AGREEMENT BETWEENJAPAN AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIAFOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENT

AGREEMENT BETWEENJAPAN AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIAFOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENT

Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Desiring to further promote investment in order tostrengthen the economic relationship between the twocountries;
Intending to further create favorable conditions for
greater investment by investors of one country in the othercountry;
Recognizing the growing importance of the progressive
liberalization of investment for stimulating initiative ofinvestors and for promoting prosperity in both countries;
andRecognizing that these objectives can be achieved
without relaxing health, safety and environmental measuresof general application;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Agreement,(1)

The term “legislation” means:(a)in relation to Japan, the laws and regulations ofJapan; and(b)in relation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thelaws, regulations and royal decrees of theKingdom of Saudi Arabia.

(2) The term “investments” means every kind of asset
owned or controlled by an investor including:(a)an enterprise;(b)shares, stocks or other forms of equity
participation in an enterprise, including rights
derived therefrom;

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(c)

bonds, debentures, loans and other forms of debt,
including rights derived therefrom as well as
securities issued by the government of aContracting Party;(d)rights under contracts, including turnkey,
construction, management, production or revenuesharing contracts;(e)claims to money and to any performance undercontract having a financial value;(f)intellectual property rights, including
copyrights and related rights, patent rights andrights relating to utility models, trademarks,
industrial designs, layout-designs of integrated
circuits, new varieties of plants, trade names,
indications of source or geographical indications
and undisclosed information;(g)rights conferred pursuant to legislation orcontracts such as concessions, licenses,
authorizations and permits; and(h)any other tangible and intangible, movable andimmovable property, and any related property
rights, such as leases, mortgages, liens andpledges.

(3)

The term “investor of a Contracting Party” means:(a)a natural person having the nationality of thatContracting Party in accordance with its
applicable legislation; or(b)an enterprise of that Contracting Party,

that has made investments in the other Contracting Party.
A branch of an enterprise of a non-Contracting Party, which
is located in the other Contracting Party, shall not be
deemed as an investor of that Contracting Party.
(4)

An enterprise is:(a)“owned” by an investor if more than fifty percentof the equity interest in it is owned by theinvestor; and(b)“controlled” by an investor if the investor has
the power to name a majority of its directors orotherwise to legally direct its actions.

- 2 -(5) The term “an enterprise of a Contracting Party”
means any legal person or any other entity duly constitutedor organized under the applicable legislation of thatContracting Party, whether or not for profit, and whether
private or government owned or controlled, including any
corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint
venture, association, organization, company or branch.
(6) The term “investment activities” means theoperation, management, maintenance, use, enjoyment, andsale or other disposal of investments.
(7) The term “the WTO Agreement” means the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, done
at Marrakesh, April 15, 1994.
(8) The term “Contracting Party” means Japan or theKingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the context requires.
Investments include return. The term “return” means
the amounts yielded by investments, in particular, profit,
capital gains, dividends, royalties and fees.
A change in the form in which assets are invested or
reinvested does not affect their character as investments,
provided that the change is not inconsistent with thelegislation of the Contracting Party where the assets areinvested or reinvested.
This Agreement shall also apply to the areas of the
exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf insofar
as international law permits the Contracting Party
concerned to exercise sovereign rights or jurisdiction inthese areas.
Article 2
1.
Each Contracting Party shall promote as far as
possible investment by investors of the other Contracting
Party and, subject to its rights to exercise powers inaccordance with its applicable legislation including thosewith regard to foreign ownership and control, admit suchinvestment.
2.
Once admitted in accordance with its applicablelegislation, each Contracting Party shall accord toinvestors of the other Contracting Party and to theirinvestments treatment no less favorable than the treatment
it accords in like circumstances to its own investors andtheir investments with respect to investment activities.

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1.
Each Contracting Party shall accord to investors of
the other Contracting Party and to their investments
treatment no less favorable than the treatment it accords
in like circumstances to investors of a non-Contracting
Party and to their investments with respect to investment
activities.
2.
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Contracting Party
may not accord to investors of the other Contracting Party
and to their investments preferential treatment granted
under the membership of the former Contracting Party in acustoms union, an economic union, a common market or a free
trade area with a non-Contracting Party.
Article 4
Each Contracting Party shall accord to investments ofinvestors of the other Contracting Party treatment inaccordance with international law, including fair andequitable treatment and full protection and security.
Article 5
Each Contracting Party shall accord to investors of
the other Contracting Party treatment no less favorable
than the treatment it accords in like circumstances to its
own investors or investors of a non-Contracting Party withrespect to access to the courts of justice andadministrative tribunals and agencies in all degrees ofjurisdiction, both in pursuit and in defense of suchinvestors’ rights.
Article 6
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as toderogate from the rights and obligations of the Contracting
Parties under the WTO Agreement.
Article 7
1.
Each Contracting Party shall promptly publish, orotherwise make publicly available, its legislation,
administrative procedures and administrative rulings andjudicial decisions of general application as well asinternational agreements which pertain to or affectinvestment activities.

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2.
Each Contracting Party shall, upon request by theother Contracting Party, promptly respond to specificquestions and provide that other Contracting Party withinformation on matters set out in paragraph 1.
3.
The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be
construed so as to oblige either Contracting Party todisclose confidential information, the disclosure of which
would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to
the public interest, or which would prejudice privacy orlegitimate commercial interests.
Article 8
Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with its
applicable legislation, give sympathetic consideration toapplications for the entry, sojourn and residence of anatural person having the nationality of the other
Contracting Party who wishes to enter the former
Contracting Party and remain therein for the purpose ofinvestment activities.
Article 91.
Neither Contracting Party shall expropriate or
nationalize investments of investors of the other
Contracting Party or take any measure tantamount to
expropriation or nationalization (hereinafter referred toas “expropriation”) except: (a) for a public purpose; (b)in a non-discriminatory manner; (c) upon payment of prompt,
adequate and effective compensation pursuant to paragraphs
2, 3 and 4; and (d) in accordance with due process of law
and the provisions of Article 4.
2.
Compensation shall be equivalent to the fair market
value of the expropriated investments at the time when the
expropriation was publicly announced or when the
expropriation occurred, whichever is earlier. The fairmarket value shall not reflect any change in value
occurring because the expropriation had become publicly
known earlier.
3.
The compensation shall be paid without delay and shallcarry a rate of return at a commercially reasonable rate,taking into account the length of time until the time of
payment. It shall be effectively realizable and freelytransferable and shall be freely convertible into freely
usable currencies as defined in the Articles of Agreementof the International Monetary Fund, at the market exchange
rate prevailing on the date of expropriation.

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4.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 14, theinvestors affected by expropriation shall have a right ofaccess to the courts of justice or administrative tribunals
or agencies of the Contracting Party making the
expropriation to seek a prompt review of the investors’
case and the amount of compensation in accordance with theprinciples set out in this Article.
Article 10
1.
Each Contracting Party shall accord to investors of
the other Contracting Party that have suffered loss ordamage relating to their investments in the former
Contracting Party due to armed conflict or a state of
emergency such as revolution, insurrection, civil
disturbance or any other similar event in the former
Contracting Party, treatment, as regards restitution,indemnification, compensation or any other settlement, thatis no less favorable than the treatment it accords to its
own investors or to investors of a non-Contracting Party.
2.
Any payment as a means of settlement referred to inparagraph 1 shall be effectively realizable, freelytransferable and freely convertible at the market exchange
rate into freely usable currency.
Article 11
If a Contracting Party or its designated agency makes
a payment to any investor of that Contracting Party under
an indemnity, guarantee or insurance contract, pertaining
to an investment of such investor in the other Contracting
Party, the latter Contracting Party shall recognize theassignment to the former Contracting Party or its
designated agency of any right or claim of such investor on
account of which such payment is made and shall recognize
the right of the former Contracting Party or its designatedagency to exercise by virtue of subrogation any such rightor claim to the same extent as the original right or claimof the investor. As regards payment to be made to thatformer Contracting Party or its designated agency by virtueof such assignment of right or claim and the assignment ofsuch payment, the provisions of Articles 9, 10 and 12 shallapply mutatis mutandis.
Article 121.
Each Contracting Party shall guarantee and ensure that
all transfers relating to investments of an investor of theother Contracting Party may be freely made into and out ofthat Contracting Party without delay. Such transfers shall
include, in particular, though not exclusively:

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(a)

the initial capital and additional amounts tomaintain or increase investments;(b)

profits, capital gains, dividends, royalties,
fees and other current incomes accruing frominvestments;(c)payments made under a contract including loan
payments in connection with investments;(d)proceeds of the total or partial sale or
liquidation of investments;(e)earnings and remuneration of personnel engaged
from the other Contracting Party who work inconnection with investments in the former
Contracting Party;(f)payments made in accordance with provisions ofArticles 9 and 10; and(g)payments arising out of the settlement of adispute under Article 14.

2.
Each Contracting Party shall further ensure that suchtransfers may be made without delay in freely usable
currencies at the market rate of exchange prevailing on thedate of the transfer. This rate of exchange shall, in theabsence of a market rate of exchange, correspond to thecross rate obtained from those rates which would be appliedby the International Monetary Fund for conversions of thecurrencies concerned into Special Drawing Rights.
3.
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, a Contracting
Party may delay or prevent a transfer through theequitable, non-discriminatory and good-faith application ofits legislation relating to:(a)bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of therights of creditors;(b)issuing, trading or dealing in securities;(c)criminal or penal offenses; or(d)ensuring compliance with orders or judgments in
adjudicatory proceedings.

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1.
Each Contracting Party shall accord sympathetic
consideration to, and shall afford adequate opportunity for
consultation regarding, such representations as the other
Contracting Party may make with respect to any matter
affecting the operation of this Agreement.
2.
Any dispute between the Contracting Parties as to theinterpretation or application of this Agreement, notsatisfactorily adjusted by diplomacy within six months,
shall be referred for decision to an arbitration board.
Such arbitration board shall be composed of threearbitrators, with each Contracting Party appointing one
arbitrator within a period of sixty days from the date ofreceipt by either Contracting Party from the other
Contracting Party of a note requesting arbitration of the
dispute, and the third arbitrator to be agreed upon as
President by the two arbitrators so chosen within a further
period of thirty days, provided that the third arbitrator
shall not be a national of either Contracting Party.
3.
If the latter period specified in the second sentenceof paragraph 2 have not been observed, either Contracting
Party may, in the absence of any other arrangement, invite
the President of the International Court of Justice to makethe necessary appointments. If the President is a nationalof either Contracting Party or if he is otherwise prevented
from discharging the said function, the Vice-President
should make the necessary appointments. If the VicePresident is a national of either Contracting Party or if
he, too, is prevented from discharging the said function,
the member of the court next in seniority who is not anational of either Contracting Party should make thenecessary appointments.
4.
The arbitration board shall within a reasonable periodof time reach its decisions by a majority of votes. Suchdecisions shall be final and binding.
5.
Each Contracting Party shall bear the cost of its own
arbitrator and its representation in the arbitralproceedings. The cost of the President of the arbitration
board in discharging his or her duties and the remaining
costs of the arbitration board shall be borne equally by
the Contracting Parties.

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For the purposes of this Article, an investment
dispute is a dispute between a Contracting Party and an
investor of the other Contracting Party that has incurred
loss or damage by reason of, or arising out of, an alleged
breach of any right conferred by this Agreement withrespect to investments of investors of the other
Contracting Party.
2.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed so as toprevent an investor who is a party to an investment dispute(hereinafter referred to in this Article as “disputing
investor”) from seeking administrative or judicial
settlement in the Contracting Party that is a party to theinvestment dispute (hereinafter referred to in this Article
as “disputing Party”).
3.
An investment dispute shall, as far as possible, besettled amicably through consultation or negotiation
between the disputing investor and the disputing Party(hereinafter referred to in this Article as “the disputing
parties”).
4.
If any investment dispute cannot be settled throughsuch consultation or negotiation within six months from thedate on which the disputing investor requested theconsultation or negotiation in writing, and if the
disputing investor has not submitted the investment disputefor resolution under national courts of justice of aContracting Party or administrative tribunals or agencies,
the disputing investor may submit the investment dispute toone of the following international conciliations or
arbitrations:(a)conciliation or arbitration in accordance with
the Convention on the Settlement of Investment
Disputes between States and Nationals of Other
States (hereinafter referred to in this Article
as “ICSID Convention”), so long as the ICSID
Convention is in force between the Contracting
Parties, and subject to the notification made by
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 8, 1980,
pursuant to relevant paragraph of the ICSID
Convention;(b)conciliation or arbitration under the Additional
Facility Rules of the International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes, so long as the
ICSID Convention is not in force between theContracting Parties;

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(c)

arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of theUnited Nations Commission on International Trade
Law; and(d)any arbitration in accordance with otherarbitration rules, if agreed with the disputing
Party.

5.
If the investment dispute is submitted to a competentcourt of the disputing Party, the disputing investor may
not resort to arbitrations set forth in paragraph 4
concurrently for the settlement of the same investment
dispute. The final decision on the merits of theaforementioned competent court shall be binding and shallnot be appealed by any means, other than what is provided
for in the legislation of the Contracting Party.
6.
The applicable arbitration rules shall govern thearbitration set forth in paragraph 4 except to the extent
modified in this Article.
7.
The disputing investor who intends to submit theinvestment dispute to conciliation or arbitration pursuant
to paragraph 4 shall give to the disputing Party written
notice of intent to do so at least ninety days before theclaim is submitted. The notice of intent shall specify:

8.

(a)

the name and address of the disputing investor;(b)

the specific measures of the disputing Party at
issue and a brief summary of the factual andlegal basis of the investment dispute sufficient
to present the problem clearly, including theobligations under this Agreement alleged to havebeen breached;(c)conciliation or arbitration set forth inparagraph 4 which the disputing investor will
choose; and(d)the relief sought and the approximate amount ofdamages claimed.

(a)Each Contracting Party hereby consents to thesubmission of investment disputes by a disputing
investor to conciliation or arbitration set forthin paragraph 4 chosen by the disputing investor.

(b)

The consent given by subparagraph (a) and thesubmission by a disputing investor of a claim toarbitration shall satisfy the requirements of:- 10 -

(i)Chapter II of the ICSID Convention or the
Additional Facility Rules of theInternational Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes, for written consent of
the parties to a dispute; and(ii)

Article II of the Convention on the
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards (hereinafter referred to as“New York Convention”) for an agreement inwriting.

9.
Notwithstanding paragraph 8, no claim may be submitted
to conciliation or arbitration set forth in paragraph 4, if
more than five years have elapsed since the date on which
the disputing investor acquired or should have firstacquired, whichever is the earlier, the knowledge that the
disputing investor had incurred loss or damage referred toin paragraph 1.
10. Unless the disputing parties agree otherwise, anarbitral tribunal established under paragraph 4 shallcomprise three arbitrators, one arbitrator appointed byeach of the disputing parties and the third, who shall be
the presiding arbitrator, appointed by agreement of the
disputing parties. If the disputing investor or the
disputing Party fails to appoint an arbitrator or
arbitrators within ninety days from the date on which theinvestment dispute was submitted to arbitration, theSecretary-General of the International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes (hereinafter referred toin this Article as “ICSID”), may be requested by either ofthe disputing parties, to appoint the arbitrator or
arbitrators not yet appointed from the ICSID Panel of
Arbitrators subject to the requirements of paragraphs 11
and 12.
11. Unless the disputing parties agree otherwise, thethird arbitrator shall not be a national of either
Contracting Party, nor have his or her usual place ofresidence in either Contracting Party, nor be employed byeither of the disputing parties, nor have dealt with theinvestment dispute in any capacity.
12. In the case of arbitration referred to in paragraph 4,each of the disputing parties may indicate up to threenationalities, the appointment of arbitrators of which is
unacceptable to it. In this event, the Secretary-Generalof the ICSID may be requested not to appoint as arbitrator
any person whose nationality is indicated by either of the
disputing parties.

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13. Unless the disputing parties agree otherwise, thearbitration shall be held in a country that is a party to
the New York Convention.
14. An arbitral tribunal established under paragraph 4
shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with thisAgreement and applicable rules of international law.
15. The disputing Party shall deliver to the other
Contracting Party:(a)written notice of the claim submitted to thearbitration no later than thirty days after thedate on which the claim was submitted; and(b)copies of all pleadings filed in the arbitration.

16. On written notice to the disputing parties, the non–disputing Contracting Party may make submissions to thearbitral tribunal on a question of interpretation of thisAgreement.
17. The arbitral tribunal may order an interim measure ofprotection to preserve the rights of the disputing
investor, or to facilitate the conduct of arbitralproceedings, including an order to preserve evidence in thepossession or control of either of the disputing parties.
The arbitral tribunal shall not order attachment or enjoin
the application of the measure alleged to constitute a
breach referred to in paragraph 1.
18. The award rendered by the arbitral tribunal shall
include:(a)a judgment whether or not there has been a breachby the disputing Party of any obligation under
this Agreement with respect to the disputing
investor and its investments; and(b)a remedy if there has been such breach. The
remedy shall be limited to one or both of thefollowing:(i)payment of monetary damages carrying
applicable rate of return; and(ii)

restitution of property, in which case theaward shall provide that the disputing Party
may pay monetary damages carrying applicablerate of return in lieu of restitution.

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Costs may also be awarded in accordance withthe applicable arbitration rules.
19. The award rendered in accordance with paragraph 18
shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. The
disputing Party shall carry out without delay theprovisions of the award and provide for the enforcement of
the award in accordance with its relevant legislation.
20. Neither Contracting Party shall give diplomatic
protection, or bring an international claim, in respect of
an investment dispute which the other Contracting Party andan investor of the former Contracting Party have consented
to submit or submitted to arbitration set forth inparagraph 4, unless the other Contracting Party shall havefailed to abide by and comply with the award rendered insuch investment dispute. Diplomatic protection, for the
purposes of this paragraph, shall not include informal
diplomatic exchanges for the sole purpose of facilitating asettlement of the investment dispute.
Article 15
1.
A Contracting Party may adopt or maintain measures notconforming with its obligations under Article 2 relating tocross-border capital transactions and Article 12:

2.

(a)

in the event of serious balance-of-payments andexternal financial difficulties or threat
thereof; or(b)in cases where, in exceptional circumstances,
movements of capital cause or threaten to cause
serious difficulties for macroeconomic
management, in particular, monetary and exchange
rate policies.

Measures referred to in paragraph 1:(a)shall be consistent with the Articles ofAgreement of the International Monetary Fund, solong as the Contracting Party taking the measures
is a party to the said Articles;(b)

shall not exceed those necessary to deal with thecircumstances set out in paragraph 1;(c)shall be temporary and shall be eliminated assoon as conditions permit;(d)shall be promptly notified to the other
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(e)shall avoid unnecessary damages to thecommercial, economic and financial interests of
the other Contracting Party.

3.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be regarded asaltering the rights enjoyed and obligations undertaken by aContracting Party as a party to the Articles of Agreementof the International Monetary Fund.
Article 16
1.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of thisAgreement, a Contracting Party shall not be prevented fromtaking measures relating to financial services forprudential reasons, including measures for the protectionof investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whoma fiduciary duty is owed by an enterprise supplying
financial services, or to ensure the integrity andstability of its financial system.
2.
In cases where a Contracting Party takes any measure,pursuant to paragraph 1, that does not conform with the
obligations of the provisions of this Agreement, thatContracting Party shall not use such measure as a means of
avoiding its obligations.
Article 171.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as toderogate from the rights and obligations under multilateralagreements in respect of protection of intellectual
property rights to which the Contracting Parties are
parties.
2.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as tooblige either Contracting Party to extend to investors of
the other Contracting Party and their investments treatment
accorded to investors of a non-Contracting Party and theirinvestments by virtue of multilateral agreements in respectof protection of intellectual property rights, to which theformer Contracting Party is a party.
3.
The Contracting Parties shall give due consideration
to the adequate and effective protection of intellectual
property rights and shall promptly consult with each otherfor this purpose at the request of either Contracting
Party. Depending on the results of the consultation, eachContracting Party shall, in accordance with its applicablelegislation, take appropriate measures to remove thefactors which are recognized as having adverse effects tothe investments.

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Article 18
1.
The provisions of Article 2 do not prevent either
Contracting Party from differentiating between treatments
accorded in accordance with its legislation relating totaxes.
2.
Article 3 shall not be construed so as to oblige aContracting Party to extend to investors of the other
Contracting Party special tax advantages accorded toinvestors of a non-Contracting Party, on the basis ofreciprocity with the non-Contracting Party or by virtue of
any agreement relating to taxation in force between theformer Contracting Party and the non-Contracting Party.
Article 19
1.
The Contracting Parties shall establish an Investment
Working Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Group”)
within the framework of the joint committee established inaccordance with provisions of Article 6 of the Agreement on
Economic and Technical Cooperation Between the Governmentof Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
done at Tokyo, March 1, 1975, with a view to accomplishing
the objectives of this Agreement. The main function of theGroup shall be to discuss any investment-related mattersconcerning this Agreement. Detailed functions of the Groupshall be agreed upon by the Contracting Parties.
2.
The Group shall meet as necessary at the request ofeither Contracting Party.
Article 20
The Contracting Parties shall consult each otherwithin five years after the entry into force of thisAgreement for the purpose of reviewing the Agreement, witha view to further promoting progressive liberalization of
investment.
Article 21
The Contracting Parties recognize that it isinappropriate to encourage investment by investors of theother Contracting Party by relaxing environmental measures.
To this effect each Contracting Party should not waive orotherwise derogate from such environmental measures as anencouragement for the establishment, acquisition or
expansion of investments by investors of the other
Contracting Party.

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Article 22
1.
A Contracting Party may deny the benefits of thisAgreement to an investor of the other Contracting Party
that is an enterprise of the other Contracting Party and to
its investments if the enterprise is owned or controlled byan investor of a non-Contracting Party and the denying
Contracting Party:(a)does not maintain diplomatic relations with the
non-Contracting Party; or(b)adopts or maintains measures with respect to the
non-Contracting Party that prohibit transactions
with the enterprise or that would be violated or
circumvented if the benefits of this Agreement
were accorded to the enterprise or to its
investments.

2.
Subject to prior notification and consultation, aContracting Party may deny the benefits of this Agreement
to an investor of the other Contracting Party that is anenterprise of the other Contracting Party and to its
investments if the enterprise is owned or controlled by aninvestor of a non-Contracting Party and the enterprise has
no substantial business activities in the other Contracting
Party.
Article 23
1.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth
day after the date of exchange of diplomatic notes
informing each other that their respective legal procedures
necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement havebeen completed. It shall remain in force for a period often years after its entry into force and shall continue inforce unless terminated as provided in paragraph 2. This
Agreement shall also apply to all investments of investorsof either Contracting Party acquired in the other
Contracting Party in accordance with the applicablelegislation of that other Contracting Party prior to theentry into force of this Agreement.
2.
A Contracting Party may, by giving one year’s advancenotice in writing to the other Contracting Party, terminate
this Agreement at the end of the initial ten year period orat any time thereafter.
3.
In respect of investments acquired prior to the dateof termination of this Agreement, the provisions of thisAgreement shall continue to be effective for a period often years from the date of termination of this Agreement.

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4.
This Agreement shall not apply to claims arising outof events which occurred, or to claims which had been
settled, prior to its entry into force.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly
authorized by their respective Governments, have signed
this Agreement.
DONE in duplicate at Jeddah, on this thirtieth day ofApril, 2013, in the Japanese, Arabic and English languages,
all texts being equally authentic. In case of any
divergence of interpretation, the English text shallprevail.

FOR JAPAN:
小寺次郎

FOR THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA:
Al-Othman- 17 -