Enron Corp. v. Argentine Republic

I.C.S.I.D. Case No. ARB/01/3 (May 22, 2007)

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Enron Corp. v. Argentine Republic

Tribunal of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
I.C.S.I.D. Case No. ARB/01/3 (May 22, 2007)

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In an effort to restore its failing economy and attract foreign investors, Argentina (defendant) enacted the Gas Law, which established a regulatory framework for investments in the gas industry. The framework included guarantees that tariffs would be calculated in U.S. dollars and adjusted each year based on the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI). The regulations proved successful for some time, with Argentina drawing billions of dollars in capital. However, in 1998, Argentina’s economy again began to fall apart, with unemployment and political unrest on the rise. As a result of these volatile economic conditions, Argentina passed the Emergency Law, which effectively eliminated peso-dollar convertibility, as well as the rights formerly guaranteed to gas companies of U.S. dollar-calculated payments and PPI-based tariff adjustments. Foreign investors that were invested in the gas sector, including Enron Corporation (Enron) (plaintiff), claimed that Argentina’s emergency regulations had resulted in significant loss on their investments and violated Argentina’s obligation under the U.S.-Argentine Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to treat investors fairly and equitably.

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