Expert Declaration in Proceedings before the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt in the case of Slovak Republic v. Achmea B.V. (formally EUREKO B.V.), Case No. 26 Sch 3/13

In the case of Slowakische Republik (Slovak Republic) v. Achmea B.V. (formerly EUREKO B. V.), Case No. 26 Sch 3/13 relating to PCA Case No. 2008-13, Slovakia was found to have breached Article 3 and Article 4 of the Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (“Treaty”).

The claimant, Achmea B. V. is a Dutch private limited company with its headquarters in the Netherlands. The claimants have purchased their claims under the Treaty and Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) and have submitted them to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) Arbitration Rules.

Professor Steffen Hindelang has provided an expert declaration supporting Slovakia’s motion(s) regarding international investment law and EU law during the proceedings before the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main.