Verdrag tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van de Republiek Albanië inzake het sub-project van de pesticidenopslagplaats van Bishti i Pallës

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The Contracting Parties shall jointly execute a sub-project to be known as ‘‘The removal of the chemical waste of the pesticide warehouses at Bishti i Pallës’’. This sub-project is part of the project ‘‘TIR Porto Romano’’, with activity number 10470, which is sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will act as the executing partner for this sub-project by hiring a contractor. The Albanian Government will make available to the contractor the site which is known as the ‘‘Pesticide warehouses at Bishti i Pallës’’ (or ‘‘Magazina e Pesticideve Bishtpallës’’ in Albanian) and take over the site again within seven days of the Project Manager’s approved Certificate of Completion.

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The aims of the sub-project are to repackage, remove and dispose the pesticide and other chemical materials from the ‘‘Pesticide warehouses at Bishti i Pallës’’.

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The sub-project is planned to last till the completion of the work at the Pesticide warehouses at Bishti i Pallës.

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The value of the Netherlands contribution is estimated at EUR 2 million.

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The value of the Albanian contribution is estimated to cover the value added tax and local costs of the project.

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‘‘Netherlands personnel’’ means persons not having the citizenship and not being a permanent resident of the Republic of Albania:

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   employed by the Netherlands for the purpose of this sub-project; or

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   employed by companies or institutions with whom the Netherlands or Albania has concluded an agreement for the execution of the sub-project.

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‘‘Dependants’’ means spouses and partners of Netherlands personnel and relatives dependent on them, forming part of their household.

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The Republic of Albania shall indemnify and hold harmless the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Netherlands personnel against any liability, arising from any act or omission made in the course of the performance of the duties of the Netherlands Personnel and causing the death or physical injury to a third party or damage to the property of a third party, unless such liability derives from willful misconduct or from gross negligence on the part of the Netherlands personnel.

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If the Republic of Albania has to deal with any claim in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Republic of Albania shall be entitled to exercise all rights to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands or the Netherlands personnel are entitled.

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The Republic of Albania shall exempt from all import and export duties and other official charges the equipment (including motor vehicles) and other supplies provided by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in connection with the project.

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The ownership of all equipment and materials supplied and owned by the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall be transferred to the Republic of Albania at the end of the project, unless both Contracting Parties otherwise agree.

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This Agreement shall enter into force for the period of one year on the first day of the second month following the date on which both Governments have notified each other in writing that the procedures constitutionally required therefore have been completed. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the date of its signature.

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Unless this Agreement is denounced 30 days before the end of the year it is deemed to be prolonged indefinitely.

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In case this Agreement is prolonged indefinitely the Agreement will end on the date on which the project has been completed.

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Upon termination of the Agreement in conformity with the paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the provisions of the Agreement shall be applied for a further period of 6 months maximum, with a view to the administrative completion of the project.

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With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the territory in Europe only.