The Argentinean Government nationalized the 51% of YPF in April 2012. YPF was an offshoot of the Spanish company Repsol, which was established in Argentina by means of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) of October 3rd, 1991. Argentina justified the nationalization by its public utility while...

This document is the technical annex to the full paper "Special and Differential Treatments in World Trade Rules" which is available separately.