中华人民共和国和日本国关于鼓励和相互保护投资协定 英文.docx

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中华人民共和国和日本国关于鼓励和相互保护投资协定英文

AGREEMENTBETWEEN

JAPANANDTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA

CONCERNINGTHEENCOURAGEMENTAND

RECIPROCALPROTECTIONOFINVESTMENT

　TheGovernmentofJapanandtheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,

　Desiringtostrengtheneconomiccooperationbetweenthetwocountries,

　Intendingtocreatefavourableconditionsforinvestmentbynationalsandcompaniesofeachcountrywithintheterritoryoftheothercountry,bymeansofthefavourabletreatmentforandtheprotectionofinvestment,businessactivitiesinconnectiontherewithandinvestments,and

　Recognizingthattheencouragementandreciprocalprotectionofinvestmentwillstimulateeconomicandtechnologicalexchangesbetweenthetwocountries,

　AfterthenegotiationsbetweentherepresentativesofrespectiveGovernments,

　Haveagreedasfollows:

Articlel

　ForthepurposesofthepresentAgreement:

（1）Theterm　"investments"compriseseverykindofasset.　usedasinvestmentbynationalsorcompaniesofoneContractingPartywithintheterritoryoftheotherContractingPartyinaccordancewith,ornotinviolationofthelawsandregulationsofthelattercontractingPartyatthetimeofinvestment,including:

　（a）sharesandothertypesofholdingofcompanies:

　（b）claimstomoneyortoanyperformanceundercontracthavingafinancialvalue;

　（c）rightswithrespecttomovableandimmovableproperty;

　（d）patentsofinvention,rightswithrespecttotrademarks,tradenames,servicemarksandanyotherindustrialproperty,andrightswithrespecttoknow-how;and

　（e）concessionrightsincludingthosefortheexplorationandexploitationofnaturalresources.

（2）Theterm　"returns"meanstheamountsyieldedbyaninvestment,inparticular,profit,interest,capitalgains,dividends,royaltiesandfees.

（3）Theterm　"nationals"means,inrelationtooneContractingParty,PhysicalpersonspossessingthenationalityofthatContractingParty.

（4）Theterm　"companies"means:

　（a）inrelationtoJapan,corporations,partnerships,companiesandassociationswhetherornotwithlimitedliability,whetherornotwithlegalpersonalityandwhetherornotforpecuniaryprofit;and

　（b）inrelationtothePeople'sRepublicofChina,enterprisesothereconomicorganizationsandassociations.

　CompaniesconstitutedundertheapplicablelawsandregulationsofoneContractingPartyandhavingtheirseatwithinitsterritoryshallbedeemedcompaniesofthatContractingParty.

Article2

l.EachContractingPartyshallwithinitsterritorypromoteasfaraspossibleinvestmentbynationalsandcompaniesoftheotherContractingPartyandadmitsuchinvestmentinaccordancewiththeapplicablelawsandregulationsoftheformerContractingParty.

2.NationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartyshallwithintheterritoryoftheotherContractingPartybeaccordedtreatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesofanythirdcountryinrespectoftheadmissionofinvestmentandthemattersinconnectiontherewith.

Article3

l.ThetreatmentaccordedbyeitherContractingPartywithinitsterritorytonationalsandcompaniesoftheotherContractingPartywithrespecttoinvestments,returnsandbusinessactivitiesinconnectionwiththeinvestmentshallnotbelessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesofanythirdcountry.

2.ThetreatmentaccordedbyeitherContractingPartywithinitsterritorytonationalsandcompaniesoftheotherContractingPartywithrespecttoinvestments,returnsandbusinessactivitiesinconnectionwiththeinvestmentshallnotbelessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesoftheformerContractingParty.

3.Theterm"businessactivitiesinconnectionwiththeinvestment"referredtointheprovisionsofthepresentArticleincludes:

　（a）themaintenanceofbranches,agencies,offices,factoriesandotherestablishmentsappropriatetotheconductofbusinessactivities;

　（b）thecontrolandmanagementofcompanieswhichtheyhaveestablishedoracquired;

　（c）theemploymentanddischargeofspecialistsincludingtechnicalexperts,executivepersonnelandattorneys,andotherworkers;

　（d）themakingandperformanceofcontracts.

Article4

　ThetreatmentaccordedbyeitherContractingPartywithinitsterritorytonationalsandcompaniesoftheotherContractingPartywithrespecttoaccesstothecourtsofjusticeandadministrativetribunalsandagenciesbothinpursuitandindefenceoftheirrightsshallnotbelessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesoftheformerContractingPartyortonationalsandcompaniesofanythirdcountry.

Article5

l.InvestmentsandreturnsofnationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartyshallreceivethemostconstantprotectionandsecuritywithintheterritoryoftheotherContractingParty.

2.InvestmentsandreturnsofnationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartyshallnotbesubjectedtoexpropriation,nationalizationoranyothermeasurestheeffectsofwhichwouldbesimilartoexpropriationornationalization,withintheterritoryoftheotherContractingPartyunlesssuchmeasuresaretakenforapublicpurposeandinaccordancewithlawsandregulations,arenotdiscriminatory,and,aretakenagainstcompensation.

3.Thecompensationreferredtointheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthepresentArticleshallbesuchastoplacethenationalsandcompaniesinthesamefinancialpositionasthatinwhichthenationalsandcompanieswouldhavebeenifexpropriation,nationalizationoranyothermeasurestheeffectsofwhichwouldbesimilartoexpropriationornationalization,referredtointheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthepresentArticle,hadnotbeentaken.　Suchcompensationshallbepaidwithoutdelay.　Itshallbeeffectivelyrealizableandfreelytransferableattheexchangerateineffectonthedateusedforthedeterminationofamountofcompensation.

4.NationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartywhoseinvestmentsandreturnsaresubjectedtoexpropriation,nationalizationoranyothermeasurestheeffectsofwhichwouldbesimilartoexpropriationornationalization,shallhavetherightofaccesstothecompetentcourtsofjusticeandadministrativetribunalsandagenciesoftheotherContractingPartytakingthemeasuresconcerningsuchmeasuresandtheamountofcompensationinaccordancewiththeapplicablelawsandregulationsofsuchotherContractingParty.

5.ThetreatmentaccordedbyeitherContractingPartywithinitsterritorytonationalsandcompaniesoftheotherContractingPartywithrespecttothematterssetforthintheprovisionsofparagraphs1to4ofthepresentArticleshallnotbelessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesofanythirdcountry.

Article6

　NationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartywhosufferwithintheterritoryoftheotherContractingPartydamagesinrelationtotheirinvestments,returnsorbusinessactivitiesinconnectionwiththeirinvestment,owingtotheoutbreakofhostilitiesorastateofnationalemergency,shall,incaseanymeasureistakenbythelatterContractingPartyinrelationtotheoutbreakofsuchhostilitiesorstateofsuchnationalemergency,beaccordedtreatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtonationalsandcompaniesofanythirdcountry.

Article7

　IfeitherContractingPartymakespaymenttoanyofitsnationalsorcompaniesunderaguaranteeithasassumedinrespectofinvestmentsandreturnsintheterritoryoftheotherContractingParty,suchotherContractingPartyshallrecognizethetransfertotheformerContractingPartyofanyrightorclaimofsuchnationalorcompanyinsuchinvestmentsandreturnsonaccountofwhichsuchpaymentismadeandthesubrogationoftheformerContractingPartytoanyclaimorcauseofactionofsuchnationalorcompanyarisinginconnectiontherewith.AsregardsthetransferofpaymenttobemadetothatformerContractingPartybyvirtueofsuchtransferofrightorclaim,theprovisionsofparagraphs2to5ofArticle5andArticle8shallapplymutatismutandis.

Article8

l.NationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartyshallbeguaranteedbytheotherContractingPartyfreedomofpayments,remittances,andtransfersoffinancialinstrumentsorfundsincludingvalueofliquidationofaninvestmentbetweentheterritoriesofthetwoContractingPartiesaswellasbetweentheterritoriesofsuchotherContractingPartyandofanythirdcountry.

2.Theprovisionsofparagraph1ofthepresentArticleshallnotprecludeeitherContractingPartyfromimposingexchangerestrictionsinaccordancewithitsapplicablelawsandregulations.

Article9

　ThepresentAgreementshallalsoapplytoinvestmentsandreturnsofnationalsandcompaniesofeitherContractingPartyacquiredwithintheterritoryoftheotherContractingPartyinaccordancewiththeapplicablelawsandregulationsofsuchotherContractingPartypriortotheenteringintoforceofthepresentAgreementandonorafterSeptember29,1972.

Article10

　TheprovisionsofthepresentAgreementshallapplyirrespectiveoftheexistenceofdiplomaticorconsularrelationsbetweentheContractingParties.

Article11

l.AnydisputebetweenanationalorcompanyofeitherContractingPartyandtheotherContractingPartywithrespecttoinvestmentwithintheterritoryofthelatterContractingPartyshall,asfaraspossible,besettledamicablythroughconsultationbetweenthepartiestothedispute.

2.Ifadisputeconcerningtheamountofcompensationreferredtointheprovisionsofparagraph3ofArticle5betweenanationalorcompanyofeitherContr