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CETA

El Acuerdo Económico y Comercial Global (o CETA por sus siglas en inglés) pactado en 2014 entre la Unión Europea y Canadá, entró en vigor provisionalmente en septiembre de 2017.

El acuerdo cubre casi todos los aspectos de los arreglos de comercio de nueva generación, incluyendo propiedad intelectual, adquisiciones públicas, cooperación regulatoria, servicios y eliminación de aranceles.

Incluye también un capítulo de inversiones con un mecanismo revisado de arbitraje de disputas entre inversionistas y Estados (ISDS), denominado sistema de arbitraje de inversiones. Sin embargo, muchas críticas de ambos lados del Atlántico expresan que este nuevo sistema constituye en gran medida una artimaña para tratar de mejorar las apariencias y que no aborda la base del problema detrás de las medidas de controversias entre el estado y el inversor que permite que las corporaciones extranjeras demanden jurídicamente a los Estados, si consideran que su potencial de ganancias o de inversión se ve afectado por nuevas leyes o cambios en políticas publicas.

Foto: Council of Canadians

(marzo de 2020)

Malmström: Only minor adjustments to ISDS in trade deal with Canada
EurActiv | 12-nov-2014
Only small changes can be made to an investment protection clause in a trade pact between Canada and the European Union, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said on Monday (10 November).
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
TDM Call for Papers: CETA special
TDM | 6-nov-2014
The editors of Transnational Dispute Management journal invite contributions to a special edition on CETA
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
Legacy: De Gucht negotiated two rigged ISDS chapters
Vrijschrift | 3-nov-2014
On 15 September Vrijschrift informed the European Parliament international trade committee that investor-to-state arbitration (ISDS) in the draft trade agreement with Canada is rigged to the advantage of the US. Today Vrijschrift informed the committee the same is true for the draft trade agreement with Singapore.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , Singapur , UE
Singapore concerned by ISDS debate, asks investment be “decoupled” from EU deal
EU Trade Insights | 28-oct-2014
As the debate in Europe over investors’ rights to sue States is growing, Singapore has been asking the European Commission to agree to a decoupling of the bilateral trade agreement as the country is concerned the investment protection part of the deal could hold up the entire pact.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , Singapur , TTIP , UE
Canada braces for EU trade pact dispute with Germany
Bloomberg | 8-oct-2014
Canada is bracing for a dispute with Germany over whether its newly-agreed free trade pact with the European Union should be re-opened to erase arbitration clauses.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
How Greens in one German state threaten Euro-Canada trade deal
The Tyee | 12-sep-2014
The survival of the new trade deal hammered out in secret between Canada and the European Union is threatened by opposed Green politicians in Germany’s most populated state, writes Andrea Rexer.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
CETA leak: Crucial questions unanswered
The Tyee | 29-ago-2014
Latest version of trade deal leaves too much up to non-existent commission, lawyers say.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
European lawmakers threaten to scupper Canada trade deal
Reuters | 28-ago-2014
EU lawmakers are threatening to block a multibillion-dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union – a blueprint for a much bigger EU-US deal – because it would allow firms to sue governments if they breach the treaty.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
S&D Group president Gianni Pittella: "We oppose ISDS mechanism in EU-Canada trade deal"
S&D Group in the EP | 27-ago-2014
The Socialist & Democrat Group in the European Parliament has always opposed the inclusion of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in CETA, says their president G. Pitella, and it will be up to the Parliament to decide whether or not to ratify the agreement.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , UE
Accord commercial UE-Canada : le chapitre « Investissement » traduit en français
ContreLaCour | 26-ago-2014
Le chapitre relatif aux investissements, avec notamment la partie relative au mécanisme de règlement des différends Etat-investisseur, étant traduit, ContreLaCour s’attache en ce moment à la traduction du projet de Traité dans son ensemble.
Canadá , litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS , TLCs (textos) , UE