Common use of Duration and Expiration Clause in Contracts

Duration and Expiration. 1. This Agreement shall remain in force for 10 years from the date of notification referred to in Article 13 and shall remain in force for a further period of five years unless one of the two Contracting Parties denies it in writing within one year of its expiry. 2. For investments made before the expiry dates referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the provisions of Articles 1 to 12 shall remain in force for a further period of five years from the above mentioned dates. Done at Rome on 10 July one thousand nine hundred and nineteenth-century in two originals, in the Italian and Portuguese languages, both texts being equally authentic. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA Upon signing the Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Angola on the promotion and protection of investments, the Contracting Parties have also agreed to the following clauses to be considered as integral parts of the Agreement.