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a) returns, dividends, interests, returns of capital, bonuses, payments for administration and technical assistance, returns in kind and other investment-related amounts;
b) proceeds of the sale or of the total or partial liquidation of an investment;
c) payments from a contract, including loan payments;
d) payments from an indemnization;
e) payments arising out of an investment dispute. (Article 8 (1)).
2. Repayment of Loans
3. Proceeds of Total or Partial Liquidation of an Investment
4. Licenses and Other Fees
5. Other Categories of Payments
Yes. (Article 8 (1) (c)).
Yes. (Article 8 (1) (b)).
Yes. (Article 8 (1) (d), (e)).
2. Exchange Rates
3. Time of Transfer
Notwithstanding Article 8 (1) and (2), a Party may prevent transfers through the equitable and non-discriminatory application of its legislation in the following cases:
a) bankruptcy and insolvency;
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8, a Party may establish temporary controls with respect to exchange operations, when the balance of payments of a Party has an important disequilibrium. (Article 8 (4)).
Each Party shall permit the transfer, without delay, in a freely convertible currency, at the exchange rate applicable on the date of transfer. (Article 8 (2)).
Each Party shall permit that all transfers related to an investment of an investor of a Contracting Party be done freely and without delay. (Article 8(1)).
b) penal or administrative offenses;
c) ensuring the satisfaction of judgments in adjudicatory proceedings;
d) unfulfillment of tax obligations;
e) unfulfillment of labor obligations. (Article 8(3)).
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