / Jun / 1962 21 / Nov / 1963
    IT_OVERLAP Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (1991) 03 / Jun / 1991 12 / May / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Tanzania Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (1970) 14 / Apr / 1970
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Turkey BIT (1986) 27 / Aug / 1986 04 / May / 1990
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    IT_OVERLAP Mauritania - Spain BIT (2008) 24 / Jul / 2008 07 / Mar / 2016
    IT_OVERLAP Dominican Republic - Spain BIT (1995) 16 / Mar / 1995 07 / Oct / 1996
    IT_OVERLAP France - Liberia BIT (1979) 23 / Mar / 1979 22 / Jan / 1982
    IT_OVERLAP Finland - Zambia BIT (2005) 07 / Sep / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Belize - Italy BIT (2005) 23 / Nov / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Sudan BIT (1970) 22 / Aug / 1970 27 / Mar / 1972
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Sri Lanka BIT (1982) 05 / Apr / 1982 26 / Apr / 1984
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    IT_OVERLAP Mauritius - Portugal BIT (1997) 12 / Dec / 1997 03 / Jan / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Lesotho BIT (1982) 11 / Nov / 1982 17 / Aug / 1985
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    IT_OVERLAP COMESA Investment Agreement (2007) 23 / May / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP First Yaoundé Convention (1963) 20 / Jul / 1963
    IT_OVERLAP Armenia - BLEU BIT (2001) 07 / Jun / 2001 19 / Dec / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP Barbados - Germany BIT (1994) 02 / Dec / 1994 11 / May / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP Agreement on Investment and Free Movement of Arab Capital among Arab Countries (1970) 29 / Aug / 1970 29 / Aug / 1970
    IT_OVERLAP Finland - Namibia BIT (2002) 31 / Oct / 2002 21 / May / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Denmark - South Africa BIT (1996) 22 / Feb / 1996 23 / Apr / 1997
    IT_OVERLAP Bahrain - BLEU BIT (2006) 11 / Jul / 2006 29 / Jun / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Angola - Portugal BIT (2008) 22 / Feb / 2008 24 / Apr / 2020
    IT_OVERLAP East African Community Treaty (1999) 30 / Nov / 1999 07 / Jul / 2000
    IT_OVERLAP Bulgaria - Nigeria BIT (1998) 21 / Dec / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP France - Mauritius BIT (1973) 22 / Mar / 1973 01 / Mar / 1974
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Uganda BIT (2005) 01 / Feb / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - United Republic of Tanzania BIT (2001) 31 / Jul / 2001 01 / Apr / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Dominica - Germany BIT (1984) 01 / Oct / 1984 11 / May / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP France - Zambia BIT (2002) 14 / Aug / 2002 03 / Mar / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Mauritius BIT (1971) 25 / May / 1971 27 / Aug / 1973
    IT_OVERLAP Eastern and Southern Africa States (ESA) - European Union EPA (2009) 29 / Aug / 2009 14 / May / 2012
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - China BIT (1984) 04 / Jun / 1984 05 / Oct / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Mozambique BIT (1998) 14 / Dec / 1998 17 / Nov / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP Unified Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital in the Arab States (1980) 26 / Nov / 1980 07 / Sep / 1981
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Nigeria BIT (2000) 28 / Mar / 2000 20 / Sep / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Denmark - Mozambique BIT (2002) 10 / Oct / 2002 30 / Dec / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Rwanda BIT (1983) 02 / Nov / 1983 01 / Aug / 1985
    IT_OVERLAP Ethiopia - France BIT (2003) 25 / Jun / 2003 07 / Aug / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Guinea-Bissau - Portugal BIT (1991) 24 / Jun / 1991 08 / Apr / 1996
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Zimbabwe BIT (1999) 16 / Apr / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Zambia BIT (1966) 10 / Dec / 1966 25 / Aug / 1972
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Cameroon BIT (1980) 27 / Mar / 1980 01 / Nov / 1981
    IT_OVERLAP Cape Verde - Hungary BIT (2019) 28 / Mar / 2019
    IT_OVERLAP South African Development Community (SADC) Model BIT (2012)
    IT_OVERLAP Madagascar - Sweden FCN (1966) 02 / Apr / 1966 23 / Jun / 1967
    IT_OVERLAP CEMAC Convention on Liberalization (1972) 22 / Dec / 1972 22 / Dec / 1972
    IT_OVERLAP Gabon - Germany BIT (1969) 16 / May / 1969 29 / Mar / 1971
    IT_OVERLAP Finland - Mozambique BIT (2004) 03 / Sep / 2004 21 / Sep / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Mali BIT (1977) 28 / Jun / 1977 16 / May / 1980
    IT_OVERLAP Eswatini - Germany BIT (1990) 05 / Apr / 1990 07 / Aug / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP Ghana - Italy BIT (1998) 25 / Jun / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP Croatia - Cuba BIT (2001) 16 / Feb / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Angola - Italy BIT (1997) 10 / Jul / 1997 21 / May / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Côte d'Ivoire - Netherlands BIT (1965) 26 / Apr / 1965 08 / Sep / 1966
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Botswana BIT (2006) 07 / Jun / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP Eritrea - Netherlands BIT (2003) 02 / Dec / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Egypt BIT (1977) 28 / Feb / 1977 20 / Sep / 1978
    IT_OVERLAP Chad - Italy BIT (1969) 11 / Jun / 1969 11 / Jun / 1969
    IT_OVERLAP EU - SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (2016) 10 / Jun / 2016 10 / Oct / 2016
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Mongolia BIT (1992) 03 / Mar / 1992 15 / Apr / 2000
    IT_OVERLAP Finland - Nigeria BIT (2005) 22 / Jun / 2005 20 / Mar / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Benin - Netherlands BIT (2001) 13 / Dec / 2001 15 / Dec / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Hungary BIT (1986) 14 / May / 1986 23 / Sep / 1988
    IT_OVERLAP Dominican Republic - Germany FCN (1959) 23 / Dec / 1957 03 / Jun / 1960
    IT_OVERLAP Burundi - Netherlands BIT (2007) 24 / May / 2007 01 / Aug / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Draft Pan-African Investment Code (2016)
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Paraguay BIT (1992) 06 / Oct / 1992 09 / Jan / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - El Salvador BIT (1999) 12 / Oct / 1999 18 / Nov / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Egypt BIT (1999) 28 / Feb / 1999 24 / May / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP Italy - Senegal BIT (2000) 13 / Oct / 2000 16 / Dec / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Georgia BIT (1993) 23 / Jun / 1993 03 / Jul / 1999
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Togo BIT (1961) 16 / May / 1961 21 / Dec / 1964
    IT_OVERLAP Gabon - Portugal BIT (2001) 17 / Dec / 2001 11 / Sep / 2013
    IT_OVERLAP France - Madagascar BIT (2003) 25 / Jul / 2003 17 / Apr / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Somalia BIT (1981) 27 / Nov / 1981 15 / Feb / 1985
    IT_OVERLAP Eritrea - Italy BIT (1996) 06 / Feb / 1996 14 / Jul / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP Netherlands - Nigeria BIT (1992) 02 / Nov / 1992 01 / Feb / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Trinidad and Tobago BIT (2006) 08 / Sep / 2006 17 / Apr / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP Germany - Guinea BIT (1962) 19 / Apr / 1962 13 / Mar / 1965
    IT_OVERLAP Chad - Germany BIT (1967) 11 / Apr / 1967 23 / Nov / 1968
    IT_OVERLAP BLEU - Mauritania BIT (1983) 23 / Nov / 1983
    IT_OVERLAP Ethiopia - Sweden BIT (2004) 10 / Dec / 2004 01 / Oct / 2005
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