Administrative Arrangement
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The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
being the competent Netherlands Authority for the purpose of this Administrative Arrangement,
hereinafter referred to as “the Netherlands Party”, represented in this matter by
the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dhaka, Bangladesh
and
The Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh, being the competent Bangladesh Authority for the purpose of this Administrative
Arrangement, hereinafter referred to as “the Bangladesh Party”,
Having regard to the provisions of Article I of the Agreement on Technical Co-operation between the Kingdom of the Netherlands
and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh signed at Dhaka on 19 May 1977, hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”,
Have entered into the following Administrative Arrangement:
Article I. (The Project)
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2 The aim of the Program is to reduce poverty in the coastal area by enhancing the livelihood
of the rural population, through more efficient water resources management and increased
productivity of mainly crops, fishery and livestock in the polders and by empowering
the communities to become the driving force for the development activities. It also
aims to improve people’s adaptation capacity to climate change impacts;
Article II. (The contribution by the Netherlands Party)
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The Netherlands Party shall make a maximum contribution of € 61,915,000 to the Programme
in the following manner:
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– a maximum of € 27,320,000 of grant financing to be administered by the Bangladesh
Water Development Board (BWDB);
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– a maximum of € 1,495,000 of grant financing to be administered by the Department of
Agricultural Extension (DAE);
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– a maximum of € 33,100,000 for Technical Assistance, through direct contracting by
the Netherlands Party including support to the activities related to Department of
Fisheries and Department of Livestock Services.
The Netherlands Party’s contribution will become available on the condition that:
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– The Bangladesh party shall have approved the consolidated revised Development Project
Proforma (RDPP) for the entire Programme no later than 28 February 2017;
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– BWDB shall have deployed sufficient staff for Programme Management Office (PMO) and
Design Offices in Dhaka and field offices;
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– DAE shall have deployed sufficient staff for Dhaka and field offices for implementation
of DAE Component works.
Article III. (The contribution by the Bangladesh Party)
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The Bangladesh Party shall make at least Bangladesh Taka 1,315,200,000 available to
the Programme.
Article IV. (The Executive Authorities)
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1 The Netherlands Party shall appoint the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
as the Netherlands Executive Authority in charge of the Program. The Netherlands Executive
Authority shall be represented, as far as the daily operations of the Program are
concerned, by the Leader of the Technical Assistance Team (being the Team Leader or
in his absence the Deputy Team Leader, hereinafter referred to as “TL/DTL”);
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2 The Bangladesh Party shall appoint the Ministry of Water Resources as the Bangladesh
Executive Authority in charge of the Program. The Bangladesh Executive Authority shall
be represented, in as far as the daily operations of the Program are concerned, by
the Program Coordinating Director.
Article V. (Delegation)
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Each of the Executive Authorities shall be entitled to delegate under its own responsibility,
partly or entirely, its duties in connection with the Program to other authorities
or organisations. In doing so, the Executive Authorities shall inform each other in
writing of any such delegation and of the extent of the delegation.
Article VI. (The TL/DTL)
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Article VII. (The Schedule of Operations)
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Article VIII. (Status of the Netherlands Staff)
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The personnel supplied by the Netherlands Party shall enjoy the privileges and immunities,
mentioned in the Articles II and III of the Agreement.
Article IX. (Equipment and Materials)
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2 Without prejudice to the payment by the Bangladesh Party or the Bangladesh recipient
agency of the customs duties and taxes on the equipment and materials supplied by
the Netherlands Party, those custom duties and taxes are due upon the transfer of
the equipment and materials to the Bangladesh Party or Bangladesh recipient agency.
The Netherlands Party is in no way under an obligation to pay the customs duties or
taxes.
Article X. (Reporting)
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The TL/DTL and the Program Coordinating Director shall submit to both Executive Authorities
an annual report in English. The first annual report on the progress made in the execution
of the Program and on the expenditure incurred by both Parties will cover the period
from start till 30 June 2013; subsequent annual reports will follow the Bangladesh
Fiscal Year, i.e. cover the period from 1 July till 30 June the next year. The information
on the TA budget expenditure will be shared with the Bangladesh Party. Approval or
rejection of expenditures made from the Netherlands contribution is entirely and solely
at the discretion of the Netherlands Executive Authority. On termination of the Program,
the TL/DTL and the Program Coordination Director shall submit to all parties involved
a final report in English on all aspects of the work done in connection with the Program.
Article XI. (Evaluation)
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The Executive Authorities shall have the Program evaluated through two joint Mid-Term
Review mission; the timing and the ToR of this missions will be determined by both
Executive Authorities.
Article XII. (Settlement of disputes)
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Any dispute concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Administrative
Arrangement, which cannot be settled in consultation between both Parties shall be
referred to the respective Governments and shall be settled in a way to be decided
upon by the latter.
Article XIII. (Entry into force and duration)
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This Administrative Arrangement shall enter into force on the day of signature by
both Parties and shall expire at the end of the period mentioned in Article I, paragraph 3, of this Arrangement or on the date on which the Program has been completed in conformity
with the provisions of this Arrangement and of the Program Document, whichever date
is the later.