CoNTENTS
FoREWoRD ....................................................................................... v
INTRoDUCTIoN To THE ACIA GUIDEBooK .................................. 1
PART A: BACKGRoUND To ACIA ................................................... 2
Introduction to ACIA............................................................................. 2
ACIA’s Predecessors........................................................................... 3
Investors and their Investments........................................................... 4
Investor ........................................................................................ 4
Investments.................................................................................. 5
PART B: BENEFITS FoR ASEAN INVESToRS................................ 7
Liberalisation ....................................................................................... 7
Non-Discrimination .............................................................................. 8
Transparency....................................................................................... 8
Protections for ASEAN Investors......................................................... 9
Investor–State Dispute Settlement Mechanism................................... 9
PART C: INVESTMENT LIBERALISATIoN AND FoRWARD-
LooKING PRoVISIoN ....................................................... 10
PART D: NoN-DISCRIMINATIoN ...................................................... 13
Equality in Treatment........................................................................... 13
Freedom to Appoint Senior Management and Boards of Directors..... 13
Freedom to Operate Investment.......................................................... 14
PART E: PRoTECTIoN FoR INVESToRS AND
THE INVESTMENTS............................................................ 15
Introduction.......................................................................................... 15
Ensuring Fairness................................................................................ 15
ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................... 27
APPENDIX A: .................................................................................... 29
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA)
Annex 1: Approval in Writing
Annex 2: Expropriation and Compensation
APPENDIX B: .................................................................................... 87
Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment
Agreement (ACIA)