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1 Article IThe Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China has agreedand sent to Papua New Guinea an agricultural technical Mission (hereinafter referred to as "the Mission") composed of one leaderand fourteen members-one deputy leader, five agronomists, one h-ydraulic technician, four agricultural machinery technicians, a-nd three horticulturists to provide the technical service for r-ice and the vegetable production projects.Article IIThe Department of Agriculture and Livestock of PNG shall collab-orate with the Mission in the planning, implementation, monitor-ing and evaluation of the Research and Development Programme toensure that the project is consistent with government policy onfood sector development.Article IIIThe mission has completed the research phase and is now underta-king the extension phase of the programme.Article IVThe Department of Agriculture and Livestock of PNG shall collab-orate with the Mission in the selection of model farmers and si-tes for the development of model farmers.Article VAll agricultural produce raised by the model farmers, except forthe purpose of Mission's own consumption or for the use of seedsand specimens shall be handed over to the model farmers for dis-posal.Article VIThe Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China agrees:(1) to defray the traveling cost of the members of the Missionto and from the project site in Papua New Guinea and pay th-eir remuneration and regional allowances during the periodof their service in Papua New Guinea;(2) to pay all the administrative expenses for the Mission exce-pt as otherwise stated in this agreement;(3) to be responsible for all the insurances for the members ofthe Mission;(4) to provide the Mission with seeds, plant nursery, chemicals,fertilizers, agricultural and irrigation machinery and impl-ements made in the Republic of China or imported from the o-ther countries.(5) to pay the running expenses and the cost of maintenance ofthe agriculture implements;(6) to pay the cost of motor grease provided to the Mission bythe Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua New Gu-inea specified in subsection (1) of Article VII of this Agr-eement;(7) to pay salaries to the workers hired by the Mission in acco-rdance with the salary standard in Papua New Guinea;(8) to ensure that the Mission will collaborate with the Depart-ment of Agriculture and Livestock in the planning and imple-mentation of the R&D programme in accordance with the gover-nment policy on food sector development; and(9) that the Mission will report to the Department of Agricultu-re and Livestock on the progress of their work programme ona quarterly and annual basis as a way of informing the twogovernments on the progress of this collaborative programme.Article VIIThe Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua New Guineaagrees:(1) to provide suitable furnished office and dormitory with ade-quate water and electricity supply for both the Mission andits members; and also to pay the routine maintenance cost;(2) to grant duty free importation of vehicles and all items sp-ecified in subsection (4) of Article VI and to provide tran-sportation for the abovementioned goods from harbour or air-port to the project site;(3) to provide necessary assistance for quarantine purposes tothe Mission, in the importation of items as specified in su-bsection (4) of Article VI above;(4) to take every measure to enable the relevant personnel to p-articipate in the work of the Mission, the number of person-nel will be decided by both sides; and Mission, the numberof personnel will be decided by both sides; and(5) to appoint two liaison officers in order to provide necessa-ry assistance as required in the Bubia and the Laloki Agric-ultural Experimental Stations.Article VIIIWith regard to the members and dependents of the Mission, the D-epartment of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua New Guinea unde-rtakes:(1) to arrange for medical services in Papua New Guinea at reas-onable cost to members and the dependents of the Mission:(2) to grant them, during their tenure of service, exemption fr-om import duties and other duties and taxes on their person-al household effects which are not allowed to be sold or ot-herwise disposed of before the termination of their assignm-ent;(3) to grant them exemption from all taxes on their salaries, f-ringe benefits and allowances paid to them by the Council ofAgriculture of the Republic of China;(4) to arrange their visas, resident and employment permits inaccordance with local regulations;(5) with respect to specific points not covered within the subs-ection of this Article, to award to the members of the Miss-ion the same privileges as would normally be enjoyed by theSenior Civil Servants of comparable rank and seniority of t-he Government of Papua New Guinea;(6) to accord the right to conduct a "non-resident external acc-ount" with a commercial bank in Papua New Guinea into whichall payments received from the Council of Agriculture of theRepublic of China, either stipends, emoluments or allowancesmay be deposited, and the right to transfer to any countryoutside of Papua New Guinea any balance in such an accountany time;(7) to guarantee the same repatriation facilities in times of i-ntepnational crisis for the Mission members as are enjoyedby organizations ofcomparabie status; and(8) to take all necessary measures during a crisis situation su-ch as providing guards, rendering protective facilities, etc., whenever the said situation becomes an eminent or potent-ial threat to the life, security, chattels and effects of t-he mission members and the dependents.Article IXThe Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua New Guineawill bear all risks associated with the operation, will be resp-onsible for dealing with any claim which may be brought up by t-he third parties against either the Council of Agriculture of t-he Republic of China, its executive authority of the Mission me-mbers and will provide aforesaid with protection from damage incase of any claim resulting from activities under the arrangeme-nts unless where it is mutually agreed by the parties of this A-greement that such claim arises from gross negligence or willfulmisconduct.Article XIf any member of the Mission is no longer suitable in performinghis duty, the Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China h-as the right to recall him, replace him with other specialist a-nd pay his traveling cost.Article XIThe members of the Mission shall not undertake any other activi-ties which are not in conformity with the duty as specified inArticle I.Article XIIThis Agreement shall enter into force upon signature and shallremain valid for a period of three years retroactively from Sep-tember 19, 1992 to September 18, 1995. Either government may te-rminate it ninety (90) days after notice in writing has been gi-ven to the other government.Article XIIIIN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned being duly authorized by th-eir respective governments, have singed duplicate copies of theAgreement in the English language.Done at Taipei this 31st day of the Eighth month of the eighty-two year of the Republic of China, corresponding to the 31st dayof August of the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-three.FOR THE COUNCIL OF AGRICULTUREFOR THE DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINAOF PAPUA NEW GUINEA[Signed][Signed]Sun Ming-HsienRoy EvaraChairmanMinisterCouncil of AgricultureDepartment ofAgricultureand Livestock