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Gabon is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 21 September 1965
  • Deposit of Ratification: 4 April 1966
  • Entry into Force: 14 October 1966
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Gabon enacted Loi No. 19/65 du 20 décembre 1965 portant ratification 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 Gabon has made the following panel designations effective until 8 October 1991:
    - Mr. Gustave BONGO: Commissaire Général au Plan
    - Mr. Alain ESSIANE: Conseiller du Ministre de l’Industrie et des Sociétés d’Etat
    - Dr. Marie-Madeleine MBORANTSUO: Président, Cour Constitutionelle
    - Mr. Jean François NTOUTOUME: Ministre d’Etat

Gabon is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 15 December 2006
  • Entry into Force: 15 March 2007

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

  • Entry into Force: N/A

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

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Gabon is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 20 September 1960

Official State Name: Gabonese Republic - République Gabonaise

Official Language: French

Recognised Regional Languages: Fang, Myene

Capital: Libreville

Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French for "Union, Work, Justice")

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

International Calling Code: +241

Internet TLD: .ga

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