Saturday, May 05, 2007

NAFTA

Chapter 11 - Investment
Section A - Investment
Art. 1102 - National Treatment

1. Each Party shall accord to investors of another Party treatment no less favorable than 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 another PArty treatment no less favorable than that it accords, in like circumstances to investments of its own investors with respect to the establishment, acquisition, expansion, management, conduct, opration, and sale or other disposition of investments.
3. The treatment accorded by a Party under paragraphs 1 and 2 means, with respect to a state or privince, treatment no less favorable than the most favorable treatment accorded, in like circumstances, by that state or 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 another Party a requirement that a minimum levgel 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 another Party, by reason of its nationality, to sell or otherwise dispose of an investment in the territory of the Party.

There will be a test on this Tuesday.

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