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From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 12:33:15 -0400
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The Multilateral Agreement on
Investment</font></b></h1><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm negtext.htm">Revised
Negotiating Text</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm environ.htm">Labour
and Environment</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm reports.htm">MAI
reports and mandate</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm faqmai.htm">Frequently
asked questions</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm maidevt.htm">Sustainable
Development</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/publications/Pol_brief/9702_pol.htm";>MAI
Policy Brief Dec 1997</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm seminars.htm">Recent
seminars</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm online.htm">Free
on-line documents</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm maipubs.htm">Publications,
articles and speeches</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm mailinks.htm#gov">OECD
Member MAI sites</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm mailinks.htm#other">Other
MAI sites</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm ../cime/mneguide.htm">OECD
Guidelines for multinational enterprises</a></font></b><font size=3>
<br>
</font><font size=2><b><a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm mailinks.htm#fdi">Foreign
Direct</a><font size=2>
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm mailinks.htm#fdi"><font size=2>Investment
sites</a></font></b><font size=3> <br>
Since the
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm mandate.htm#Mandate">launching
of negotiations in 1995</a>, major progress has been made in
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm MAIRAP97.HTM">developing
a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)</a> which would provide a
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm dymond.htm">comprehensive
framework for international investment</a> with high standards of
liberalisation and investment protection, and with effective dispute
settlement procedures.<br>
<br>
The
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm shelton.htm">scope
of the MAI</a> is to cover
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm ferrand.htm">all
forms of investment</a> coming from MAI investors, including the
cross-border establishment of enterprises, the activities of established
foreign-owned or controlled enterprises, portfolio investment and
intangible assets. The
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm karl.htm">treatment
and protection of investors and investments</a> calls for fair and
non-discriminatory treatment of foreign investors, and
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm baldi4.htm">an
effective dispute settlement mechanism</a>.<br>
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<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm ahnlid2.htm">Special
topics</a> dealt with in the MAI include
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm brooks.htm">performance
requirements</a>,
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm ahnlid2.htm">investment
incentives</a>,
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm quinones.htm">temporary
stay and work of investors and key personnel</a>,
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm huh.htm">privatization
and monopolies</a>.
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm larson.htm">Environment
and labour issues</a> and the
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm lillerud.htm">OECD
Guidelines for multinational enterprises</a> also figure prominently in
the negotiations.<br>
<br>
The MAI will have its own
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm griff.htm">institutional
arrangements</a>. It should be compatible with other international
agreements, including the IMF and
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm otten1.htm">WTO</a>,
and should not create obligations on Parties that conflict with their
obligations under those agreements. <br>
<br>
Final agreement will depend on achieving a satisfactory scope and balance
of commitments among the negotiating parties, including agreement on
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm sikkel.htm">general
exceptions, temporary safeguards and country-specific exceptions or
reservations</a>. <br>
The MAI is to be a free standing treaty, open to
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm griff.htm">accession
by non-Members</a> who are willing and able to meet its obligations. An
active
<a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/mai/maind ex.htm musca.htm">dialogue
with non-Members</a> has been sustained through the negotiations,
including regular briefings in Paris, and regional meetings for Latin
America, Asia, Africa, and the Baltic countries.<br>
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Consultations have also been held with representatives of business,
labour and NGOs. <br>
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