The Government of the United States of America and the Government
of St. Lucia, desiring to conclude an agreement relating to economic
and technical cooperation between both countries, have agreed
as follows:
Article I.
To assist the Government of St. Lucia, the Government of the
United States of America is furnishing such economic, technical
and related assistance hereunder as is requested or agreed to
by representatives of appropriate agencies of the Government of
St. Lucia and approved by representatives of the agency designated
by the Government of the United States of America to administer
its 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. Lucia. 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. Lucia, the
Government of St. Lucia will contribute fully within the limits
of its resources and general economic condition to its development
program and to programs and operations related thereto, including
those conducted pursuant to this Agreement, and will give full
information to the people of St. Lucia concerning programs and
operations hereunder. The Government of St. Lucia will take appropriate
steps to insure the effective use of assistance furnished pursuant
to this Agreement and will afford 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. Lucia 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 its 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 or hereafter in
force in St. Lucia. 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. Lucia or provide the
assistance contemplated in Article I of this Agreement by means
of persons present in St. Lucia on short-term assignment.
Article IV.
In order to assure the maximum benefits to the people of St.
Lucia from the assistance to be furnished hereunder:
a. goods or services to be provided and used in connection
with this Agreement by the 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. Lucia shall be exempt from all taxes on ownership or
use and all other taxes, investment or deposit requirements,
and currency controls in St. Lucia, and the import, export,
acquisition, 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 user charges or commissions that represent a Government
tax, taxes on purchase or disposition and any other taxes or
similar charges in St. Lucia; 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. Lucia, except persons who
are citizens of St. Lucia or whose usual or customary residence
is in St. Lucia, who are present in St. Lucia to perform work
pursuant to this Agreement, shall be exempt from income and
social security taxes levied under the laws of St. Lucia and
from taxes on the 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. Lucia for their own use, as is
accorded by the Government of St. Lucia to diplomatic personnel
of the United States Embassy or to the most favored foreign
diplomatic Mission in residence.
Article V.
Funds used for purposes of furnishing assistance hereunder shall
be convertible into currency of St. Lucia at the most favorable
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. Lucia.
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,
except 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 at Castries, St. Lucia this 20th day of October,
1983.
SIGNATORIES:
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
By: Charles A. [ILLEGIBLE WORD]
Title: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ST. LUCIA
By: John Compton.
Title: [ILLEGIBLE WORDS]
ST. LUCIA Economic and Technical Cooperation
Agreement signed at Castries October 20, 1983;
Entered into force October 20, 1983.
TIAS 10831, 35 U.S.T. 2953
