In the light of these discussions the United States Government proposes an agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tunisia for cooperative establishment and operation of a Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center, as follows: 1. The Government of the United States through the Smithsonian Institution will furnish as may be required for the project, United States and other non-Tunisian personnel, equipment and supplies, international transportation of such personnel, equipment, and supplies and support of such personnel while in Tunisia as well as Tunisian personnel all in an amount not to exceed $175,000, in dollars and Tunisian dinars, for the first year's operation; 2. The Government of the United States proposes that the Director of the Sorting Center be an American, the first to be David Damkaer, Oceanographer of the Smithsonian Institution, who will receive general guidance from an international Advisory Board, the first Chairman of which would be Dr. Zakaria Ben Mustapha, Director of the Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Oceanographie et de Peche; 3. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia will facilitate the establishment and operation of the Sorting Center including but not necessarily limited to equipment and supplies, transportation, laboratory, and living accommodations, and will assist in the recruitment of Tunisian personnel including two or more assistant supervisors; 4. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia will permit and facilitate shipments free of custom duties and all other taxes on all specimens to and from the Sorting Center. Given the fragile and special nature of the specimens, the Government of Tunisia will permit their immediate clearance through customs; 5. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia shall exempt from all custom duties and all other taxes shipments into and out of Tunisia of all supplies and equipment intended for use at the Sorting Center; 6. associates: The Government of the Republic of Tunisia shall accord the American Director and his non-Tunisian a) Free entry into and out of Tunisia for all personal property introduced into Tunisia for their own use within a period of six months from the date of their assignment to the Sorting Center; b) Center; c) Temporary free entry of one automobile per family during the period of their assignment to the Sorting Exemption from the payment of Tunisian income taxes and other direct taxes on income derived from activities related to the Sorting Center. If your Government agrees with the above proposal, I propose that this note and your affirmative reply to that effect constitute an agreement effective on the date of your reply. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration." I have the honor to confirm the agreement of the Government of Tunisia to the above understanding. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Pr Le Directeur de la Coopération HAMED AMMAR [Seal] Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Turkey Concerning Technical Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection, Ankara, 1991 Done at Ankara 10 December 1991 Entered into force 10 December 1991 Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY CONCERNING TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARTICLE I (BACKGROUND) The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America ("EPA”) and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Turkey (the "Ministry"), hereafter referred to as "the parties," hereby agree to establish a program of technical cooperation for the protection of the environment. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (the "Memorandum") is to establish a framework to encourage and increase technical cooperative activities between EPA and the Ministry. ARTICLE II (SCOPE OF WORK) Technical cooperative activities by the parties under this Memorandum shall consist of training projects designed to help strengthen environmental management systems and institutions, assistance in developing management systems, and related technical cooperative projects in the Republic of Turkey. These activities may include: training of personnel of the Ministry in the areas of policy, enforcement, pollution prevention and environmental impact assessment; assistance to the Ministry in such areas as information management, solid and hazardous waste |