8(1) - Energy Charter Treaty

Article 8(1)

The Contracting Parties agree to promote access to and transfer of energy technology on a commercial and non-discriminatory basis to assist effective trade in Energy Materials and Products and Investment and to implement the objectives of the Charter subject to their laws and regulations, and to the protection of Intellectual Property rights.

BA 6 (21/01/92): Article 3.8 – Principles and Article 12 – Transfer of Technology
From BA 12 (09/04/92) to BA-37 (01/03/93): Article 12 – Transfer of Technology
From (Compromise text) ECT 1 [CONF 50] (15/03/93) to Interim text (25/06/94): Article 9 – Transfer of technology
From CONF 104 (Text for adoption) (14/09/94) to ECT as adopted (17/12/94): Article 8 – Transfer of Technology

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