The Library of Congress > LCCN Permalink

View this record in:  MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies

Energy Charter Treaty (1994 December 17)

LC control no.n 98066466
Descriptive conventionsrda
Uniform title headingEnergy Charter Treaty (1994 December 17)
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities  or the  LC Catalog
Variant(s)Energy Charter Treaty (1994)
ECT (1994 December 17)
Form of workTreaties
Beginning date19941217
Place of originLisbon (Portugal)
Found inNAFTA and the Energy Charter Treaty, 1998: CIP
The Engery Charter Treaty, 1996: p. 676 (The Energy Charter Treaty was signed Dec. 17, 1994 by 41 countries (excluding the US) and EC)
Europa Treaties Office Database website, September 29, 2014 (Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); place of signature: Lisbon; date of signature: 17/12/1994; date of entry into force: 16/04/1998; to establish an international legal framework with a view to promoting long-term cooperation in this area on the basis of complementarity and mutual benefits; to enable the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to develop their energy potential by helping them to improve supply security, optimise production, transport and distribution and reduce environmental problems; to liberalise investment and trade and eliminate barriers)