El 8 de diciembre de 2017, el Presidente de la Comisión Europea, Jean-Claude Juncker, y el Primer Ministro japonés, Shinzo Abem, anunciaron el cierre de las negociaciones del Acuerdo de Asociación Económica (AAE) entre la Unión Europea y Japón.
Durante la semana del 27 de noviembre al 1 de diciembre de 2017, el Grupo de Trabajo III de la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas sobre Derecho Mercantil Internacional (CNUDMI) celebró su primera reunión para la posible reforma de la solución de controversias entre inversionista y Estado (ISDS).
Más allá de alcanzar en la propuesta de un Sistema de Tribunales de Inversiones (STI) en negociaciones bilaterales, la Unión Europea continúa con sus esfuerzos de establecer un tribunal multilateral de inversiones (TMI).
Las tres partes del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) celebraron la tercera, cuarta y quinta ronda de renegociación (Ottawa, 23 al 27 de septiembre; Arlington, 11 al 17 de octubre; y Ciudad de México, 17 al 21 de noviembre). La próxima ronda de renegociaciones del TLCAN está programada del 23 al 28 de enero de 2018 en Montreal.
Los países participantes de la Asociación Económica Integral Regional (por sus siglas en inglés, RCEP) celebraron la 20ma ronda de negociaciones en Incheon, Corea, del 17 al 28 de octubre de 2017.
El 11 de noviembre de 2017, en Da Nang, Vietnam, los ministros de Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canadá, Chile, Japón, Malasia, México, Nueva Zelanda, Perú, Singapur y Vietnam “acordaron los principales elementos del Acuerdo Progresivo y Global para la Asociación Transpacífica (en inglés, CPTPP).”
El 6 de septiembre de 2017, Bélgica presentó al Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE) una solicitud de una opinión sobre la compatibilidad del STI con los Tratados europeos.
Después de que el Presidente Trump declarara su iniciativa de renegociar el TLCAN, se realizó la primera ronda de negociaciones en Washington, D.C. del 16 al 20 de agosto de 2017 y la segunda en la Ciudad de México del 1 al 5 de septiembre de 2017.
El Grupo de Trabajo del Consejo Internacional de Arbitraje Internacional (por sus siglas en inglés, ICCA) y Queen Mary sobre el Financiamiento de Terceros en el Arbitraje Internacional abrió su borrador del informe para comentarios públicos.
El Comité de Revisión del Reglamento del Centro Internacional de Arbitraje de Hong Kong (HKIAC) invitó a presentar comentarios públicos sobre las enmiendas propuestas al Reglamento para el Arbitraje Administrado de 2013 del HKIAC.
El 31de julio de 2017, la Comisión Europea lanzó una consulta sobre la prevención y solución amigable de controversias entre inversores y autoridades públicas dentro de la Unión Europea.
On July 14, 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) entrusted its Working Group III with a broad mandate to work on the possible reform of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS).
After Canada’s ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on May 17, 2017, Canada and the European Commission agreed to start the provisional application of the agreement on September 21, 2017.
La Unión Europea y Japón anunciaron el 6 de julio de 2017 que llegaron a un acuerdo en principio sobre los principales elementos de un Acuerdo de Asociación Económica (AAE).
Los ministros de comercio de 11 países signatarios del Acuerdo de Asociación Trans-Pacífico se reunieron el 21 de mayo de 2017 en Hanoi, Vietnam, para discutir el futuro del acuerdo durante una reunión de APEC.
El Presidente ecuatoriano Rafael Correa formalizó el 16 de mayo de 2017 la salida de Ecuador de los tratados bilaterales de inversión celebrados con 16 países.
En septiembre de 2014, la Comisión Europea se rehusó a registrar la petición “Stop TTIP”, firmada por más de tres millones de ciudadanos de la UE solicitando a la Comisión que detenga las negociaciones de comercio e inversión con los Estados Unidos y se abstenga de celebrar el Acuerdo Económico y Comercial Globa) con Canadá.
El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea publicó su Dictamen 2/15 sobre el TLC entre la Unión Europea y Singapur el 16 de mayo de 2017.
Una reunión del Consejo General de la Organización Mundial del Comercio fue suspendida el 10 de mayo de 2017 después de que India objetara la adopción de la agenda propuesta, que incluye un ítem de “facilitación del comercio y la inversión”.
On January 1, 2017, the Investment Arbitration Rules of the Singapore Investment Arbitration Centre (SIAC) came into effect. Among the highlights are provisions on early dismissal of claims and defences, submissions by non-disputing parties and mandatory disclosure of third-party funding arrangements. The tribunal may consider such arrangements when apportioning costs. The 2017 Arbitration Rules of the Stockholm Chamber […]
On February 15, 2017, the European Parliament approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed by Canada and the European Union on October 30, 2016 after seven years of negotiations. The agreement was approved by 408 Members of the European Parliament and rejected by 254, with 33 abstentions. As reported in ITN, this approval paves the […]
On January 23, 2017, fulfilling a campaign pledge, U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed in February 2016. The Trump administration indicated that it would pursue bilateral agreements instead. In his campaign, the U.S. President also promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. In a meeting […]
On December 13 and 14, 2016, the European Commission and the Canadian Government co-hosted exploratory discussions on establishing a multilateral investment court. Government representatives from several countries attended the closed-door meeting in Geneva. Upon concluding CETA, the two hosts had vowed to “work expeditiously” to create a permanent investment court, building on the ICS mechanism included in the agreement. The goal of […]
On December 5, 2016, the Belgian region of Wallonia published the Namur Declaration, proposing to change EU trade policy and negotiations. The document was initially signed by 40 academics from several countries, including Paul Magnette, Minister-President of Wallonia. The region made the news in October 2016, when its parliament temporarily blocked the approval of CETA by the Belgian […]
(English) In September, EU officials recognized that the negotiations on the EU–U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) were unlikely to be concluded before the end of U.S. President Barack Obama’s mandate.
(English) During the 10th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from November 7 to 10, representatives from Brazil and India announced that they had recently initialled a bilateral investment agreement (BIT).
(English) On October 30, during the 16th European Union–Canada Summit held in Brussels, the two negotiating partners signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), after seven years of negotiations.
(English) Brexit and contentious topics complicate TTIP negotiations; public opposition continues
EU negotiation agenda to continue despite Brexit; MERCOSUR and Indonesia at sight
United Kingdom makes trade and investment negotiation moves for post-Brexit era
CETA to be concluded as a mixed agreement; commission hopes for signing in october
RCEP partners conclude 13th negotiating round in auckland; three further rounds in 2016
India takes steps to reform its investment policy framework after approving new model bit
(English) The 14th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations was held in Brussels from July 11 to 15, 2016.
(English) Despite the uncertainties in TTIP negotiations, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said they would survive Brexit, and is pushing to conclude negotiations before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in early 2017.
(English) On July 8, 2016, Sajid Javid, former Business Secretary for the United Kingdom, launched preliminary talks with India on a future trade relationship between the two countries as soon as Britain formally leaves the European Union.
(English) On July 5, 2016, the European Commission proposed to the Council that the Canada–European Union CETA—agreed to in 2014 and re-concluded in February 2016—be signed as a “mixed agreement,” requiring signature and ratification by each of the EU member states.
The 13th round of negotiations for a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from June 12 to 18, 2016. The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) reports that all countries have now submitted initial offers for trade in goods and services, and initial lists of reservations for investment. Negotiations—with further rounds […]
India has started to send official notices to terminate bilateral investment treaties (BITs) to 57 partner countries with which it has BITs that have already expired or will expire in the near future. Moreover, to the 25 countries with which India has BITs with initial durations expiring from July 2017 onward, India has started to propose signing joint […]
On December 17, 2015, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its jurisdictional award in the case of tobacco giant Philip Morris against Australia over the country’s tobacco plain packaging legislation.