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B. Pre-Arbitral Consultations and Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
C. Arbitral Settlement of Disputes
2. Consent
Disputes which arise between an investor of one Party and the other Party, which have not been amicably settled after a period of three months, shall be submitted, at the request of one of the Parties involved, to the decision of the competent tribunal of the Party in whose territory the investment was made. (Article X (1)).
1. Conditions
Investment disputes shall be submitted to international arbitration if one of the parties so requests, when: . the Contracting Party and the investor of the other Contracting Party have so agreed; or . eighteen months have elapsed without the competent tribunal having given its final decision; or . the final decision of the tribunal is considered by either party to be manifestly unjust or violates the provisions of the Agreement. (Article X (2)).