Les prescriptions de résultats dans les traités d’investissements

This guide by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines performance requirements (PRs) in investment treaties, analyzing their types, their prohibition under WTO rules, and their treatment in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). It evaluates how these requirements impact the policy flexibility of developing countries and provides options for states to preserve their ability to impose PRs to maximize the economic, social, and environmental benefits of foreign direct investment.

• Performance requirements (PRs) are stipulations imposed by host states on investors to achieve specific objectives, such as increasing national value added, ensuring technology transfer, creating local employment, or improving environmental and social outcomes. They are distinct from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) because PRs are government-defined and legally binding, whereas CSR is voluntary and company-defined.
• Empirical evidence suggests that PRs do not necessarily deter foreign direct investment (FDI). The document cites successful industrial policies using PRs in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, India, and Botswana. Failures of PRs are attributed to poor implementation, such as a lack of supporting capacity-building policies or a lack of state capacity to monitor technology transfers, rather than an inherent flaw in the tools.

APA

Nikièma, S. H. (2014). Les prescriptions de résultats dans les traités d’investissements. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/best-practices-performance-requirements-investment-treaties-fr.pdf

Chicago

Nikièma, Suzy H. Les prescriptions de résultats dans les traités d’investissements. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/best-practices-performance-requirements-investment-treaties-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{nikima2014les, author = {Nikièma, Suzy H.}, title = {{Les prescriptions de résultats dans les traités d’investissements}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/best-practices-performance-requirements-investment-treaties-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }