Overview of investment treaty programme
1. What are the key features of the investment treaties to which this country is a party?
Latvia
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 |
|
Armenia (21 April 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Austria (1 May 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Azerbaijan (10 May 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Belarus (21 December 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
BENELUX (4 April 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Bulgaria (23 July 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Canada1 (27 July 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Canada (24 November 2011) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
China People’s Republic (1 February 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Croatia (25 May 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Czech Republic (1 August 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Denmark (18 November 1994) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Egypt (3 June 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Estonia (23 May 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Finland (7 December 1992) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
France (1 October 1994) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Georgia (5 March 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Germany (9 June 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Greece (9 February 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Hungary (25 August 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Iceland (1 May 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
India (27 November 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Israel (9 May 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Italy2 (2 March 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Kazakhstan (21 April 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Kirgizstan (11 February 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Republic of Korea (26 January 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Kuwait (21 March 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Lithuania (23 July 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Moldova (14 April 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Netherlands (1 April 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Norway (1 December 1992) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
Poland (19 July 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Portugal (17 July 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Romania (22 August 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Singapore (18 March 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Slovakia (30 October 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Spain (14 March 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Sweden (6 November 1992) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Switzerland (16 April 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Taiwan3 (8 October 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Turkey (3 March 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Ukraine (30 December 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
United Kingdom4 (15 February 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
No |
Yes |
USA (26 December 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Uzbekistan (29 January 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Vietnam (20 February 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |