제15688호                             관                  보                   2004. 5. 8. (토요일)

 medical personnel to carry out curative,                 or omission occurring in the process of
 preventive and promotive medical work.                   discharging their official duties that gives
2. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall,              rise to litigation by a third party, except
 after   consultations    with    the   Korea             where such an act or omission is committed

 International Cooperation Agency, designate              with deliberate intent or gross negligence

 the hospitals in which the Korean medical                on the part of the Korean medical

 personnel shall carry out the above-                     personnel; and

 mentioned duties and shall authorize the               (e)free medical treatment during their duties

 medical practice of the Korean medical                   in Papua New Guinea.

 personnel upon the presentation of medical            5. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall

 license issued by the Government of the                provide the Korean medical personnel with

 Republic of Korea.                                     the following:

3. The Government of the Republic of Korea              (a)appropriate medicine, medical supplies and

 shall, subject to budgetary limitations, bear            medical instruments; and

 the traveling costs of the Korean medical              (b)medical support staff and other assistance,
                                                          if available, as may be necessary for the
 personnel and their families to and from
                                                          performance of their duties.
 Papua New Guinea and shall pay salaries to
                                                       6. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall
 the Korean medical personnel during their
                                                        provide each of the Korean medical personnel
 duties in Papua New Guinea.
                                                        with suitable accommodation with water,
4. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall
                                                        electricity, furniture and telephones.
 accord to the Korean medical personnel and
                                                       7. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall
 their families the following exemptions and
                                                        bear the expenses incurred by the Korean
 benefits:
                                                        medical personnel while traveling on official
 (a)exemption from all customs duties, taxes
                                                        duties in Papua New Guinea.
   and related charges on personal effects
                                                       8. The Government of Papua New Guinea shall
   imported within six (6) months of their
                                                        ensure that the Korean medical personnel and
   arrival in Papua New Guinea. Such items
                                                        their families are treated in a manner no less
   may be exported on completion of their
                                                        favorable than technical assistance personnel
   duties or be sold after the appropriate duty         dispatched to Papua New Guinea by other
   is paid;                                             countries.
 (b)exemption from income tax and other                9. The Korean medical personnel and their
   governmental charges in Papua New                    families shall abide by and respect the laws
   Guinea on salaries paid by the Government            and customs of Papua New Guinea.
   of the Republic of Korea;                           10. Matters which are not covered by this
 (c)exemption from immigration restrictions;            understanding or problems which may arise
 (d)indemnification from liability for any act          in the course of its implementation shall be

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