Administratief Akkoord tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Egypte inzake het project "Fayoum Water Users Organisation Project"

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The two Parties shall jointly execute a project to be known as the “Fayoum Water Users Organisation Project”, hereinafter referred to as “the Project”.

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The overall Project aims to assist the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt (MWRI) in improving water management in Fayoum. The improved management is expected to lead to an increased efficiency and a more sustainable use of land and water, and thus to have a positive impact on water distribution, quantity, equity, timeliness and hence economic growth and poverty alleviation. The specific aim of the Netherlands support to the Fayoum Water Users Organisation Project is to capacitate the stakeholders through formation of Water Users Organisations, reform governmental organisations and improve their capacity to cooperate with these Water Users Organisations to manage (plan, implement and maintain) water in an integrated way in terms of quality and quantity.

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The afore-mentioned cooperation between the two Parties is planned to last three years. Project implementation is planned as of January 1, 2007 and end December 31, 2009.

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The Netherlands Party’s contribution shall consist of two components:

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  “Technical Assistance” in the form of a consultancy contract including:

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    Provision of expatriate and local consultants and support staff;

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    Investment costs for equipment, goods and vehicles;

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    Operational and running costs;

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    Local support fund to establish and consolidate Water Users Organisations at various levels, and

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    Costs of training and capacity building.

  The activities shall be carried out by a consultancy firm. A contract shall be concluded between the Netherlands Embassy and this consultancy firm.

  A maximum of Euro 3,015,000 million will be allocated for the “Technical Assistance” component.

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  A “Contribution Arrangement” which shall be concluded between the MWRI and the Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands towards costs for local contracting, office costs, equipment and data systems, etc. in support of the Water Users Organisations. The financial contribution will not exceed Euro 485,000 and shall be managed by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement.

2

The total Netherlands contribution to the project will not exceed Euro 3.5 million.

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The Egyptian Party shall provide staff with adequate capabilities to perform all tasks and provide office space for the Project team.

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The value of the Egyptian contribution is estimated at LE 3.5 million.

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The Netherlands Party shall appoint the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as the Executive Authority in charge of the Netherlands contribution to the Project

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On the Egyptian side, the Executive Authority shall be the MWRI.

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The above-mentioned Netherlands Executive Authority shall be represented in Egypt as for as the day-to-day operations of the Project are concerned, by the Team leader appointed by the Netherlands party.

From the MWRI, the Central Department for Water Resources and Irrigation in Fayoum will be directly responsible for reporting, monitoring and implementing the Project.

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The consultancy firm will prepare an inception report that will be approved by the Project Advisory Committee and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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The Project is described in the Project document entitled “Project Document, Fayoum Water Users’ Organisation (Fayoum WUO Project),” 2006- 2010, which shall serve as schedule of operations.

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  This document indicates:

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    the contribution of either party;

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    the number and duties of the staff appointed by each party;

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    their job descriptions;

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    the duration of their assignments;

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    a time-table, and

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    a description of the equipment and materials to be made available.

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The document mentioned in paragraph 1, which may be amended in common agreement by the Executive Authorities, shall form an integral part of this Administrative Arrangement.

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In conformity with the provisions of Article V of the Agreement, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt shall exempt from all import duties and other charges, the equipment (inclusive passenger cars, spare parts, etc.) and other supplies provided by the Netherlands Government in connection with the Project.

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The ownership of all equipment and materials (inclusive motor vehicles) supplied by the Netherlands Party in connection with the Technical Assistance component of the project, will be transferred to the Egyptian Party at the time the cooperation between the two Parties on the Project will be completed, unless both Parties decide to give another destination to the equipment and materials.