제18092호                                관             보                  2013. 9. 2.(월요일)
   (ii)      exemption from consular fees, customs duties, taxes and other charges of a
         similar nature other than those for storage, cartage and similar services, in respect of
         the importation of personal and household effects, including one motor vehicle for each
         Representative and Staff member, with exemption from registration fees, annual
         revenue license fees and driving license fees, provided that such imports are made
         within six (6) months of the arrival of the Representatives and Staff members;
    (iii) exemption from special consumption tax and value added tax on one motor vehicle
         for each Representative or Staff member who does not import any motor vehicle into
         the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, in case of a local purchase;
    (iv) permission to enter, leave and sojourn in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
         Lanka for the duration of their assignment therein, and the expediting and facilitation
         of the procedures for alien registration and exemption from consular fees;
    (v) issuance of one month entry visas by the relevant authorities of the Democratic
         Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Representatives, Staff and their families, for
         their entry into the country, and, upon their arrival in the Democratic Socialist
         Republic of Sri Lanka, issuance of multiple-entry residence visas valid for the
         duration of their assignment by the Controller General of the Department of
         Immigration and Emigration of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, on the
         recommendation of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Democratic Socialist
         Republic of Sri Lanka, in accordance with the prevailing immigration laws of the
         Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; and
    (vi) notification to the Ministry of External Affairs of the Democratic Socialist
         Republic of Sri Lanka of the arrival of the Representatives and Staff, and issuance of
         identification cards to secure the cooperation of all government agencies of the
         Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of necessary for the performance of their
         duties of the Representatives and Staff.
(b) For the Office:
    (i) exemption from customs duties, taxes and other charges of a similar nature other
         than those for storage, cartage and similar services, as well as from the requirements
         of obtaining import licenses and certificates of foreign exchange coverage, in respect
         of the importation of office equipment;
    (ii) importation, free of customs duties, or local purchase, free of special consumption
         tax and value added tax, of motor vehicles necessary for office activities, provided
         that the number of cars is agreed between the relevant authorities of the two
         Governments;
    (iii) exemption from income tax and other fiscal charges imposed on or in connection
         with office expenses remitted from overseas; and
    (iv) exemption from value added tax imposed on the Office rent.
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