巴西合作与投资便利化协定 英文版 COOPERATION AND FACILITATION INVESTMENT AGREEMENT.docxVIP

巴西合作与投资便利化协定 英文版 COOPERATION AND FACILITATION INVESTMENT AGREEMENT COOPERATION AND FACILITATION INVESTMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL ANDThe Federative Republic of Braziland(hereinafter designated as the “Parties〞or individually as “Party〞),PREAMBLEWishing to strengthen and to enhance the bonds of friendship and the spirit of continuous cooperation between the Parties;Seeking to create and maintain favourable conditions for the investments of investors of a Party in the territory of the other Party;Seeking to stimulate, streamline and support bilateral investments, thus opening new integration opportunities between the Parties;Recognizing the essential role of investment in promoting sustainable development;Considering that the establishment of a strategic partnership between the Parties in the area of investment will bring wide-ranging and mutual benefits;Recognizing the importance of fostering a transparent and friendly environment for investments by investors of the Parties;Reassuring their regulatory autonomy and policy space;Wishing to encourage and strengthen contacts between the private sectors and the Governments of the two countries; andSeeking to create a mechanism for technical dialogue and foster government initiatives that may contribute to a significant increase in mutual investment;Agree, in good faith, to the following Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreement, hereinafter referred to as “Agreement〞, as follows:PART I – Scope of the Agreement and DefinitionsArticle 1Objective1.The objective of this Agreement is to promote cooperation between the Parties in order to facilitate and encourage mutual investment, through the establishment of a an institutional framework for the management of an agenda for further investment cooperation and facilitation, as well as through mechanisms for risk mitigation and prevention of disputes, among other instruments mutually agreed on by the Parties.Article 2Scope a