Overview of investment treaty programme
1. What are the key features of the investment treaties to which this country is a party?
Portugal
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 |
|
Albania (10 June 2007) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Algeria (8 September 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Angola (not in force)1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Argentina (3 May 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes2 |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 February 2009) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Brazil (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Bulgaria (20 November 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Cape Verde (4 October 1991) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Chile (24 February 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
China (26 July 2008) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes3 |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Congo (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Congo, DR (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Croatia (27 November 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Cuba (18 June 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Czech Republic (3 August 1994) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Egypt (23 December 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Gabon (11 September 2013) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Germany (23 April 1982) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
Guinea-Bissau (8 April 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Hungary (8 October 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months4 |
Yes |
Yes |
India (19 July 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Jordan (6 January 2015) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Korea, Republic of (11 August 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Kuwait (28 May 2011) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Latvia (17 July 1997) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (19 June 2005) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lithuania (14 August 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Macao, China (2 May 2002) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Mauritius (3 January 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Mexico (4 September 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Morocco (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
No |
Mozambique (31 October 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Pakistan (14 December 1996) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Paraguay (4 November 2001) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Peru (18 October 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Philippines (14 August 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Poland (9 November 1993) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Qatar (19 July 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Romania (17 November 1994) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Russian Federation (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
São Tomé and Principe (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Senegal (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Serbia (24 July 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Slovakia (15 May 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Slovenia (4 May 2000) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Timor-Leste (7 April 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Tunisia (10 November 2006) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Turkey (19 January 2004) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Ukraine (18 July 2003) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
United Arab Emirates (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Uruguay (3 November 1999) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Uzbekistan (14 March 2010) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Venezuela (7 October 1995) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
Zimbabwe (not in force) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 months |
No |
Yes |
FTAs/EPAs |
Substantive protections |
Procedural rights |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fair and equitable treatment (FET) |
Expropriation |
Protection and security |
Most-favoured- |
Umbrella clause |
Cooling-off period |
Local courts |
Arbitration |
|
Energy Charter Treaty (16 April 1998) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 months |
Yes |
Yes5 |