Bibliographie sélective OHADA

Madagascar classé parmi les pays moins avancés et se trouvant en situation précaire a bénéficié des aides venant de nombreux bailleurs, bilatéraux et multilatéraux, traditionnels ou nouveaux pour financer pour l’appuyer à mettre en œuvre son programme de développement.Depuis son indépendance jusqu’à ce jour, il n’a cessé de recevoir des aides publiques au développement. Pourtant, jusqu’à ce jour sa situation ne s’améliore guère. L’adoption en 2005 de la Déclaration de Paris (DP) lors du forum de haut niveau par le CAD de l’OCDE a instauré une nouvelle orientation politique plus centrée sur la promotion de l’harmonisation et la coordination des politiques d’aides pour atteindre l’efficacité de toutes les actions menant à une stabilité mais également à un développement durable. Conscient des défis à relever, Madagascar s’est engagé dans cette démarche de mise en cohérence des politiques et d’harmonisation des pratiques. Il est un des cinquante pays qui ont adopté et signé cette déclaration. Cette orientation politique devait donner un souffle et recommande les partenaires techniques et financiers (PTF) à fédérer et travailler ensemble réellement pour que les aides soient vraiment un outil de développement non plus un problème du pays bénéficiaire. La dernière déclaration faite à Busan sur l’efficacité de l’aide en 2011 souligne encore sur cet aspect .Aussi, depuis 2005 le Gouvernement malgache avec l’appui de l’ensemble de ses PTF, bailleurs de fonds, a décidé de mettre en place un agenda pour l’horizon 2015. Cet agenda, une sorte de feuille de route, fixe les grandes étapes que les acteurs devraient suivre pour instaurer des mécanismes de gestion harmonisés et coordonnés des aides publiques au développement. Ce sont des cadres incitatifs de partenariat entre bailleurs et Gouvernement que ce dernier tente d’instaurer. Ces actions ont débuté par la mise en œuvre des réformes pour rendre fiables les systèmes nationaux et regagner la confiance des PTF. Par la suite, il a été procédé à la mise en place d’un organe de coordination et des mécanismes de suivi-évaluation nationale et conjointe des politiques publiques et celles des aides extérieures. Parallèlement, au niveau de chaque secteur , il est cherché l’adaptation des approches dans le but d’aller dans le sens de cette nouvelle orientation politique. Dans la pratique, ces démarches ne sont pas faciles à appliquer et des difficultés sont ressenties tant politiques que techniques. C’est ce qui engendre le désordre dans la cartographie nationale de l’aide et la méfiance dans l’application des cinq principes de mise en cohérence : Appropriation, Alignement, Harmonisation, Gestion accès sur les résultats et responsabilités mutuels connu sous le sigle d’harmonisation.L’instabilité causée par la survenance de la crise de 2009 a ralenti le processus bien enclenché bien que les résultats obtenus ont été encourageants. En effet, l’évaluation de la mise en œuvre de la DP en 2010 a évoqué une baisse de performance par rapport à celle de 2008. La recherche de complémentarité, de synergie entre les bailleurs avec comme facteurs de réussite l’appropriation des politiques sont les défis à relever. Le maintien des acquis s’avèrerait important pour éviter le recul et le retour des anciennes pratiques non adaptées à la politique de coopération internationale pour le développement . De même, du côté des autorités malgaches l’attention doit être focalisée sur le comment instaurer un climat et environnement administratif et économique sain pour regagner la confiance des acteurs nationaux de développement et les bailleurs de fonds.

During the last two decades, there have been a number of policy and legislative changes in respect of South Africa’s intellectual property (IP) and the national system of innovation (NSI). In 2012, a Ministerial Review of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) landscape in South Africa made recommendations to improve the STI landscape and effectively the national system of innovation. The study provides a critical review of drafts of the national IP policy published in 2013 as well as the IP Framework released in 2016 for public comment. The review of the IP and the NSI are within the context of the National Development Plan (NDP), which outlines South Africa’s desired developmental goals. South Africa is part of the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The South African economy is characterised by a desire to move away from being dependent on resources and commodities, to becoming a more knowledge based and innovation driven economy. It is hoped that such a move would assist the country to address some of the social and economic development challenges facing South Africa, as captured in the NDP. South Africa has a functioning IP system, but its relationship with South Africa’s development trajectory is not established. More particularly, the extent to which the IP system relates to the innovation system and how these two systems must be aligned to enable South Africa to transition successfully from a country based on the production of primary resources and associated commodity-based industries to a viable knowledge-based economy is unclear. The Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provides that IP must contribute to innovation and to transfer of technology and knowledge in a manner that is conducive to social and economic welfare. Certain provisions set out the foundations of intellectual property systems within the context of each member state. This study has thus explored the complex, complementary and sometimes contested relationships between IP and innovation, with particular emphasis on the potential of an intellectual property system to stimulate innovation and foster social and economic development. The study has also analysed the interconnectivity of IP and innovation with other WTO legal instruments, taking into account South Africa’s positioning within the globalised economy and in particular the BRICS group of countries. The research involved a critical review of South Africa’s IP and innovation policies, as well as relevant legislation, instruments, infrastructure, IP and innovation landscape, and relationship with international WTO legal instruments, in addition to its performance, given the developmental priorities and the globalised economy. The research documents patenting trends by South Africans using European Patent Office (EPO), Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO) databases over the period 1996-2015. A comparative analysis of patenting trends amongst BRICS group of countries has also been documented. The study also documents new findings, observations and insights regarding South Africa’s IP and innovation systems. Some of these, particularly in relation to higher education and research institutions, are directly attributable to the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act. More particularly, the public institutions are becoming relevant players in the NSI and are responsible for growth of certain technology clusters, in particular, biotechnology. At the same time, the study makes findings of a decline of private sector participation in patenting as well as R&D investment over the 20-year period. Recommendations are included regarding specific interventions to ensure coherence between the IP and innovation systems. Such coherence and alignment should strengthen the systems’ ability to stimulate innovation and foster inclusive development and competitiveness, which are relevant for addressing South Africa’s socio-economic development priorities.

O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma análise sistematizada acerca da proteção à propriedade intelectual no Brasil frente às necessidades específicas da indústria da moda. Este trabalho pretende realizar contribuição original à ciência jurídica brasileira não apenas com relação ao debate, ainda não realizado da forma aqui proposta quanto à indústria específica em âmbito acadêmico no Brasil, mas também realizar reflexão consistente quanto às consequências das particularidades e das demandas que cada vez mais buscam uma resposta eficiente do sistema jurídico. O sistema jurídico brasileiro parece oferecer à indústria da moda mecanismos suficientes para a proteção das criações da indústria. Este trabalho demonstrará tal conclusão por meio de análise dos resultados empíricos da pesquisa jurisprudencial realizada. Vale dizer que criações que não encontram proteção por meio do que há disponível no sistema jurídico brasileiro podem ter sido deixadas descobertas intencionalmente pelo legislador, a fim de que se encontre medida balanceada para observar a geração e a manutenção de incentivos para a criação e a inovação, de um lado, e o resguardo do objetivo de tutelar a concorrência, de outro lado. O resultado disso pode ser visto como o objetivo maior, trazido pela Constituição Federal, de progresso social e cultural e de desenvolvimento tecnológico e econômico do país, por meio do incentivo à inovação e da proteção equilibrada.

La présente thèse vise à décrire et analyser l’évolution ambigüe du rapport Souveraineté-Intégration dans les cadres européen et africain. A cet effet, elle révèle qu’un tel rapport est part d’un antagonisme de principe entre Souveraineté et Intégration mais débouche cependant sur des réalités différentes qui sont fonction du contexte précis de mise en application de cette relation. En effet, si au départ, on peut noter une certaine convergence de vue en Europe et en Afrique sur la nature antagonique des rapports entre Souveraineté et Intégration ; à l’arrivée, la pratique de l’intégration ne semble pas avoir conduit aux mêmes effets quant au sort de la souveraineté étatique dans les cadres européen et africain. En réalité, alors que la souveraineté de l’Etat a été fortement amoindrie par l’intégration dans l’UE, confirmant ainsi largement leur antagonisme de départ ; du côté africain, cette hypothèse initiale d’antagonisme a plutôt été compromise par la pratique car dans l’UEMOA et l’OHADA, l’opposition entre souveraineté et intégration s’est avérée largement ineffective.

Sub-Saharan Africa has, in recent years, been classified as a natural-resource play for foreign investors. These investment potentials have made the region one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world. The region is also diverse, with a mix of different legal systems and legal traditions. While investors are constantly seeking to understand the different legal regimes, international arbitration offers comfort by providing a framework for the enforcement of rights in a neutral forum and on a different platform. According to the World Bank, the ability to enforce an arbitral award is an important factor for investors considering potential markets in which to invest.Given the sixtieth anniversary celebration of the New York Convention (NY Convention), this article examines the enforcement regimes for arbitral awards in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the momentous developments in the enforcement regimes in the region, due to the implementation of the NY Convention. It examines the proposed amendments to the enforcement provisions in the Nigerian Arbitration Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2017, recently passed by the Nigerian Senate. It also examines the important provisions in the revised Uniform Act on the Law of Arbitration and the revised Rules of Arbitration of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration – both recently adopted by the OHADA Council of Ministers. It attempts a comparison between the enforcement regimes in the OHADA Member States, the NY Convention Member States, and in countries that do not belong to any of the two regimes.A chart of the legal regimes on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in sub-Saharan Africa is attached as appendix.

Quase 10 anos após a eclosão da Crise de 2008, seguimos insistindo em velhas soluções para problemas econômicos recorrentes, e os remédios regulatórios que têm emergido em resposta à crise continuam fundamentalmente baseados no tradicional paradigma econômico neoclássico que pressupõe que o ser humano é um agente econômico infalivelmente racional, conforme o modelo do Homo economicus, desconsiderando-se as evidências empíricas em sentido contrário que nos trazem as ciências cognitivas em geral, e a economia comportamental em particular. Pois, lançando mão dessas descobertas, nossa tese é a de que a análise econômico-comportamental do direito deve ser usada como instrumento para prescrever políticas públicas capazes de aprimorar a regulamentação do mercado financeiro. Para tanto, dividimos nosso trabalho em três grandes capítulos. No primeiro capítulo, tecemos uma narrativa da Crise de 2008, com ênfase nas circunstâncias em que foi engendrada, e discorremos sobre como a economia neoclássica explica suas causas. No segundo capítulo, explicamos a economia comportamental e a análise econômico-comportamental do direito, contrapondo-as à economia neoclássica e à análise econômica do direito. No terceiro capítulo, defendemos que a explicação neoclássica da crise é incorreta, e tecemos uma narrativa alternativa da Crise de 2008 com base na economia comportamental. Finalmente, criticamos as principais respostas regulatórias que têm sido dadas à Crise de 2008, demonstrando que continuam se baseando quase que exclusivamente na economia neoclássica, e fazemos propostas alternativas de regulamentação inspiradas na análise econômico-comportamental do direito, a fim de provar nossa tese de que esta disciplina realmente deve ser usada para prescrever políticas públicas a fim de aprimorar a regulamentação do mercado financeiro.

Section 71(3) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 has introduced into South African company law a provision which for the first time permits the board of directors to remove another director from office in certain specific instances. A further significant innovation in the Companies Act 71 of 2008 is contained in section 162, which empowers a court to make an order declaring a director delinquent or placing him under probation in specific instances. The effect of section 162 is that a court is empowered to remove a director from the board of directors. The focus of this thesis is the removal of directors from office by the board of directors and by the judiciary. The thesis explores the underpinning philosophy of the statutory provisions relating to the removal of directors from office. It also examines the impact of the power given to the board of directors and to the courts to remove a director from office. The grounds and the procedures for the removal of directors by the board of directors and the judiciary are examined. The fiduciary duties applicable to directors in removing a director from the board of directors are also explored. In addition, this thesis examines the removal of directors holding multiple positions or capacities in relation to a company, such as an employee or a shareholder with loaded voting rights. The remedies which may be relied on by a director who has been removed from office by the board of directors are examined. Recommendations are made to strengthen and improve the provisions in the Companies Act 71 of 2008 relating to the removal of directors from office by the board of directors and the judiciary. Amendments to the Companies Act 71 of 2008 are suggested to remove ambiguities; to guard against the abuse of sections 71(3) and 162; to improve the grounds and procedures for the removal of directors by the board of directors and the judiciary, and to enhance the remedies that may be relied on by a director who has been removed from office by the board of directors.

Foreign investments in SADC are regulated by Annex 1 of the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investments (SADC FIP), as well as the laws of SADC Member States. At present, SADC faces the challenge that this regime for the regulation of foreign investments is unstable, unsatisfactory and unpredictable. Furthermore, the state of the rule of law in some SADC Member States is unsatisfactory. This negatively affects the security of foreign investments regulated by this regime. The main reasons for this state of affairs are briefly explained below. The regulatory regime for foreign investments in SADC is unstable, due to recent policy reviews and amendments of key regulatory instruments that have taken place. Major developments in this regard have been the suspension of the SADC Tribunal during 2010, the amendment of the SADC Tribunal Protocol during 2014 to bar natural and legal persons from access to the Tribunal, and the amendment of Annex 1 during 2016 to remove investor access to international investor-state arbitration, better known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). The regulation of foreign investments in SADC has been unsatisfactory, among others because some SADC Member States have failed or neglected to harmonise their investment laws with both the 2006 and the 2016 Annex 1. Furthermore, SADC Member States such as Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have multiple Regional Economic Community (REC) memberships. This places these Member States in a position whereby they have conflicting interests and treaty obligations. Finally, the future of the regime for the regulation of foreign investments in SADC is unpredictable, due to regional integration efforts such as the recent formation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Zone (T-FTA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The T-FTA is entitled to have its investment protocol, while the AfCFTA investment protocol will be negotiated from 2018 until 2020. These developments entail that the 2016 Annex 1 will soon be replaced by an investment protocol at either the T-FTA or AfCFTA levels, thereby ushering a new regime for the regulation of foreign investments in SADC. The unknown nature of the future regulations create uncertainty and instability among foreign investors and host states alike. This study analyses the regulation of foreign investments in terms of Annex 1 and selected laws of SADC Member States. In the end, it makes the three findings mentioned above. In order to address these findings, the study makes four recommendations. The first is that foreign investments in SADC must be regulated at African Union (AU) level, by means of an AfCFTA investment protocol (which incidentally is now the case). Secondly, investor-state disputes must be referred to the courts of a host state, optional ISDS, the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJ&HR) or other agreed forum. Thirdly, an African Justice Scoreboard (AJS) must be established. The AJS will act as a gateway to determine whether an investor-state dispute shall be referred to the courts of a host state, ISDS, the ACJ&HR or other forums. Fourthly, the office of an African Investment Ombud (AIO) must be created. The AIO shall facilitate the early resolution of investor-state disputes, so as to reduce the number of disputes that may end-up in litigation or arbitration.

The objective of this research was to determine the current status of the application of the OHADA accounting system in DRC, five years after its adoption. A survey was conducted on thirty small and medium-sized enterprises in Bukavu to determine the level of compliance with the SYSCOHADA principles, the degree of harmonization of accounting practices and the difficulties related to the application of this system. The results shown consistently that compliance with Syscohada principles is not absolute, the level of Harmonization is still low and finally companies in DRC still need time to fit into the OHADA accounting system.

Les États ouest-africains ont fait de l’intégration économique la voie privilégiée pour relever le défi du développement économique dans un contexte international de plus en plus concurrentiel. Ainsi, par le biais d’organisations régionale et sous régionale, la protection du libre jeu de la concurrence est devenue un enjeu communautaire. L’intégration économique régionale ouest-africaine a donc été saisie par le droit de la concurrence. De ce fait, on assiste à l’émergence de droits régionaux de la concurrence au sein de l’Union économique et monétaire ouest africaine (UEMOA) et de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO). Chacune de ces organisations a donc mis en place un droit de la concurrence dans son espace économique. Il en résulte, vu la composition de l’UEMOA et de la CEDEAO, que ces droits communautaires ont vocation à s’appliquer aux États membres de l’Union qui font également partie de la Communauté. Cette particularité de la coexistence de ces règles communautaires de la concurrence en Afrique de l’Ouest méritait qu’on s’y attarde afin d’évaluer leur application, d’analyser l’effectivité et l’efficacité de ces droits. Cette étude comparative s’est attachée à mettre en exergue ce que renferment ces droits, à relever leurs spécificités, tout en mettant en lumière leurs insuffisances. Il apparaît nécessaire de repenser, voire de réformer certains aspects de ces droits afin d’améliorer leurs applications, gage d’une meilleure protection de la libre concurrence en Afrique de l’Ouest.

L’imprévision est un thème à la frontière entre liberté contractuelle et justice contractuelle. Cependant, un nouveau regard peut être porté sur cette institution du droit des contrats grâce à la théorie des contrats relationnels développée par Ian R. Macneil ou encore à travers le contrat-coopération théorisé par Suzanne Lequette. Ces théories invitent à prendre en considération la valeur intrinsèque du lien contractuel et l’incomplétude du contrat. L’imprévision fait donc partie intégrante des contrats relationnels de par leur nature. La vocation première des contrats relationnels est de perdurer, obligeant les contractants à des normes de coopération et de flexibilité. Sous couvert de bonne foi, la relationnalité serait le fondement des changements de circonstances. Une étude comparative du régime des changements de circonstances apporte certaines précisions. Il semble exister deux approches des changements de circonstances, l’une restreinte aux modifications économiques et l’autre étendue, basée sur l’objectif ou le fondement contractuel. Une approche étendue de l’imprévision semble nécessaire dans les contrats relationnels. Enfin, les effets des changements de circonstances devraient donner priorité au maintien de la relation et à la norme de coopération en imposant une renégociation puis en permettant une adaptation judiciaire des termes de l’engagement. La résiliation, contraire à la nature des contrats relationnels, ne devrait intervenir qu’exceptionnellement.

Historical context. Scope of application of cross border merger. A comparison of class rights with minority protection in cross border merger. The transposition of the cross border merger in the German law for an implementation.

L'Algérie a engagé une politique de libéralisation de son économie et cherche à intégrer l’économie mondiale pour sortir de sa dépendance des hydrocarbures et diversifier son économie. Une politique incitative est mise en place pour accueillir les investissements direct étrangers qui constituent un enjeu majeur pour l’accroissement des échanges, le transfert de technologie, la mise à niveau des sociétés locales et la création d’emploi. D’un autre côté la mise en place d’une économie de marché exige un environnement juridique efficace et stable qui définit clairement les droits et obligations des opérateurs économiques notamment en matière de conclusion de contrats. Le cadre théorique que nous retenons pour répondre à cette question est l’analyse de la place des conventions fiscales dans l’ordre fiscal algérien et sa corrélation avec la politique de promotion des investissements. Les conventions fiscales sont telles réellement au service de l’investissement ? Pour ce faire nous avons mis en exergue tout au long de nos développements l’examen des conventions fiscales à l’épreuve des contrats internationaux permettant d’améliorer la lisibilité et la transparence de la norme fiscale afin de favoriser l’attractivité du territoire

O presente trabalho intitula-se “Arbitragem Tributária em Cabo Verde: Um olhar sobre novos desafios” e tem como principais objetivos analisar o instituto da Arbitragem Tributária em Cabo Verde, caraterizar e refletir sobre o modelo implementado, bem como as principais oposições à sua implementação no referido país. Em Cabo Verde, criar e assegurar o funcionamento de meios de resolução alternativos de litígios, em particular a Arbitragem, funciona como um instrumento essencial e complementar aos tribunais judiciais, tendo em conta a nova realidade política, social e económica do país. A introdução da Arbitragem Tributária em Cabo Verde deu-se através da Lei nº 108/VIII/2016, de 28 de Janeiro e foi motivada essencialmente pela nova ordem de reforma do sistema jurídico, altura em que o Governo do país assumiu o desafio de aperfeiçoar o sistema e promover uma maior competitividade perante os mercados externos, e captação do investimento estrangeiros. A implementação da Arbitragem Tributária em Cabo Verde pode ser equiparada, com as necessárias adaptações, ao sistema Português, daí darmos uma grande importância ao longo do nosso estudo a experiência portuguesa. Não obstante, um dos principais obstáculos à sua implementação em Cabo Verde tem a ver com a falta de clareza a nível da norma estabelecida pela Constituição da República, permanecendo a dúvida de em qual das classificações - “Tribunais” ou na classificação de “Órgão não Jurisdicional de composição de conflitos” - deve ser inserido o Tribunal Tributário. A Arbitragem Tributária como forma alternativa de resolução de conflito em Cabo Verde terá grande relevo na incrementação das políticas económicas e sociais, na melhoria do negócio e na captação do investimento estrangeiro, para melhor desenvolvimento do país.

Cette réflexion examine l’apport des formations de l’École régionale supérieure de la magistrature (ERSUMA) et des commissions nationales dans la préservation de la sécurité juridique et judiciaire des affaires dans l’espace OHADA. Nous postulons que pour préserver et maintenir la sécurité juridique et judiciaire des opérateurs économiques et possiblement conquérir d’autres « cieux », l’intensification de la vulgarisation du droit OHADA constitue un impératif méritant une réponse continuelle. C’est un droit qui a encore besoin « d’apôtres » pour s’imposer dans l’univers juridique contemporain comme un droit de référence attrayant pour les investisseurs.Ces institutions de formation ont certes accompli des efforts immenses, mais l’efficacité et l’envergure de leurs interventions se heurtent aux obstacles financiers et à l’absence d’institutionnalisation des commissions nationales. L’autofinancement constitue le pilier du développement des activités durables de formation pour l’exécution desquelles la générosité des partenaires étrangers ne suffit plus. Pour transcender ces barrières d’ordre financier et engager la protection juridique et judiciaire dans une logique de durabilité, la pérennisation des formations ERSUMA à travers la mutualisation des efforts avec d’autres institutions constitue une des solutions porteuses d’espoir. Concomitamment, la mise en place d’un nouvel organe de relations publiques pour initier une approche commerciale beaucoup plus « agressive » au sein de l’ERSUMA nous paraît d’une nécessité impérieuse.L’institutionnalisation des commissions nationales OHADA constitue aussi un élément de réponse pour fédérer les organes de formation au sein de l’OHADA et leur donner une impulsion d’ensemble.