Title: wetten.nl - Regeling - Administratief Akkoord tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Volksrepubliek Bangladesh inzake het project “Support to the Implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100” - BWBV0006821

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{"title": "wetten.nl - Regeling - Administratief Akkoord tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Volksrepubliek Bangladesh inzake het project \u201cSupport to the Implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100\u201d - BWBV0006821", "content": "Administratief Akkoord tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Volksrepubliek\n                           Bangladesh inzake het project \u201cSupport to the Implementation of the Bangladesh Delta\n                           Plan 2100\u201d\n\nThe Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, being\n                                       the competent Netherlands Authority for the purpose of this Administrative Arrangement,\n                                       hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Netherlands Party\u201d, represented in this matter by\n                                       the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dhaka, Bangladesh\n\nand\n\nThe Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance, Government of the People\u2019s\n                                       Republic of Bangladesh, being the competent Bangladesh Authority for the purpose of\n                                       this Administrative Arrangement, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Bangladesh Party\u201d,\n\nHaving regard to the provisions of Article I of the Agreement on Technical Co-operation between the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n                                          and the People\u2019s Republic of Bangladesh, signed at Dhaka on 19 May 1977, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Agreement\u201d,\n\nHave entered into the following Administrative Arrangement:\n\n1 The two Parties shall jointly carry out a Project, entitled \u201cSupport to the Implementation\n                                             of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100\u201d, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Project\u201d.\n\n2 The aim of the Project is to support effective implementation of the Bangladesh Delta\n                                             Plan 2100 (BDP 2100) by strengthening the capacity of the coordination and implementing\n                                             organisation of the BDP 2100, facilitating the formulation and implementation of fast\n                                             track projects, the establishment of mid-term investment plans and their integration\n                                             in the 8th Five Year Plan and reviewing the implementation of the BDP 2100 on an annual basis.\n\n3 The aforesaid co-operation between the two Parties is planned to last from 1 October\n                                             2018 to 31 December 2024 or shall expire on the date on which the Project has been\n                                             completed in conformity with the provisions of the Administrative Arrangement and\n                                             of the Project Document (TAPP), whichever date is the later.\n\nThe Netherlands Party shall make an additional contribution of BDT 47,896,000 (top-up\n                                       to accommodate the extension of the original Reimbursable Project Aid (RPA) on top\n                                       of BDT 85,000,000 (the original RPA budget, as concluded on 13 May 2019) and an additional\n                                       contribution of Euro 346,000 (top-up to accommodate the extension of the original\n                                       TA budget, as concluded on 13 May 2019), Euro 5,420,326 in total (five million four\n                                       hundred and twenty thousand three hundred and twenty six euros) in the form of a grant\n                                       to the project in the following manner:\n\n\u2013 A total of BDT 132,896,000 (one hundred thirty two million eight hundred and ninety\n                                             six thousand BDT) of grant financing to be administered by the general Economics Division\n                                             (GED);\n\n\u2013 A total of \u20ac\u00a04,304,000 (EUR four million three hundred and four thousand) for Technical\n                                             Assistance, through direct contracting by the Netherlands party.\n\nThe Netherlands Party\u2019s contribution will become available on the condition that:\n\n\u2013 The Bangladeshi Partner shall have approved the Technical Assistance Project Proposal\n                                             (TAPP) for the project as per agreed Project Extension Proposal;\n\n\u2013 The general Economics Division (GED) has appointed a Project Director and established\n                                             the Delta Wing.\n\nThe Bangladeshi Party shall make a minimum amount of BDT 105,656,000 (hundred and\n                                       five million six hundred and fifty-six thousand BDT) available to the project.\n\n1 The Netherlands Party shall appoint the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n                                             as the Netherlands Executive Authority in charge of the Project. The Netherlands Executive\n                                             Authority shall be represented, as far as the daily operations of the Project are\n                                             concerned, by the Leader of the Technical Assistance Team (being the Team Leader or\n                                             in his absence the Deputy Team Leader, hereinafter referred to as \u201cTL/DTL\u201d).\n\n2 The Bangladesh Party shall appoint the General Economics Division of the Planning\n                                             Commission, Ministry of Planning, as the Bangladesh Executive Authority in charge\n                                             of the Project. The Bangladesh Executive Authority shall be represented, as far as\n                                             the daily operations of the Project are concerned, by the Project Director.\n\nEach of the Executive Authorities shall be entitled to delegate under its own responsibility,\n                                       partly or entirely, its duties in connection with the Project to other authorities\n                                       or organisations. In doing so, the Executive Authorities shall inform each other in\n                                       writing of any such delegation and of the extent of the delegation.\n\n1 The TL/DTL shall be responsible to the Netherlands Executive Authority for the proper\n                                             implementation of the Netherlands contribution.\n\n2 The TL/DTL shall act in close consultation with the Bangladesh Executive Authority\n                                             and shall respect the operational instructions given by the said Authority.\n\n3 The Bangladesh Executive Authority shall provide the TL/DTL with any information that\n                                             may be considered necessary for the execution of the Project.\n\n1 The Executive Authorities shall establish in common agreement a Schedule of Operations indicating in detail:\n\n\u2013 the contribution of either Party;\n\n\u2013 the number and duties of the staff appointed by each Party;\n\n\u2013 their job-descriptions;\n\n\u2013 the duration of their assignment;\n\n\u2013 a time-table;\n\n\u2013 a description of the equipment and materials to be made available.\n\n2 The Schedule of Operations shall form an integral part of this Administrative Arrangement.\n\n3 The Schedule of Operations may be amended in common agreement by the Executive Authorities.\n\nThe personnel supplied by the Netherlands Party shall enjoy the privileges and immunities,\n                                       mentioned in the Articles II and III of the Agreement.\n\n1 The provisions of Articles IV and V of the Agreement shall be applicable to the import and export of the equipment and materials provided\n                                             by the Netherlands Party as well as to the status of the said equipment and materials.\n\n2 Without prejudice to the payment by the Bangladesh Party or the Bangladesh recipient\n                                             agency of the customs duties and taxes on the equipment and materials supplied by\n                                             the Netherlands Party, those customs duties and taxes are due upon the transfer of\n                                             the equipment and materials to the Bangladesh Party or Bangladesh recipient agency.\n                                             The Netherlands Party is in no way under an obligation to pay the customs duties or\n                                             taxes.\n\nThe TL/DTL and the Project Director shall submit to both Executive Authorities an\n                                       annual report (both narrative and financial) in English. The first annual report on\n                                       the progress made in the execution of the Project and on the expenditure incurred\n                                       by both Parties will cover the period from start until 30 June 2019; subsequent annual\n                                       reports will follow the Bangladesh Fiscal Year, i.e. cover the period from 1 July\n                                       until 30 June of the next year. The information on the Technical Assistance (TA) budget\n                                       expenditure will be shared with the Bangladesh Party. The approval or rejection of\n                                       expenditures made from the Netherlands contribution is entirely and solely at the\n                                       discretion of the Netherlands Executive Authority. However, in case of such rejection,\n                                       the causes are to be informed to the Bangladesh\u2019s Executive Authority in due course.\n                                       On completion of the Project, the TL/DTL and the Project Director shall submit to\n                                       all parties involved a final report in English on all aspects of the work done in\n                                       connection with the Project. All reports including the final report of the Project\n                                       will be provided to the Bangladesh Party also.\n\nThe Executive Authorities shall have the Project reviewed through a joint Mid-Term\n                                       Review mission; the timing and the Terms of Reference (ToR) of this mission will be\n                                       determined by both Executive Authorities.\n\nAny dispute concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Administrative\n                                       Arrangement, which cannot be settled in consultation between both Parties shall be\n                                       referred to the respective Governments and shall be settled in a way to be decided\n                                       upon by the latter.\n\nThis Administrative Arrangement shall enter into force on the day of signature by\n                                       both Parties with retrospective effect to 1 October 2018, and shall expire at the\n                                       end of the period mentioned in Article I, paragraph 3, of this Administrative Arrangement or on the date on which the Project has been\n                                       completed in conformity with the provisions of this Administrative Arrangement and\n                                       of the Project Document (TAPP), whichever date is the later.\n\nDONE at Dhaka, in two originals, in the English language only.\n\nFor the Netherlands Party\n\nHARRY VERWEIJ\n\nAmbassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n\nDhaka\n\nDated: 12 May 2019\n\nFor the Bangladesh Party\n\nMONOWAR AHMED\n\nSecretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) Ministry of Finance\n\nDhaka\n\nDated: 13 May 2019\n\nThe Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, being\n                                       the competent Netherlands Authority for the purpose of the Administrative Arrangement, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Netherlands Party\u201d, represented in this matter by\n                                       the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dhaka, Bangladesh\n\nand\n\nThe Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance, Government of the People\u2019s\n                                       Republic of Bangladesh, being the competent Bangladesh Authority for the purpose of\n                                       the Administrative Arrangement, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Bangladesh Party\u201d,\n\nHaving regard to the provisions of Article I of the Agreement on Technical Co-operation between the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n                                          and the People\u2019s Republic of Bangladesh, signed at Dhaka on 19 May 1977, hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Agreement\u201d,\n\nHave entered into the Administrative Arrangement on 13 May 2019:\n\n(The Executive Authorities)\n\n(i) The Netherlands Party shall appoint the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n                                             as the Netherlands Executive Authority in charge of the Project. The Netherlands Executive\n                                             Authority shall be represented, as far as the daily operations of the Project are\n                                             concerned, by the Leader of the Technical Assistance Team (being the Team Leader or\n                                             in his absence the Deputy Team Leader, hereinafter referred to as \u201cTL/DTL\u201d);\n\n(ii) The Bangladesh Party shall appoint the General Economics Division of the Planning\n                                             Commission, Ministry of Planning as the Bangladesh Executive Authority in charge of\n                                             the Project. The Bangladesh Executive Authority shall be represented in as far as\n                                             the daily operations of the Project are concerned, by the Project Director.\n\nThe Executive Authorities agree to establish the Schedule of Operations indicating\n                                       following details:\n\n1. Contribution of either Party:\n\nThe Netherlands Party shall make an additional contribution of BDT 47,896,000 (top-up\n                                             to accommodate the extension of the original Reimbursable Project Aid (RPA) on top\n                                             of BDT 85,000,000 (the original RPA budget, as concluded on 13 May 2019) and an additional\n                                             contribution of Euro 346,000 (top-up to accommodate the extension of the original\n                                             TA budget, as concluded on 13 May 2019), Euro 5,420,326 in total (five million four\n                                             hundred and twenty thousand three hundred and twenty six euros) in the form of a grant\n                                             to the project in the following manner:\n\n\u2013 A total of BDT 132,896,000 (one hundred thirty two million eight hundred and ninety\n                                                   six thousand BDT) of grant financing to be administered by the general Economics Division\n                                                   (GED);\n\n\u2013 A total of \u20ac\u00a04,304,000 (EUR four million three hundred and four thousand) for Technical\n                                                   Assistance, through direct contracting by the Netherlands party.\n\nThe Bangladesh Party shall make a minimum amount of BDT 105,656,000 (hundred and five\n                                             million six hundred and fifty-six thousand BDT) available to the project.\n\n2. Details of Staff Appointment by either party:\n\n(i) Number and duties of the staff appointed by each Party:\n\nAs per the project document and can be revised time to time upon mutual agreement.\n\n(ii) Job-descriptions:\n\nJob descriptions are elaborated in the project document. The final outputs/reports\n                                                   of the consultancy works need to be agreed by the Project Director.\n\n(iii) Duration of their assignment:\n\nDuration of the assignment will be as per the project document and the Administrative Arrangement.\n\n3. Time-table:\n\nAs per the project document and the Administrative Arrangement.\n\n4. Description of the equipment and materials to be made available:\n\nAs per the project document and the Administrative Arrangement.\n\nFor the Netherlands Party\n\nHARRY VERWEIJ\n\nAmbassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n\nDhaka\n\nDated: 12 May 2019\n\nFor the Bangladesh Party\n\nMONOWAR AHMED\n\nSecretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD)Ministry of Finance\n\nDhaka\n\nDated: 13 May 2019"}