Uruguay

Arbitration Law

• Law N° 15.982 -  Código General del Proceso - Titulo VIII - Proceso Arbitral

International Conventions

Investment Protection Treaties

Certain Arbitration Cases

Cases/Parties Per Year

Arbitral Institutions

Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje, Bolsa de Comercio de Uruguay
Corte de Arbitraje Internacional para el MERCOSUR, Bolsa de Comercio de Uruguay
Uruguay National Office of the ICC

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[1] According to Article 10 of the Panama Convention, "[f]or each State ratifying ... the Convention after the [Convention's entry into force] the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification."  Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification on April 25, 1977.

[2] According to Article 10 of the Montevideo Convention, "[f]or each State ratifying ... the Convention after the [Convention's entry into force] the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification."  Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification on May 15, 1980.

[3] Sources:  UNCTAD - Country-specific lists of BITs, available at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=2344&lang=1, last visited on August 14, 2007.  Also, Uruguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website at http://www.mrree.gub.uy/Tratados/MenuInicial/busqueda/tema/AntTemaConsul.asp, last visited on June 5, 2008.

[4] According to SICE.

[5] According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, entered into force on 10 Feb. 1999.

[6] Full text not available.

[7] Ecuador's Official Register No. 452 of October 23, 2008 published Ecuador's denunciation letter of various BITs, including an agreement with Uruguay.  However, this agreement was an exchange of notes, with no dispute mechanism.

[8] According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs website,  entered into force on 5 May 1987.

See http://www.mrree.gub.uy/Tratados/MenuInicial/busqueda/Nombre/SigNombreConsul.asp?textNombre=inversiones&TipoFecha=Bilaterales&RegistroNombre=60; If link does not work go to: www.mrree.gub.uy, then "Tratados", then go to "Búsqueda", then "Nombre or "Tema". Make sure you are under "Bilaterales" and then enter a search key word. Last visited on May 9, 2008.

[9] Appears only in UNCTAD.

[10] According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, entered into force on July 7, 2002.

[11] According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, entered into force on 14 Apr 2002.

[12] Not listed on Uruguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.  Dates are taken from http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/poiteiiad2.en.pdf and information in Paraguay's country profile/Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

[13] According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

[14] According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, entered into force on 30 Aug 1993.

[15] UNCTAD.

[16] According to UNCTAD this treaty was signed on 4 Nov. 2005; however, according to both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, and to the website of the US Trade Representative (available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2004/October/United_States,_Uruguay_Sign_Bilateral_Investment_Treaty.html, last visited on August 14, 2007) this treaty was signed on 25 Oct. 2004.

[17] According to BITs listed on Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. Where blank, no further information was available with regards to signature or entry into force.

[18] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/agreements_e.asp, last visited:  August 13, 2007.

[19] Economic Complementation Agreement No 36 between Mercosur and Bolivia.

[20] Economic Complementation Agreement No 35 between Mercosur and Chile.

[21] Cases are presented in chronological order according to the registration number (ICSID and Other Int'l Arbitration Cases) or the day of issuance (Court Decisions).

[22] Date the decision or award was rendered.

[23] Date the decision was rendered.

[24] No. of cases  administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution of the AAA with a party from Uruguay.

[25] No. of  Parties from Uruguay involved in Arbitration cases under ICC Rules.

[26] No. of cases registered by the ICSID Secretariat with Uruguay as Respondent State.

[27] Terminal date of designation: July 6, 2010.

[28] The members of the ICC International Court of Arbitration are appointed for three year terms.

[29] N/A = no information available.