CIADI - Annual report 2006

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES

ICSID

Annual Report 2006INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES

ICSID Annual Report 2006CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal 1 ICSID Secretariat 2 Introduction 3 New Members 5 Disputes Before the Centre 5 Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators 7 Publications 8 Conferences 9 Thirty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Administrative Council 10 Finance 11

ANNEXES

1. List of Contracting States and Other Signatories of the Convention 12

2. Disputes Before the Centre 16

3. Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators 42

4. ICSID Documents and Publications 44

5. Resolutions Adopted by the Administrative Council 47

6. Report and Financial Statements 48INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR

SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES August 30, 2006

Dear Mr. Chairman, Pursuant to Administrative and Financial Regulation 5(4), I am pleased to submit to the Administrative Council for its approval the Annual Report on the operation of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes required by Article 6(1)(g) of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States. This Annual Report covers the fiscal year July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. The Report includes the audited financial statements of the Centre, presented pursuant to Administrative and Financial Regulation 19. Sincerely yours, Scott B. White Acting Secretary-General Mr. Paul Wolfowitz Chairman Administrative Council International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes E T TLEM

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SECRETARIAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR

SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES JUNE 30, 2006

Scott B. White, Acting Secretary-General Margrete Stevens, Acting Lead Counsel

LEGAL STAFF

Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Senior Counsel Gonzalo Flores, Senior Counsel Milanka Kostadinova, Senior Counsel Eloïse Obadia, Senior Counsel Ucheora Onwuamaegbu, Senior Counsel Aurélia Antonietti, Counsel Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Counsel Martina Polasek, Counsel Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski, Consultant Frauke Nitschke, Consultant Emilio Rodriguez Larrain Miro Quesada, Consultant Natalí Sequeira, Consultant Tomás Solis, Consultant

PARALEGAL STAFF

Mireigne Denis Sylvie Grégoire Ashley Grubor Victoria Kent Haberkamp Francisca Murphy Morgan Ruthman

BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING STAFF

Ginette Moïse-Luabeya, Administrative Assistant

ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLIENT SUPPORT STAFF

Alix Ahimon, Language Program Assistant Sonia C. Lee, Program Assistant Gloria Peralta, Language Program Assistant Malkiat Singh, Conference AssistantI C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 62 3I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 62 3

INTRODUCTION

Malkiat Singh, Conference AssistantI C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 62 3I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 62 3 INTRODUCTION In fiscal year 2006, the number of ICSID pending cases reached an all-time high of 118. The total number of conciliation and arbitration proceedings registered with the Centre since its inception rose to 210 with the addition of 26 new arbitration cases instituted in the course of the fiscal year. The Secretariat continued its efforts to mitigate the impact of the significant caseload involving large and complex disputes by promoting more efficient ways of case management. During the year, ICSID’s membership grew to 143 Contracting States following the ratification of the ICSID Convention by Syria. A process of extensive consultations with ICSID Member States on further improvements of the procedural framework for ICSID arbitration was concluded in the fiscal year with the adoption of new amendments to the ICSID regulations and rules. During these consultations ICSID Member States confirmed their support for the ICSID dispute settlement mechanisms and made a number of recommendations for improvements which were reflected in the amended rules. Designed to allow for a more efficient and transparent process, the amended rules provide for preliminary procedures concerning provisional measures, expedited procedures for dismissal of unmeritorious claims, access of non-disputing parties to proceedings, publication of awards, and additional disclosure requirements for arbitrators. The Secretariat continued to promote greater awareness of the ICSID dispute settlement process during the year. An important component of the ICSID knowledge dissemination efforts is the ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal, which was launched in 1986. For 20 years ICSID has been working with authors making the journal a reputable source of knowledge on international investment arbitration. T wo issues of the journal were published in the fiscal year in addition to the regular updates of the Centre’s collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties and the two issues of

For 20 years ICSID has been working with authors making the journal a reputable source of knowledge on international investment arbitration. T wo issues of the journal were published in the fiscal year in addition to the regular updates of the Centre’s collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties and the two issues of ICSID’s newsletter, News from ICSID. The Centre’s website continued to be an important source of current information on ICSID and its activities. The Secretariat also organized and co-sponsored conferences on international arbitration. Staff of the Centre participated as speakers and panelists in some 34 conferences around the world. The Deputy SecretaryGeneral delivered a course on current issues in international arbitration under the ICSID Convention at the Hague Academy of International Law.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 64 5I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 64 5 Co-operation with other arbitration institutions and international organizations remains an important part of ICSID’s institutional activities. In the past fiscal year, ICSID signed a co-operation agreement with the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS). The agreement calls for the holding of ICSID proceedings, if so requested by the parties concerned, at the Frankfurt International Arbitration Center of DIS and the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Moreover, in December 2005, ICSID co-hosted with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) a high level symposium on investor-State dispute settlement. Further, the Acting Lead Counsel co-chaired the 2006 Annual Workshop of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. ICSID also continued during the year its collaboration with the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions. Significant changes in the leadership of the Centre took place in the course of the fiscal year. In September 2005, Antonio R. Parra retired from the post of Deputy Secretaryduring the year its collaboration with the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions. Significant changes in the leadership of the Centre took place in the course of the fiscal year. In September 2005, Antonio R. Parra retired from the post of Deputy SecretaryGeneral of the Centre. In January 2006, Roberto Dañino resigned as ICSID’s SecretaryGeneral. Since then, Scott B. White has served as Acting Secretary-General and Margrete Stevens has served as Acting Lead Counsel. At the closure of the fiscal year Paul Wolfowitz, Chairman of ICSID’s Administrative Council, indicated his intent to nominate for election as new Secretary-General Ana Palacio, the incoming Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the World Bank Group. Details on the developments in the Centre’s activities in fiscal year 2006 are set forth below.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 64 5I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 64 5 NEW MEMBERS Having deposited its instrument of ratification, Syria became the 143rd ICSID Contracting State in February 2006. Annex 1 provides a complete list of the Contracting States and other signatories of the ICSID Convention. DISPUTES BEFORE THE CENTRE The number of ICSID proceedings continued to rise during the year, resulting in a new record of 118 cases administered by the Centre in the course of a single fiscal year. By the end of FY 2006, the total number of cases registered with the Centre since its inception reached 210. These include 26 new arbitration proceedings registered during the fiscal year. Three of the new cases are conducted under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, and the remaining 23 are ICSID Convention arbitration proceedings. T wenty-one of the new proceedings were based on bilateral and/or multilateral investment treaties. Of these, the jurisdiction of ICSID is being asserted under the North American Free Trade Agreement

the remaining 23 are ICSID Convention arbitration proceedings. T wenty-one of the new proceedings were based on bilateral and/or multilateral investment treaties. Of these, the jurisdiction of ICSID is being asserted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in two cases and under the Energy Charter Treaty in three cases. The remaining five new proceedings were based on ICSID arbitration provisions contained in investment contracts. The Centre also registered two applications for the institution of annulment proceedings and an application for the rectification of an award.

Fifteen ICSID cases were concluded in the course of FY 2006, of which 10 were original arbitration proceedings. The majority of these proceedings were discontinued following settlement at the request of one or both of the parties involved. Seven orders taking note of the discontinuance of ICSID arbitration proceedings were issued, three of which were based on the request of both parties and four on the request of one party. Three original arbitration proceedings were concluded with awards, all of which rejected the respective claims on the merits. In addition, an ICSID conciliation proceeding was concluded and a report of the conciliation commission was issued. Following the parties’ failure to reach an agreement in the conciliation proceeding, a request for institution of an ICSID arbitration proceeding was filed. Four proceedings in which parties sought post-award remedies were also concluded in the fiscal year. These included an ad hoc committee decision concerning an application for the annulment of an award, a decision of an arbitral tribunal on a request for interpretation of an award, and a decision of another arbitral tribunal on an application for rectification of an award. A further annulment proceeding was discontinued by an order of an ICSID ad hoc committee following settlement by the parties concerned.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 66 7I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 66 7

ICSID tribunals issued a number of decisions with procedural ramifications other than the conclusion of proceedings. These included ten decisions upholding jurisdiction; eight orders granting requests for a temporary suspension of proceedings; two decisions for the discontinuance of proceedings with regard to one of multiple claimants; a decision for the discontinuance of a proceeding in respect to a particular claim; a decision on stay of the proceeding for lack of payment of requested advances; and a large number of procedural orders for the conduct of the proceedings. A particular development in the caseload of the Centre during the fiscal year was the rising number of cases brought against States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Such cases represented 52 percent of all arbitration proceedings registered in FY 2006. According to the geographical location of respondent States, the largest number of pending cases during the year involved countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Such cases represented 74 percent of the total 118 ICSID cases administered in the fiscal year. A small portion of the pending caseload involved countries in South and East Asia. The remaining cases were almost evenly divided among countries in the Middle East and North Africa region and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost half of the current cases relate to projects in the energy and in the public utilities sectors and the remainder involves investments in a variety of other economic sectors.

Altogether, 60 different sessions and hearings were held in the cases pending before the Centre during the fiscal year. The majority of these were held at the seat of the Centre in Washington, D.C., but a number of sessions and hearings took place at other venues in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Several organizational meetings and first sessions were held via video or telephone conferencing. T wenty-five ICSID arbitral tribunals, two ad hoc committees and one conciliation commission were constituted or reconstituted in the pending cases. Sixty-one individuals from 21 countries were appointed to serve as ICSID arbitrators, conciliators or ad hoc committee members. The parties or party-selected

ad hoc committees and one conciliation commission were constituted or reconstituted in the pending cases. Sixty-one individuals from 21 countries were appointed to serve as ICSID arbitrators, conciliators or ad hoc committee members. The parties or party-selected arbitrators nominated 85 percent of the total 82 appointments made in the cases pending during the year. The remaining 15 percent of the appointments were made by ICSID. One third of the appointees were nationals of developing countries. Women were appointed in three of the cases. The proceedings before the ICSID commissions, tribunals and ad hoc committees during the year were conducted in one of the three official languages of ICSID (English, French and Spanish) in half, or 59, of the cases. In the other half, two of these languages were used in different combinations as procedural languages of the proceedings.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 66 7I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 66 7 During the fiscal year, ICSID continued to provide administrative support for 10 arbitration proceedings conducted under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). T wo of these proceedings were concluded with awards in the course of the fiscal year. One of the pending proceedings encompasses three separate disputes, instituted against the same State, being heard by the same tribunal following the first consolidation order ever issued under the consolidation provisions of the Investment Chapter of the NAFTA. The services provided by the Centre in the pending UNCITRAL proceedings range from limited assistance with the organization of hearings and holding of the account established in the case to full Secretariat services in the administration of the cases concerned. Also during the fiscal year, the Secretary-General of ICSID, in his capacity as appointing authority of arbitrators in UNCITRAL proceedings, decided on a challenge of an arbitrator in an UNCITRAL case. ICSID also handled the administration of an expert

cases concerned. Also during the fiscal year, the Secretary-General of ICSID, in his capacity as appointing authority of arbitrators in UNCITRAL proceedings, decided on a challenge of an arbitrator in an UNCITRAL case. ICSID also handled the administration of an expert determination proceeding under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960. Annex 2 provides details on the procedural developments in each of the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility Rules proceedings pending before the Centre in FY 2006. PANELS OF CONCILIATORS AND OF ARBITRATORS Pursuant to the ICSID Convention, the Centre maintains a Panel of Conciliators and a Panel of Arbitrators. Under Article 13 of the Convention, each Contracting State may designate up to four persons to each Panel who will serve for a renewable period of six years. Up to 10 persons may be designated to each Panel by the Chairman of the Administrative Council. The Panels provide a source from which parties may choose to select conciliators or arbitrators for ICSID proceedings. In addition, when the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council is called upon to appoint conciliators, arbitrators or ad hoc committee members under Articles 30, 38 or 52 of the ICSID Convention, his appointees must be drawn from the Panels. During FY 2006, 13 Contracting States made designations to the ICSID Panels. These included Azerbaijan, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, France, Guyana, Lebanon, Malawi, Mongolia, Norway, Singapore, Slovak Republic and Switzerland. With these designations, there are now 509 persons listed on the ICSID Panels. Details on the new designations made in the course of fiscal year 2006 are provided in Annex 3. A complete list of all Panel members is posted on the ICSID website at http://www.worldbank.org/icsid.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9

http://www.worldbank.org/icsid.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9 PUBLICATIONS Fiscal Y ear 2006 marked the twentieth anniversary of ICSID’s flagship publication, ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal. Appearing twice yearly, the ICSID Review publishes materials on international and domestic law relating to foreign investment and investment dispute settlement. T wo new issues were published in the course of the year. They featured articles on a number of current topics in the field such as the boundaries of indirect expropriation; most-favored-nation treatment in investment arbitration; the substance of nationality requirements in investment treaty arbitration; and certain global implications of the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act. T exts of several recent decisions and awards rendered in ICSID proceedings were also published with introductory notes by ICSID counsel. The Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development, drafted by the Institute for International Sustainable Development, was also reproduced in one of these issues. In addition, the Centre continued to maintain its multi-volume collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties. Three new releases for the Investment Treaties collection were published during the year. These releases contained the texts of 60 bilateral investment treaties concluded by 57 countries. The collection now comprises 1,080 such treaties entered into by some 165 countries in the period 1959–2005. The Investment Laws of the World collection presently features investment legislation and contact information for the national investment agencies of 132 countries from all major regions of the world. T wo new issues of the Centre’s newsletter, News from ICSID, were published in the course of the year. The first of these issues reported on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the ICSID Convention and on the appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as the new Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council. The second issue featured an article on the role of Alternative

of the year. The first of these issues reported on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the ICSID Convention and on the appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as the new Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council. The second issue featured an article on the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in investor-State dispute settlement. Further, the issue reported on the new amendments to the ICSID Rules and Regulations, and on a high level symposium which ICSID co-hosted with the OECD and UNCTAD in December 2005. During FY 2006, the Centre published a new edition of the ICSID Rules and Regulations and the ICSID Additional Facility Rules to reflect the amendments which took effect on April 10, 2006. The ICSID four-volume publication entitled History of the ICSID Convention was also reprinted in the period. The Secretariat continued to maintain the Centre’s website during the year, which provides details on procedural developments in ICSID proceedings and on the Centre’s institutionalI C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 68 9 activities. New postings in FY 2006 brought the total number of documents available on the website to over one hundred and thirty. A list of ICSID documents and publications is provided in Annex 4 to this report. CONFERENCES Since 1983, ICSID has co-sponsored, with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a series of annual colloquia on international arbitration. The 22nd in this series was hosted by the AAA in New Y ork City on November 18, 2005. The five sessions addressed current institutional developments; international mediation, dispute resolution boards, fact-finding and other ADR mechanisms in the field of international dispute resolution; impartiality and independence in arbitration; and public policy issues in international arbitration involving investment treaties. The interactive luncheon session focused on emerging and critical issues in international arbitration.

institutional developments; international mediation, dispute resolution boards, fact-finding and other ADR mechanisms in the field of international dispute resolution; impartiality and independence in arbitration; and public policy issues in international arbitration involving investment treaties. The interactive luncheon session focused on emerging and critical issues in international arbitration. In the past fiscal year, ICSID continued to consult with international arbitration experts to identify areas of possible improvements to the ICSID dispute settlement system. Consultations during the year were held on July 8, 2005 in London; on August 25, 2005 in Lima; and on August 27, 2005 in Mexico City. T ogether with the OECD and UNCTAD, ICSID co-hosted a high level symposium on international investment agreements. The symposium, which discussed issues related to investor-State dispute settlement proceedings and explored ways of possible co-operation among international organizations active in this field, took place on December 12, 2005 in Paris. Further, the Acting Lead Counsel co-chaired the 2006 Annual Workshop of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. The workshop was held on June 15, 2006 in Dallas and dealt particularly with issues arising in the context of an ICSID arbitration. In response to invitations from international organizations, professional associations and arbitration institutions, ICSID staff participated as speakers, moderators or panelists in several conferences and seminars. These events included the Second Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration (held on September 12, 2005 in Washington, D.C.); two meetings of the OECD Investment Committee (held on September 21, 2005 and April 12, 2006 in Paris); a conference on bilateral investment treaty arbitration organized by the London Court of International Arbitration (held on November 12, 2005 in New Delhi); the First Annual Conference on the Interpretation of Treaties under the Vienna ConventionI C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11

the First Annual Conference on the Interpretation of Treaties under the Vienna ConventionI C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11 (held on January 17, 2006 in London); a seminar organized by the World Bank Group’s Staff Development Committee (held on April 19, 2006 in Washington, D.C.); a Conference on International Arbitration (held on April 6, 2006 in Philadelphia); a Colloquium on Consolidation of Multiple Arbitration Proceedings (held on April 21–22, 2006 in Geneva); and the 18th ICCA Congress (held on May 31–June 3, 2006 in Montreal). Further, ICSID staff provided training sessions to practitioners at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Panama (held on August 4–5, 2005 in Panama City); at the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (held on July 20, 2005 in Washington, D.C.); at a training course for government officials from Latin, Central American and Caribbean countries, jointly organized by UNCTAD and the Organization of American States (held on November 3–11, 2005 in Washington, D.C.); and at a Policy Dialogue Seminar on Settlement of Investment Disputes, organized by the International Development Law Organization (held on February 9, 2006 via video conference). In addition, the Secretariat’s staff gave presentations at courses organized by the International Law Institute (held on April 27, 2006 and June 14, 2006 in Washington, D.C.). And as part of a training program organized by UNCTAD, ICSID staff also provided two training courses on investor-State dispute settlement (held on July 18–21, 2005 in Bangkok and on May 29, 2006 in Jakarta). Finally, staff of the Secretariat contributed, on requests by the organizing institutions, lectures

by UNCTAD, ICSID staff also provided two training courses on investor-State dispute settlement (held on July 18–21, 2005 in Bangkok and on May 29, 2006 in Jakarta). Finally, staff of the Secretariat contributed, on requests by the organizing institutions, lectures on the ICSID dispute settlement system to academic audiences. These included lectures at The Hague Academy of International Law (held on July 11–15, 2005 at The Hague); Xiamen University (held on July 12, 2005 in Xiamen); Georgetown University Law Center (held on November 14, 2005 in Washington, D.C.), the George Washington University Law School (held on February 15, 2006 in Washington, D.C.); Stockholm University (held on March 24, 2006 in Stockholm) and American University Washington College of Law (held on June 1, 2006 in Washington, D.C.). THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL The thirty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Administrative Council took place on September 24, 2005 in Washington, D.C., on the occasion of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. At the meeting, the Council approved the Centre’s 2005 Annual Report and its administrative budget for fiscal year 2006. The Resolutions adopted at the Meeting are set forth in Annex 5.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 610 11 FINANCE The administrative expenditures were, again, covered by the World Bank pursuant to the Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements concluded between the Bank and ICSID in February 1967, and by fee income and income from the sale of publications. It is therefore not necessary to assess any excess expenditures on Contracting States pursuant to Article 17 of the Convention. Expenditures relating to pending arbitration proceedings are borne by the parties in

February 1967, and by fee income and income from the sale of publications. It is therefore not necessary to assess any excess expenditures on Contracting States pursuant to Article 17 of the Convention. Expenditures relating to pending arbitration proceedings are borne by the parties in accordance with ICSID’s Administrative and Financial Regulations. The Financial Statements of ICSID for FY 2006 are set forth in Annex 6.I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 612 13I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 612 13

ANNEX 1

CONTRACTING STATES AND OTHER SIGNATORIES OF

THE CONVENTION

AS OF JUNE 30, 2006

The 155 States listed below have signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States on the dates indicated. The names of the 143 States that have deposited their instruments of ratification are in bold, and the dates of such deposit and of the attainment of the status of Contracting State by the entry into force of the Convention for each of them are also indicated. Deposit of Entry into Force State Signature Ratification of Convention Afghanistan Sep. 30, 1966 June 25, 1968 July 25, 1968 Albania Oct. 15, 1991 Oct. 15, 1991 Nov. 14, 1991 Algeria Apr. 17, 1995 Feb. 21, 1996 Mar. 22, 1996 Argentina May 21, 1991 Oct. 19, 1994 Nov. 18, 1994

Armenia Sep. 16, 1992 Sep. 16, 1992 Oct. 16, 1992 Australia Mar. 24, 1975 May 2, 1991 June 1,1991 Austria May 17, 1966 May 25, 1971 June 24, 1971 Azerbaijan Sep. 18, 1992 Sep. 18, 1992 Oct. 18, 1992 Bahamas Oct. 19, 1995 Oct. 19, 1995 Nov. 18, 1995 Bahrain Sep. 22, 1995 Feb. 14, 1996 Mar. 15, 1996 Bangladesh Nov. 20, 1979 Mar. 27, 1980 Apr. 26, 1980 Barbados May 13, 1981 Nov. 1, 1983 Dec. 1, 1983 Belarus July 10, 1992 July 10, 1992 Aug. 9, 1992 Belgium Dec. 15, 1965 Aug. 27, 1970 Sep. 26, 1970 Belize Dec. 19, 1986 Benin Sep. 10, 1965 Sep. 6, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966 Bolivia May 3, 1991 June 23, 1995 July 23, 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina Apr. 25, 1997 May 14, 1997 June 13, 1997 Botswana Jan. 15, 1970 Jan. 15, 1970 Feb. 14, 1970 Brunei Darussalam Sep. 16, 2002 Sep. 16, 2002 Oct. 16, 2002 Bulgaria Mar. 21, 2000 Apr. 13, 2001 May 13, 2001

Burkina Faso Sep. 16, 1965 Aug. 29, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966 Burundi Feb. 17, 1967 Nov. 5, 1969 Dec. 5, 1969 Cambodia Nov. 5, 1993 Dec. 20, 2004 Jan. 19, 2005 Cameroon Sep. 23, 1965 Jan. 3, 1967 Feb. 2, 1967 Central African Republic Aug. 26, 1965 Feb. 23, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966 Chad May 12, 1966 Aug. 29, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966

Chile Jan. 25, 1991 Sep. 24, 1991 Oct. 24, 1991I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 612 13I C S I D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 612 13

China Feb. 9, 1990