Appendix I: Chapter G – Investment
Section I – Investment
Article G-01: Scope and Coverage Endnote 1
1. This Chapter applies to measures adopted or maintained by a Party relating to:
(a) investors of the other Party;
(b) investments of investors of the other Party in the territory of the Party; and
(c) with respect to Articles G-06, G-14 and G-14 bis all investments in the territory of the Party.
2. This Chapter does not apply to measures adopted or maintained by a Party to the extent that they are covered by Chapter H bis of the Agreement.
3. For the purposes of this Chapter, the Parties reaffirm the right of each Party to regulate within its territory to achieve legitimate policy objectives, such as the protection of health, safety, the environment or public morals, social or consumer protection or the promotion and protection of cultural diversity.
4. For greater certainty, the mere fact that a Party takes or fails to take an action, including through a modification to its laws or regulations, in a manner which negatively affects an investment or interferes with an investor’s expectations, including its expectations of profits, even if there is loss or damage to the covered investment as a result, does not amount to a breach of an obligation under this Chapter.
5. For greater certainty, the mere fact that a subsidy or grant has not been issued, renewed or maintained, or has been modified or reduced, by a Party:
(a) in the absence of any specific commitment under law or contract to issue, renew or maintain that subsidy or grant; or
(b) in accordance with any terms or conditions attached to the issuance, renewal, modification, reduction or maintenance of that subsidy or grant,
does not constitute a breach of obligations in this Chapter, even if there is loss or damage to the covered investment as a result.
Article G-02: National Treatment Endnote 2
1. Each Party shall accord to investors of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like circumstances, to its own investors with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct, operation, and sale or other disposition of investments.
2. Each Party shall accord to investments of investors of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like circumstances, to investments of its own investors with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct, operation, and sale or other disposition of investments.
3. The treatment accorded by a Party under paragraphs 1 and 2 means, with respect to a province, treatment no less favourable than the most favourable treatment accorded, in like circumstances, by that province to investors, and to investments of investors, of the Party of which it forms a part.
4. For greater certainty, no Party may:
(a) impose on an investor of the other Party a requirement that a minimum level of equity in an enterprise in the territory of the Party be held by its nationals, other than nominal qualifying shares for directors or incorporators of corporations; or
(b) require an investor of the other Party, by reason of its nationality, to sell or otherwise dispose of an investment in the territory of the Party.
Article G-03: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
1. Each Party shall accord to investors of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like circumstances, to investors of any non-Party with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct, operation, and sale or other disposition of investments.
2. Each Party shall accord to investments of investors of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like circumstances, to investments of investors of any non-Party with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct, operation, and sale or other disposition of investments.
3. For greater certainty, the treatment referred to in this Article does not encompass international dispute resolution procedures or mechanisms, such as those included in Section II. Substantive obligations in other international investment treaties and other trade agreements do not in themselves constitute “treatment” and thus cannot give rise to a breach of this Article, absent measures adopted or maintained by a Party.
Article G-04: Standard of Treatment
1. Each Party shall accord to investors of the other Party and to investments of investors of the other Party the better of the treatment required by Articles G-02 and G‑03.
2. Annex G-04.2 sets out certain specific obligations by the Party specified in that Annex.
Article G-05: Minimum Standard of Treatment Endnote 3
1. Each Party shall accord to investments of investors of the other Party treatment in accordance with international law, including fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security.
2. Paragraph 1 prescribes the customary international law minimum standard of treatment of aliens as the minimum standard of treatment to be accorded to investments of investors of the other Party.
3. The concepts of “fair and equitable treatment” and “full protection and security” do not require treatment in addition to or beyond that which is required by the customary international law minimum standard of treatment of aliens, and do not create any additional rights. The obligation in paragraph 1 to provide:
(a) “fair and equitable treatment” includes the obligation not to deny justice in criminal, civil or administrative adjudicatory proceedings in accordance with the principle of due process; and
(b) “full protection and security” means that each Party is required to provide the level of police protection required under customary international law.
4. A determination that there has been a breach of another provision of this Agreement, or of a separate international agreement, does not establish that there has been a breach of this Article.
5. For greater certainty, the fact that a measure breaches domestic law does not, in and of itself, establish a breach of this Article. In order to ascertain whether the measure breaches this Article, the Tribunal must consider whether a Party has acted inconsistently with the obligations in paragraph 1.
6. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 and notwithstanding Article G-08(6)(b), each Party shall accord to investors of the other Party, and to investments of investors of the other Party, non-discriminatory treatment with respect to measures it adopts or maintains relating to losses suffered by investments in its territory owing to armed conflict or civil strife.
7. Paragraph 6 does not apply to existing measures relating to subsidies or grants that would be inconsistent with Article G-02 but for Article G-08(6)(b).
Article G-06: Performance Requirements Endnote 4
1. Neither Party may impose or enforce any of the following requirements, or enforce any commitment or undertaking, in connection with the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct or operation of an investment of an investor of a Party or of a non-Party in its territory:
(a) to export a given level or percentage of goods or services;
(b) to achieve a given level or percentage of domestic content;
(c) to purchase, use or accord a preference to goods produced or services provided in its territory, or to purchase goods or services from persons in its territory;
(d) to relate in any way the volume or value of imports to the volume or value of exports or to the amount of foreign exchange inflows associated with such investment;
(e) to restrict sales of goods or services in its territory that such investment produces or provides by relating such sales in any way to the volume or value of its exports or foreign exchange earnings;
(f) to transfer technology, a production process or other proprietary knowledge to a person in its territory, except when the requirement is imposed or the commitment or undertaking is enforced by a court, administrative tribunal or competition authority to remedy an alleged violation of competition laws or to act in a manner not inconsistent with other provisions of this Agreement; or
(g) to act as the exclusive supplier of the goods it produces or services it provides to a specific region or world market.
2. A measure that requires an investment to use a technology to meet generally applicable health, safety or environmental requirements shall not be construed to be inconsistent with paragraph 1(f). For greater certainty, Articles G-02 and G-03 apply to the measure.
3. Neither Party may condition the receipt or continued receipt of an advantage, in connection with an investment in its territory of an investor of a Party or of a non-Party, on compliance with any of the following requirements:
(a) to achieve a given level or percentage of domestic content;
(b) to purchase, use or accord a preference to goods produced in its territory, or to purchase goods from producers in its territory;
(c) to relate in any way the volume or value of imports to the volume or value of exports or to the amount of foreign exchange inflows associated with such investment; or
(d) to restrict sales of goods or services in its territory that such investment produces or provides by relating such sales in any way to the volume or value of its exports or foreign exchange earnings.
4. Nothing in paragraph 3 shall be construed to prevent a Party from conditioning the receipt or continued receipt of an advantage, in connection with an investment in its territory of an investor of a Party or of a non-Party, on compliance with a requirement to locate production, provide a service, train or employ workers, construct or expand particular facilities, or carry out research and development, in its territory.
5. Paragraphs 1 and 3 do not apply to any requirement other than the requirements set out in those paragraphs.
6. Provided that such measures are not applied in an arbitrary or unjustifiable manner, or do not constitute a disguised restriction on international trade or investment, nothing in paragraphs 1(b), 1(c), 3(a) or 3(b) shall be construed to prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining measures, including environmental measures:
(a) necessary to secure compliance with laws and regulations that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement;
(b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health; or
(c) necessary for the conservation of living or non-living exhaustible natural resources.
Article G-07: Senior Management and Boards of Directors
1. Neither Party may require that an enterprise of that Party that is an investment of an investor of the other Party appoint to senior management positions individuals of any particular nationality.
2. A Party may require that a majority of the board of directors, or any committee thereof, of an enterprise of that Party that is an investment of an investor of the other Party, be of a particular nationality, or resident in the territory of the Party, provided that the requirement does not materially impair the ability of the investor to exercise control over its investment.
Article G-08: Reservations and Exceptions
1. Articles G-02, G-03, G-06 and G-07 do not apply to:
(a) any existing non-conforming measure that is maintained by:
(i) a Party at the national or provincial level, as set out in its Schedule to Annex I, or
(ii) a local government;
(b) the continuation or prompt renewal of any non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a); or
(c) an amendment to any non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a) to the extent that the amendment does not decrease the conformity of the measure, as it existed immediately before the amendment, with Articles G-02, G-03, G-06 and G-07.
2. Articles G-02, G-03, G-06 and G-07 do not apply to any measure that a Party adopts or maintains with respect to sectors, subsectors or activities, as set out in its Schedule to Annex II.
3. Neither Party may, under any measure adopted after the date of entry into force of this Agreement and covered by its Schedule to Annex II, require an investor of the other Party, by reason of its nationality, to sell or otherwise dispose of an investment existing at the time the measure becomes effective.
4. Articles G-02 and G-03 do not apply to any measure that is an exception to, or derogation from, a Party’s obligations under the TRIPS Agreement, as specifically provided for in that Agreement.
5. Article G-03 does not apply to treatment accorded by a Party pursuant to agreements, or with respect to sectors, set out in its Schedule to Annex III.
6. Articles G-02, G-03 and G-07 do not apply to:
(a) procurement by a Party or a state enterprise; or
(b) subsidies or grants provided by a Party or a state enterprise, including government-supported loans, guarantees and insurance.
7. The provisions of:
(a) Article G-06(1)(a), (b) and (c), and (3)(a) and (b) do not apply to qualification requirements for goods or services with respect to export promotion and foreign aid programs;
(b) Article G-06(1)(b), (c), (f) and (g), and (3)(a) and (b) do not apply to procurement by a Party or a state enterprise; and
(c) Article G-06(3)(a) and (b) do not apply to requirements imposed by an importing Party relating to the content of goods necessary to qualify for preferential tariffs or preferential quotas.
Article G-09: Transfers
1. Except as provided in Annex G-09.1, each Party shall permit all transfers relating to an investment of an investor of the other Party in the territory of the Party to be made freely and without delay. Such transfers include:
(a) profits, dividends, interest, capital gains, royalty payments, management fees, technical assistance and other fees, returns in kind and other amounts derived from the investment;
(b) proceeds from the sale of all or any part of the investment or from the partial or complete liquidation of the investment;
(c) payments made under a contract entered into by the investor, or its investment, including payments made pursuant to a loan agreement;
(d) payments made pursuant to Article G-10; and
(e) payments arising under Section II.
2. Each Party shall permit transfers to be made in a freely usable currency at the market rate of exchange prevailing on the date of transfer with respect to spot transactions in the currency to be transferred.
3. Neither Party may require its investors to transfer, or penalize its investors that fail to transfer, the income, earnings, profits or other amounts derived from, or attributable to, investments in the territory of the other Party.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, a Party may prevent a transfer through the equitable, non-discriminatory and good faith application of its laws relating to:
(a) bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of the rights of creditors;
(b) issuing, trading or dealing in securities;
(c) criminal or penal offenses;
(d) reports of transfers of currency or other monetary instruments; or
(e) ensuring the satisfaction of judgments in adjudicatory proceedings.
5. Paragraph 3 shall not be construed to prevent a Party from imposing any measure through the equitable, non-discriminatory and good faith application of its laws relating to the matters set out in subparagraphs (a) through (e) of paragraph 4.
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, a Party may restrict transfers of returns in kind in circumstances where it could otherwise restrict such transfers under this Agreement, including as set out in paragraph 4.
Article G-10: Expropriation and Compensation Endnote 5
1. Neither Party may directly or indirectly nationalize or expropriate an investment of an investor of the other Party in its territory or take a measure tantamount to nationalization or expropriation of such an investment (“expropriation”), except:
(a) for a public purpose;
(b) on a non-discriminatory basis;
(c) in accordance with due process of law and Article G-05(1); and
(d) on payment of compensation in accordance with paragraphs 2 through 6.
2. Compensation shall be equivalent to the fair market value of the expropriated investment immediately before the expropriation took place (“date of expropriation”), and shall not reflect any change in value occurring because the intended expropriation had become known earlier. Valuation criteria shall include going concern value, asset value including declared tax value of tangible property, and other criteria, as appropriate, to determine fair market value.
3. Compensation shall be paid without delay and be fully realizable.
4. If payment is made in a G7 currency, compensation shall include interest at a commercially reasonable rate for that currency from the date of expropriation until the date of actual payment.
5. If a Party elects to pay in a currency other than a G7 currency, the amount paid on the date of payment, if converted into a G7 currency at the market rate of exchange prevailing on that date, shall be no less than if the amount of compensation owed on the date of expropriation had been converted into that G7 currency at the market rate of exchange prevailing on that date, and interest had accrued at a commercially reasonable rate for that G7 currency from the date of expropriation until the date of payment.
6. On payment, compensation shall be freely transferable as provided in Article G‑09.
7. This Article does not apply to the issuance of compulsory licences granted in relation to intellectual property rights, or to the revocation, limitation or creation of intellectual property rights, to the extent that such issuance, revocation, limitation or creation is consistent with the TRIPS Agreement.
8. For purposes of this Article and for greater certainty, a non-discriminatory measure of general application shall not be considered a measure tantamount to an expropriation of a debt security or loan covered by this Chapter solely on the ground that the measure imposes costs on the debtor that cause it to default on the debt.
Article G-11: Special Formalities and Information Requirements
1. Nothing in Article G-02 shall be construed to prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes special formalities in connection with the establishment of investments by investors of the other Party, such as a requirement that investors be residents of the Party or that investments be legally constituted under the laws or regulations of the Party, provided that such formalities do not materially impair the protections afforded by a Party to investors of the other Party and investments of investors of the other Party pursuant to this Chapter.
2. Notwithstanding Articles G-02 or G-03, a Party may require an investor of the other Party, or its investment in its territory, to provide routine information concerning that investment solely for informational or statistical purposes. The Party shall protect such business information that is confidential from any disclosure that would prejudice the competitive position of the investor or the investment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent a Party from otherwise obtaining or disclosing information in connection with the equitable and good faith application of its law.
Article G-12: Relation to Other Chapters
1. In the event of any inconsistency between this Chapter and another Chapter, the other Chapter shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
2. A requirement by a Party that a service provider of the other Party post a bond or other form of financial security as a condition of providing a service into its territory does not of itself make this Chapter applicable to the provision of that cross-border service. This Chapter applies to that Party’s treatment of the posted bond or financial security.
Article G-13: Denial of Benefits
1. A Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to an investor of the other Party that is an enterprise of that other Party and to investments of that investor if investors of a non-Party own or control the enterprise and the denying Party:
(a) does not maintain diplomatic relations with the non-Party; or
(b) adopts or maintains measures with respect to the non-Party that prohibit transactions with the enterprise or that would be violated or circumvented if the benefits of this Chapter were accorded to the enterprise or to its investments.
2. Subject to prior notification and consultation in accordance with Articles L-03 (Notification and Provision of Information) and N-06 (Consultations), a Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to an investor of the other Party that is an enterprise of that other Party and to investments of those investors if investors of a non-Party own or control the enterprise and the enterprise has no substantial business activities in the territory of the Party under whose law it is constituted or organized.
Article G-14: Environmental Measures
1. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party from adopting, maintaining or enforcing any measure otherwise consistent with this Chapter that it considers appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive to environmental concerns.
2. The Parties recognize that it is inappropriate to encourage investment by relaxing domestic health, safety or environmental measures. Accordingly, a Party should not waive or otherwise derogate from, or offer to waive or otherwise derogate from, such measures as an encouragement for the establishment, acquisition, expansion or retention in its territory of an investment of an investor. If a Party considers that the other Party has offered such an encouragement, it may request consultations with the other Party and the two Parties shall consult with a view to avoiding any such encouragement.
Article G-14 bis: Corporate Social Responsibility
The Parties reaffirm their commitment to internationally recognized standards, guidelines and principles of corporate social responsibility that have been endorsed or are supported by the Parties, including the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and each Party should encourage enterprises operating within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction to voluntarily incorporate these standards, guidelines and principles into their business practices and internal policies. These standards, guidelines and principles address issues such as labour, environment, gender equality, human rights, community relations, and anti-corruption.
Article G-15: Energy Regulatory Measures
Each Party shall seek to ensure that in the application of any energy regulatory measure, energy regulatory bodies within its territory avoid disruption of contractual relationships to the maximum extent practicable, and provide for orderly and equitable implementation appropriate to such measures.
Section II - Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of the Other Party
Article G-16: Purpose
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Parties under Chapter N (Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures), this Section establishes a mechanism for the settlement of investment disputes that assures both equal treatment among investors of the Parties in accordance with the principle of international reciprocity and due process before an impartial tribunal.
Article G-17: Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf
An investor of a Party may submit to arbitration under this Section a claim that the other Party has breached an obligation under:
(a) Section I, other than Article G-14 or G-14 bis, or Article J-03(2) (State Enterprises); or
(b) Article J-02(3)(a) (Monopolies and State Enterprises) where the monopoly has acted in a manner inconsistent with the Party’s obligations under Section I, other than Article G-14 or G-14 bis,
and that the investor has incurred loss or damage by reason of, or arising out of, that breach.
Article G-18: Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise
1. An investor of a Party, on behalf of an enterprise of the other Party that is a juridical person that the investor owns or controls directly or indirectly, may submit to arbitration under this Section a claim that the other Party has breached an obligation under:
(a) Section I, other than Article G-14 or G-14 bis, or Article J-03(2) (State Enterprises); or
(b) Article J-02(3)(a) (Monopolies and State Enterprises) where the monopoly has acted in a manner inconsistent with the Party’s obligations under Section I, other than Article G-14 or Article G-14 bis,
and that the enterprise has incurred loss or damage by reason of, or arising out of, that breach.
2. If an investor makes a claim under this Article and the investor or a non‑controlling investor in the enterprise makes a claim under Article G-17 arising out of the same events that gave rise to the claim under this Article, and two or more of the claims are submitted to arbitration under Article G-21, the claims should be heard together by a Tribunal established under Article G-27, unless the Tribunal finds that the interests of a disputing party would be prejudiced thereby.
3. An investment may not make a claim under this Section.
Article G-19: Request for Consultations
1. A dispute should, as far as possible, be settled amicably. A settlement may be agreed at any time, including after the claim has been submitted pursuant to Article G-21. Unless otherwise agreed to a longer period, consultations shall be held within 60 days of the submission of the request for consultations pursuant to paragraph 4 of this article.
2. A request for consultations must be submitted within three years from the date on which the investor or, as applicable, the enterprise referred to in Article G-18(1), first acquired or should have first acquired knowledge of the alleged breach and knowledge that the investor or, as applicable, the enterprise referred to in Article G-18(1), has incurred loss or damage.
3. Unless otherwise agreed, the place of consultation shall be:
(a) Ottawa, if the measures challenged are measures of Canada; or
(b) Santiago, if the measures challenged are measures of Chile.
4. The investor seeking consultations shall deliver to the relevant Party a written request for consultations which shall specify:
(a) the name and address of the investor and, where a claim is made under Article G-18, the name and address of the enterprise;
(b) the provisions of this Agreement alleged to have been breached and any other relevant provisions;
(c) the issues and the factual basis for the claim; and
(d) the relief sought and the approximate amount of damages claimed.
5. In the event that the investor has not submitted a claim pursuant to Article G-21 within one year of submitting the request for consultations, the investor is deemed to have withdrawn its request for consultations and shall not submit a claim under this Section with respect to the same measures. This period may be extended by mutual agreement.
6. For greater certainty, the initiation of consultations pursuant to this Article shall not be construed as recognition of the jurisdiction of any future Tribunal under this Section.
Article G-20: Mediation
1. The disputing parties may at any time agree to have recourse to mediation.
2. Recourse to mediation is without prejudice to the legal position or rights of either disputing party under this Chapter and is governed by the rules agreed to by the disputing parties including, if available, the rules for mediation adopted by the Parties.
3. The mediator is appointed by agreement of the disputing parties. The disputing parties may also request that the Secretary-General of ICSID appoint the mediator.
4. The disputing parties shall endeavour to reach a resolution of the dispute within 90 days from the appointment of the mediator.
5. If the disputing parties agree to have recourse to mediation the timelines pursuant to Articles G-19(2) and G-19(5) shall be suspended from the date on which the disputing parties agreed to have recourse to mediation and shall resume on the date on which either disputing party decides to terminate the mediation. A decision by a disputing party to terminate the mediation shall be transmitted by way of a letter to the mediator and the other disputing party.
Article G-21: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
1. Except as provided in Annex G-21.1, and provided that 180 days have elapsed since the receipt by the disputing Party of a written request for consultations pursuant to Article G-19(2), a disputing investor may submit a claim to arbitration under:
(a) the ICSID Convention, provided that both the disputing Party and the Party of the investor are parties to the Convention;
(b) the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, provided that either the disputing Party or the Party of the investor, but not both, is a party to the ICSID Convention; or
(c) the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
2. The applicable arbitration rules shall govern the arbitration except to the extent modified by this Section.
Article G-22: Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
1. A disputing investor may submit a claim under Article G-17 to arbitration only if:
(a) the investor consents to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set out in this Agreement; and
(b) the investor and, if the claim is for loss or damage to an interest in an enterprise of the other Party that is a juridical person that the investor owns or controls directly or indirectly, the enterprise, waive their right to initiate or continue before any administrative tribunal or court under the law of a Party, or other dispute settlement procedures, any proceedings with respect to the measure of the disputing Party that is alleged to be a breach referred to in Article G-17, except for proceedings for injunctive, declaratory or other extraordinary relief, not involving the payment of damages, before an administrative tribunal or court under the law of the disputing Party.
2. A disputing investor may submit a claim under Article G-18 to arbitration only if both the investor and the enterprise:
(a) consent to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set out in this Agreement; and
(b) waive their right to initiate or continue before any administrative tribunal or court under the law of a Party, or other dispute settlement procedures, any proceedings with respect to the measure of the disputing Party that is alleged to be a breach referred to in Article G-18, except for proceedings for injunctive, declaratory or other extraordinary relief, not involving the payment of damages, before an administrative tribunal or court under the law of the disputing Party.
3. A consent and waiver required by this Article shall be in writing, shall be delivered to the disputing Party and shall be included in the submission of a claim to arbitration.
4. Only when a disputing Party has deprived a disputing investor of control of an enterprise:
(a) a waiver from the enterprise under paragraph 1(b) or 2(b) shall not be required; and
(b) paragraph 1(b) of Annex G-21.1 shall not apply.
Article G-23: Consent to Arbitration
1. Each Party consents to the submission of a claim to arbitration in accordance with the procedures set out in this Agreement, including Articles G-19, G-21 and G-22.
2. The consent given by paragraph 1 and the submission by a disputing investor of a claim to arbitration shall satisfy the requirement of:
(a) Chapter II (Jurisdiction of the Centre) of the ICSID Convention and the ICSID Additional Facility Rules for written consent of the parties;
(b) Article II of the New York Convention for an agreement in writing; and
(c) Article I of the Inter-American Convention for an agreement.
Article G-23 bis: Third Party Funding
1. If there is third party funding, the disputing party benefiting from it shall disclose to the other disputing party and to the Tribunal the name and address of the third party funder.
2. The disclosure shall be made at the time of the submission of a claim or, if the financing agreement is concluded or the donation or grant is made after the submission of a claim, without delay as soon as the agreement is concluded or the donation or grant is made.
3. For the purpose of this Article, third party funding means any funding provided by a person who is not a disputing party but who enters into an agreement with a disputing party in order to finance part or all of the cost of the proceedings either through a donation or grant, or in return for remuneration dependent on the outcome of the dispute.
Article G-24: Number of Arbitrators and Method of Appointment
1. Except in respect of a Tribunal established under Article G-27, and unless the disputing parties agree otherwise, the Tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators: one arbitrator appointed by each of the disputing parties and the third, who shall be the presiding arbitrator, appointed by agreement of the disputing parties.
2. Tribunal members shall be independent. They shall not be affiliated with any government. They shall not take instructions from any organization, or government with regard to matters related to the dispute. They shall not participate in the consideration of any disputes that would create a direct or indirect conflict of interest. They shall comply with the International Bar Association Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration and any supplemental rules agreed to by the Parties. In addition, upon appointment, they shall refrain from acting as counsel or as a party‑appointed expert or witness in any pending or new investment dispute under this or any other international agreement.
Article G-25: Constitution of a Tribunal When a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator or the Disputing Parties Are Unable to Agree on a Presiding Arbitrator
1. The Secretary-General shall serve as appointing authority for an arbitration under this Section.
2. If a Tribunal, other than a Tribunal established under Article G-27, has not been constituted within 90 days from the date that a claim is submitted to arbitration, the Secretary-General, on the request of either disputing party, shall appoint, in his or her discretion, the arbitrator or arbitrators not yet appointed, except that the presiding arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph 3.
3. The Secretary-General shall appoint the presiding arbitrator from the roster of presiding arbitrators referred to in paragraph 4, provided that the presiding arbitrator shall not be a national of the disputing Party or a national of the Party of the disputing investor. In the event that no such presiding arbitrator is available to serve, the Secretary-General shall appoint, from the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators, a presiding arbitrator who is not a national of either of the Parties.
4. On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall establish, and thereafter maintain, a roster of 30 presiding arbitrators, none of whom may be a national of a Party, meeting the qualifications of the Convention and rules referred to in Article G‑21 and experienced in international law and investment matters. The roster members shall be appointed by mutual agreement of the Parties.
Article G-26: Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators
For purposes of Article 39 of the ICSID Convention and Article 7 of Schedule C to the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, and without prejudice to an objection to an arbitrator based on Article G-25(3) or on a ground other than nationality:
(a) the disputing Party agrees to the appointment of each individual member of a Tribunal established under the ICSID Convention or the ICSID Additional Facility Rules;
(b) a disputing investor referred to in Article G-17 may submit a claim to arbitration, or continue a claim, under the ICSID Convention or the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, only on condition that the disputing investor agrees in writing to the appointment of each individual member of the Tribunal; and
(c) a disputing investor referred to in Article G-18(1) may submit a claim to arbitration, or continue a claim, under the ICSID Convention or the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, only on condition that the disputing investor and the enterprise agree in writing to the appointment of each individual member of the Tribunal.
Article G-27: Consolidation
1. A Tribunal established under this Article shall be established under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and shall conduct its proceedings in accordance with those Rules, except as modified by this Section.
2. If a Tribunal established under this Article is satisfied that claims have been submitted to arbitration under Article G-21 that have a question of law or fact in common, the Tribunal may, in the interests of fair and efficient resolution of the claims, and after hearing the disputing parties, by order:
(a) assume jurisdiction over, and hear and determine together, all or part of the claims; or
(b) assume jurisdiction over, and hear and determine one or more of the claims, the determination of which it believes would assist in the resolution of the others.
3. A disputing party that seeks an order under paragraph 2 shall request the Secretary-General to establish a Tribunal and shall specify in the request:
(a) the name of the disputing Party or disputing investors against which the order is sought;
(b) the nature of the order sought; and
(c) the grounds on which the order is sought.
4. The disputing party shall deliver a copy of the request to the disputing Party or disputing investors against which the order is sought.
5. Within 60 days of receipt of the request, the Secretary-General shall establish a Tribunal composed of three arbitrators. The Secretary-General shall appoint the presiding arbitrator from the roster referred to in Article G-25(4). In the event that no such presiding arbitrator is available to serve, the Secretary-General shall appoint, from the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators, a presiding arbitrator who is not a national of either Party. The Secretary-General shall appoint the two other members from the roster referred to in Article G-25(4) and, to the extent not available from that roster, from the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and, to the extent not available from that Panel, in the discretion of the Secretary-General. One member shall be a national of the disputing Party and one member shall be a national of the Party of the disputing investors.
6. If a Tribunal has been established under this Article, a disputing investor that has submitted a claim to arbitration under Article G-17 or G-18 and that has not been named in a request made under paragraph 3 may make a written request to the Tribunal that it be included in an order made under paragraph 2, and shall specify in the request:
(a) the name and address of the disputing investor;
(b) the nature of the order sought; and
(c) the grounds on which the order is sought.
7. A disputing investor referred to in paragraph 6 shall deliver a copy of its request to the disputing parties named in a request made under paragraph 3.
8. A Tribunal established under Article G-21 shall not have jurisdiction to decide a claim, or a part of a claim, over which a Tribunal established under this Article has assumed jurisdiction.
9. On application of a disputing party, a Tribunal established under this Article, pending its decision under paragraph 2, may order that the proceedings of a Tribunal established under Article G-21 be stayed, unless the latter Tribunal has already adjourned its proceedings.
10. A disputing Party shall deliver to the Secretariat, within 15 days of receipt by the disputing Party, a copy of:
(a) a request for arbitration made under paragraph (1) of Article 36 of the ICSID Convention;
(b) a notice of arbitration made under Article 2 of Schedule C of the ICSID Additional Facility Rules; or
(c) a notice of arbitration given under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
11. A disputing Party shall deliver to the Secretariat a copy of a request made under paragraph 3:
(a) within 15 days of receipt of the request, in the case of a request made by a disputing investor; and
(b) within 15 days of making the request, in the case of a request made by the disputing Party.
12. A disputing Party shall deliver to the Secretariat a copy of a request made under paragraph 6 within 15 days of receipt of the request.
13. The Secretariat shall maintain a public register of the documents referred to in paragraphs 10, 11 and 12.
Article G-28: Documents to, and Participation of, the Non-Disputing Party
1. The UNCITRAL Transparency Rules shall apply with respect to the participation of the non-disputing Party in arbitration proceedings under this Section except as modified by this Chapter.
2. The disputing Party shall deliver to the non-disputing Party a copy of the request for consultations and other documents submitted along with that request within 30 days of the date those documents have been delivered to the disputing Party. The non‑disputing Party is entitled, upon its request and at its cost, to receive from the disputing Party a copy of the evidence that has been tendered to the Tribunal, copies of pleadings filed in the arbitration, and the written arguments of the disputing parties. The non-disputing Party receiving such information shall treat the information as if it were the disputing Party.
3. The non-disputing Party may make oral and written submissions to a Tribunal only on questions of interpretation of this Agreement and has the right to attend hearings held under this Section.
Article G-29: Transparency of Proceedings
1. The UNCITRAL Transparency Rules, including in regard to public hearings and the participation of third parties, as modified by this Chapter, shall apply in connection with proceedings under this Section.
2. A decision on arbitrator challenge, a request for consolidation, and an agreement to mediate made after the commencement of arbitral proceedings shall be included in the list of documents to be made available to the public under Article 3(1) of the UNCITRAL Transparency Rules.
3. Exhibits shall be included in the list of documents to be made available to the public under Article 3(2) of the UNCITRAL Transparency Rules.
4. Notwithstanding Article 2 of the UNCITRAL Transparency Rules, prior to the constitution of the Tribunal, the disputing Party shall make publicly available in a timely manner relevant documents pursuant to paragraph 2, subject to the redaction of confidential information. Such documentation may be made publicly available by communication to the repository referred to in paragraph 8 of this Article.
5. A disputing party may disclose to other persons in connection with the arbitral proceedings, including witnesses and experts, such unredacted documents as it considers necessary in the course of proceedings under this Section. However, the disputing party shall ensure that those persons protect the confidential information in those documents as directed by the Tribunal.
6. A Party may share with government officials and sub-national government officials, if applicable, such unredacted documents as it considers necessary in the course of proceedings under this Section. However, such Party shall ensure that those persons protect the confidential information in those documents as directed by the Tribunal.
7. Nothing in this Chapter requires a disputing Party to withhold from the public information required to be disclosed by its laws. To the extent that a Tribunal’s confidentiality order designates information as confidential and a Party’s law on access to information requires public access to that information, the Party’s law on access to information shall prevail. The disputing Party should apply those laws in a manner sensitive to protecting from disclosure information that has been designated as confidential or protected information.
8. The repository of information published under this Article shall be the administering authority to which a claim is submitted under this Section.
Article G-30: Preliminary Objections
1. Without prejudice to a Tribunal’s authority to address other questions as a preliminary objection, a Tribunal shall address and decide as a preliminary question any objection by the disputing Party that, as a matter of law, a claim submitted is not a claim for which an award in favour of the disputing investor may be made under this Chapter, including that a dispute is not within the competence of the Tribunal, or that a claim is manifestly without legal merit.
2. An objection under paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Tribunal within 60 days after the Tribunal is constituted. The Tribunal shall suspend any proceedings on the merits and issue a decision or award on the objection, stating the grounds therefor, no later than 180 days after the date of the request. However, if a disputing party requests a hearing, the Tribunal may take an additional 30 days to issue the decision or award. Regardless of whether a hearing is requested, a Tribunal may, on a showing of extraordinary cause, delay issuing its decision or award by an additional brief period, which may not exceed 30 days.
3. In deciding an objection under paragraph 1, the Tribunal shall assume to be true the disputing investor’s factual allegations in support of any claim in the notice of arbitration or any amendment thereof, provided the amendment is submitted no later than 30 days from the objection under paragraph 1. The Tribunal may also consider any relevant facts not in dispute.
4. This Article shall be without prejudice to the Tribunal’s authority to address questions pertaining to its competence in the course of proceedings, or to the right of the disputing Party to make any objection as to the Tribunal’s competence, including an objection to jurisdiction, or any argument on the merits merely because the disputing Party did or did not raise an objection under paragraph 1.
5. The provisions on costs in Article G-36, including costs of the proceedings and costs of legal representation and assistance, shall apply to decisions or awards issued under this Article.
Article G-31: Place of Arbitration
Unless the disputing parties agree otherwise, a Tribunal shall hold an arbitration in the territory of a Party that is a party to the New York Convention, selected in accordance with:
(a) the ICSID Additional Facility Rules if the arbitration is under those Rules or the ICSID Convention; or
(b) the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules if the arbitration is under those Rules.
Article G-32: Governing Law
1. A Tribunal established under this Section shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with this Agreement and applicable rules of international law.
2. An interpretation by the Commission of a provision of this Agreement shall be binding on a Tribunal established under this Section.
3. For greater certainty, if an investor of a Party submits a claim under this Section, including a claim alleging that a Party breached Article G-05, the investor has the burden of proving all elements of its claims, consistent with general principles of international law applicable to international arbitration.
Article G-33: Interpretation of Annexes
1. If a disputing Party asserts as a defense that the measure alleged to be a breach is within the scope of a reservation or exception set out in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, on request of the disputing Party, the Tribunal shall request the interpretation of the Commission on the issue. The Commission, within 60 days of delivery of the request, shall submit in writing its interpretation to the Tribunal.
2. Further to Article G-32(2), a Commission interpretation submitted under paragraph 1 shall be binding on the Tribunal. If the Commission fails to submit an interpretation within 60 days, the Tribunal shall decide the issue.
Article G-34: Expert Reports
Without prejudice to the appointment of other kinds of experts where authorized by the applicable arbitration rules, a Tribunal, at the request of a disputing party or, unless the disputing parties disapprove, on its own initiative, may appoint one or more experts to report to it in writing on any factual issue concerning environmental, health, safety or other scientific matters raised by a disputing party in a proceeding, subject to such terms and conditions as the disputing parties may agree.
Article G-35: Interim Measures of Protection
A Tribunal may order an interim measure of protection to preserve the rights of a disputing party, or to ensure that the Tribunal’s jurisdiction is made fully effective, including an order to preserve evidence in the possession or control of a disputing party or to protect the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. A Tribunal may not order attachment or enjoin the application of the measure alleged to constitute a breach referred to in Article G-17 or G-18. For purposes of this paragraph, an order includes a recommendation.
Article G-36: Final Award
1. If a Tribunal makes a final award against a Party, the Tribunal may award, separately or in combination, only:
(a) monetary damages and any applicable interest; and
(b) restitution of property, in which case the award shall provide that the disputing Party may pay monetary damages and any applicable interest in lieu of restitution.
2. The Tribunal shall order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the unsuccessful disputing party. In exceptional circumstances, the Tribunal may apportion costs between the disputing parties if it determines that apportionment is appropriate in the circumstances of the claim. Other reasonable costs, including costs of legal representation and assistance, shall be borne by the unsuccessful disputing party, unless the Tribunal determines that such apportionment is unreasonable in the circumstances of the claim. If only parts of the claim have been successful the costs shall be adjusted, proportionately, to the number or extent of the successful parts of the claim.
3. Subject to paragraph 1, when a claim is made under Article G-18(1):
(a) an award of restitution of property shall provide that restitution be made to the enterprise;
(b) an award of monetary damages and any applicable interest shall provide that the sum be paid to the enterprise; and
(c) the award shall provide that it is made without prejudice to any right that any person may have in the relief under applicable domestic law.
4. A Tribunal may not order a Party to pay punitive damages.
Article G-37: Finality and Enforcement of an Award
1. An award made by a Tribunal shall have no binding force except between the disputing parties and in respect of the particular case.
2. Subject to paragraph 3 and the applicable review procedure for an interim award, a disputing party shall abide by and comply with an award without delay.
3. A disputing party may not seek enforcement of a final award until:
(a) in the case of a final award made under the ICSID Convention:
(i) 120 days have elapsed from the date the award was rendered and no disputing party has requested revision or annulment of the award, or
(ii) revision or annulment proceedings have been completed; and
(b) in the case of a final award under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules or the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules:
(i) three months have elapsed from the date the award was rendered and no disputing party has commenced a proceeding to revise, set aside or annul the award, or
(ii) a court has dismissed or allowed an application to revise, set aside or annul the award and there is no further appeal.
4. Each Party shall provide for the enforcement of an award in its territory.
5. If a disputing Party fails to abide by or comply with a final award, the Commission, on delivery of a request by a Party whose investor was a party to the arbitration, shall establish a panel under Article N-08 (Request for an Arbitral Panel). The requesting Party may seek in such proceedings:
(a) a determination that the failure to abide by or comply with the final award is inconsistent with the obligations of this Agreement; and
(b) a recommendation that the Party abide by or comply with the final award.
6. A disputing investor may seek enforcement of an arbitration award under the ICSID Convention, the New York Convention or the Inter-American Convention regardless of whether proceedings have been taken under paragraph 5.
7. A claim that is submitted to arbitration under this Section shall be considered to arise out of a commercial relationship or transaction for purposes of Article I of the New York Convention and Article I of the Inter-American Convention.
8. If a separate agreement enters into force as between the Parties that establishes a multilateral investment tribunal or appellate mechanism, the Parties shall adopt a decision providing that investment disputes arising under this Chapter shall be decided, or in the case of an appellate mechanism shall be eligible for review, pursuant to this separate agreement and make appropriate transitional arrangements.
Article G-38: General
Time when a Claim is Submitted to Arbitration
1. A claim is submitted to arbitration under this Section when:
(a) the request for arbitration under paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the ICSID Convention has been received by the Secretary-General;
(b) the notice of arbitration under Article 2 of Schedule C of the ICSID Additional Facility Rules has been received by the Secretary-General; or
(c) the notice of arbitration given under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules is received by the disputing Party.
Service of Documents
2. Delivery of notice and other documents on a Party shall be made to the place named for that Party in Annex G-38.2.
Receipts under Insurance or Guarantee Contracts
3. In an arbitration under this Section, a Party shall not assert, as a defense, counterclaim, right of setoff or otherwise, that the disputing investor has received or will receive, pursuant to an insurance or guarantee contract, indemnification or other compensation for all or part of its alleged damages.
Publication of an Award
4. Annex G-38.4 applies to the Parties specified in that Annex with respect to publication of an award.
Article G-39: Exclusions
1. Without prejudice to the applicability or non-applicability of the dispute settlement provisions of this Section or of Chapter N (Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures) to other actions taken by a Party pursuant to Article O-02 (National Security), a decision by a Party to prohibit or restrict an investment in its territory by an investor of the other Party, or its investment, pursuant to that Article shall not be subject to such provisions.
2. The dispute settlement provisions of this Section and of Chapter N (Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures) shall not apply to the matters referred to in Annex G-39.2.
Section III – Definitions
Article G-40: Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter:
disputing investor means an investor that makes a claim under Section II;
disputing parties means the disputing investor and the disputing Party;
disputing Party means a Party against which a claim is made under Section II;
disputing party means the disputing investor or the disputing Party;
energy and basic petrochemical goods refer to those goods classified under the Harmonized System as:
(a) subheading 2612.10;
(b) headings 27.01 through 27.06;
(c) subheading 2707.50;
(d) subheading 2707.99 (only with respect to solvent naphtha, rubber extender oils and carbon black feedstocks);
(e) headings 27.08 and 27.09;
(f) heading 27.10 (except for normal paraffin mixtures in the range of C9 to C15);
(g) heading 27.11 (except for ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene in purities over 50 percent);
(h) headings 27.12 through 27.16;
(i) subheadings 2844.10 through 2844.50 (only with respect to uranium compounds classified under those subheadings);
(j) subheadings 2845.10; and
(k) subheading 2901.10 (only with respect to ethane, butanes, pentanes, hexanes, and heptanes);
energy regulatory measure means any measure by governmental entities that directly affects the transportation, transmission or distribution, purchase or sale, of an energy or basic petrochemical good;
enterprise means an “enterprise” as defined in Article B-01 (Definitions of General Application), and a branch of an enterprise;
enterprise of a Party means an enterprise constituted or organized under the law of a Party, and a branch located in the territory of a Party and carrying out business activities there;
equity or debt securities includes voting and non-voting shares, bonds, convertible debentures, stock options and warrants;
existing means in effect on 1 January 1994 for Canada and 29 December 1995 for Chile;
G7 currency means the currency of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
ICSID means the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes;
ICSID Convention means the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States, done at Washington, 18 March 1965;
ICSID Additional Facility Rules means the Rules Governing the Additional Facility for the Administration of Proceedings by the Secretariat of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes;
Inter-American Convention means the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration, done at Panama, 30 January 1975;
investment means:
(a) an enterprise;
(b) an equity security of an enterprise;
(c) a debt security of an enterprise:
(i) where the enterprise is an affiliate of the investor, or
(ii) where the original maturity of the debt security is at least three years,
but does not include a debt security, regardless of original maturity, of a state enterprise;
(d) a loan to an enterprise:
(i) where the enterprise is an affiliate of the investor, or
(ii) where the original maturity of the loan is at least three years,
but does not include a loan, regardless of original maturity, to a state enterprise;
(e) an interest in an enterprise that entitles the owner to share in income or profits of the enterprise;
(f) an interest in an enterprise that entitles the owner to share in the assets of that enterprise on dissolution, other than a debt security or a loan excluded from subparagraph (c) or (d);
(g) real estate or other property, tangible or intangible, acquired in the expectation or used for the purpose of economic benefit or other business purposes; and
(h) interests arising from the commitment of capital or other resources in the territory of a Party to economic activity in such territory, such as under:
(i) contracts involving the presence of an investor’s property in the territory of the Party, including turnkey or construction contracts, or concessions, or
(ii) contracts where remuneration depends substantially on the production, revenues or profits of an enterprise;
but investment does not mean,
(i) claims to money that arise solely from:
(i) commercial contracts for the sale of goods or services by a national or enterprise in the territory of a Party to an enterprise in the territory of the other Party, or
(ii) the extension of credit in connection with a commercial transaction, such as trade financing, other than a loan covered by subparagraph (d); or
(j) any other claims to money, that do not involve the kinds of interests set out in subparagraphs (a) through (h).
investment of an investor of a Party means an investment owned or controlled directly or indirectly by an investor of such Party;
investor of a Party means a Party or state enterprise thereof, or a national or an enterprise of such Party, that seeks to make, is making or has made an investment;
investor of a non-Party means an investor other than an investor of a Party, that seeks to make, is making or has made an investment;
New York Convention means the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, done at New York, 10 June 1958;
Secretary-General means the Secretary-General of ICSID;
transfers means transfers and international payments;
Tribunal means an arbitration tribunal established under Article G-21 or G-27; and
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules means the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
UNCITRAL Transparency Rules means the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration.
Annex G-04.2 – Standard of Treatment
1. Chile shall accord to an investor of Canada or an investment of such investor that is party to an investment contract pursuant to Decree Law 600 of 1974 (“Decreto Ley 600 de 1974”), the better of the treatment required under this Agreement or granted under the contract pursuant to the said Decree Law.
2. Chile shall permit an investor of Canada or an investment or such investor, referred to in paragraph 1, to amend the investment contract in order to reflect the rights and obligations of this Agreement.
Annex G-05 – Customary International Law
The Parties confirm their shared understanding that “customary international law” generally and as specifically referenced in Article G-05 results from a general and consistent practice of States that they follow from a sense of legal obligation. The customary international law minimum standard of treatment of aliens refers to all customary international law principles that protect the investments of aliens.
Annex G-09.1
1. For the purpose of preserving the stability of its currency, Chile reserves the right:
(a) to maintain existing requirements that transfers from Chile of proceeds from the sale of all or any part of an investment of an investor of Canada or from the partial or complete liquidation of the investment may not take place until a period not to exceed:
(i) in the case of an investment made pursuant to Law 18.657 Foreign Capital Investment Fund Law (“Ley 18.657, Ley Sobre Fondo de Inversiones de Capitales Extranjeros”), five years has elapsed from the date of transfer to Chile, or
(ii) subject to subparagraph (c)(iii), in all other cases, one year has elapsed from the date of transfer to Chile;
(b) to apply a reserve requirement pursuant to Article 49 No. 2 of Law 18.840, Organic Law of the Central Bank of Chile, (“Ley 18.840, Ley Orgánica del Banco Central de Chile”) on an investment of an investor of Canada, other than foreign direct investment, and on foreign credits relating to an investment, provided that such a reserve requirement shall not exceed 30 per cent of the amount of the investment, or the credit, as the case may be;
(c) to adopt:
(i) measures imposing a reserve requirement referred to in subparagraph (b) for a period which shall not exceed two years from the date of transfer to Chile,
(ii) any reasonable measure consistent with paragraph 3 necessary to implement or to avoid circumvention of the measures under subparagraphs (a) or (b), and
(iii) measures, consistent with Article G-09 and this Annex, establishing future special voluntary investment programs in addition to the general regime for foreign investment in Chile, except that any such measures may restrict transfers from Chile of proceeds from the sale of all or any part of an investment of an investor of Canada or from the partial or complete liquidation of the investment for a period not to exceed 5 years from the date of transfer to Chile; and
(d) to apply, pursuant to the Law 18.840, measures with respect to transfers relating to an investment of an investor of Canada that:
(i) require that foreign exchange transactions for such transfers take place in the Formal Exchange Market,
(ii) require authorization for access to the Formal Exchange Market to purchase foreign currency, at the rate agreed upon by the parties to the transaction, which access shall be granted without delay when such transfers are:
(A) payments for current international transactions,
(B) proceeds from the sale of all or any part, and from the partial or complete liquidation of an investment of an investor of Canada, or
(C) payments pursuant to a loan provided they are made in accordance with the maturity dates originally agreed upon in the loan agreement, and
(iii) require that foreign currency be converted into Chilean pesos, at the rate agreed upon by the parties to the transaction, except for transfers referred to in sub-subparagraphs (ii) (A) through (C) which are exempt from this requirement.
2. Where Chile proposes to adopt a measure referred to in paragraph 1(c), Chile shall, to the extent practicable:
(a) provide in advance to Canada the reasons for the proposed adoption of the measure as well as any relevant information in relation to the measure; and
(b) provide Canada with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed measure.
3. A measure that is consistent with this Annex but inconsistent with Article G-02, shall be deemed not to contravene Article G-02 provided that, as required under existing Chilean law, it does not discriminate among investors that enter into transactions of the same nature.
4. This Annex applies to Law 18.840, to the Decree Law 600 of 1974 (“Decreto Ley 600 de 1974”), to Law 18.657 and any other law establishing a future special voluntary investment program consistent with sub-paragraph 1(c)(iii) and to the continuation or prompt renewal of such laws, and to amendments to those laws, to the extent that any such amendment does not decrease the conformity of the amended law with Article G-09(1) as it existed immediately before the amendment.
5. For the purposes of this Annex:
Chilean juridical person means an enterprise that is constituted or organized in Chile for profit in a form which under Chilean law is recognized as being a juridical person;
date of transfer means the settlement date when the funds that constitute the investment were converted into Chilean pesos, or the date of the importation of the equipment and technology;
existing means in effect on 22 October 1996;
foreign credit means any type of debt financing originating in foreign markets whatever its nature, form or maturity period;
foreign direct investment means an investment of an investor of Canada, other than a foreign credit, made in order:
(a) to establish a Chilean juridical person or to increase the capital of an existing Chilean juridical person with the purpose of producing an additional flow of goods or services, excluding purely financial flows; or
(b) to acquire equity of an existing Chilean juridical person and to participate in its management, but excludes such an investment that is of a purely financial character and that is designed only to gain indirect access to the financial market of Chile;
Formal Exchange Market means the market constituted by the banking entities and other institutions authorized by the competent authority; and
payments for current international transactions means “payments for current international transactions” as defined under the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, and for greater certainty, does not include payments of principal pursuant to a loan which are not made in accordance with the maturity dates originally agreed upon in the loan agreement.
Annex G-10 – Expropriation
1. The concept of a “measure tantamount to nationalization or expropriation” in paragraph 1 of Article G-10 can also be termed “indirect expropriation”. Indirect expropriation results from a measure or series of measures of a Party that has an effect equivalent to direct expropriation without formal transfer of title or outright seizure.
2. The determination of whether a measure or series of measures of a Party 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 extent to which the measure or series of measures interferes with distinct, reasonable investment-backed expectations; and
(c) the character of the measure or series of measures.
3. Except in rare circumstances, such as when a measure or series of measures is so severe in the light of its purpose that it cannot be reasonably viewed as having been adopted and applied in good faith, non-discriminatory measures of a Party that are designed and applied to protect legitimate public welfare objectives, such as health, safety and the environment, do not constitute indirect expropriations.
Annex G-21.1 – Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Chile
1. With respect to the submission of a claim to arbitration:
(a) an investor of Canada may not allege that Chile has breached an obligation under:
(i) Section I or Article J-03(2) (State Enterprises), or
(ii) Article J-02(3)(a) (Monopolies and State Enterprises) where the monopoly has acted in a manner inconsistent with Chile’s obligations under Section I,
both in an arbitration under Section II and in proceedings before a Chilean court or administrative tribunal; and
(b) where an enterprise of Chile that is a juridical person that an investor of Canada owns or controls directly or indirectly alleges in proceedings before a Chilean court or administrative tribunal that Chile has breached an obligation under:
(i) Section I or Article J-03(2) (State Enterprises), or
(ii) Article J-02(3)(a) (Monopolies and State Enterprises) where the monopoly has acted in a manner inconsistent with Chile’s obligations under Section I,
the investor may not allege the breach in an arbitration under Section II.
2. For greater certainty, if an investor of Canada or an enterprise of Chile that is a juridical person that an investor of Canada owns or controls directly or indirectly makes an allegation referred to in paragraph 1(a) or (b) before a Chilean court or administrative tribunal, the selection of the Chilean court or administrative tribunal shall be final and such investor or enterprise may not thereafter allege the breach in an arbitration under Section II.
Annex G-38.2 – Service of Documents on a Party Under Section II
1. The place for delivery of a request for consultations and other documents under this Section is:
(a) for Canada,
Office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada
Justice Building
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8,
or any successor designated by Canada; and
(b) for Chile,
Departamento Jurídico de la Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas
Internacionales. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Teatinos 180
Santiago, Chile,
or any successor designated by Chile.
2. A Party shall promptly make publicly available and notify the other Party by diplomatic note of any change to the place for delivery referred to above. Investors shall ensure that service of documents to a Party is made to the appropriate place.
Annex G-38.4 – Publication of an Award
Canada
When Canada is the disputing Party, either Canada or a disputing investor that is a party to the arbitration may make an award public.
Chile
When Chile is the disputing Party, either Chile or a disputing investor that is a party to arbitration may make an award public.
Annex G-39.2 – Exclusions from Dispute Settlement
Canada
A decision by Canada following a review under the Investment Canada Act (R.S.C. 1985, c.28 (1st Supp.)), with respect to whether or not to permit an investment that is subject to review, shall not be subject to the dispute settlement provisions of Section II or of Chapter N (Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures).
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