This new resolution validates the verdict of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s Court of Arbitration, issued in July 2011.

According to Elsalvador.com: "In a note sent to the National Stock Market Commission (CNMV), Enel’s renewables subsidiary reports that the French court "had rejected Ine’s appeal to override the award in its favor, confirming that the trial was conducted fairly," according to the news agency Europa Press.

With its decision, the Court of Appeal reaffirms the right of the Italian energy company to consider their investments in LaGeo as capital contributions through subscription of the “joint venture’s” newly issued shares.”

Source: elsalvador.com

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