Administrative Arrangement
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The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation 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 Project is to formulate a holistic and strategically integrated longer
term plan for the country for a time frame of 50-100 years. The objective of the plan
is to design an overarching planning framework which will facilitate sustained economic
growth including achievement of Middle Income Country Status by 2021, equitable distribution
of available resources and development works, climate change adaptation and mitigation,
disaster management, integrated water resources management etc.;
Article II. (The contribution by the Netherlands Party)
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The Netherlands Party shall make a maximum contribution of € 7,700,000 to the Project
in the following manner:
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– € 900,000 of grant financing to be administered by the General Economic Division (GED);
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– € 6,800,000 for Technical Assistance, through direct contracting by the Netherlands
Party.
The Netherlands Party’s contribution will become available on the condition that:
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– The Bangladesh party shall have approved the Technical Project Proforma (TPP) for
the Project as per agreed Project Document,
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– The General Economic Division (GED) shall have appointed the Project Director.
Article III. (The contribution by the Bangladesh Party)
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The Bangladesh Party shall make Bangladesh Taka 114,000,000 available to the Project.
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 Project. The Netherlands Executive
Authority shall be represented, as far as the daily operations of the Project 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 General Economic Division of the Planning Commission,
Ministry of Planning as the Bangladesh Executive Authority in charge of the Project.
The Bangladesh Executive Authority shall be represented in as far as the daily operations
of the Project are concerned, by the Project 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 Project 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 Project 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 Project and on the expenditure incurred by both Parties will cover the period
from start till 30 June 2014; subsequent annual reports will follow the Bangladesh
Fiscal Year, i.e. cover the period from 1 July till 30 June of the next year. The
information on the TA budget expenditure will be shared with the Bangladesh Party.
The approval or rejection of expenditures made from the Netherlands contribution is
entirely and solely at the discretion of the Netherlands Executive Authority. On completion
of the Project, the TL/DTL and the Project Director shall submit to all parties involved
a final report in English on all aspects of the work done in connection with the Project.
All reports including the final report of the project will be provided to the Bangladesh
Party also.
Article XI. (Evaluation)
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The Executive Authorities shall have the Project reviewed through a joint Mid-Term
Review mission; the timing and the ToR of this mission 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 Project has been completed in conformity
with the provisions of this Arrangement and of the Project Document (TPP), whichever
date is the later.