GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. The achievement of the objectives set by the project shall be the joint responsibility of the Government and FAO.

  2. As part of its contribution to the project, the Government shall agree to make available the requisite number of qualified national personnel and the buildings, training facilities, equipment, transport and other local services necessary for the implementation of the project.

  3. The Government shall assign authority for the project within the country to a Government agency, which shall constitute the focal point for cooperation with FAO in the execution of the project, and which shall exercise the Government's responsibility in this regard.

  4. Project equipment, materials and supplies provided out of Technical Cooperation Programmer funds shall normally become the property of the Government immediately upon their arrival in the country, unless otherwise specified in the agreement. The Government shall ensure that such equipment, materials and supplies are at all times available for use of the project and that adequate provision is made for their safe custody, maintenance and insurance. Vehicles and personal computers remain the property of FAP, unless otherwise specified in the agreement.

  5. Subject to any security provisions in force, the Government shall furnish to FAP and to its personnel on the project, if any, such relevant reports, tapes, records and other data as may be required for the execution of the project.

  6. The selection of FAO project personnel, of other persons performing services on behalf of FAO in connection with the project, and of trainees, shall be undertaken by FAO, after consultation with the Government. In the interest of rapid project Implementation, the Government shall undertake to expedite to the maximum degree possible its procedures for the clearance of FAO personnel and other persons performing services on behalf of FAO and to dispense with, wherever possible, clearance for short-tern FAO personnel.

  7. The Government shall apply to FAO, its property, funds and assets, and to its staff, the provisions of the Convention on Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies. Except as otherwise agreed by the Government and FAO in the Project Agreement, the Government shall grant the same privileges and immunities contained in the Convention to all other persons performing services on behalf of FAO on connection with the execution of the project.

  8. With a view to the rapid and efficient execution of the project, the Government shall grant to FAO, its staff, and to all other persons performing services on behalf of FAO, the necessary facilities including:

    1. the prompt issuance, free of charge, of any visas of permits required;
    2. any permits necessary for the importation and , where appropriate, the subsequent exportation, of equipment, materials and supplies required for use in connection with the project and exemption from the payment of all customs duties or other levies or charges relating to such importation or exportation;
    3. exemption from the payment of any sales of other tax on local purchases of equipment, materials and supplies for use in connection with the project;
    4. payment of transport cists within the country, including handling, storage, insurance and all other related costs, with respect to equipment, materials or supplies for use in connection with the project;
    5. the most favorable legal rate of exchange;
    6. assistance to FAO staff, to the extent possible, in obtaining suitable accommodation;
    7. any permits necessary for the importation of property belonging to and intended for the personal use of FAO staff or of other persons performing services on behalf of FAO, and for the subsequent exportation of such property;
    8. prompt customs clearance of the equipment, materials, supplies and property referred to in subparagraphs (ii) and (vii) above.

  9. The Government shall deal with any claim which may be brought by third parties against FAO or its staff, or against any person performing services on behalf of FAO, and shall hold them harmless in respect of any claim or liability arising in connection with the project, unless the Government and FAO should agree that the claim or liability arises from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the individuals mentioned above.

  10. The persons performing services on behalf of FAO, referred to in paragraphs 6 to 9, shall include any organization, firm or other entity, which FAO may designate to take part in the execution of the project.

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