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an International Fund for Agricultural Development on 13 June 1976, in Rome. Opened for signature, in accordance with its Article 13.1 (a), on 20 December 1976, in New York. Entered into force, in accordance with its Article 13.3(a), on 30 November 1977. Section 8

Article 6

amended, in accordance with Article 12, by Resolution 44/X

the Governing Council on 11 December

1. Amendment entered into force on 11 March
2. Articles 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 12(a) and 13.3 and Schedules I, II and III amended, in accordance with Article 12, by Resolution 86/XVIII

the Governing Council on 26 January

1. Amendments entered into force on 20 February
2. Article 4.1 amended, in accordance with Article 12, by Resolution 100/XX

the Governing Council on 21 February

1. Amendment entered into force on 21 February
2. Preamble – Recognizing that the continuing food problem

the world is afflicting a large segment

the people

the developing countries and is jeopardizing the most fundamental principles and values associated with the right to life and human dignity; – Considering the need to improve the conditions

life in the developing countries and to promote socio-economic development within the context

the priorities and objectives

the developing countries, giving due regard to both economic and social benefits; – Bearing in mind the responsibility

the Food and Agriculture Organization

the United Nations within the United Nations system, to assist the efforts

developing countries to increase food and agricultural production, as well as that organization’s technical competence and experience in this field; – Conscious

the goals and objectives

the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade and especially the need to spread the benefits

assistance to all; – Bearing in mind paragraph (f)

part 2 („Food”)

Section 1

General Assembly resolution 3202 (S-VI) on the Programme

Action on the Establishment

a New International Economic Order; – Bearing in mind also the need for effecting transfer

technology for food and agricultural development and Section V („Food and Agriculture”)

General Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII) on development and international economic cooperation, with particular reference to paragraph 6 thereof regarding the establishment

an International Fund for Agricultural Development; – Recalling paragraph 13

General Assembly resolution 3348 (XXIX) and resolutions I and II

the World Food Conference on the objectives and strategies

food production and on the priorities for agricultural and rural development; – Recalling resolution XIII

the World Food Conference which recognized: (

1. i)the need for a substantial increase in investment in agriculture for increasing food and agricultural production in the developing countries; (
2. ii)that provision

an adequate supply and proper utilization

food are the common responsibility

all members

the international community; and (iii) that the prospects

the world food situation call for urgent and coordinated measures by all countries; and which resolved: that an International Fund for Agricultural Development should be established immediately to finance agricultural development projects primarily for food production in the developing countries; – The Contracting Parties have agreed to establish the International Fund for Agricultural Development, which shall be governed by the following provisions: Article 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes

this Agreement the terms set out below shall have the following meaning, unless the context otherwise requires: (

1. a)„Fund” shall mean the International Fund for Agricultural Development; (
2. b)„food production” shall mean the production

food including the development

fisheries and livestock; (c) „State” shall mean any State, or any grouping

States eligible for membership

the Fund in accordance with Section 1(b)

Article 3

; (

1. d)„freely convertible currency” shall mean: (
2. i)currency

a Member which the Fund determines, after consultation with the International Monetary Fund, is adequately convertible into the currencies

other Members for the purposes

the Fund’s operations; or (ii) currency

a Member which such Member agrees, on terms satisfactory to the Fund, to exchange for the currencies

other Members for the purposes

the Fund’s operations. „Currency

a Member” shall, in respect

a Member that is a grouping

States, mean the currency

any member

such grouping; (e) „Governor” shall mean a person whom a Member has designated as its principal representative at a session

the Governing Council; (f) „votes cast” shall mean affirmative and negative votes. Article 2 OBJECTIVE AND FUNCTIONS The objective

the Fund shall be to mobilize additional resources to be made available on concessional terms for agricultural development in developing Member States. In fulfilling this objective the Fund shall provide financing primarily for projects and programmes specifically designed to introduce, expand or improve food production systems and to strengthen related policies and institutions within the framework

national priorities and strategies, taking into consideration: the need to increase food production in the poorest food deficit countries; the potential for increasing food production in other developing countries; and the importance

improving the nutritional level

the poorest populations in developing countries and the conditions

their lives. Article 3 MEMBERSHIP Section 1 – Eligibility for Membership (a) Membership

the Fund shall be open to any State member

the United Nations or

any

its specialized agencies, or

the International Atomic Energy Agency. (b) Membership shall also be open to any grouping

States whose members have delegated to it powers in fields falling within the competence

the Fund, and which is able to fulfil all the obligations

a Member

the Fund. Section 2 – Original Members and Non-Original Members (a) Original Members

the Fund shall be those States listed in Schedule I, which forms an integral part

this Agreement, that become parties to this Agreement in accordance with Section 1(b)

Article 13

. (b) Non-original Members

the Fund shall be those other States that, after approval

their membership by the Governing Council, become parties to this Agreement in accordance with Section 1(c)

Article 13

. Section 3 – Limitation

Liability No Member shall be liable, by reason

its membership, for acts or obligations

the Fund. Article 4 RESOURCES Section 1 – Resources

the Fund The resources

the Fund shall consist

: (

1. i)initial contributions; (
2. ii)additional contributions; (iii) special contributions from non-member States and from other sources; (
3. iv)funds derived or to be derived from operations or otherwise accruing to the Fund. Section 2 – Initial Contributions (
4. a)The amount

an initial contribution

an original and a non-original Member shall be the amount and in the currency

such contribution specified by the Member in its instrument

ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by that Member pursuant to Section 1(b) and (c)

Article 13

this Agreement. (b) The initial contribution

each Member shall be due and payable in the forms set forth in Section 5(b) and (c)

this Article, either in a single sum or, at the option

the Member, in three equal annual instalments. The single sum or the first annual instalment shall be due on the thirtieth day after this Agreement enters into force with respect to that Member; any second and third instalments shall be due on the first and on the second anniversary

the date on which the first instalment was due. Section 3 – Additional Contributions In order to assure continuity in the operations

the Fund, the Governing Council shall periodically, at such intervals as it deems appropriate, review the adequacy

the resources available to the Fund; the first such review shall take place not later than three years after the Fund commences operations. If the Governing Council, as a result

such a review, deems it necessary or desirable, it may invite Members to make additional contributions to the resources

the Fund on terms and conditions consistent with Section 5

this Article. Decisions under this Section shall be taken by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. Section 4 – Increases in Contributions The Governing Council may authorize, at any time, a Member to increase the amount

any

its contributions. Section 5 – Conditions Governing Contributions (a) Contributions shall be made without restriction as to use and shall be refunded to contributing Members only in accordance with Section 4

Article 9. (b) Contributions shall be made in freely convertible currencies.

(c) Contributions to the Fund shall be made in cash or, to the extent that any part

such contributions is not needed immediately by the Fund in its operations, such part may be paid in the form

non-negotiable, irrevocable, non-interest bearing promissory notes or obligations payable on demand. In order to finance its operations, the Fund shall draw down all contributions (regardless

the form in which they are made) as follows: (i) contributions shall be drawn down on a pro rata basis over reasonable periods

time as determined by the Executive Board; (ii) where a contribution is paid partly in cash, the part so paid shall be drawn down, in accordance with paragraph (i), before the rest

the contribution. Except to the extent that the part paid in cash is thus drawn down, it may be deposited or invested by the Fund to produce income to help defray its administrative and other expenditures; (iii) all initial contributions, as well as any increases in them, shall be drawn down before any additional contributions are drawn down. The same rule shall apply to further additional contributions. Section 6 – Special Contributions The resources

the Fund may be increased by special contributions from non-member States or other sources on such terms and conditions, consistent with Section 5

this Article, as shall be approved by the Governing Council on the recommendation

the Executive Board. Article 5 CURRENCIES Section 1 – Use

Currencies (a) Members shall not maintain or impose any restriction on the holding or use by the Fund

freely convertible currencies. (b) The non-convertible currency contributions

a Member made to the Fund on account

that Member’s initial or additional contributions prior to 26 January 1995 may be used by the Fund, in consultation with the Member concerned, for the payment

administrative expenditures and other costs

the Fund in the territories

that Member, or, with the consent

that Member, for the payment

goods or services produced in its territories and required for activities financed by the Fund in other States. Section 2 – Valuation

Currencies (a) The unit

account

the Fund shall be the Special Drawing Right

the International Monetary Fund. (b) For the purposes

this Agreement, the value

a currency in terms

the Special Drawing Right shall be calculated in accordance with the method

valuation applied by the International Monetary Fund, provided that: (i) in the case

the currency

a member

the International Monetary Fund for which such value is not available on a current basis, the value shall be calculated after consultation with the International Monetary Fund; (ii) in the case

the currency

a non-member

the International Monetary Fund, the value

the currency in terms

the Special Drawing Right shall be calculated by the Fund on the basis

an appropriate exchange rate relationship between that currency and the currency

a member

the International Monetary Fund for which a value is calculated as specified above. Article 6 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Section 1 – Structure

the Fund The Fund shall have: (

1. a)a Governing Council; (
2. b)an Executive Board; (
3. c)a President and such staff as shall be necessary for the Fund to carry out its functions. Section 2 – The Governing Council (
4. a)Each Member shall be represented on the Governing Council and shall appoint one Governor and an alternate. An alternate may vote only in the absence

his principal. (b) All the powers

the Fund shall be vested in the Governing Council. (c) The Governing Council may delegate any

its powers to the Executive Board with the exception

the power to: (

1. i)adopt amendments to this Agreement; (
2. ii)approve membership; (iii) suspend a Member; (
3. iv)terminate the operations

the Fund and distribute its assets; (v) decide appeals from decisions made by the Executive Board concerning the interpretation or application

this Agreement; (vi) determine the remuneration

the President. (d) The Governing Council shall hold an annual session, and such special sessions as it may decide, or as are called by Members having at least one-fourth

the total number

votes in the Governing Council, or as requested by the Executive Board by a two-thirds majority

the votes cast. (e) The Governing Council may by regulation establish a procedure whereby the Executive Board may obtain a vote

the Council on a specific question without calling a meeting

the Council. (f) The Governing Council may, by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes, adopt such regulations and by-laws not inconsistent with this Agreement as may be appropriate to conduct the business

the Fund. (g) A quorum for any meeting

the Governing Council shall be constituted by Governors exercising two-thirds

the total votes

all its members. Section 3 – Voting in the Governing Council (a) The total number

votes in the Governing Council shall be comprised

Original Votes and Replenishment Votes. All Members shall have equal access to those votes on the following basis: (i) Original Votes shall consist

a total

one thousand eight hundred

membership votes and contribution votes: (A) membership votes shall be distributed equally among all Members; and (B) contribution votes shall be distributed among all Members in the proportion that each Member’s cumulative paid contributions to the resources

the Fund, authorized by the Governing Council prior to 26 January 1995 and made by Members in accordance with Sections 2, 3 and 4

Article 4

this Agreement, bear to the aggregate

the total

the said contributions paid by all Members; (ii) Replenishment Votes shall be made up

membership votes and contribution votes in a total amount

votes to be decided by the Governing Council upon each occasion that it calls for additional contributions under Section 3

Article 4

this Agreement (a „replenishment”) commencing with the fourth such replenishment. Except as the Governing Council shall by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes otherwise decide, the votes for each replenishment shall be established in the ratio

one hundred

each one hundred and fifty eight million United States dollars (USD 158 000 000) contributed to the total amount

that replenishment, or a fraction thereof: (A) membership votes shall be distributed equally among all Members on the same basis as that set forth in provision (i)(A) above; and (B) contribution votes shall be distributed among all Members in the proportion that each Member’s paid contribution to the resources contributed to the Fund by Members for each replenishment bears to the aggregate

the total contributions paid by all Members to the said replenishment; and (iii) The Governing Council shall decide the total number

votes to be allocated as membership votes and contribution votes under paragraphs (i) and (ii)

this Section. Upon any change in the number

Members

the Fund, the membership votes and contribution votes distributed under paragraphs (i) and (ii)

this Section shall be redistributed in accordance with the principles laid down in the said paragraphs. In the allocation

votes, the Governing Council shall ensure that those Members classified as members

Category III before 26 January 1995 receive one-third

the total votes as membership votes. (b) Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, decisions

the Governing Council shall be taken by a simple majority

the total number

votes. Section 4 – Chairman

the Governing Council The Governing Council shall elect a Chairman from among the Governors, who shall serve for two years. Section 5 – Executive Board (a) The Executive Board shall be composed

18 members and up to 18 alternate members, elected from the Members

the Fund at the annual session

the Governing Council. The seats in the Executive Board shall be distributed by the Governing Council from time to time as specified in Schedule II to this Agreement. The members

the Executive Board and their alternates, who may vote only in the absence

a member, shall be elected and appointed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Schedule II hereto, which forms an integral part

this Agreement. (b) Members

the Executive Board shall serve for a term

three years. (c) The Executive Board shall be responsible for the conduct

the general operations

the Fund, and for this purpose shall exercise the powers given to it by this Agreement or delegated to it by the Governing Council. (d) The Executive Board shall meet as

ten as the business

the Fund may require. (e) The representatives

a member or

an alternate member

the Executive Board shall serve without remuneration from the Fund. However, the Governing Council may decide the basis on which reasonable travel and subsistence expenses may be granted to one such representative

each member and

each alternate member. (f) A quorum for any meeting

the Executive Board shall be constituted by members exercising two-thirds

the total votes

all its members. Section 6 – Voting in the Executive Board (a) The Governing Council shall, from time to time, decide the distribution

votes among the members

the Executive Board in accordance with the principles established in Section 3(a)

Article 6

this Agreement. (b) Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, decisions

the Executive Board shall be taken by a majority

three-fifths

the votes cast, provided that such majority is more than one-half

the total number

votes

all members

the Executive Board. Section 7 – Chairman

the Executive Board The President

the Fund shall be the Chairman

the Executive Board and shall participate in its meetings without the right to vote. Section 8 – President and Staff (a) The Governing Council shall appoint the President by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. He shall be appointed for a term

four years and shall be eligible for reappointment for only one further term. The appointment

the President may be terminated by the Governing Council by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. (b) Notwithstanding the restriction on the term

fice

the President

four years, contained in paragraph (a)

this Section, the Governing Council may, under special circumstances, on the recommendation

the Executive Board, extend the term

fice

the President beyond the duration prescribed in paragraph (

1. a)above. Any such extension shall be for no more than six months. (
2. c)The President may appoint a Vice-President, who shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the President. (
3. d)The President shall head the staff and, under the control and direction

the Governing Council and the Executive Board, shall be responsible for conducting the business

the Fund. The President shall organize the staff and shall appoint and dismiss members

the staff in accordance with regulations adopted by the Executive Board. (e) In the employment

the staff and in the determination

the conditions

service, consideration shall be given to the necessity

securing the highest standards

efficiency, competence and integrity as well as to the importance

observing the criterion

equitable geographical distribution. (f) The President and the staff, in the discharge

their functions, owe their duty exclusively to the Fund and shall neither seek nor receive instructions in regard to the discharge thereof from any authority external to the Fund. Each Member

the Fund shall respect the international character

this duty and shall refrain from any attempt to influence them in the discharge

their duties. (g) The President and the staff shall not interfere in the political affairs

any Member. Only development policy considerations shall be relevant to their decisions and these considerations shall be weighed impartially in order to achieve the objective for which the Fund was established. (h) The President shall be the legal representative

the Fund. (i) The President,ora representative designated by him, may participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings

the Governing Council. Section 9 – Seat

the Fund The Governing Council shall determine the permanent seat

the Fund by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. The provisional seat

the Fund shall be in Rome. Section 10 – Administrative Budget The President shall prepare an annual administrative budget which he shall submit to the Executive Board for transmission to the Governing Council for approval by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. Section 11 – Publication

Reports and Provision

Information The Fund shall publish an annual report containing an audited statement

its accounts and, at appropriate intervals, a summary statement

its financial position and

the results

its operations. Copies

such reports, statements and other publications connected therewith shall be distributed to all Members. Article 7 OPERATIONS Section 1 – Use

Resources and Conditions

Financing (a) The resources

the Fund shall be used to achieve the objective specified in Article 2. (b) Financing by the Fund shall be provided only to developing States that are Members

the Fund or to intergovernmental organizations in which such Members participate. In the case

a loan to an intergovernmental organization, the Fund may require suitable governmental or other guarantees. (c) The Fund shall make arrangements to ensure that the proceeds

any financing are used only for the purposes for which the financing was provided, with due attention to considerations

economy, efficiency and social equity. (

1. d)In allocating its resources the Fund shall be guided by the following priorities: (
2. i)the need to increase food production and to improve the nutritional level

the poorest populations in the poorest food deficit countries; (ii) the potential for increasing food production in other developing countries. Likewise, emphasis shall be placed on improving the nutritional level

the poorest populations in these countries and the conditions

their lives. Within the framework

the above-mentioned priorities, eligibility for assistance shall be on the basis

objective economic and social criteria with special emphasis on the needs

the low income countries and their potential for increasing food production, as well as due regard to a fair geographic distribution in the use

such resources. (e) Subject to the provisions

this Agreement, financing by the Fund shall be governed by broad policies, criteria and regulations laid down, from time to time, by the Governing Council by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes. Section 2 – Forms and Terms

Financing (a) Financing by the Fund shall take the form

loans and grants, which shall be provided on such terms as the Fund deems appropriate, having regard to the economic situation and prospects

the Member and to the nature and requirements

the activity concerned, (b) The proportion

the Fund’s resources to be committed in any financial year for financing operations in either

the forms referred to in subsection (a) shall be decided from time to time by the Executive Board with due regard to the long-term viability

the Fund and the need for continuity in its operations. The proportion

grants shall not normally exceed one-eighth

the resources committed in any financial year. A large proportion

the loans shall be provided on highly concessional terms. (

1. c)The President shall submit projects and programmes to the Executive Board for consideration and approval. (
2. d)Decisions with regard to the selection and approval

projects and programmes shall be made by the Executive Board. Such decisions shall be made on the basis

the broad policies, criteria and regulations established by the Governing Council. (e) For the appraisal

projects and programmes presented to it for financing, the Fund shall, as a general rule, use the services

international institutions and may, where appropriate, use the services

other competent agencies specialized in this field. Such institutions and agencies shall be selected by the Executive Board after consultation with the recipient concerned and shall be directly responsible to the Fund in performing the appraisal. (f) The loan agreement shall be concluded in each case by the Fund and the recipient, which shall be responsible for the execution

the project or programme concerned. (g) The Fund shall entrust the administration

loans, for the purposes

the disbursement

the proceeds

the loan and the supervision

the implementation

the project or programme concerned, to competent international institutions. Such institutions shall be

a world-wide or regional character and shall be selected in each case with the approval

the recipient. Before submitting the loan to the Executive Board for approval, the Fund shall assure itself that the institution to be entrusted with the supervision agrees with the results

the appraisal

the project or programme concerned. This shall be arranged between the Fund and the institution or agency in charge

the appraisal, as well as with the institution to be entrusted with the supervision. (h) For the purposes

subsections (

1. f)and (
2. g)above, reference to „loans” shall be deemed to include „grants”. (
3. i)The Fund may extend a line

credit to a national development agency to provide and administer subloans for the financing

projects and programmes within the terms

the loan agreement and the framework agreed to by the Fund. Before the Executive Board approves the extension

such a line

credit, the national development agency concerned and its programme shall be appraised in accordance with the provisions

subsection (e). Implementation

the said programme shall be subject to supervision by the institutions selected in accordance with the provisions

subsection (g). (j) The Executive Board shall adopt suitable regulations for procuring goods and services to be financed from the resources

the Fund. Such regulations shall, as a general rule, conform to the principles

international competitive bidding and shall give appropriate preference to experts, technicians and supplies from developing countries. Section 3 – Miscellaneous Operations In addition to the operations specified elsewhere in this Agreement, the Fund may undertake such ancillary activities and exercise such powers incidental to its operations as shall be necessary in furtherance

its objective. Article 8 RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES Section 1 – Relations with the United Nations The Fund shall enter into negotiations with the United Nations with a view to concluding an agreement to bring it into relationship with the United Nations as one

the specialized agencies referred to in Article 57

the Charter

the United Nations. Any agreements concluded in accordance with Article 63

the Charter shall require the approval

the Governing Council, by a two-thirds majority

the total number

votes, upon the recommendation

the Executive Board. Section 2 – Relations with other Organizations, Institutions and Agencies The Fund shall cooperate closely with the Food and Agriculture Organization

the United Nations and other organizations

the United Nations system. lt shall also cooperate closely with other intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and governmental agencies concerned with agricultural development. To this end, the Fund will seek the collaboration in its activities

the Food and Agriculture Organization

the United Nations and the other bodies referred to above, and may enter into agreements or establish working arrangements with such bodies, as may be decided by the Executive Board. Article 9 WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION

MEMBERSHIP, TERMINATION

OPERATIONS Section 1 – Withdrawal (a) Except as provided in Section 4(a)

this Article, a Member may withdraw from the Fund by depositing an instrument

denunciation

this Agreement with the Depository. (b) Withdrawal

a Member shall take effect on the date specified in its instrument

denunciation, but in no event less than six months after deposit

such instrument. Section 2 – Suspension

Membership (a) If a Member faiIs to fulfil any

its obligations to the Fund, the Governing Council may, by a three-fourths majority

the total number

votes, suspend its membership. The Member so suspended shall automatically cease to be a Member one year from the date

its suspension, unless the Council decides by the same majority

the total number

votes to restore the Member to good standing. (b) While under suspension, a Member shall not be entitled to exercise any rights under this Agreement except the right

withdrawal, but shall remain subject to all

its obligations. Section 3 – Rights and Duties

States Ceasing to be Members Whenever a State ceases to be a Member, whether by withdrawal or through the operation

Section 2

this Article, it shall have no rights under this Agreement except as provided in this Section or in Section 2

Article 11

, but it shall remain liable for all financial obligations undertaken by it to the Fund, whether as Member, borrower or otherwise. Section 4 – Termination

Operations and Distribution

Assets (a) The Governing Council may terminate the Fund’s operations by a three-fourths majority

the total number

votes. After such termination

operations the Fund shall forthwith cease all activities, except those incidental to the orderly realization and conservation

its assets and the settlement

its obligations. Until final settlement

such obligations and the distribution

such assets, the Fund shall remain in existence and all rights and obligations

the Fund and its Members under this Agreement shall continue unimpaired, except that no Member may be suspended or may withdraw. (b) No distribution

assets shall be made to Members until all liabilities to creditors have been discharged or provided for. The Fund shall distribute its assets to contributing Members pro rata to the contributions that each Member has made to the resources

the Fund. Such distribution shall be decided by the Governing Council by a three-fourths majority

the total number

votes and shall be effected at such times, and in such currencies or other assets as the Governing Council shall deem fair and equitable. Article 10 LEGAL STATUS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES Section 1 – Legal Status The Fund shall possess international legal personality. Section 2 – Privileges and Immunities (a) The Fund shall enjoy in the territory

each

its Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the exercise

its functions and for the fulfilment

its objective. Representatives

Members, the President and the staff

the Fund shall enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise

their functions in connection with the Fund. (

1. b)The privileges and immunities referred to in paragraph (
2. a)shall: (
3. i)in the territory

any Member that has acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities

the Specialized Agencies in respect

the Fund, be as defined in the standard clauses

that Convention as modified by an annex thereto approved by the Governing Council; (ii) in the territory

any Member that has acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities

the Specialized Agencies only in respect

agencies other than the Fund, be as defined in the standard clauses

that Convention, except if such Member notifies the Depositary that such clauses shall not apply to the Fund or shall apply subject to such modifications as may be specified in the notification; (iii) be as defined in other agreements entered into by the Fund. (c) In respect

a Member that is a grouping

States, it shall ensure that the privileges and immunities referred to in this Article are applied in the territories

all members

the grouping. Article 11 INTERPRETATION AND ARBITRATION Section 1 – Interpretation (a) Any question

interpretation or application

the provisions

this Agreement arising between any Member and the Fund or between Members

the Fund, shall be submitted to the Executive Board for decision. If the question particularly affects any Member

the Fund not represented on the Executive Board, that Member shall be entitled to be represented in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the Governing Council. (b) Where the Executive Board has given a decision pursuant to subsection (a), any Member may require that the question be referred to the Governing Council, whose decision shall be final. Pending the decision

the Governing Council, the Fund may, so far as it deems necessary, act on the basis

the decision

the Executive Board. Section 2 – Arbitration In the case

a dispute between the Fund and a State that has ceased to be a Member, or between the Fund and any Member upon the termination

the operations

the Fund, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration by a tribunal

three arbitrators. One

the arbitrators shall be appointed by the Fund, another by the Member or former Member concerned and the two parties shall appoint the third arbitrator, who shall be the Chairman. If within 45 days

receipt

the request for arbitration, either party has not appointed an arbitrator, or if within 30 days

the appointment

two arbitrators, the third arbitrator has not been appointed, either party may request the President

the International Court

Justice, or such other authority as may have been prescribed by regulations adopted by the Governing Council, to appoint an arbitrator. The procedure

the arbitration shall be fixed by the arbitrators, but the Chairman shall have full power to settle all questions

procedure in any case

disagreement with respect thereto. A majority vote

the arbitrators shall be sufficient to reach a decision, which shall be final and binding upon the parties. Article 12 AMENDMENTS (a) Except in respect

Schedule II: (

1. i)Any proposal to amend this Agreement made by a Member or by the Executive Board shall be communicated to the President who shall notify all Members. The President shall refer proposals to amend this Agreement made by a Member to the Executive Board, which shall submit its recommendations thereon to the Governing Council. (
2. ii)Amendments shall be adopted by the Governing Council by a four-fifths majority

the total number

votes. Amendments shall enter into force three months after their adoption unless otherwise specified by the Governing Council, except that any amendment modifying: (A) the right to withdraw from the Fund; (B) the voting majority requirements provided for in this Agreement; (C) the limitation on liability provided for in Section 3

Article 3

; (D) the procedure for amending this Agreement; shall not come into force until written acceptance

such amendment by all Members is received by the President. (b) In respect

the several parts

Schedule II, amendments shall be proposed and adopted as provided in such parts. (c) The President shall immediately notify all Members and the Depositary

any amendments that are adopted and

the date

entry into force

any such amendments. Article 13 FINAL CLAUSES Section 1 – Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and Accession (a) This Agreement may be initialled on behalf

the States listed in Schedule I to this Agreement at the United Nations Conference on the Establishment

the Fund and shall be open for signature at the Headquarters

the United Nations in New York by the States listed in that Schedule as soon as the initial contributions indicated therein to be made in freely convertible currencies amount to at least the equivalent

1 000 million United States dollars (valued as

10 June 1976). If the foregoing requirement has not been fulfilled by 30 September 1976 the Preparatory Commission established by that Conference shall convene by 31 January 1977 a meeting

the States listed in Schedule I, which may by a two-thirds majority

each category reduce the above specified amount and may also establish other conditions for the opening

this Agreement for signature. (b) Signatory States may become parties by depositing an instrument

ratification, acceptance or approval; non-signatory States listed in Schedule I may become parties by depositing an instrument

accession. Instruments

ratification, acceptance, approval and accession by States in Category I or II shall specify the amount

the initial contribution the State undertakes to make. Signatures may be affixed and instruments

ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by such States until one year after the entry into force

this Agreement. (c) States listed in Schedule I that have not become parties to this Agreement within one year after its entry into force and States that are not so listed, may, after approval

their membership by the Governing Council, become parties by depositing an instrument

accession. Section 2 – Depositary (a) The Secretary-General

the United Nations shall be the Depositary

this Agreement. (

1. b)The Depositary shall send notifications concerning this Agreement: (
2. i)until one year after its entry into force, to the States listed in Schedule I to this Agreement, and after such entry into force to all States parties to this Agreement as well as to those approved for membership by the Governing Council; (
3. ii)to the Preparatory Commission established by the United Nations Conference on the Establishment

the Fund, as long as it remains in existence, and thereafter to the President. Section 3 – Entry into Force (a) This Agreement shall enter into force upon receipt by the Depositary

instruments

ratification, acceptance, approval or accession from at least 6 States in Category I, 6 States in Category II and 24 States in Category III, provided that such instruments have been deposited by States in Categories I and II the aggregate

whose initial contributions specified in such instruments amounts to as least the equivalent

750 million United States dollars (valued as

10 June 1976), and further provided that the foregoing requirements have been fulfilled within 18 months

the date on which this Agreement is opened for signature or by such later date as the States that have deposited such instruments by the end

that period may decide, by a two-thirds majority

each category, and as they notify to the Depositary. (b) For States that deposit an instrument

ratification, acceptance, approval or accession subsequent to the entry into force

this Agreement, it shall enter into force on the date

such deposit. (c) The obligations accepted by original and non-original Members under this Agreement prior to 26 January 1995 shall remain unimpaired and shall be the continuing obligations

each Member to the Fund. (d) References throughout this Agreement to categories or to Categories I, II and III shall be deemed to refer to the categories

Members prevailing prior to 26 January 1995, as set out in Schedule III hereto, which forms an integral part

this Agreement. Section 4 – Reservations Reservations may only be made to Section 2

Article 11

this Agreement. Section 5 – Authoritative Texts The versions

this Agreement in the Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages shall each be equally authoritative. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement in a single original in the Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages. Schedule I PART I States Eligible for Original Membership Category I Category II Category III Australia Algeria Argentina Mexico Austria Gabon Bangladesh Morocco Belgium Indonesia Bolivia Nicaragua Canada Iran Botswana Pakistan Denmark Iraq Brazil Panama Finland Kuwait Cameroon Papua New Guinea France Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Cape Verde Peru Germany Nigeria Chad Philippines Ireland Qatar Chile Portugal Italy Saudi Arabia Colombia Republic

Korea Luxembourg United Arab Emirates Congo Romania Japan Venezuela Costa Rica Rwanda Netherlands Cuba Senegal New Zealand Dominican Republic Sierra Leone Norway Ecuador Somalia Spain Egypt Sri Lanka Sweden El Salvador Sudan Switzerland Ethiopia Swaziland United Kingdom

Great Ghana Syrian Arab Republic Britain and Northern Greece Thailand Ireland Guatemala Tunisia United States

America Guinea Turkey Haiti Uganda Honduras United Republic India

Tanzania Israel1 Uruguay Jamaica Yugoslavia Kenya Zaire Liberia Zambia Mali Malta 1 With reference to Article 7, Section 1(b), on the use

resources

the Fund for „developing countries”, this country will not be included under this Section and will not seek or receive financing from the Fund. PART II Pledges

Initial contributions2 State Currency Unit Amount in Currency Equivalent in SDRs3 Category I. Australia Australian dollar 8 000 000 a 8 609 840 Austria US dollar 4 800 000 a 4 197 864 Belgium Belgian franc 500 000 000 a US dollar 1 000 000 a 11 930 855 Canada Canadian dollar 33 000 000 a 29 497 446 Denmark US dollar 7 500 000 a 6 559 163 Finland Finnish markka 12 000 000 a 2 692 320 France US dollar 25 000 000 21 863 875 Germany US dollar 55 000 000 a/b 48 100 525 Ireland Pound sterling 570 000 a 883 335 Italy US dollar 25 000 000 a 21 863 875 Japan US dollar 55 000 000 a 48 100 525 Luxembourg Special Drawing Right 320 000 a 320 000 Netherlands Dutch guilder 100 000 000 US dollar 3 000 000 34 594 265 New Zealand New Zealand dollar 2 000 000 a 1 721 998 Norway Norwegian kroner 75 000 000 a US dollar 9 981 85 a 20 612 228 Spain US dollar 2 000 000 c 1 749 110 Sweden Swedish kroner 100 000 000 US dollar 3 000 000 22 325 265 Switzerland Swiss franc 22 000 000 a 7 720 790 United Kingdom Pound sterling 18 000 000 27 894 780 United States US dollar 200 000 000 174 911 000 subtotal 496 149 059 Category II. Algeria US dollar 10 000 000 8 745 550 Gabon US dollar 500 000 437 278 Indonesia US dollar 1 250 000 1 093 194 Iran US dollar 124 750 000 109 100 736 Iraq US dollar 20 000 000 17491 100 Kuwait US dollar 36 000 000 31 483 980 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya US dollar 20 000 000 17491 100 Nigeria US dollar 26 000 000 22 738 430 Qatar US dollar 9 000 000 7 870 995 Saudi Arabia US dollar 105 500 000 92 265 553 United Arab Emirates US dollar 16 500 000 14430 158 Venezuela US dollar 66 000 000 57 720 630 subtotal 380 868 704 2 Subject to obtaining, where required, the necessary legislative approval. 3 Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

the International Monetary Fund valued as

10 June 1976. These equivalent values are stated merely for information in the light

Section 2

(a)

Article 5

the Agreement, with the understanding that the initial contributions pledged will be payable in accordance with Section 2(a)

Article 4

the Agreement in the amount and currency specified by the State concerned. a Payable in three instalments. b This amount includes an additional pledge

USD 3 million, which was made subject to the necessary budgetary arrangements in the fiscal year 1977. c Payable in two instalments. State Currency Unit Amount in Currency Equivalent in SDRs4 Category III. Freely Convertible Not Freely Convertible Argentina Argentine peso 240 000 000 d 1 499 237 Bangladesh Taka (equivalent

US dollar) 500 000 437 278 Cameroon US dollar 10 000 8 746 Chile US dollar 50 000 43 728 Ecuador US dollar 25 000 21 864 Egypt Egyptian pound (equivalent

US dollar) 300 000 262 367 Ghana US dollar 100 000 87 456 Guinea Sily 25 000 000 a 1 012 145 Honduras US dollar 25 000 21 864 India US dollar Indian rupee (equivalent

US dollar) 2 500 0002 500 000 2 186 388 2 186 388 Israel Israel pound (equivalent

US dollar) 150 000 a/e 131 183 Kenya Kenya shilling (equivalent

US dollar) 1 000 000 874 555 Mexico US dollar 5 000 000 4 372 775 Nicaragua Cordobas 200 000 24 894 Pakistan US dollar Pakistan rupee (equivalent

US dollar) 500 000 500 000 437 278 437 278 Philippines US dollar f 250 000 f 43 728 174 911 Republic

Korea US dollar Won (equivalent

US dollar) 100 000 100 000 87 456 87 456 Romania Lei (equivalent

US dollar) 1 000 000 874 555 Sierra Leone Leone 20 000 15 497 Sri Lanka US dollar Sri Lanka rupee (equivalent

US dollar) 500 000 500 000 437 278 437 278 Syrian Arab Republic Syrian pound 500 000 111 409 Thailand US dollar 100 000 87 456 Tunisia Tunisian dinar 50 000 100 621 Turkey Turkish lira (equivalent

US dollar) 100 000 87 456 Uganda Uganda shilling 200 000 20 832 United Republic

Tanzania Tanzania shilling 300 000 31 056 Yugoslavia Yugoslav dinar (equivalent

US dollar) 300 000 262 367 subtotal 7 836 017 9 068 763 Total freely convertible 884 853 780* Grand total (freely and not freely convertible) 893 922 543 4 Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

the International Monetary Fund valued as

10 June 1976. These equivalent values are stated merely for information in the light

Section 2

(a)

Article 5

the Agreement, with the understanding that the initial contributions pledged will be payable in accordance with Section 2(a)

Article 4

the Agreement in the amount and currency specified by the State concerned. a Payable in three instalments. b This amount includes an additional pledge

USD 3 million, which was made subject to the necessary budgetary arrangements in the fiscal year 1977. c Payable in two instalments. d To be spent within the territory

Argentina for goods or services required by the Fund. e Usable for technical assistance. f USD 200 000

this pledge was stated to be subject to confirmation, including the terms

payment and the type

currency. This amount has consequently been entered in the „not freely convertible” column. * Equivalent

USD 1 011 776 023 valued as

10 June 1976. Schedule II DISTRIBUTION

VOTES AND ELECTION

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 1. The Governing Council, in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph 29

this Schedule, shall decide, from time to time, the distribution

seats and alternate seats among the Members

the Fund, taking into account: (i) the need to strengthen and safeguard the mobilization

resources for the Fund; (ii) the equitable geographic distribution

the said seats; and (iii) the role

developing Member Countries in the governance

the Fund. 2. Distribution

Votes in the Executive Board. Each member

the Executive Board shall be entitled to cast the votes

all

the Members that it represents. Where the member represents more than one Member, it may cast separately the votes

the Members that it represents. 3. (a) Lists

Member Countries. The Member Countries shall be divided, form time to time, into Lists A, B and C for the purposes

this Schedule. Upon joining the Fund, a new Member shall decide on which List it wishes to be placed and, after consultation with the Members

that List, shall provide appropriate notification thereof to the President

the Fund in writing. A Member may, at the time

each election for the members and alternate members representing the List

Member Countries to which it belongs, decide to withdraw from one List

Member Countries and place itself upon another List

Member Countries, with the approval

the Members therein. In such event, the concerned Member shall inform the President

the Fund in writing

such change, who shall, from time to time, inform all Members

the composition

all the Lists

Member Countries. (b) Distribution

Seats in the Executive Board. The eighteen

the Executive Board shall be elected or appointed from the Members

the Fund and

whom: (i) eight

Member Countries, to be established from time to time; (ii) four

Member Countries, to be established from time to time; and (iii) six

Member Countries, to be established from time to time. 4. Procedures for the Election

Executive Board Members. The procedures that shall apply for the election or appointment

members and alternate members to vacant seats on the Executive Board shall be those set forth below for the respective Members

each List

Member Countries. A) ELECTION

MEMBERS

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND THEIR ALTERNATES Part I List A Member Countries 5. All

the members and alternate members

the Executive Board from List A

Member Countries shall serve for a term

three years. 6. List A Member Countries shall form constituencies and, on the basis

procedures agreed by the List A Member Countries and its constituencies, shall appoint eight members to the Executive Board and shall also appoint up to eight alternates. 7. Amendments. The Governors representing List A Member Countries may by a unanimous decision amend the provisions

Part I

this Schedule (paragraphs 5 to 6). Unless otherwise decided, the amendment shall have immediate effect. The President

the Fund shall be informed

any amendment to Part I

this Schedule. Part II List B Member Countries 8. All

the members and alternate members

the Executive Board from List B

Member Countries shall serve for a term

three years. 9. The Members

List B shall form themselves into a number

constituencies equal to the number

seats allocated to the List, with each constituency represented by one member and one alternate member in the Executive Board. The President

the Fund shall be informed

the composition

each constituency and any changes thereto that may be made by the Members

List B from time to time. 10. The Members

List B shall decide on the procedures that shall apply for the election or appointment

members and alternate members to vacant seats on the Executive Board and shall provide a copy thereof to the President

the Fund. 11. Amendments. The provisions

Part II

this Schedule (paragraphs 8 to 10) may be amended by a vote

the Governors representing two-thirds

the List B Member Countries whose contributions (made in accordance with Section 5(c)

Article 4

) amount to seventy per cent (70%)

the contributions

all List B Member Countries. The President

the Fund shall be informed

any amendments to Part II

this Schedule. Part III List C Member Countries Elections 12. All the members and alternate members

the Executive Board from List C

Member Countries shall serve for a term

three years. 13. Except as decided otherwise by the Member Countries

List C,

the six

the Executive Board elected or appointed from among the List C Member Countries, two

the following regions, as these are set forth in each

the sub-Lists

List C Member Countries: Africa (sub-List C1); Europe, Asia and the Pacific (sub-List C2); and Latin America and the Caribbean (sub-List C3). 14. (a) In accordance with the provisions contained in paragraphs 1 and 27

this Schedule, the Member Countries

List C shall elect from the countries

its sub-List two members and two alternate members to represent the interests

the whole

the said sub-List, including at least one member or one alternate member from among the Member Countries in that sub-List making the highest substantial contributions to the resources

the Fund. (b) The Members

List C may review at any time but not later than the Sixth Replenishment

the Fund’s Resources, the provisions

sub-paragraph (a) above, taking into account the experience

each sub-List in the implementation

the said sub-paragraph and, if necessary, amended keeping in view the relevant principles contained in Resolution 86/XVIII

the Governing Council. 15. Balloting shall first take place for all members to be elected from each sub-List for which there is a vacancy and for which countries from each sub-List shall nominate candidates. Balloting for each seat shall take place among the Members

the List C.

1. After all members have been elected, balloting shall take place for electing alternate members in the same orders indicated in paragraph 15 above.
2. Election shall require a simple majority

the valid votes cast, not counting abstentions. 18. If no candidate obtains in the first ballot the majority specified in paragraph 17 above, successive ballots shall be held, from each

which that candidate shall be eliminated who receives the lowest number

votes in the previous ballot. 19. In case

a tide vote, the ballot shall, if necessary, be repeated and, if the tide persists in that ballot and on one subsequent one, a decision shall be taken by drawing lots.

1. If at any stage there is only one candidate for a vacancy, he may be declared elected without a ballot, if no Governor objects.
2. Meetings

the List C Member Countries for electing or appointing members and alternate members

the Executive Board shall be held in private. The Members

the List C shall appoint by consensus a Chairman for these meetings. 22. The Members

each sub-List shall appoint by consensus, the Chairman

the respective sub-List meeting . 23. The names

the members and alternate members elected shall be furnished to the President

the Fund along with the term

fice

each member and alternate member and the list

principals and alternates. Casting

Votes in the Executive Board 24. For the purpose

casting votes in the Executive Board, the total number

votes

the countries

each sub-List shall be divided equally between the members

the sub-List concerned. Amendments 25. Part III

this Schedule (paragraphs 12 to 24) may be amended from time to time by a two-thirds majority

the List C Member Countries. The President

the Fund shall be informed

any amendments to Part III

this Schedule. B) GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LIST A, B, AND C 26. The names

the members and alternate members elected or appointed by Lists A, B and C

Member Countries, respectively, shall be furnished to the President

the Fund. 27. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraphs 5 to 25 above, at the time

each election, the Members

a List

Member Countries or the members

a constituency within a List may decide to appoint a specified number

Members making the highest substantial contribution to the Fund from that List as a member or alternate member

the Executive Board for that List

Member Countries in order to encourage Members to contribute to the resources

the Fund. In such event, the result

that decision shall be notified in writing to the President

the Fund. 28. Once a new Member Country had joined a List

Member Countries, its Governor may designate an existing member

the Executive Board for that List

Member Countries to represent it and cast its votes until the next election

members

the Executive Board for that List. During such period, a member so designated shall be deemed to have been elected or appointed by the Governor which so designated it and the Member Country shall be deemed to have joined that member’s constituency.

1. Amendments to Paragraphs 1 to 4, 7, 11 and 25 to
2. The procedures set forth in paragraphs 1 to 4, 7, 11 and 25 to 29 inclusive herein may be amended from time to time by a two thirds majority

the total votes

the Governing Council. Unless otherwise decided, any amendment

paragraphs 1 to 4, 7, 11 and 25 to 29 inclusive shall take effect immediately upon adoption thereof. Schedule III DISTRIBUTION

MEMBER STATES AMONG CATEGORIES AS AT 26 JANUARY 1995 Category I. Australia France Luxembourg Sweden Austria Germany Netherlands Switzerland Belgium Greece New Zealand United Kingdom Canada Ireland Norway United States Denmark Italy Portugal Finland Japan Spain Category II. Algeria Iran Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Saudi Arabia Gabon Iraq Nigeria United Arab Emirates Indonesia Kuwait Qatar Venezuela Category III. Afghanistan Cuba Liberia Sao Tome and Principe Albania Cyprus Madagascar Senegal Angola D.P.R. Korea Malawi Seychelles Antigua and Barbuda Djibouti Malaysia Sierra Leone Argentina Dominica Maldives Solomon Islands Armenia Dominican Republic Mali Somalia Azerbaijan Ecuador Malta Sri Lanka Bangladesh Egypt Mauritania Sudan Barbados El Salvador Mauritius Suriname Belize Equatorial Guinea Mexico Swaziland Benin Eritrea Mongolia Syria Bhutan Ethiopia Morocco Tajikistan Bolivia Fiji Mozambique Tanzania, United Bosnia and Herzegovina Gambia, The Myanmar Republic

Botswana Georgia Namibia Thailand Brazil Ghana Nepal The Former Yugoslav Burkina Faso Grenada Nicaragua Republic

Macedonia Burundi Guatemala Niger Togo Cambodia Guinea Oman Tonga Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Pakistan Trinidad and Tobago Cape Verde Guyana Panama Tunisia Central African Republic Haiti Papua New Guinea Turkey Chad Honduras Paraguay Uganda Chile India Peru Uruguay China Israel Philippines Viet Nam Colombia Jamaica Republic

Korea Western Samoa Comoros Jordan Romania Yemen Congo Kenya Rwanda Yugoslavia Cook Islands Kyrgyzstan Saint Christopher and Zaire Costa Rica Laos Nevis Zambia Cőte d’Ivoire Lebanon Saint Lucia Zimbabwe Croatia Lesotho Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Megállapodás a Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap létrehozásáról A Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap létrehozását az Egyesült Nemzetek Konferenciája fogadta el 1976. június 13-án, Rómában. A Megállapodás a 13. Cikk 1. bekezdése (

1. a)pontjának megfelelően 1976. december 20-án New York-ban aláírásra megnyílt, 1977. november 30-án, a 13. Cikk 3. bekezdésének (
2. a)pontja értelmében hatályba lépett. 1986. december 11-én a Kormányzó Tanács 44/X. határozata értelmében a 6. Cikk 8. bekezdése módosult a 12. Cikk előírásainak megfelelően. A módosítás 1987. március 11-én lépett hatályba. 1995. január 26-án a Kormányzó Tanács 86/XVIII. határozata értelmében a 3. Cikk 3. bekezdése, 3. Cikk 4. bekezdése, a 4. Cikk 2. bekezdése, a 4. Cikk 5. bekezdése, az 5. Cikk 1. bekezdése, a 6. Cikk 2. bekezdése, a 6. Cikk 3. bekezdése, a 6. Cikk 5. bekezdése, a 6. Cikk 6. bekezdése, a 12. Cikk (
3. a)pontja, valamint a 13. Cikk 3. bekezdése, továbbá az I., II. és III. Függelékek módosultak a 12. Cikk előírásainak megfelelően. A módosítások 1997. február 20-án léptek hatályba. 1997. február 21-én a Kormányzó Tanács 100/XX. határozata értelmében a 4. Cikk 1. bekezdése módosult a 12. Cikk előírásainak megfelelően. A módosítás 1997. február 21-én lépett hatályba. Preambulum Felismerve, hogy a folyamatosan fennálló világélelmezési probléma a fejlődő országok lakosságának jelentős szegmensét érinti, és veszélyezteti az élethez, valamint az emberi méltósághoz való jog legfontosabb alapelveit és értékrendszerét; Figyelembe véve a fejlődő országokban élő emberek életkörülményei javításának valamint szociális-gazdasági helyzete előmozdításának fontosságát ezen országok saját prioritásaival és célkitűzéseivel összhangban, kellőképpen szem előtt tartva mind a gazdasági, mind pedig a társadalmi előnyöket; Elismerve az Egyesült Nemzetek rendszerén belül az Egyesült Nemzetek Mezőgazdasági és Élelmezésügyi Szervezete felelősségét, szakmai kompetenciáját továbbá tapasztalatát a fejlődő országok élelmiszer valamint mezőgazdasági termelésük növelésére irányuló erőfeszítéseinek támogatásában; Tudatában a Második Egyesült Nemzetek Fejlesztési Évtizedhez kapcsolódó Nemzetközi Fejlesztési Stratégia célkitűzéseinek és elhatározásainak, különös tekintettel a fejlesztési támogatások, előnyeinek mindenki számára történő elérhetővé tételére; Elismerve az Egyesült Nemzetek Közgyűlésének az Új Gazdasági Világrend megvalósítására vonatkozó Cselekvési Programról szóló 3202 (S-VI) határozata 1. bekezdése 2. részének („Élelmezés”)
4. f)bekezdését; Elismerve továbbá a technológiatranszfer megvalósításának szükségességét az élelmezésügy és a mezőgazdaság fejlesztése érdekében, továbbá az Egyesült Nemzetek Közgyűlésének a Fejlesztésről és nemzetközi gazdasági együttműködésről szóló 3362 (S-VII) határozatának V. bekezdését („Élelmezés és Mezőgazdaság”), különös tekintettel annak 6. bekezdésére a Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap létrehozásáról; Felidézve az Egyesült Nemzetek Közgyűlése 3348 (XXIX) határozatának 13. bekezdését, valamint a Világélelmezési Konferencia I. és II. határozatát az élelmiszertermelés célkitűzéseiről és stratégiáiról továbbá a mezőgazdaság és vidékfejlesztés prioritásairól; Felidézve a Világélelmezési Konferencia XIII. határozatát, mely felismerte: (
5. i)a mezőgazdasági befektetések számottevő növelésének szükségességét az élelmiszer- és mezőgazdasági termelés hatékonyságának elősegítésére a fejlődő országokban; (
6. ii)a nemzetközi közösség valamennyi tagjának közös felelősségét a megfelelő élelmiszer ellátásban és felhasználásban; valamint a (iii) a halasztást nem tűrő, összehangolt lépések szükségességét valamennyi ország részéről a globális világélelmezés problémájának megoldására; és mely úgy határozott, hogy egy Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap azonnali létrehozása indokolt a mezőgazdasági fejlesztési programok finanszírozására, elsősorban a fejlődő országokban történő élelmiszertermelés céljából; A Részes Felek megegyeztek a Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap létrehozásáról, mely működését az alábbi rendelkezések szabályozzák: 1. Cikk ÉRTELMEZŐ RENDELKEZÉSEK E Megállapodás alkalmazásában az alább felsorolt kifejezések jelentése a következő, kivéve, ha a szövegösszefüggés ezt másként indokolja: (
7. a)az „Alap”: Nemzetközi Mezőgazdasági Fejlesztési Alap; (
8. b)az „élelmiszertermelés”: élelmiszer előállítás, ideértve a halgazdálkodás és állattartás fejlesztését; (
9. c)az „állam”: bármely állam vagy államcsoport, amely a 3. Cikk 1. bekezdésének (
10. b)pontja értelmében az Alap tagságára jogosult; (
11. d)a „szabadon átváltható valuta”: (
12. i)egy Tag olyan valutaneme, amelyről az Alap megállapítja a Nemzetközi Valutaalappal folytatott konzultációt követően, hogy megfelelően átváltható más Tagok valutanemére az Alap tevékenységeinek megvalósítása céljából; vagy (
13. ii)egy olyan Tag valutaneme, amely Tag vállalja az Alap számára kielégítő feltételek mellett, hogy valutanemét átváltja más Tagállamok valutanemére az Alap tevékenységeinek céljából. „Egy Tag valutaneme” egy olyan Tag vonatkozásában, amelyet államok csoportja képez, a csoport bármely Tagjának valutanemét jelenti; (
14. e)a „Kormányzó”: az a személy, akit egy Tag elsődleges képviselőjének jelölt meg a Kormányzó Tanács ülésén; (
15. f)a „leadott szavazatok”: a támogató és ellenző szavazatok összessége. 2. Cikk CÉLKITŰZÉSEK ÉS TEVÉKENYSÉGEK Az Alap célkitűzése további erőforrások mobilizálása, kedvező feltételek melletti rendelkezésre bocsájtása a fejlődő Tagállamokban a mezőgazdaság fejlesztésére. E cél teljesítése során az Alap elsősorban olyan projekteket és programokat finanszíroz, melyek kifejezett rendeltetése az élelmiszertermelési rendszerek bevezetése, bővítése vagy fejlesztése, valamint a kapcsolódó szakpolitikák és intézmények megerősítése a nemzeti prioritások és stratégiák keretrendszerében, figyelembe véve: a legszegényebb, élelmiszerdeficittől szenvedő országokban az élelmiszertermelés növelésének szükségességét; egyéb fejlődő országokban a növekvő élelmiszertermelés potenciálját; a fejlődő országokban élő legszegényebb népcsoportok táplálkozási színvonala és életfeltételeik javításának fontosságát. 3. Cikk TAGSÁG 1. bekezdés – A Tagság feltételei (
16. a)Az Alapban való tagság minden olyan állam előtt nyitva áll, amely tagja az Egyesült Nemzeteknek, annak bármely szakosított szervének, valamint a Nemzetközi Atomenergia Ügynökségnek. (
17. b)A tagság nyitva áll bármely államcsoport előtt is, melyre annak tagjai az Alap illetékességi körébe tartozó területeken jogkörüket átruházták, és amely csoportosulás képes az Alap tagjára háruló kötelezettségek teljes körű teljesítésére. 2. bekezdés – Eredeti és nem eredeti tagok (
18. a)Az Alap eredeti Tagjai a jelen Megállapodás szerves részét képező I. Függelékben felsorolt azon államok, amelyek a Megállapodás részes feleivé válnak a 13. Cikk 1. bekezdésének (
19. b)pontja szerint. (
20. b)Az Alap nem eredeti Tagjai azon további államok, melyek a Kormányzó Tanács által történt tagsági jóváhagyásukat követően a jelen Megállapodás részes feleivé válnak a 13. Cikk 1. bekezdésének (
21. c)pontja szerint. 3. bekezdés – A felelősség korlátozása Tagságának alapján egyetlen Tag sem válik felelőssé az Alap intézkedéseiért vagy kötelezettségeiért. 4. cikk FORRÁSOK 1. bekezdés – Az Alap forrásai Az Alap forrásai a következőkből állnak: (
22. i)kezdeti hozzájárulások; (
23. ii)további hozzájárulások; (iii) a nem Tagállamok különleges hozzájárulásai és egyéb források; (
24. iv)az Alap tevékenységeiből származott vagy származó, illetve másként az Alap számára keletkező források. 2. bekezdés – Kezdeti hozzájárulások (
25. a)Az eredeti és a nem eredeti Tag kezdeti hozzájárulása az az összeg a hozzájárulásnak abban a valutanemében, amelyet a Tag a megerősítésről, az elfogadásról, a jóváhagyásról, illetve a csatlakozásról szóló, letétbe helyezett okiratban ír elő a jelen Megállapodás 13. Cikke 1. bekezdésének (
26. b)és (
27. c)pontja szerint. (
28. b)Az egyes Tagok kezdeti hozzájárulása jelen Cikk 5. bekezdésének (
29. b)és (
30. c)pontjában meghatározott formában válik esedékessé és kifizetendővé egy összegben, vagy a Tag választása szerint három egyenlő, évenkénti részletben. A teljes összeg vagy az első évi részlet a jelen Megállapodásnak az adott Tag vonatkozásában való hatálybalépésétől számított harmincadik napon válik esedékessé; minden második és harmadik részlet az első részlet esedékessége napjának első és második évfordulóján válik esedékessé. 3. bekezdés – További hozzájárulások Az Alap tevékenysége folytonosságának biztosítása érdekében a Kormányzó Tanács időnként, az általa helyesnek tartott időszakokban felülvizsgálja az Alap számára rendelkezésre álló erőforrások megfelelőségét. Az első ilyen felülvizsgálat legkésőbb az Alap tevékenységének megkezdése után három évvel történik. Amennyiben azt a Kormányzó Tanács az ilyen felülvizsgálat eredményeként szükségesnek vagy kívánatosnak találja, felkérheti a Tagokat, hogy további hozzájárulásokat tegyenek az Alap forrásaihoz a jelen Cikk 5. bekezdésében foglaltakkal összhangban levő feltételek és kikötések alapján. A jelen bekezdés alapján történő döntéshozatal az összes szavazat kétharmados többségével történik. 4. bekezdés – A hozzájárulások növelése A Kormányzó Tanács bármikor felhatalmazhat egy Tagot, hogy bármely hozzájárulásának mennyiségét megnövelje. 5. bekezdés – A hozzájárulásokat szabályozó feltételek (
31. a)A hozzájárulások a felhasználás célját illetően korlátozás nélkül történnek, és azok a hozzájáruló Tagoknak kizárólag a 9. Cikk 4. bekezdésében foglaltak alapján téríthetők vissza. (
32. b)A hozzájárulásokat szabadon átváltható valutanemben kell teljesíteni. (
33. c)Az Alaphoz történő hozzájárulásokat készpénzben kell teljesíteni, vagy amely mértékig az ilyen hozzájárulások valamely részére nincs haladéktalanul szüksége az Alapnak a tevékenységéhez, az ilyen rész nem forgatható, visszavonhatatlan, nem kamatozó váltók vagy látra szóló ígérvények formájában is befizethető. Az Alap tevékenységeinek finanszírozására az alábbiak szerint hívja le az összes hozzájárulást (azok teljesítési formájától függetlenül): (
34. i)a hozzájárulások lehívása a Végrehajtó Tanács által meghatározottak szerint, ésszerű időszakonként, arányosan történik; (
35. ii)ahol a hozzájárulás megfizetése részben készpénzben történik, az így megfizetett részt az (
36. i)alpont szerint, a hozzájárulás fennmaradó része előtt kell lehívni. Eltekintve az így lehívott készpénzhányadban megfizetett rész mértékétől, az Alap azt letétbe helyezheti, vagy befektetheti igazgatási és egyéb kiadásai megtérítésének céljára jövedelemtermelés szándékával; (iii) valamennyi kezdeti hozzájárulás, valamint azok bármely növekménye lehívásra kerül, mielőtt bármely további hozzájárulást hívnának le. Ugyanez a szabály vonatkozik a további kiegészítő hozzájárulásokra. 6. bekezdés – Különleges hozzájárulások Az Alap erőforrásait a nem tagállamok különleges hozzájárulásaival vagy más forrásokkal lehet megnövelni a Végrehajtó Tanács előterjesztése alapján, a Kormányzó Tanács jóváhagyásával, olyan kikötésekés feltételek mellett, amelyek összhangban vannak a jelen Cikk 5. bekezdésével. 5. Cikk VALUTANEMEK 1. bekezdés – A valuták felhasználása (
37. a)A Tagok nem tarthatnak fenn és nem állapíthatnak meg semmiféle korlátozást az Alap részéről a szabadon átváltható valutanemek birtoklása vagy felhasználása kapcsán. (
38. b)A Tag által az Alap számára az adott Tag kezdeti vagy kiegészítő hozzájárulása formájában 1995. január 26. előtt teljesített nem konvertibilis hozzájárulásokat az Alap az érintett Taggal egyeztetve felhasználhatja az Alap adminisztratív és egyéb költségeinek megfizetésére az adott Tag területén, illetve az adott Tag hozzájárulásával a területén megtermelt áruk vagy szolgáltatások ellentételezésére, illetve az Alap által más államokban megvalósított tevékenységek finanszírozására. 2. bekezdés – A valuták értékelése (
39. a)Az Alap elszámolási egysége a Nemzetközi Valutaalap pénzneme a „Különleges Lehívási Jogok” (SDR). (
40. b)A jelen Megállapodás céljaira a „Különleges Lehívási Jogok” (SDR) alapján meghatározott valuta értékét a Nemzetközi Valutaalap által alkalmazott értékrendszer szerint kell kiszámítani azzal, hogy (
41. i)a Nemzetközi Valutaalap tagja olyan valutanemének esetében, amelyre aktuálisan ilyen érték nem áll rendelkezésre, az értéket a Nemzetközi Valutaalappal egyeztetve kell kiszámítani; (
42. ii)a Nemzetközi Valutaalapban tagsággal nem rendelkezők valutanemének esetében a „Különleges Lehívási Jogok” (SDR) formájában meghatározott valutanem értékét az Alap számítja ki egy olyan megfelelő árfolyam alkalmazásával, amely az adott valutanem és a Nemzetközi Valutaalap egy olyan Tagjának valutaneme között állapítható meg, melynek értékét a fentiek szerint számították ki. 6. Cikk SZERVEZET ÉS VEZETÉS 1. bekezdés – Az Alap szervezeti struktúrája Az Alapnak a következő szervezeti egységekkel kell rendelkeznie: (
43. a)Kormányzó Tanács; (
44. b)Végrehajtó Tanács; (
45. c)Elnök, valamint az Alap feladatai megvalósításához szükséges alkalmazottak. 2. bekezdés – A Kormányzó Tanács (
46. a)Valamennyi Tagállam képviselteti magát a Kormányzó Tanácsban, valamint kinevez egy Kormányzót és annak helyettesét. A helyettes kizárólag a Kormányzó távollétében szavazhat. (
47. b)Az Alap valamennyi jogosítványát a Kormányzó Tanácsra kell ruházni. (
48. c)A Kormányzó Tanács a Végrehajtó Tanácsnak delegálhatja bármely jogosítványát, kivéve az alábbiakat: (
49. i)a Megállapodás módosításának elfogadása; (
50. ii)a tagság jóváhagyása; (iii) a tagság felfüggesztése; (
51. iv)az Alap tevékenységeinek megszüntetése, valamint eszközeinek felosztása; (
52. v)a jelen Megállapodás értelmezésére vagy alkalmazására vonatkozó, a Végrehajtó Tanács által hozott határozatokkal szembeni fellebbezésről való döntés; (
53. vi)az Elnök honoráriumának meghatározása. (
54. d)A Kormányzó Tanács évente tart ülést. Rendkívüli ülés hívható össze a Kormányzó Tanácsban az összes szavazat legalább egynegyedével rendelkező Tagok döntése alapján, valamint a Végrehajtó Tanács kezdeményezésére, a leadott szavazatok kétharmados többsége alapján. (
55. e)A Kormányzó Tanács rendelkezhet egy olyan eljárás létrehozásáról, mely keretében a Végrehajtó Tanács hozzájuthat egy bizonyos kérdésben a Kormányzó Tanács szavazatához, annak összehívása nélkül. (
56. f)A Kormányzó Tanács az összes szavazat kétharmados többségével elfogadhat olyan módosításokat és kiegészítő szabályokat, melyek nem állnak ellentétben a jelen Megállapodással, és melyek szükségesek az Alap feladatainak megvalósításához. (
57. g)A Kormányzó Tanács bármely ülésén a határozatképesség feltétele, hogy a Kormányzóik útján valamennyi Tag összes szavazatának kétharmada képviselve legyen. 3. bekezdés – Szavazás a Kormányzó Tanácsban (
58. a)A Kormányzó Tanácsban a szavazatok összes számát az eredeti és feltöltési szavazatok adják. Ezekhez a szavazatokhoz valamennyi Tag azonos hozzáféréssel rendelkezik az alábbiaknak megfelelően: (
59. i)Az eredeti szavazatokat összesen ezernyolcszáz