CIADI - Annual report 2009

09ii | ICSIDANNUAL REPORT 2009 | iii Letter of Transmittal 1 ICSID Secretariat 2 Introduction 3 Membership 4 Disputes Before the Centre 5 Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators 8 Publications 8 Conferences 10 Forty-second Annual Meeting of the Administrative Council 11 Finance 11

ANNEXES

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

2. Disputes Before the Centre 17

3. Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators 68

4. ICSID Documents and Publications 70

5. Resolutions Adopted by the Administrative Council 72

6. Financial Statements and Report of Independent Auditors 73

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September 8, 2009 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, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The Report includes the audited financial statements of the Centre, presented pursuant to Administrative and Financial Regulation 19. Sincerely yours, Meg Kinnear Secretary-General Mr. Robert B. Zoellick Chairman Administrative Council International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes E T TLEM

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Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General Nassib G. Ziadé, Deputy Secretary-General

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Gonzalo Flores, Senior Counsel Milanka Kostadinova, Senior Counsel Eloïse Obadia, Senior Counsel Ucheora Onwuamaegbu, Senior Counsel Ekaterini Yannaca-Small, Senior Counsel Martina Polasek, Counsel Natalí Sequeira, Counsel Tomás Solís, Counsel Aurélia Antonietti, Consultant Amine Assouad, Consultant Mercedes Cordido-Freytes de Kurowski, Consultant Aïssatou Diop, Consultant Anneliese Fleckenstein, Consultant Peter C. Hansen, Consultant Frauke Nitschke, Consultant Sergio Puig de la Parra, Consultant Marco Tulio Montañes-Rumayor, Consultant Marat Umerov, Consultant fINANCIAL AND gENERAL ADMINISTRATION STAff Javier Castro, Program Officer Zelalem Tesfa Dagnaw, Financial Officer William D. Casson, Senior Consultant Walter Meza-Cuadra, Paralegal Malkiat Singh, Conference Assistant

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Anna D. Avilés-Alfaro, Paralegal Mireigne Denis, Paralegal Ivania Fernandez, Paralegal Maria Cristina Padrao, Paralegal Alix Ahimon, Language Program Assistant Sherrifa Akanni, Program Assistant Marie L. Bonhomme, Program Assistant Sonia C. Lee, Program Assistant Gloria Peralta, Program AssistantANNUAL REPORT 2009 | 3 As mentioned in the last Annual Report, Ana Palacio resigned effective April 15, 2008 from her positions of Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the World Bank Group and Secretary-General of the International Centre

Gloria Peralta, Program AssistantANNUAL REPORT 2009 | 3 As mentioned in the last Annual Report, Ana Palacio resigned effective April 15, 2008 from her positions of Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the World Bank Group and Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID or the Centre). Following Ms. Palacio’s departure, and throughout fiscal year 2009 (FY2009), Nassib G. Ziadé, Deputy SecretaryGeneral of ICSID, served as Acting SecretaryGeneral of ICSID. At the same time, the positions of the World Bank Group General Counsel and ICSID Secretary-General were separated, reflecting the large and growing demands placed on both positions. By resolution adopted February 17, 2009, the ICSID Administrative Council elected Meg Kinnear as the Secretary-General of ICSID. Ms. Kinnear took up her new position on June 22, 2009. She is the first Secretary-General of the Centre to be elected since the two positions were separated. ICSID maintained its usual high level of activity during the year. The Centre registered 24 new cases in FY2009, bringing the total number of cases administered during the year to 154 and the total registered since ICSID’s inception to

292. Of the 24 new cases, 10 involve respondent States in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, more than any other geographic region. There are nine arbitrations concerning Latin America and the Caribbean; two concerning Sub-Saharan Africa; and three concerning the Middle East and North Africa, South East Asia, and Western Europe, respectively. In FY2009, 36 tribunals and ad hoc committees were constituted or reconstituted. Arbitral tribunals concluded 33 proceedings, 20 of which resulted in final awards. Proceedings were discontinued in nine cases. In the remaining four proceedings, supplementary decisions or decisions on rectification or interpretation were rendered by

and ad hoc committees were constituted or reconstituted. Arbitral tribunals concluded 33 proceedings, 20 of which resulted in final awards. Proceedings were discontinued in nine cases. In the remaining four proceedings, supplementary decisions or decisions on rectification or interpretation were rendered by the tribunals involved.

During the year, the Centre registered annulment applications in six ICSID cases. One ICSID conciliation proceeding was concluded, and ICSID administered five UNCITRAL cases in FY2009. With respect to membership, the Republic of Kosovo signed the ICSID Convention and deposited its Instrument of Acceptance with the W orld Bank in late FY2009. ICSID Contracting States continue to conclude bilateral investment treaties (BITs) between themselves and with non-Contracting States. The vast majority of these treaties provide for the submission of disputes to arbitration or conciliation under the ICSID Convention or the Additional Facility. In fact, BITs provided the basis for ICSID jurisdiction in 20 of the 24 cases registered during the fiscal year, and the proliferation of BITs has resulted in ICSID’s sizeable current caseload. INTRODUCTION4 | ICSID Finally, ICSID continued to fulfill its mandate to disseminate information on international investment law. The Centre introduced an innovative format for the ICSID Review — Foreign Investment Law Journal. In addition to publishing a greater number of articles (now in all three of the Centre’s official languages), the ICSID Review includes summaries of published awards and excerpts of unpublished awards. ICSID also expanded its loose-leaf collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties, and produced two issues of the Centre’s newsletter, News from ICSID. ICSID staff continued to attend and participate in conferences worldwide in FY2009. Further details of the Centre’s activities in FY2009 are set forth below.

collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties, and produced two issues of the Centre’s newsletter, News from ICSID. ICSID staff continued to attend and participate in conferences worldwide in FY2009. Further details of the Centre’s activities in FY2009 are set forth below. During FY2009, the ICSID Convention was signed on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo. The Republic of Kosovo also took the final step towards becoming an ICSID Contracting State by depositing its Instrument of Acceptance of the ICSID Convention. At June 30, 2009, there were 156 signatory States to the ICSID Convention. Of these, 143 States are ICSID Contracting States by virtue of their having completed all membership requirements of the Convention. Annex 1 provides a complete list of the Contracting States and other signatories of the ICSID Convention.

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The Centre’s caseload continued to grow in FY2009. As of June 30, 2009, the number of cases registered by the Centre since its establishment reached 292. One hundred and fifty-four cases, more than half of all cases ever registered, were administered by ICSID during the past fiscal year, making it the most active year ever for the ICSID Secretariat. In the course of FY2009, the Centre registered 24 new arbitration cases under the ICSID Convention, all initiated on the basis of dispute settlement provisions contained in bilateral or multilateral investment agreements. ICSID jurisdiction was asserted under bilateral investment treaties in 20 of the new cases. In three cases, the parties relied on the dispute settlement provisions in the Energy Charter Treaty. One further case was instituted on the basis of the Investment Chapter of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). In four cases, the parties alternatively invoked an

three cases, the parties relied on the dispute settlement provisions in the Energy Charter Treaty. One further case was instituted on the basis of the Investment Chapter of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). In four cases, the parties alternatively invoked an investment law, or an investment contract between the investor and the host State. The Centre also registered one application for interpretation and one request for revision of awards rendered in two arbitration proceedings. In a further case, the Centre registered two requests for rectification of the award, which were submitted by each party to the dispute. Applications for annulment of awards were registered in six cases.

In total, 35 proceedings were concluded during FY2009. Awards were rendered in 20 proceedings: seven of these awards rejected all of the investor’s claims; a further seven upheld the claims in full or in part; five tribunals declined jurisdiction; and one further award embodied the parties’ settlement agreement. Nine proceedings were discontinued: seven of these at the request of one or both of the parties; and two for lack of payment of the required advances. One conciliation proceeding was concluded with a report by the conciliation commission. Further, four proceedings in which the parties had sought post-award remedies under the ICSID Convention were concluded. In two such cases, the tribunals issued decisions on rectification; one further tribunal issued a supplementary decision to its award, and one annulment proceeding concluded with a decision by the ad hoc committee. One post-award proceeding, conducted under the Additional Facility Rules, was concluded with a decision on the parties’ respective requests for interpretation, correction and supplementary decision. As in the past few years, the majority of the 154 cases administered by the Centre involved respondent States from Latin America and the Caribbean region (47 percent), followed by

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correction and supplementary decision. As in the past few years, the majority of the 154 cases administered by the Centre involved respondent States from Latin America and the Caribbean region (47 percent), followed by DISPUTES BEFORE THE CENTRE6 | ICSID respondent States from Central Asia and Eastern Europe (25 percent). The number of cases administered concerning States from SubSaharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa region, South and East Asia, and North America remained constant. In 14 of the cases administered by ICSID during FY2009, both parties to the dispute were from developing countries; in two proceedings, the parties were from high-income economies. The majority of the total pending cases during the year were initiated against respondent States by juridical persons, while 21 cases were brought by natural persons. The investment disputes pending before ICSID during FY2009 concerned a variety of economic sectors, however, the public utilities sector remained dominant. About one-third of the disputes related to water and sewer services, power generation, electricity distribution, and telecommunication services. Another third concerned natural resources. The construction industry was the subject of nine percent of the disputes and a further nine percent concerned agricultural products and the food industry. Eight percent of the cases involved financial services and debt instruments, and another nine percent related to a variety of other economic sectors. Arbitral tribunals, conciliation commissions, and ad hoc committees issued many decisions and procedural orders during FY2009, contributing to the development of jurisprudence in international investment law. Ad hoc committees issued five decisions related to the stay of enforcement of awards. In three proceedings, tribunals decided on applications by nondisputing parties to file written submissions. In one further case, a tribunal decided on a proposal to disqualify an arbitrator, and an ad hoc committee decided on a challenge of the other party’s

enforcement of awards. In three proceedings, tribunals decided on applications by nondisputing parties to file written submissions. In one further case, a tribunal decided on a proposal to disqualify an arbitrator, and an ad hoc committee decided on a challenge of the other party’s counsel. One tribunal issued a decision on the interpretation of an international treaty relevant to the particular dispute, and 109 decisions or procedural orders were issued on various legal aspects of the proceedings. In the course of the fiscal year, 80 hearings or sessions were held in the cases administered by ICSID, either at the seat of the Centre in Washington, D.C., or at other venues agreed to by the parties. A number of first sessions, pre-hearing conferences, and procedural meetings were also held by telephone conference. T wenty-eight tribunals and eight ad hoc committees have been constituted or reconstituted in the review period. Sixty-four individuals of 29 different nationalities were appointed to serve as arbitrators or ad hocANNUAL REPORT 2009 | 7 committee members. About two-thirds of the total 104 appointments were made by the parties or party-selected arbitrators, and onethird by ICSID. Nationals from developing countries were appointed 23 times; of these appointments, 13 were made by the Centre. In 88 of the 154 cases pending before ICSID during FY2009, the proceedings were conducted in one of the three official languages of ICSID (English, French and Spanish), with the majority, or 45 percent, conducted in English only. In 66 cases, the proceedings were conducted in two official languages, with the English-Spanish combination being the most prominent, applied in 37 percent of all proceedings administered during the fiscal year. In the past year, the ICSID Secretariat also provided administrative support to five investorState arbitrations conducted under the UNCITRAL rules. The Centre’s administrative

English-Spanish combination being the most prominent, applied in 37 percent of all proceedings administered during the fiscal year. In the past year, the ICSID Secretariat also provided administrative support to five investorState arbitrations conducted under the UNCITRAL rules. The Centre’s administrative services in these proceedings range from support with the organization of hearings or assistance with financial matters, to administrative services comparable to those provided in proceedings conducted under the ICSID rules. The Centre also fostered its institutional cooperation with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) by assisting with the administration of a hearing in an LCIA case in Washington, D.C. Finally, in an UNCITRAL arbitration proceeding between a French company and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Secretary-General was asked to act as appointing authority of an arbitrator. Annex 2 provides details on selected procedural developments in each of the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules proceedings administered by the Centre in FY2009.8 | ICSID 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. The designees need not be nationals of the designating country . Up to ten persons may be designated to each Panel by the Chairman of the Administrative Council. The Panels are an important component of the ICSID system of dispute settlement. They 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.

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 FY2009, 12 ICSID Contracting States made designations to the ICSID Panels, namely Argentina, Austria, Cambodia, Cameroon, the Czech Republic, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Romania and the United States. Fifty-two persons were designated or re-designated to the Panels. At the end of FY2009, there were 517 Members of the ICSID Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators. Details on the new designations made in the course of FY2009 are provided in Annex 3. During FY2009 the Centre revised the format of its flagship publication, ICSID Review Foreign — Investment Law Journal. The journal now features articles, commentaries, case notes and book reviews. T exts of decisions and awards rendered in ICSID proceedings will no longer be published in the journal and will be made available primarily through the Centre’s website. In addition, the journal now accepts manuscripts in all three of the official languages of the Centre. As a new feature, the journal provides summaries of the facts, issues and rulings in selected ICSID cases. The case summaries are accompanied by concise analytical notes, which place decisions or awards in the context of relevant ICSID jurisprudence. The first issue featuring the new format was released in the spring of 2009. It contained articles relating to: challenges and opportunities in using mediation for investor-State dispute settlement; whether the customary international law minimum standard of treatment refers to a single, generally applicable standard; and the special characteristics and functions of the China-Germany bilateral investment treaty. Three other articles in the issue focused on legal and practical questions associated with

in using mediation for investor-State dispute settlement; whether the customary international law minimum standard of treatment refers to a single, generally applicable standard; and the special characteristics and functions of the China-Germany bilateral investment treaty. Three other articles in the issue focused on legal and practical questions associated with amicus curiae participation in international investment arbitration. Three awards and a decision were summarized in the issue. It also contained excerpts of the legal reasoning in an award rendered in another ICSID case.

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During FY2009, the Centre also completed the work on a further issue of the journal. The second issue features articles relating to: ICSID’s contribution to the development of investment treaty arbitration in Arab countries; the evolution of ICSID and bilateral investment treaties; the relationship between diplomatic protection and investment treaties; the flexibility of the ICSID Arbitration Rules; the ICSID Convention’s nationality requirements as interpreted by recent practice; and the choice between ICSID and non-ICSID arbitration for enforcement of awards. Further to these six articles, the issue features summaries of two decisions of ICSID ad hoc committees relating to stay of enforcement and a summary of an ICSID award. An excerpt of a previously unpublished ICSID award is also included in the issue. The Centre continued to update its multivolume collections of Investment Laws of the World and Investment Treaties. Three updates of the Investment Treaties collection were published during the year. They contained the texts of 60 bilateral investment treaties concluded by 61 countries. The Investment Laws of the World collection features investment legislation and contact information for the national investment agencies of 133 countries. One release was issued during the year for this collection, which included updates on new or revised investment legislation of Malaysia, Romania, the Russian Federation, Rwanda,

of the World collection features investment legislation and contact information for the national investment agencies of 133 countries. One release was issued during the year for this collection, which included updates on new or revised investment legislation of Malaysia, Romania, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Tajikistan and T ogo. Updating releases were prepared for publication concerning Algeria, the Central African Republic, Niger and Turkmenistan. Finally, the Centre prepared two issues of its newsletter, News from ICSID. These issues reported on important institutional developments such as the election of Meg Kinnear as the ICSID Secretary-General and the signature and acceptance of the ICSID Convention by the Republic of Kosovo. One of these issues also reproduced a speech concerning recent institutional developments at ICSID delivered by Nassib G. Ziadé, Acting Secretary-General at the time, at the 25th AAA/ICC/ICSID Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration. A list of ICSID documents and publications is provided in Annex 4 to this report.10 | ICSID ICSID, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have co-sponsored a series of colloquia on international arbitration over the years. The 25th colloquium in this series was hosted by the AAA’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) on November 14, 2008 in New Y ork. The heads of the three institutions discussed general trends in international arbitration and recent developments at their respective institutions. Other sessions looked into the evolution of the dispute-resolution process over the last 25 years, the challenges facing this process in the next 25 years, dispute resolution in the developing world, and dispute resolution in the corporate world. In addition to participating in the Joint Colloquium, Nassib G. Ziadé participated in three arbitration events. The first event focused on international arbitration involving parties

facing this process in the next 25 years, dispute resolution in the developing world, and dispute resolution in the corporate world. In addition to participating in the Joint Colloquium, Nassib G. Ziadé participated in three arbitration events. The first event focused on international arbitration involving parties from the Arab world, and was organized in Stockholm by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, as well as by other Arab and European arbitration institutions. The second event was held in Cairo to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. The third event was organized in Tunisia by the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), together with the Centre de Conciliation et d’Arbitrage de Tunis (CCAT). ICSID staff provided training to government officials and practitioners at a course organized by the International Law Institute in Washington, DC; a conference on managing investment disputes jointly organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Government of Costa Rica; a meeting of experts on international investment law organized by UNCTAD in Geneva; a workshop jointly organized by the OAS, the World Trade Organization and the George Washington University Law School; and an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation workshop on international investment agreements. ICSID staff delivered lectures on several aspects of the ICSID dispute settlement system before academic audiences. These included lectures at American University (Washington, DC), Georgetown University, George Mason University, George Washington University, and the University of Western Ontario. Finally, ICSID staff speaking engagements included a symposium organized by the University of California at Davis, and a colloquium jointly organized by the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and the American Society of International Law.

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ICSID staff speaking engagements included a symposium organized by the University of California at Davis, and a colloquium jointly organized by the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and the American Society of International Law.

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The Forty-second Annual Meeting of the Administrative Council took place on October 13, 2008, 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 2008 Annual Report and its administrative budget for FY2009. The Resolutions adopted at the Meeting are set forth in Annex 5. ICSID’s administrative expenditures in FY2009 were covered by the World Bank pursuant to the Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements concluded between the Bank and ICSID in February 1967, and also 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 the Centre for FY2009 are set forth in Annex 6.

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MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL FINANCE12 | ICSID The 156 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

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, The 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 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 Canada Dec. 15, 2006 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, 1991 China Feb. 9, 1990 Jan. 7, 1993 Feb. 6, 1993

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Colombia May 18, 1993 July 15, 1997 Aug. 14, 1997

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Colombia May 18, 1993 July 15, 1997 Aug. 14, 1997 Comoros Sep. 26, 1978 Nov. 7, 1978 Dec. 7, 1978 Congo, Democratic Rep. of Oct. 29, 1968 Apr. 29, 1970 May 29, 1970 Congo, Rep. of Dec. 27, 1965 June 23, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966 Costa Rica Sep. 29, 1981 Apr. 27, 1993 May 27, 1993 Côte d’Ivoire June 30, 1965 Feb. 16, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966 Croatia June 16, 1997 Sep. 22, 1998 Oct. 22, 1998 Cyprus Mar. 9, 1966 Nov. 25, 1966 Dec. 25, 1966 Czech Republic Mar. 23, 1993 Mar. 23, 1993 Apr. 22, 1993 Denmark Oct. 11, 1965 Apr. 24, 1968 May 24, 1968 Dominican Republic Mar. 20, 2000 Ecuador Jan. 15, 1986 Jan. 15, 1986 Feb. 14, 1986 Egypt, Arab Rep. of Feb. 11, 1972 May 3, 1972 June 2, 1972 El Salvador June 9, 1982 Mar. 6, 1984 Apr. 5, 1984

Estonia June 23, 1992 June 23, 1992 July 23, 1992 Ethiopia Sep. 21, 1965 Fiji July 1, 1977 Aug. 11, 1977 Sep. 1