Part I Trade and investment forums

C. Other regional and bilateral trade and economic forums

• Regional and bilateral trade agreements

(Agreements concluded in 2015, 2016, 2017)


• the incorporation of a reference to the Convention and/or its objectives and principles: X
• the adoption of a cultural cooperation protocol: X ***(SK/Vietnam; SK/China)
• the inclusion of a cultural exemption: + de 50 %
• the use of positive lists of specific commitments: yes
• the formulation of some reservations: yes
• 9 new agreements (in force or signed) – NZ, SK, Peru, AUS, Vietnam, Honduras, China, Canada, Ukraine, …)
• 22 in negotiation
• Re-negotiation of the NAFTA ???

C. Other regional and bilateral trade and economic forums

• Main trends (bilateralism, regionalism, multilateralism (OECD, WTO…)
• Analysis of 116 BIT, concluded by 81 States+EU (64 Parties to the Convention)
• Only Canada, EU, France and USA make reservations related to culture in their BIT
• Arbitration cases:
• Canada/UPS (US) – Discrimination against UPS
• Ukraine/Lemire (US) – None attribution of radio frequency
• Egypt/Al Jazeera (Qatar) (pending) – Destruction of media business