Treaties and other International Acts series 10833
Economic and Technical Cooperation
Agreement between the
United States of America
And States of America
And St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Signed at Kingstown September 30, 1983
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Economic and Technical Cooperation
Agreement signed at Kingstown September 30, 1983;
Entered into force 30, 1983
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
General Agreement for Economic,
Technical and Related Assistance
The Government of the United States of America and the Government
of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, desiring to conclude an agreement
related to economic and technical cooperation between both countries,
have agreed as follows:
Article I
To assist the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the
Government of the United States of America is furnishing much
economic, technical and related assistance hereunder as is required
or agreed to by representatives of appropriate agencies of the
Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and approved by representatives
of the agency designated by the Government of the United States
of America to administer it’s responsibilities hereunder,
or as is requested and approved by other representatives designated
by the Government of the United States of America and the Government
of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Such assistance is made available
in accordance with written arrangements or agreements between
the above-mentioned representatives.
Article II
To promote the economic and social progress of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
will contribute full within the limits of its resources and general
economic condition to its development program and to programs
and operations hereunder. The Government of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines will undertake appropriate steps to insure the effective
use of assistance furnished pursuant to this Agreement and will
offer every opportunity and facility to representatives of the
Government of the United States of America to observe and review
programs and operations conducted under this Agreement and will
furnish whatever information they may need to determine the nature
and scope of operation planned or carried out and to evaluate
results.
Article III
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive
a special mission, currently named USAID, and its personnel to
discharge the responsibilities of the Government of the United
States of America hereunder and will consider this mission and
it’s personnel as part of the diplomatic mission of the
Government of the United States of America for the purpose of
receiving the privileges and immunities accorded to that mission
and its personnel of comparable rank. The special mission shall
enjoy the same inviolability of premises as is extended to the
diplomatic mission of the Government of the United States of America.
Members of the mission shall be exempt from all identifiable taxes
and duties of any nature whatsoever, now and or hereafter in force
in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Such tax exemption shall include,
but not be limited to, the airport departure tax, income tax,
consumption taxes, stamp taxes, taxes on gasoline, hotel and restaurant
sales tax, the tax on the rental of housing, and all import duties.
The Government of the United States may, at its discretion, establish
the special mission in the territory of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
or provide the assistance contemplated in Article I of this Agreement
by means of persons present in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
on short-term assignment.
Article IV
In order to assure the maximum benefits to the people of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines from the assistance to be furnished
hereunder: (a) goods or services to be provided and used in connection
with this Agreement by this Government of the United States of
America, or by a contractor financed by that Government for a
project approved by the designated representative of the Government
of St. Vincent and the Grenadines shall be exempt from all taxes
on ownership or use and all other taxes, investment or deposit
requirements, and currency controls in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
and the import, export, requisition, use or disposition of any
such property or funds in connection with this Agreement shall
be exempt from any tariffs, customs duties, import and export
taxes, docking, airport or other such charges or commissions that
represent a Government tax, taxes on purchase or disposition and
any other taxes or similar charges in St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
and (b) all persons, including contractors and contractor employees
financed by the Government of the United States for projects approved
by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, except persons
who are citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines or whose usual
or customary residence is in St. Vincent and the Grenadines or
who are present in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to perform work
pursuant to this Agreement, shall be exempt from income and social
security taxes levied under the laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
and from taxes on this purchase, ownership, use or disposition
of personal movable property (including automobiles) intended
for their own use. Such persons and members of their families
shall receive the same treatment with respect to the payment of
customs and import and export duties on personal movable property
(including automobiles) imported into St. Vincent and the Grenadines
for their own use, as is accorded by the Government of St. Vincent
and the Grenadines to diplomatic personnel of the United States
Embassy or to the most favoured foreign diplomatic Mission in
residence.
Article V
Funds used for purpose of furnishing assistance hereunder shall
be convertible into currency of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
at the most favourable rate providing the largest number of units
of such currency for United States dollars which, at the time
conversion is made, is not unlawful in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Article VI
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which it
is signed by the two Governments and shall remain in force until
six months after the date of the communication by which either
Government gives written notification to the other of its intention
to terminate it. In such event, the provisions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect with respect to assistance
furnished pursuant to this agreement before such termination.
All or any part of the program of assistance provided hereunder,
expect as may otherwise be provided in arrangements agreed upon
pursuant to Article I hereof, may be terminated by either Government
if that Government determines that because of changed conditions
the continuation of such assistance is unnecessary or undesirable.
The termination of such assistance under this provision may include
the termination of deliveries of any commodities hereunder not
yet delivered.
The furnishing of assistance under this Agreement shall be subject
to the applicable laws and regulations of the Government of the
United States.
The two Governments or their designated representatives shall,
upon request of either of them, consult regarding any matter on
the application, operation or amendment of this Agreement.
Done in duplicate in Kingstown, St. Vincent this 30th day of
September, 1985.
