Unless otherwise specified, all redactions in this document are justified under
Article 4.1(b) of Regulation 1049/2001.
Ref. Ares(2017)601489 - 02/02/2017
Ref. Ares(2018)6087220 - 28/11/2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate F - WTO, Legal Affairs and Trade in Goods
Dispute Settlement and Legal Aspects of Trade Policy
Brussels, 1 February 2017
DG TRADE/F.2
[Art. 4.1(b)]
trade.dga2.f.2(2017)477512
MEETING REPORT
Re:
Informal ministerial meeting on the establishment of a Multilateral
Investment Court – 20 January 2017, Davos, Switzerland.
Commissioner Malmstrom and Canadian Trade Minister Champagne co-hosted an
informal breakfast meeting for 26 trade ministers plus the CEO of the World Bank and
the WTO Director General in the margins of the World Economic Forum to discuss the
initiative of establishing a multilateral investment court.
Most ministers noted that they were considering reforms in different ways to the
investment regime. Practically all ministers welcomed the fact that the EU and Canada
were putting this on the table and expressed interest in the idea. Some supported very
clearly, with the vast majority committing to engage further and constructively in
discussions at technical level.
[Arts. 4.1(a) and 4(3)]
[Arts. 4.1(a) and 4(3)]
[Arts. 4.1(a) and 4(3)]
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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The Commissioner and Minister Champagne concluded by welcoming the detailed input
and reflections, made all the more interesting by the diverse trajectories of the
participants on these issues.
They noted that discussions on the court idea could take place without prejudice to the
possibility for countries to also engage on other investment issues, in particular
facilitation but also protection. The Commissioner and Minister Champagne noted that
further expert meetings would be organised and that ministers could discuss further at a
later
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Annexes: Verbatim Report, discussion paper and list of ministers present.
C.c.: J-L. Demarty, M. Petriccione, J. Korte, P. Sandler,
H. König, S. Gallina, I. Garcia Bercero, D. Redonnet, S. Ratso, L. Rubinacci,
M. Åsenius, J. Nyman, P. Velasco Martins, C. Billaux, J. Larsson
(Cab Malmstrom),
U. Woelker,
(LS),
(SG),
(SPP),
M. Vanheukelen,
(Del. Geneva).
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