§ Mr. ColmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries have entered into agreement with Her Majesty's Government for the protection and promotion of investments; and when each agreement came into force. [115711]
§ Mr. HainHer Majesty's Government have entered into 93 Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements. Of these, 84 are in force and nine are awaiting entry into force. There are 22 OECD member states with which an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement is not required. Protection of investments is generally considered to be satisfactory under the domestic legislation of OECD member states.
The countries which have signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with the UK and which are in force are (date of entry into force in parenthesis):
- Albania (30 August 1995)
- Antigua and Barbuda (12 June 1987)
- Argentina (19 February 1993)
- Armenia (11 July 1996)
- Azerbaijan (11 December 1996)
- Bahrain (30 October 1991)
- Bangladesh (19 June 1980)
- Barbados (7 April 1993)
- Belarus (28 December 1994)
- Belize (30 April 1982)
- Benin (28 November 1987)
- Bolivia (16 February 1990)
- Bulgaria (24 June 1997)
- Burundi (13 September 1990)
- Cameroon (7 June 1985)
- Chile (21 April 1997)
- China (15 May 1986)
- Congo (9 November 1990)
- Cote d'Ivoire (9 October 1997)
- Croatia (16 April 1998)
- Cuba (11 May 1995)
- Czech and Slovak Republics (24 October 1991, amended 26 October 1992)
- Dominica (23 January 1987)
- Ecuador (24 August 1995)
- Egypt (24 February 1976)
- Estonia (16 December 1994)
- Georgia (15 February 1995)
- Ghana (25 October 1991)
- Grenada (25 February 1998)
- Guyana (11 April 1990)
- Haiti (27 March 1995)
- Honduras (8 March 1995)
- Hong Kong (12 April 1999)
- Hungary (28 August 1987)
- India (6 January 1995)
- Indonesia (24 March 1977)
- Jamaica (14 May 1987)
- Jordan (24 April 1980)
- Kazakhstan (23 November 1995)
- Kenya (13 September 1999)
- Korea (4 March 1976)
- Kyrgyzstan (18 May 1998)
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- Latvia (15 February 1995)
- Lesotho (18 February 1981)
- Lithuania (21 September 1993)
- Malaysia (21 October 1988)
- Malta (4 October 1986)
- Mauritius (13 October 1986)
- Moldova (30 June 1998)
- Mongolia (4 October 1991)
- Nepal (2 March 1993)
- Nigeria (11 December 1990)
- Oman (21 May 1996)
- Pakistan (30 November 1994)
- Panama (7 November 1985)
- Papua New Guinea (22 December 1981)
- Paraguay (23 April 1992, amended 13 June 1997)
- Peru (21 April 1994)
- Philippines (21 February 1981)
- Poland (14 April 1988)
- Romania (10 January 1996)
- Senegal (9 February 1984)
- Singapore (22 June 1975)
- Slovenia (12 May 1999)
- South Africa (27 May 1998)
- Soviet Union (3 July 1991, now applies to Russian Federation)
- Sri Lanka (18 December 1980)
- St. Lucia (18 January 1983)
- Swaziland (5 May 1995)
- Tanzania (2 August 1996)
- Thailand (11 August 1979)
- Tonga (22 October 1997)
- Trinidad and Tobago (8 October 1993)
- Tunisia (4 January 1990)
- Turkey (22 October 1996)
- Turkmenistan (9 February 1995)
- Uganda (24 April 1998)
- Ukraine (10 February 1993)
- UAE (15 December 1993)
- Uruguay (1 August 1997)
- Uzbekistan (24 November 1993)
- Venezuela (1 August 1996)
- Yemen (11 November 1983).
The nine countries which have signed Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements with the UK, which have yet to enter into force are:
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- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- E1 Salvador
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe.
The 22 OECD member states with whom an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement is not required are:
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- USA.