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Guinea is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 27 August 1968
  • Deposit of Ratification: 4 November 1968
  • Entry into Force: 4 December 1968
  • On 16 August 1983 and 17 April 1991, pursuant to Article 25(3) of the ICSID Convention, Guinea designated 2 Constituent Subdivisions/Agencies as competant to be parties to an ICSID arbitration: 1) Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée pour l’Exploitation des Monts Nimba; 2) Société Nationale des Eaux de Guinée
  • Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Guinea has designated “Guinea Procureur Général” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Guinea enacted Loi No. 12/AN-68, portant ratification de la Convention pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements entre Etats et ressortissants d’autres Etats; Décret No. 409/PRG du 28 sept. 1968 promulgant une loi de l’Assemblée Nationale portant ratification par la République de Guinée de la Convention pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements entre Etats et ressortissants d’autres Etats to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.
  • Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Guinea has made the following panel designations effective until 15 January 1987:
    - Mr. Damou SAKO: Directeur des Affaires Juridiques, Présidence de la République
    - Mr. Mamba SANO: Assistant, Institut National de Recherches Scientifiques

Guinea is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 23 January 1991
  • Entry into Force: 23 April 1991

Guinea is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Guinea is not a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Guinea is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 12 December 1958

Official State Name: Republic of Guinea - République de Guinée

Official Language: French

Recognised Regional Languages: Pular, Mandinka and Susu

Capital: Conakry

Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité"  "Work, Justice, Solidarity"

Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)

Time Zone: (UTC+0)

International Calling Code: +224

Internet TLD: .gn

Location of Guinea within the African Union

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