Minerali Industriali SRL v. Republic of Tunisia

At a glance

Parties

Minerali Industriali SRL v. Republic of Tunisia

Case no.

ICSID Case No. ARB/24/52

Forum and rules

ICSID Convention; ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of 1 July 2022; place of proceeding Paris

Treaty

Italy–Tunisia BIT (1985), according to the ICSID case database entry; not stated in the published orders

Tribunal

Peter Turner KC (President), David Rivkin, Hélène Ruiz-Fabri

Sector

Sand mining (according to the case database entry)

Outcome

Pending. The published documents are procedural orders only.

The dispute

Minerali Industriali SRL brought an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Tunisia. The site's case entry describes the subject as sand mining and lists the 1985 Tunisia–Italy BIT as the instrument invoked. The two published orders deal only with procedure. They do not describe the investment, the measures complained of, the claims or the defences.

Key holdings

1. The proceedings are governed by the ICSID Arbitration Rules in force as of 1 July 2022. The Tribunal was constituted on 11 February 2026, and the Parties confirmed they had no objection to any member. PO1 §§ 1.1, 2.1
2. Paris is the place of the proceeding. In-person hearings are to be held, subject to availability, at the World Bank's offices in Paris. PO1 § 10.1
3. English and French are the procedural languages. The award is to be rendered in both languages simultaneously, and both versions are equally authentic. PO1 §§ 11.1, 11.13
4. The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence (2020) may guide document production but do not bind the Tribunal or the Parties. PO1 § 15.1
5. The Claimant consents to publication of the award but Tunisia does not, so only award excerpts will be published under ICSID Arbitration Rule 62(4). Orders and decisions will be published, subject to redactions. The parties' written submissions, supporting documents, transcripts and recordings will not be published, and hearings are closed to the public. PO2 ¶¶ 8–13
6. A party seeking redaction of confidential or protected information must give notice within 21 days of an order or decision. The other party may object within 14 days. Redactions that remain disputed go to the Tribunal on a Transparency Schedule. PO2 ¶¶ 16–20

Procedural history

1. 11 February 2026Tribunal constituted.
2. 23 February – 9 March 2026Draft Procedural Orders No. 1 (23 February) and No. 2 (2 March) circulated; the Parties' comments received on 9 March.
3. 12 March 2026First session held by video conference.
4. 2 April 2026Procedural Order No. 1 issued on the procedural rules.
5. 2 April 2026Procedural Order No. 2 issued on transparency and confidentiality.

Tribunal, counsel and experts

Decided by

• Peter Turner President
• David W. Rivkin Co-arbitrator
• Hélène Ruiz Fabri Co-arbitrator

For the claimant

Vasani International Arbitration Ltd · Twenty Essex · Brick Court Chambers · Minerali Industriali S.r.l.

For the respondent

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP · Direction Générale du Contentieux de l'État

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Keywords

• sand mining
• mining
• Tunisia
• Italy–Tunisia BIT
• ICSID Arbitration Rules 2022
• procedural order
• transparency
• confidentiality
• publication of award
• Rule 62(4)
• redactions
• document production
• IBA Rules
• procedural languages
• English and French

Summary generated with AI from the published documents — refer to the award for the authoritative text.