SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FACILITATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE... (22024A00830)
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FACILITATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
- SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FACILITATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Objectives
- Article 2
- Scope
- Article 3
- Definitions
- Article 4
- Most favoured nation treatment
- Article 5
- Measures against corruption and other illegal activities
- CHAPTER II
- TRANSPARENCY AND PREDICTABILITY
- Article 6
- Administration of measures of general application
- Article 7
- Publication requirements
- Article 8
- Publication in advance and opportunity to comment
- Article 9
- Transparency of the investment framework
- Article 10
- Transparency of investment incentives
- Article 11
- Linkages with the host economy
- Article 12
- Disclosure of confidential information
- CHAPTER III
- STREAMLINING OF AUTHORISATION PROCEDURES
- Article 13
- Scope
- Article 14
- Submission of applications
- Article 15
- Application timeframes
- Article 16
- Electronic applications and acceptance of copies
- Article 17
- Processing of applications
- Article 18
- Fees
- Article 19
- Objectivity, impartiality and independence
- Article 20
- Publication and information available
- Article 21
- Development of measures
- CHAPTER IV
- FOCAL POINTS AND INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS
- Article 22
- Investment facilitation focal points
- Article 23
- Problem-solving mechanisms
- Article 24
- Domestic inter-agency coordination
- Article 25
- Regulatory coherence and impact assessments
- Article 26
- Stakeholder consultation and periodic reviews
- Article 27
- Non application of dispute settlement
- CHAPTER V
- INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Article 28
- Objectives
- Article 29
- Right to regulate and levels of protection
- Article 30
- Multilateral labour standards and agreements
- Article 31
- Multilateral environmental governance and agreements
- Article 32
- Investment and climate change
- Article 33
- Investment contributing to sustainable development
- Article 34
- Corporate social responsibility and responsible business conduct
- Article 35
- Investment and gender equality
- CHAPTER VI
- DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND SETTLEMENT
- Article 36
- Consultations
- Article 37
- Mutually agreed solutions
- Article 38
- Arbitration
- Article 39
- Transparency
- Article 40
- Time periods
- Article 41
- Mediation Procedure
- CHAPTER VII
- COOPERATION AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
- Article 42
- Technical assistance and capacity-building for investment facilitation
- Article 43
- Committee on Investment Facilitation
- Article 44
- Functions of the Committee on Investment Facilitation
- Article 45
- Decisions and recommendations of the Committee on Investment Facilitation
- Article 46
- Dialogue with civil society
- CHAPTER VIII
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 47
- General exceptions
- Article 48
- Security exceptions
- Article 49
- Relations with the Cotonou Agreement
- Article 50
- Duration
- Article 51
- Termination
- Article 52
- Territorial application
- Article 53
- Amendments
- Article 54
- Accession of new Member States to the European Union
- Article 55
- Rights and obligations under this Agreement
- Article 56
- References to laws and other Agreements
- Article 57
- Entry into force
- Article 58
- Languages and authentic texts
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