Overview of investment treaty programme
1. What are the key features of the investment treaties to which this country is a party?
Germany
BIT Contracting Party or MIT |
Substantive protections |
Procedural rights |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fair and equitable treatment (FET) |
Expropriation |
Protection |
Most-favoured-nation (MFN) |
Umbrella clause |
Cooling-off period |
Local courts |
Arbitration |
|
Afghanistan (12 October 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Albania (18 August 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Algeria (30 May 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Angola (1 March 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Antigua and Barbuda (28 February 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Argentina (8 November 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months before dispute can be submitted to local courts; a further 18 months before dispute can be submitted to international arbitration. |
Yes |
Yes |
Armenia (8 November 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Azerbaijan (29 July 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Bahrain (27 May 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Bangladesh (14 September 1986) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Barbados (11 May 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Benin (18 July 1985) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Bolivia (9 November 1990) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 November 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Botswana (6 August 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Brazil (-) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Brunei Darussalam (15 June 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Belarus (23 September 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months (only in relation to arbitration) |
Yes |
Yes |
Bulgaria (10 March 1988) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Expropriation amount only |
Burkina Faso (21 November 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Burundi (9 December 1987) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Cambodia (14 April 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Cameroon (21 November 1963) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Cape Verde (15 December 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Central African Republic (21 January 1968) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Chad (23 November 1968) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Chile (8 May 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months before dispute can be submitted to local courts; a further 18 months before dispute can be submitted to international arbitration. |
Yes |
Yes |
China (11 November 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Congo, Democratic Republic of (22 July 1971) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Costa Rica (24 April 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Cote d’Ivoire (10 June 1968) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Croatia (28 September 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Cuba (22 November 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (2 August 1992) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Dominica (11 May 1986) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
East Timor (-) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Ecuador (12 February 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Egypt (22 November 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
El Salvador (15 April 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Estonia (12 January 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Ethiopia (4 May 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Gabon (4 July 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Georgia (27 September 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Ghana (23 November 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Greece (15 July 1963) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Guatemala (29 October 2006) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Guinea (-) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 month |
Yes |
Yes |
Guyana (6 December 1989 provisionally) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Haiti (1 December 1975) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Honduras (27 May 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Hong Kong, China (19 February 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Hungary (7 November 1987) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
India (13 July 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Indonesia (2 June 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Iran, Islamic Republic (23 June 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Israel (-) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Jamaica (29 May 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
12 months |
No |
Yes |
Jordan (28 August 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Kazakhstan (10 May 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Kyrgyzstan (16 April 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Kenya (7 December 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Korea (15 January 1967) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Kuwait (15 November 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Latvia (9 June 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (24 March 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Lebanon (25 March 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Lesotho (17 August 1985) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Liberia (22 October 1967) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Lithuania (27 June 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Macedonia (17 September 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Madagascar (-) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Malaysia (6 July 1963) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mali (28 June 1977provisionally) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Malta (14 December 1975) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
NO |
Mauritania (26 April 1986) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mauritius (27 August 1973) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mexico (23 February 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Moldova (15 June 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Mongolia (23 June 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Morocco (12 April 2008) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Mozambique (15 September 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Namibia (21 December 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Nepal (7 July 1988) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Nicaragua (19 January 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Niger (10 January 1966) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Nigeria (20 September 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Oman (4 April 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Pakistan (1 December 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Panama (10 March 1989) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Papua New Guinea (3 November 1983) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Paraguay (3 July 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Peru (1 May 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months before dispute can be submitted to local courts; a further 18 months before dispute can be submitted to international arbitration. |
Yes |
Yes |
Philippines (1 February 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Poland (24 February 1991) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Expropriation and free transfer of payments only |
Portugal (23 April 1982) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Qatar (19 January 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Romania (12 December 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Rwanda (28 February 1969) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Saint Lucia (22 July 1987) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Saint Vincent (8 January 1989) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Saudi Arabia (9 January 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Senegal (16 January 1966) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Sierra Leone (10 December 1966) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Singapore (3 October 1973 provisionally) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Slovenia (18 July 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Somalia (15 February 1985) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
South Africa (10 April 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Sri Lanka (16 January 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Sudan (24 November 1967) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Swaziland (7 August 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Syrian Arab Republic (20 April 1980) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Tajikistan (25 May 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Tanzania, United Republic of (12 July 1968) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Thailand (20 October 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Togo (21 December 1964) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Trinidad and Tobago (17 April 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Tunisia (6 February 1966) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Turkey (5 December 1965) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Turkmenistan (19 February 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Uganda (19 August 1968) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Ukraine (29 June 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
United Arab Emirates (2 July 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months before dispute can be submitted to local courts, 24 months before disputes can be submitted to arbitration |
Yes |
Yes |
Uruguay (29 June 1990) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months before dispute can be submitted to local courts; a further 18 months before dispute can be submitted to international arbitration. |
Yes |
Yes |
USSR (5 August 1991) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Expropriation amount and free transfer of payments only |
Venezuela (16 October 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Vietnam (19 September 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Yemen (28 March 2008) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Yugoslavia (25 October 1990) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Zambia (25 Aug 1972) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Zimbabwe (14 Apr 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Substantive protections |
Procedural rights |
|||||||||
BIT contracting party or MIT |
Fair and equitable treatment (FET) |
Expropriation |
|
|
Protection and security |
Most-favoured-nation (MFN) |
Umbrella clause |
Cooling-off period |
Local courts |
Arbitration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Charter Treaty (16 April 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |