Overview of investment treaty programme
1. What are the key features of the investment treaties to which this country is a party?
Jordan
BIT Contracting Party or MIT |
Substantive protections |
Procedural rights |
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Fair and equitable treatment (FET) |
Expropriation |
Protection |
Most-favoured-nation (MFN) |
Umbrella clause |
Cooling-off period |
Local courts |
Arbitration |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria (5 June 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Armenia (not in force) (date of signature 29 October 2014) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Austria (25 November 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Azerbaijan (25 December 2008) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bahrain (5 June 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Belarus (22 December 2005) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bosnia & Herzegovina (25 November 2011) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bulgaria (19 April 2003) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Canada (14 December 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
90 days |
Limited except declaratory relief |
Yes |
China (not in force) (date of signature 15 November 2011) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Congo (not in force) (date of signature 23 June 2004) (Unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Croatia (27 April 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Cyprus (19 July 2010) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Czech Republic (25 April 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
England and Wales (24 April 1980) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Egypt (11 April 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Estonia (not in force) (date of signature 10 May 2010) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Finland (18 December 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
France (18 October 1979) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Germany (28 August 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Greece (8 February 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Hungary (9 March 2008) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
India (22 January 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
9 months2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Indonesia (9 February 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Italy (30 September 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Kuwait (19 March 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Lebanon (30 August 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Lithuania (5 May 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Malaysia (3 March 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Morocco (7 February 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Netherlands (1 August 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Oman (not in force) (date of signature 9 April 2007) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Occupied Palestinian Territory (not in force) (date of signature 4 October 2011) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Poland (14 August 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Portugal (not in force) (date of signature 17 March 2009) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Qatar (not in force) (date of signature 28 January 2009) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Republic of Korea (25 December 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Romania (24 November 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Russia (17 June 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Singapore (22 August 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
9 months |
No |
Yes |
Slovak Republic (9 June 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Spain (13 December 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Sudan (3 February 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Switzerland (11 December 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Syria (11 May 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Tanzania (date of signature 18 October 2009) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Thailand (8 June 2012) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Tunisia (23 November 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Turkey (23 January 2006) |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
UAE (12 February 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Ukraine (17 April 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
United States (12 June 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Yemen (28 January 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
The Unified Agreement For The Investment Of Arab Capital In The Arab States (7 September 1981) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
The Agreement On The Promotion, Protection And Guarantee Of Investments Among Member States Of The Organization Of Islamic Cooperation (23 September 1986) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FTAs |
Substantive protections |
Procedural rights |
||||||
Fair and equitable treatment (FET) |
Expropriation |
Protection and security |
Most-favoured- |
Umbrella clause |
Cooling-off period |
Local courts |
Arbitration |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan-Turkey FTA (1 March 2011) (unavailable) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Jordan-Singapore FTA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Jordan-United States FTA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
EFTA-Jordan FTA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |