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The Methanex case is an investment dispute between Canada-based Methanex
Corporation and the United States, based on the provisions in the North American
Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) Chapter 11 on investment. Methanex is a major
producer of methanol, a key component in MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether),
which is used to increase oxygen content and act as an octane enhancer in
unleaded gasoline. Methanex launched an international arbitration against the
United States in response to the March 1999 order by the State of California
to ban the use of MTBE by the end of 2002. California argues that banning MTBE
is necessary because the additive is contaminating drinking water supplies, and is
therefore posing a significant risk to human health and safety, and the environment.
ISDが無害ってことじゃなく、アメリカ政府を訴えても無駄ってだけの話だがな