Rządowy projekt ustawy o ratyfikacji Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, sporządzonej w Waszyngtonie dnia 26 stycznia 1960 r.

Warszawa, 7 lipca 2025 r. SEJM RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ X kadencja Prezes Rady Ministrów RM-0610-85-25

Pan Szymon Hołownia Marszałek Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Szanowny Panie Marszałku, na podstawie art. 118 ust. 1 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej przedstawiam Sejmowi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej projekt ustawy

- o ratyfikacji Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, sporządzonej w Waszyngtonie dnia 26 stycznia 1960 r.

Do prezentowania stanowiska Rządu w tej sprawie w toku prac parlamentarnych zostali upoważnieni Minister Finansów i Minister Spraw Zagranicznych.

Z poważaniem Donald Tusk /podpisano kwalifikowanym podpisem elektronicznym/ Projekt

U S T AWA

z dnia

o ratyfikacji Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, sporządzonej w Waszyngtonie dnia 26 stycznia 1960 r.

Art. 1. Wyraża się zgodę na dokonanie przez Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ratyfikacji Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, sporządzonej w Waszyngtonie dnia 26 stycznia 1960 r.

Art. 2. Ustawa wchodzi w życie po upływie 14 dni od dnia ogłoszenia.

Projekt

W imieniu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

PREZYDENT RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ

podaje do powszechnej wiadomości:

Dnia 26 stycznia 1960 roku w Waszyngtonie została sporządzona Umowa o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju.

Po zaznajomieniu się z powyższą Umową, w imieniu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oświadczam, że:  została ona uznana za słuszną zarówno w całości, jak i każde z postanowień w niej zawartych,  jest przyjęta, ratyfikowana i potwierdzona,  będzie niezmiennie zachowywana.

Na dowód czego wydany został Akt niniejszy, opatrzony pieczęcią Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

Dano w Warszawie dnia 2025 roku.

PREZYDENT RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ

Andrzej Duda

PREZES RADY MINISTRÓW

Donald Tusk

Uzasadnienie

I. Potrzeba i cel ratyfikacji Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju

Ratyfikacja Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, dalej: „Umowa”, służy uporządkowaniu statusu prawnego tej umowy i właściwemu jej usytuowaniu w polskim porządku prawnym. W wyniku przeprowadzenia ratyfikacji Umowa stanie się aktem prawa powszechnie obowiązującego w Polsce.

Międzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju (MSR) zostało utworzone w 1960 r. jako samodzielna instytucja wchodząca w skład Grupy Banku Światowego. Członkostwo w MSR jest dostępne dla państw, które są członkami Banku Światowego (BŚ, pełna nazwa – Międzynarodowego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju – MBOiR). Pierwotnie umowę podpisało 68 państw – sygnatariuszy. Obecnie MSR zrzesza 175 państw.

Głównym celem działania MSR jest wspieranie rozwoju gospodarczego najbiedniejszych państw świata. Działania MSR są finansowane ze środków pochodzących z dobrowolnych wpłat państw członkowskich – donatorów MSR, z corocznego odpisu z zysku MBOiR, refinansowania przez donatorów spłaty zaległych pożyczek udzielonych przez MSR w okresach wcześniejszych (tzw. inicjatywa MDRI) oraz finansowania pochodzącego z rynków kapitałowych.

78 państw MSR kwalifikuje się do korzystania ze wsparcia finansowego. Ponad połowa państw MSR otrzymuje całość lub połowę wsparcia otrzymywanego z MSR na warunkach dotacji. Dotacje te są skierowane do państw o niskich dochodach, które są bardziej narażone na problemy z rosnącym zadłużeniem. Oprócz dotacji i pożyczek preferencyjnych, MSR zapewnia znaczne umorzenie długów dzięki inicjatywie HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) oraz inicjatywie MDRI (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative).

Podstawą działalności finansowej MSR są pakiety finansowe ustalane co trzy lata jako tzw. uzupełnienia funduszy. Polska jest członkiem – donatorem MSR od 1988 r. i uczestniczyła w jedenastu uzupełnieniach funduszy MSR. Według stanu na 30 listopada 2024 r. Polska wpłaciła do MSR 40,44 mln SDR, 27,955 mln EUR na rzecz kolejnych uzupełnień MSR oraz 17,6 mln PLN na rzecz inicjatywy MDRI.

Zgodnie z deklaracjami Rządu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na forum międzynarodowym w sprawie aktywnego włączenia się w działania społeczności międzynarodowej na rzecz wsparcia

rozwoju gospodarczego państw rozwijających się, wpłaty do kolejnych transz pomocowych MSR są sukcesywnie zwiększane. W ostatnim, 20. Uzupełnieniu Funduszy MSR, Polska zadeklarowała kwotę 18,77 mln EUR, płatną w okresie 9 lat. Zaangażowanie w MSR przekłada się również na pozycję Polski w MBOiR. Wpłaty na rzecz MSR zwiększają wolumen polskiej pomocy rozwojowej. Są one klasyfikowane jako oficjalna pomoc rozwojowa i wykazywane w raportach dla Komitetu Pomocy Rozwojowej OECD (Development Assistance Committee OECD).

Priorytety zdefiniowane w ramach MSR wpisują się w priorytety polskiej polityki zagranicznej, w tym: wsparcie rozwoju gospodarczego, przedsiębiorczości, adresowanie przyczyn migracji, budowa kapitału lokalnego, działania na rzecz budowania zdolności instytucjonalnych mających m.in. wpływ na zwiększenie mobilizacji środków krajowych w państwach rozwijających się (np. zwiększenie wpływów podatkowych), stanowiących główne źródło finansowania rozwoju w tych krajach. Polska wysoko ocenia jakość projektów pomocy rozwojowej MSR.

Polska przystąpiła do Umowy w 1988 r., ale dotychczas nie nadała Umowie charakteru źródła prawa w rozumieniu art. 87 ust. 1 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 2 kwietnia 1997 r. Wynikało to z faktu, iż w momencie przystąpienia do MSR w 1988 r. obowiązywała Konstytucja Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej z 22 lipca 1952 r., której przepisy nie zawierały wyraźnych rozstrzygnięć co do trybu zawierania umów międzynarodowych. W praktyce jednakże został wykształcony tryb zawierania umów rządowych, które nie były poddawane procedurze ratyfikacji oraz ogłoszenia. Potwierdza to wyrok NSA z dnia 17 maja 1999 r., sygn. akt OSA 2/98, w którym stwierdzono, iż „w okresie obowiązywania Konstytucji z 1952 r. występowała wyraźna tendencja do upraszczania trybu zawierania umów międzynarodowych, zaś znaczna część umów międzynarodowych nie była poddawana formalnej procedurze ratyfikacyjnej”. Za zasadne należy uznać nadanie Umowie przymiotu źródła prawa powszechnie obowiązującego przy zastosowaniu wymagań formalnych wynikających z aktualnie obowiązujących przepisów prawnych, tj. art. 89 ust. 1 pkt 3 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

Mając na uwadze powyższe argumenty, należy uznać, że podjęcie procedury mającej na celu ratyfikację Umowy jest celowe.

II. Różnica między dotychczasowym a projektowanym stanem prawnym Umowa nigdy nie była ratyfikowana. Decyzja o przystąpieniu do Umowy została przyjęta przez Radę Ministrów 28 września 1987 r.1). Uchwałą Rady Ministrów upoważniono Prezesa Narodowego Banku Polskiego, bądź wyznaczoną przez niego osobę, do podpisania oryginału Umowy, a także do przygotowania i złożenia oświadczeń Rządu o przystąpieniu do Umowy. Ze strony polskiej Umowę podpisał ambasador Polski w Waszyngtonie Jan Kinast w dniu 28 czerwca 1988 r.

Związanie Polski Umową nastąpiło w trybie zatwierdzenia, co w świetle norm Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej jest niewystarczające. Umowa, jako umowa międzynarodowa „dotycząca członkostwa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w organizacji międzynarodowej”, spełnia bowiem przesłanki zawarte w art. 89 ust. 1 pkt 3 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, co przesądza o konieczności jej ratyfikowania. Ponieważ obowiązująca w czasie przystąpienia Polski do MSR uchwała Rady Państwa i Rady Ministrów z 1968 r. dopuszczała możliwość dyskrecjonalnego ogłaszania nieratyfikowanych umów międzynarodowych, Umowa nigdy nie została ogłoszona w Dzienniku Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

Należy podkreślić ciągłość członkostwa Polski w MSR. Na gruncie prawa międzynarodowego Umowa wiąże Polskę, ma do niej zastosowanie art. 9 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, a ratyfikacja nie wywoła prawnomiędzynarodowego skutku związania Polski z mocą ex nunc, lecz podwyższenie rangi tego związania w stosunku do pierwotnego aktu w tym względzie, tj. uchwały Rady Ministrów, ze skutkiem w prawie wewnętrznym.

Wobec powyższego jest zasadne uregulowanie w należyty sposób, określony przepisami Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oraz ustawy z dnia 14 kwietnia 2000 r. o umowach międzynarodowych (Dz. U. z 2020 r. poz. 127), statusu tej umowy w polskim porządku prawnym.

Zgodnie z ustawą z dnia 14 kwietnia 2000 r. o umowach międzynarodowych Umowa będzie ogłoszona w Dzienniku Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

III. Przewidywane skutki społeczne, gospodarcze, finansowe, polityczne i prawne związane z ratyfikacją Umowy

1) Skutki społeczne

1) Uchwała nr 142/87 Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 września 1987 r. w sprawie przyjęcia członkostwa w Międzynarodowej Korporacji Finansowej oraz Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju. Ratyfikacja Umowy nie spowoduje skutków społecznych. Udział Polski w działaniach MSR dotyczy tzw. „państw MSR”, to jest państw kwalifikujących się do otrzymania pomocy rozwojowej i humanitarnej. Obejmuje to najbiedniejsze państwa świata. Na zasadzie wyjątku podjęto decyzję o udzieleniu nadzwyczajnej pomocy dla Ukrainy i Mołdawii, ponoszących straty na skutek wojny wywołanej przez Rosję w Ukrainie.

2) Skutki gospodarcze

Nie przewiduje się skutków gospodarczych w wyniku ratyfikacji Umowy. Ewentualne zaangażowanie podmiotów polskich w działania pomocowe MSR może odbywać się na dotychczasowych zasadach i w oparciu o obowiązujące prawo.

3) Skutki finansowe

Nie przewiduje się dodatkowych skutków finansowych dla Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w wyniku ratyfikacji Umowy.

Ratyfikacja Umowy nie spowoduje dodatkowych kosztów dla budżetu państwa ponad kwoty zadeklarowane wcześniej przez Rząd Polski w ramach 18., 19. i 20. Uzupełnienia Funduszy MSR. Środki finansowe na wpłaty do MSR i MDRI, określone w uchwałach Rady Ministrów, są realizowane zgodnie z harmonogramem oraz w granicach kwot przewidzianych w ustawach budżetowych.

4) Skutki polityczne i prawne

Kontynuacja udziału Polski w kolejnych uzupełnieniach funduszy MSR wpisuje się w priorytety polskiej polityki współpracy rozwojowej i jest spójne z przyjętym w 2021 r. przez Radę Ministrów „Wieloletnim Programem Współpracy Rozwojowej na lata 2021–2030, Solidarność dla Rozwoju”, w którym zapisano m.in., że „Polska będzie pogłębiać dotychczasową współpracę z Grupą Banku Światowego”. Stabilizacja sytuacji gospodarczej w państwach rozwijających się stwarza lepsze perspektywy na współpracę Polski z tymi państwami i promowanie polskich interesów gospodarczych i politycznych.

W ostatnich latach MSR znacząco zwiększyło zaangażowanie w państwach dotkniętych konfliktami oraz w państwach zmagających się z rozwiązywaniem kryzysów globalnych, w tym ze skutkami pandemii COVID-19. Wojna w Ukrainie mobilizuje społeczność międzynarodową do szukania nowych instrumentów wsparcia dla Ukrainy i państw ponoszących największe ciężary w związku z konfliktem zbrojnym i falą uchodźców.

Umowa nie dotyczy bezpośrednio osób fizycznych ani prawnych. Skutkiem prawnym wejścia Umowy w życie będzie nadanie jej charakteru źródła prawa w rozumieniu art. 87 ust. 1 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Wejście w życie Umowy nie powoduje konieczności dokonania zmian w polskim ustawodawstwie.

IV. Tryb związania Umową Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Umowa nie podlega formalnym negocjacjom, Polska może jedynie do niej przystąpić, a zatem nie jest właściwe prowadzenie prac legislacyjnych nad wnioskiem o udzielenie zgody na prowadzenie negocjacji, w oparciu o art. 5 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 14 kwietnia 2000 r. o umowach międzynarodowych. Dlatego też właściwym trybem jest procedura ratyfikacji Umowy za uprzednią zgodą wyrażoną w ustawie i zastosowanie art. 17 w związku z art. 12 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 14 kwietnia 2000 r. o umowach międzynarodowych, w oparciu o art. 89 ust. 1 pkt 3 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, z uwagi na fakt, iż Umowa dotyczy członkostwa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w organizacji międzynarodowej oraz art. 89 ust. 1 pkt 5 Konstytucji z uwagi na zawarte w Umowie postanowienia dotyczące przywilejów i immunitetów. Wykaz państw – pierwotnych sygnatariuszy Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju

Państwa Sygnatariusze Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju Część I

1. Australia 10. Holandia

2. Austria 11.Niemcy

3. Belgia 12. Norwegia

4. Dania 13. Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki

5. Finlandia 14. Szwecja

6. Francja 15. Włochy

7. Japonia 16. Wielka Brytania

8. Kanada 17. Związek Południowej Afryki

9. Luksemburg

Część II

1. Afganistan 27. Jordania

2. Arabia Saudyjska 28. Jugosławia

3. Argentyna 29. Kolumbia

4. Birma 30. Korea

5. Boliwia 31. Kostaryka

6. Brazylia 32. Kuba

7. Cejlon 33. Liban

8. Chile 34. Libia

9. Chiny 35. Malaje

10. Dominikana 36. Maroko

11. Ekwador 37. Meksyk

12. Etiopia 38. Nikaragua

13. Filipiny 39. Pakistan

14. Ghana 40.Panama

15. Grecja 41. Paragwaj

16. Gwatemala 42. Peru

17. Haiti 43. Salwador

18. Hiszpania 44. Sudan

19. Honduras 45. Tailandia

20. Indie 46. Tunezja 21.Indonezja 47. Turcja 22.Irak 48. Urugwaj 23.Iran 49. Wenezuela 24.Irlandia 50. Wietnam 25.Islandia 51.Zjednoczona Republika Arabska

26. Izrael

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Państwa Strony Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju / Data podpisania

1. Islamska Republika Afganistanu 02.02.1961 r.

2. Republika Albanii 15.10.1991 r.

3. Algierska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna 26.09.1963 r.

4. Republika Angoli 19.09.1989 r.

5. Królestwo Arabii Saudyjskiej 30.12.1960 r.

6. Republika Argentyńska 03.08.1962 r.

7. Republika Armenii 25.08.1993 r.

8. Związek Australijski 24.09.1960 r.

9. Republika Austrii 28.06.1960 r.

10. Republika Azerbejdżanu 31.03.1995 r.

11. Wspólnota Bahamów 23.06.2008 r.

12. Ludowa Republika Bangladeszu 17.08.1972 r.

13. Barbados 29.09.1999 r.

14. Królestwo Belgii 2.07.1964 r.

15. Belize 19.03.1982 r.

16. Republika Beninu 16.09.1963 r.

17. Królestwo Bhutanu 28.09.1981 r.

18. Boliwia 21.06.1961 r.

19. Bośnia i Hercegowina 25.02.1993 r.

20. Republika Botswany 24.07.1968 r.

21. Federacyjna Republika Brazylii 15.03.1963 r.

22. Republika Bułgarii 03.11.2021 r.

23. Burkina Faso 13.05.1963 r.

24. Republika Burundi 28.09.1963 r.

25. Republika Chile 30.12.1960 r.

26. Chińska Republika Ludowa 24.09.1960 r.

27. Republika Chorwacji 25.02.1993 r.

28. Republika Cypryjska 02.03.1962 r.

29. Republika Czadu 07.11.1963 r.

30. Czarnogóra 18.01.2007 r.

31. Republika Czeska 01.01.1993 r.

32. Królestwo Danii 30.11.1960 r.

33. Republika Dominikańska 16.11.1962 r.

34. Wspólnota Dominiki 29.09.1980 r.

35. Republika Dżibuti 01.10.1980 r.

36. Arabska Republika Egiptu 26.10.1960 r.

37. Republika Ekwadoru 07.11.1961 r.

38. Państwo Erytrea 06.06.1994 r.

39. Republika Estońska 11.10.2008 r.

40. Królestwo Eswatini 22.09.1969 r.

41. Federalna Demokratyczna Republika Etiopii 11.04.1961 r.

42. Republika Filipin 28.10.1960 r.

43. Republika Finlandii 29.12.1960 r.

44. Republika Francuska 30.12.1960 r.

45. Republika Gabońska 04.11.1963 r.

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Państwa Strony Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju / Data podpisania

46. Republika Gambii 18.10.1967 r.

47. Republika Ghany 29.12.1960 r.

48. Republika Grecka 09.01.1962 r.

49. Grenada 28.08.1975 r.

50. Gruzja 31.08.1993 r.

51. Kooperacyjna Republika Gujany 04.01.1967 r.

52. Republika Gwatemali 27.04.1961 r.

53. Republika Gwinei 26.09.1969 r.

54. Republika Gwinei Bissau 25.03.1977 r.

55. Republika Gwinei Równikowej 05.04.1972 r.

56. Republika Haiti 13.06.1961 r.

57. Królestwo Hiszpanii 18.10.1960 r.

58. Republika Hondurasu 23.12.1960 r.

59. Republika Indii 24.09.1960 r.

60. Republika Indonezji 20.08.1968 r.

61. Republika Iraku 29.12.1960 r.

62. Islamska Republika Iranu 10.10.1960 r.

63. Irlandia 22.12.1960 r.

64. Islandia 19.05.1961 r.

65. Państwo Izrael 22.12.1960 r.

66. Japonia 27.12.1960 r.

67. Republika Jemeńska 22.05.1970 r.

68. Jordańskie Królestwo Haszymidzkie 04.10.1960 r.

69. Królestwo Kambodży 22.07.1970 r.

70. Republika Kamerunu 10.04.1964 r.

71. Kanada 24.09.1960 r.

72. Republika Kazachstanu 23.07.1992 r.

73. Republika Kenii 03.02.1964 r.

74. Republika Kirgiska 24.09.1992 r.

75. Republika Kiribati 02.10.1986 r.

76. Republika Kolumbii 16.06.1961 r.

77. Związek Komorów 09.12.1977 r.

78. Demokratyczna Republika Konga 28.09.1963 r.

79. Republika Konga 08.11.1963 r.

80. Republika Korei 18.05.1961 r.

81. Republika Kosowa 29.06.2009 r.

82. Republika Kostaryki 30.06.1961 r.

83. Państwo Kuwejt 13.09.1962 r.

84. Laotańska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna 28.10.1963 r.

85. Królestwo Lesotho 19.09.1968 r.

86. Republika Libańska 10.04.1962 r.

87. Republika Liberii 28.03.1962 r.

88. Państwo Libia 01.08.1961 r.

89. Republika Litewska 23.09.2011 r.

90. Wielkie Księstwo Luksemburga 04.06.1964 r.

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Państwa Strony Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju / Data podpisania

91. Republika Łotewska 11.08.1992 r.

92. Republika Macedonii Północnej 25.02.1993 r.

93. Republika Madagaskaru 25.09.1963 r.

94. Republika Malawi 19.07.1965 r.

95. Republika Malediwów 13.01.1978 r.

96. Malezja 24.09.1960 r.

97. Republika Mali 27.09.1963 r.

98. Królestwo Marokańskie 29.12.1960 r.

99. Islamska Republika Mauretańska 10.09.1963 r.

100. Republika Mauritiusu 23.09.1968 r.

101. Meksykańskie Stany Zjednoczone 24.04.1961 r.

102. Sfederowane Stany Mikronezji 24.06.1993 r.

103. Republika Mołdawii 14.06.1994 r.

104. Mongolia 14.02.1991 r.

105. Republika Mozambiku 24.09.1984 r.

106. Republika Związku Mjanmy 05.11.1962 r.

107. Nepal 06.03.1963 r.

108. Królestwo Niderlandów 30.06.1961 r.

109. Republika Federalna Niemiec 24.09.1960 r.

110. Federalna Republika Nigerii 14.11.1961 r.

111. Republika Nigru 24.04.1963 r.

112. Republika Nikaragui 30.12.1960 r.

113. Królestwo Norwegii 24.09.1960 r.

114. Nowa Zelandia 17.01.1975 r.

115. Sułtanat Omanu 20.02.1973 r.

116. Islamska Republika Pakistanu 24.09.1960 r.

117. Republika Palau 16.12.1997 r.

118. Republika Panamy 01.09.1961 r.

119. Niezależne Państwo Papui-Nowej Gwinei 09.10.1975 r.

120. Republika Paragwaju 10.02.1961 r.

121. Republika Peru 30.08.1961 r.

122. Rzeczpospolita Polska 28.06.1988 r.

123. Republika Południowej Afryki 12.10.1960 r.

124. Republika Portugalska 29.12.1992 r.

125. Federacja Rosyjska 16.06.1992 r.

126. Rumunia 12.04.2014 r.

127. Republika Rwandy 30.09.1963 r.

128. Federacja Saint Kitts i Nevis 23.10.1987 r.

129. Saint Lucia 28.04.1982 r.

130. Saint Vincent i Grenadyny 31.08.1982 r.

131. Republika Salwadoru 23.04.1962 r.

132. Niezależne Państwo Samoa 28.06.1974 r.

133. Republika Senegalu 31.08.1962 r.

134. Republika Serbii 25.02.1993 r.

135. Republika Sierra Leone 13.11.1962 r.

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Państwa Strony Umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju / Data podpisania

136. Republika Singapuru 27.09.2002 r.

137. Republika Słowacka 01.01.1993 r.

138. Republika Słowenii 25.02.1993 r.

139. Federalna Republika Somalii 31.08.1962 r.

140. Demokratyczno-Socjalistyczna Republika Sri Lanki 27.06.1961 r.

141. Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki 24.09.1960 r.

142. Republika Sudanu 24.09.1960 r.

143. Republika Sudanu Południowego 18.04.2012 r.

144. Republika Surinamu 18.10.2024 r.

145. Syryjska Republika Arabska 28.06.1962 r.

146. Konfederacja Szwajcarska 29.05.1992 r.

147. Królestwo Szwecji 24.09.1960 r.

148. Republika Środkowoafrykańska 27.08.1963 r.

149. Republika Tadżykistanu 04.06.1993 r.

150. Królestwo Tajlandii 24.09.1960 r.

151. Zjednoczona Republika Tanzanii 06.11.1962 r.

152. Demokratyczna Republika Timoru Wschodniego 23.07.2002 r.

153. Republika Togijska 21.08.1962 r.

154. Królestwo Tonga 23.10.1985 r.

155. Republika Trynidadu i Tobago 30.10.1972 r.

156. Republika Tunezyjska 30.12.1960 r.

157. Republika Turcji 22.12.1960 r.

158. Tuwalu 24.06.2010 r.

159. Republika Ugandy 27.09.1963 r.

160. Ukraina 27.05.2004 r.

161. Republika Uzbekistanu 24.09.1992 r.

162. Republika Vanuatu 28.09.1981 r.

163. Węgry 29.04.1985 r.

164. Zjednoczone Królestwo Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii 24.09.1960 r. Północnej

165. Socjalistyczna Republika Wietnamu 24.09.1960 r.

166. Republika Włoska 24.09.1960 r.

167. Republika Wybrzeża Kości Słoniowej 11.03.1963 r.

168. Republika Fidżi 29.09.1972 r.

169. Republika Wysp Marshalla 19.01.1993 r.

170. Wyspy Salomona 21.07.1980 r.

171. Demokratyczna Republika Wysp Świętego Tomasza 30.09.1977 r. i Książęcej

172. Republika Zambii 23.09.1965 r.

173. Republika Zielonego Przylądka 20.11.1978 r.

174. Republika Zimbabwe 29.09.1980 r.

175. Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie 23.12.1981 r.

CERTIFICATE

I, Diariétou Gaye, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the International Development Association (the Association), hereby certify on this eleventh day of November 2020, at Washington DC, that:

The attached volume contains a true copy of the Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association, the original of which is deposited in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Sincerely,

Diariétou Gaye

1818 H Street, NW  Washington, DC 20433  USA

Articles of Agreement of the

International Development Association

As Approved for Submission to Governments by the Executive Directors of the INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

January 26, 1960 Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association

The Governments on whose behalf this Agreement is signed,

Comiderin': That mutual cooperation for constructive economic purposes, healthy development of the world economy and balanced growth of international trade foster international relationships conducive to the maintenance of peace and world prosperity; That an acceleration of economic development which will pro-mote higher standards of living and economic and social progress in the less-developed countries is desirable not only in the interests of those countries but also in the interests of the international community as a whole; That achievement of these objectives would be facilitated by an increase in the international flow of capital, public and private, to assist in the development of the resources of the less-developed countries,

do hereby agree as follows:

INTRODUCTORY ARTICLE The INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPME~T AssoCIATIO~ (hereinafter called "the Association") is established and shall operate in ac-c.ordance with the following provisions:

ARTICLE I Purposes The purposes of the Association are to promote economic de-velopment, increase productivity and thus raise standards of living in the less-developed areas of the world included within the Association's membership, in particular by providing finance to meet their important developmental requirements on terms which are more flexible and bear less heavily on the balance of payments than those of conventional loans, thereby furthering the develop-mental objectives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter called "the Bank") and supple-menting its activities. The Association shall be guided in all its decisions by the pro-visions of this Article.

ARTICLE II Membership; Initial Subscriptions

SECTION 1. Membership (a) The original members of the Association shall be those members of the Bank listed in Schedule A hereto which, on or before the date specified in Article XI, Section 2 (c), accept mem-bership in the Association. (b) Membership shall be open to other members of the Bank at such times and in accordance with such terms as the Associ-ation may determine.

SECTION 2. Initial Subscriptions (a) Upon accepting membership, each member shall subscribe funds in the amount assigned to it. Such subscriptions are herein ref erred to as initial subscriptions. (b) The initial subscription assigned to each original member shall be in the amount set forth opposite its name in Schedule A, expressed in terms of United States dollars of the weight and fineness in effect on January 1, 1960. (c) Ten percent of the initial subscription of each original member shall be payable in gol<l or freely convertible currency as follows: fifty percent within thirty days after the date on which the Association shall begin operations pursuant to Article XI, Section 4, or on the date on which the original memb<'f hC'comes a member, whichever shall be later; twelve and one-half percC'nt one year after the beginning of operations of the Association; and twelve and one-half percent each year thereafter at annual inter-vals until the ten percent portion of the initial subscription shall have been paid in full.

(d) The remaining ninety percent of the initial subscription of each original member shall be payable in gold or freely convertible currency in the case of members listed in Part I of Schedule ..A., and in the currency of the subscribing member in the case of mem-bers listed in Part II of Schedule A. This ninety percent portion of initial subscriptions of original members shall be payable in five equal annual instalments as follows: the first such instalment within thirty days after the date on which the Association shall begin operations pursuant to Article XI, Section 4, or on the date on which the original member becomes a member, whichever shall be later; the second instalment one year after the beginning of operations of the Association, and succeeding instalments each year thereafter at annual intervals until Lhe ninety percent portion of the initial subscription shall have been paid in full.

(e) The Association shall accept from any member, in place of any part of the member's currency paid in or payable by the mem-ber under the preceding subsection (d) or under Section 2 of Article IV and not needed by the Association in its operations, notes or similar obligations issued by the government of the member or the depository designated by such member, which shall be non-negotiable, non-interest-bearing and payable at their par value on demand to the account of the Association in the desig-nated depository. (f) For the purposes of this Agreement the Association shall regard as "freely conv.ertible currency": (i) currency of a member which the Association determines, after consultation with the International Monetary Fund, is adequately convertible into the currencies of other members for the purposes of the Association's opera-tions; or (ii) currency of a member which such member agrees, on terms satisfactory to the Association, to exchange for the currencies of other members for the purposes of the As-sociation's operations. (g) Except as the Association may otherwise agree, each mem-ber listed in Part I of Schedule A shall maintain, in respect of its currency paid in by it as freely convertible currency pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section, the same convertibility as existed at the time of payment. (h) The conditions on which the initial subscriptions of mem-bers other than original members may be made, and the amounts and the terms of payment thereof, shall be determined by the As-sociation pursuant to Section 1 (b) of this Article.

SECTION 3. Limitation on Liability No member shall be liable, by reason of its membership, for obligations of the Association.

ARTICLE III Additions to Resources

SECTION 1. Additional Subscriptions (a) The Association shall at such time as it deems appropriate in the light of the schedule for completion of payments on initial subscriptions of original members, and .at intervals of approxi-mately five years thereafter, review the adequacy of its resources and, if it deems desirable, shall authorize a general increase in subscriptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, general or individ-ual increases in subscriptions may be authorized at any time, pro-vided that an individual increase shall be considered only at the request of the member involved. Subscriptions pursuant to this Section are herein referred to as additional subscriptions. (b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, when additional subscriptions are authorized, the amounts authorized for subscription and the terms and conditions relating thereto shall be as determined by the Association. (c) When any additional subscription is authorized, each mem-ber shall be given an opportunity to subscribe, under such condi-tions as shall be reasonably determined by the Association, an amount which will enable it to maintain its relative voting power, but no member shall be obligated to subscribe. (d) All decisions under this Section shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the total voting power.

SECTION 2. Supplementary Resources Provided by a Mem-ber in the Currency of Another Member (a) The Association may enter into arrangements, on such terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of this Agree-ment as may be agreed upon, to receive from any member, in addition to the amounts payable by such member on account of its initial or any additional subscription, supplementary resources in the currency of another member, provided that the Association shall not enter into any such arrangement unless the Association is satisfied that the member whose currency is involved agrees to the use of such cqrrency as supplementary resources and to the terms and conditions governing such use. The arrangements under which any such resources are received may include provisions regarding the disposition of earnings on the resources and regard-ing the disposition of the resources in the event that the member providing them ceases to be a member or the Association perma-nently suspends its operations. (b) The Association shall deliver to the contributing member a Special Development Certificate setting forth the amount and currency of the resources so contributed and the terms and condi-tions of the arrangement relating to such resources. A Special Development Certificate shall not carry any voting rights and shall be transferable only to the Association. (c) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Association from accepting resources from a member in its own currency on such terms as may be agreed upon.

ARTICLE IV Currencies

SECTION 1. Use of Currencies (a) Currency of any member listed in Part II of Schedule A, whether or not freely convertible, received by the Association pursuant to Article II, Section 2 ( d), in payment of the ninety per-cent portion payable thereunder in the currency of such member, and currency of such member derived therefrom as principal, interest or other charges, may be used by the Association for ad-ministrative expenses incurred by the Association in the terri-tories of such member and, insofar as consistent with sound mone-tary policies, in payment for goods and services produced in the territories of such member aml required for projects financed by the Association and located in such territories; and in addition when and to the extent justified by the economic and financial situation of the member concerned as determined by agreement between the member and the Association, such currency shall be freely convertible or otherwise usable for projects financed by the Association and located outside the territories of the member. (b) The usability of currencies received by the Association in payment of subscriptions other than initial subscriptions of orig-inal memhers, and currencies derived therefrom as principal, interest or other charges, shall be governed by the terms and conrlitions on which such subscriptions are. authorized. ( c) The usability of currencies received by the Association as supplementary resources other than subscriptions, and currencies derived therefrom as principal, interest or other charges, shall be governf'd by the terms of the arrangements pursuant to which such currencies are received. ( <l) All other currencies received by the Association may be freely used and exchanged by the Association and shall not be subject to any restriction by the member whose currency is used or exchanged; provided that the foregoing shall not preclude the Association from entering into any arrangements with the member in whose territories any project financed by the Association is lo-cated restricting the use by the Association of such member's cur-rency received as principal, interest or other charges m connec-tion with such financing. {e) The Association shall take appropriate steps to ensure that, over reasonable intervals of time, the portions of the sub-scriptions paid under Article II, Section 2 ( d) by members listed in Part I of Schedule A shall be used by the Association on an approximately pro rnta basis, provided, however, that such por-tions of such subscriptions as are paid in gold or in a currency other than that of the subscribing member may be used more rapidly. SECTION 2. Maintenance of Value of Currency Holdings (a) Whenever the par value of a member's currency is reduced or the foreign exchange value of a member's currency has, in the opinion of the Association, depreciated to a significant extent within that member's territories, the member shall pay to the Association within a reasonable time an additional amount of its own currency sufficient to maintain the value, as of the time of subscription, of the amount of the currency of such member paid in to the Association by the member under Article II, Section 2(d), and currency furnished under the provisions of the present paragraph, whether or not such currency is held in the form of notes accepted pursuant to Article II, Section 2(e), provided, however, that the foregoing shall apply only so long as and to the extent that such currency shall not have been initially clishurscd or exchanged for the currency of another member. (b) Whenever the par value of a member's currency is in-creased, or the foreign exchange value of a member's currency bar-:, in the opinion of the Association, appreciated to a significant extent within that member's territories, the Association shall return to such member within a reasonable time an amount of that member's currency equal to the increase in the value of the amount of such currency to which the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section are applicable. (c) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs may be waivN~ by the Association when a uniform proportionate change in the par value of the currencies of all its members is made by the International Monetary Fund. (d) Amounts furnished under the provision~ of paragraph (a) of this Section to maintain the value of any currency shall he convertible and usable to the same extent as such currency.

ARTICLE V Operations

SECTION 1. Use of Resources and Conditions of Financin~ (a) The Association shall provide financing to further develop-ment in the less-developed areas of the world included within thC' Association's membership. (b) Financing provided by the Association shall be for pur-poses which in the opinion of the Association are of high develop-mental priority in the light of the needs of the area or areas concerned and, except in special circumstances, shall be for spe-cific projects. (c) The Association shall not provide financing if in its opinion such financing is available from private sources on terms which are reasonable for the recipient or could be provided by a loan of the type made by the Banlc. {d) The Association shall not provide financing except upon the recommendation of a competent committee, made after a care-ful study of the merits of the proposal. Each such committee shall be appointed by the Association and shall include a nominee of the Governor or Governors representing the member or members in whose territories the project under consideration is located and one or more members of the tc<'!hnical staff of the Association. The requirement that the committee include the nominee of a Gover-nor or Governors shall not apply in the case of financing provided to a public international or regional organization. {e) The Association shall not provide financing for any project if the member in whose territories the project is located objects to such financing, except that it shall not be necessary for the Asso-ciation to assure itself that individual members do not object in the case of financing provided to a public international or re~ional organization. (f) The Association shall impose no conditions that the pro-ceeds of its financing shall be spent in the territories of any partic-ular member or members. The foregoing shall not preclude th<' Association from complying with any restrictions on the use of funds imposed in accordance with the provisions of these Articles. including restrictions attached to supplementary resources pur-suant to agreement between the Association and the contributor. (g) The Association shail make arrangements to ensure that the proceeds of any financing are used only for the purposes for which the financing was pro,:ided, with due attention to considerations of economy, efficiency and competitive international trade an<l without regard to political or other non-economic influences or considerations. (h) Funds to be provided under any financing operation shall be made available to the recipient only to meet expenses in con-nection with the project as they are actually incurred.

SECTION 2. Form and Terms of FinancinA (a) Financing by the Association shall take the form of loans. The Association may, however, provide other financing, either (i) out of funds subscribed pursuant to Article III, Section 1, and funds derived therefrom as principal, interest or other charges, if the authorization for such subscriptions expressly provides for such financing; or (ii) in special circumstances, out of supplementary resources furnished to the Association, and funds derived there-from as principal, interest or other charges, if the ar-rangements under which such resources are furnished expressly authorize such financing. (b) Subject to the foregoing paragraph, the Association may provi<l.e financing in such forms and on such terms as it may dcPrn appropriate, having regard to the economic position and prospects of the area or areas concerned and to the nature and requirements of the project. (c) The Association may provide financing to a member, the government of a territory included within the Association's mem-bership, a political subdivision of any of the foregoing, a public or private entity in the territories of a member or members, or to a public international or regional organization. (d) In the case of a loan to an entity other than a member, the Association may, in its discretion, require a suitable go\'ernrnental or other guarantee or guarantees. ( e) The Association, in special cases, rn;iy make foreign ex-change available for local expenditures.

SECTION 3. Modifications of Terms of Financing The Association may, when and to the extent it deems appro-priate in the light of all relevant circumstances, including the> financial and economic situation and prospects of the me>mber concerned, and on such conditions as it may determine, agree to a relnxation or oth('r modification of the terms on which any of its financing shall have been pro\·ided.

SECTION 4. Cooperation with Other International Organi-zations and Members Providing Development Assistance The Association shnll cooperate with those public international organizations and members which provide financial and technical assistance to the less-developed areas of the world.

SECTION 5. Miscellaneous Operations In addition to the operations specified elsewhere in this Agree-ment, the Association may: (i) horrow funds with the approval of the member in whose currency the loan is denominated; (ii) guarantee securities in \\'hich it has invested in order to facilitate thrir salr: (iii) buy ancl sell securities it has issued or guaranteed or in which it has invested; (iv) in special cases, guarantt•<> loans from other sources for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of these Articles; ( v) provitle technical assistance and atl\'isory services at the request of a member; and ( ,.j) exercise such othC'r power:-; incidvntal to its operations as shall he necessary or (lesirahle in furtherance of its purpose::;.

SECTION 6. Political Activity Prohibited The Association and its officers shall not interfere in the politi-cal affairs of any memher; nor shall they be influenced in their decisions by the political character o{ the member or members concerned. Only economic eonsiderations shall he relevant to their decisions, and these considerations shall be weighed impartially in order to achieve the purposes stat!'d in this Agreement. ARTICLE VI Organization and Management

SECTION 1. Structure of the Association The Association shall have a Board of Governors, Executive Directors, a President and such other officers and staff to perform such duties as the Association may determine. SECTION 2. Board of Governors (a) All the powers of the Association shall be vested in the Board of Governors. (b) Each Governor and Alternate Governor of the Bank ap-pointed by a member of the Bank which is also a member of the Association shall ex officio be a Governor and Alternate Governor, respectively, of the Association. No Alternate Governor may vote except in the absence of his principal. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Bank shall ex officio be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Association except that if the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Bank shall represent a state which is not a member of the Association, then the Board of Governors shall select one of the Governors as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Any Governor or Alternate Governor shall cease to hold office if the member by which he was appointed shall cease to be a member of the Association. (c) The Board of Governors may delegate to the Executive Directors authority to exercise any of its powers, except the power to: (i) admit new members and determine the conditions of their admission ; (ii) authorize additional subscriptions and determine the terms and conditions relating thereto; (iii) suspend a member; (iv) decide appeals from interpretations of this Agreement given by the Executive Directors; (v) make arrangements pursuant to Section 7 of this Ar-ticle to cooperate with other international organiza-tions (other than informal arrangements of a tempo-rary and administrative character); (vi) decide to suspend pe·rmanently the operations of the Association and to distribute its assets; (vii) determine the distribution of the Association's net in-come pursuant to Section 12 of this Article; and (viii} approve proposed amendments to this Agreement.

(d) The Board of Governors shall hold an annual meeting and such other meetings as may be provid£:d for by the Board of Governors or called by the Executive Directors. ( e) The annual meeting of the Board of Governors shall be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Board of Gov-ernors of the Bank. (f) A quorum for any meeting of the Board of Governors shall be a majority of the Governors, exercising not less than two-thirds of the total voting power. (g) The Association may by regulation establish a procedure whereby the Executive Directors may obtain a vote of the Gov-ernors on a specific question without calling a meeting of the Board of Governors. (h) The Board of Governors, and the Executive Directors to the extent authorized, may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Association. (i) Governors and Alternate Governors shall serve as such without compensation from the Association.

SECTION 3. Votins (a) Each original member shall, in respect of its initial sub-scription, have 500 votes plus one additional vote for each $5,000 of its initial subscription. Subscriptions other than initial sub-scriptions of original members shall carry such voting rights as the Board of Governors shall determine pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section l(b) or Article III, Section l(b) and (cL as the case may be. Additions to resources other than subscrip-tions under Article II, Section 1 (b) and additional subscriptions under Article III, Section 1, shall not carry voting rights. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provieled, all matters be-fore the Association shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast.

SECTION 4. Executive Directors (a) The Executive Directors shall be responsible for the con-duct of the general operations of the Association, and for this purpose shall exercise all the powers given to them by this Agree-ment or delegated to them by the Board of Governors. (b) The Executive Directors of the Association shall be com-posed ex officio of each Executive Director of the Bank who shall have been (i) appointed by a member of the Bank which is also a member of the Association, or (ii) elected in an election in which the votes of at least one member of the Bank which is also a mem-!J„r f>f the Association shall have counted toward his election. The .Alternate to each such Executive Director of the Bank shall ex officio be an Alternate Director of the Association. Any Director shall cease to hold office if the member by which he was appointed, or if all the members whose votes counted toward his election, shall cease to be members of the Association. (c) Each Director who is an appointed Executive Director of the Bank shall be entitled to cast the number of votes which the memhr.r by which he was appointed is entitled to cast in the Asso-ciation. Each Director who is an elected Executive Director of the Bank shall be entitled to cast the number of votes which the member or members of the Association whose votes counted to-ward his election in the Bank are entitled to cast in the Associa-tion. All the votes which a Director is entitled to cast shall be cast as a unit. (d) An Alternate Director shall have full power to act in the absence of the Director who shall have appointed him. Wlien a Director is present, his Alternate may participate in meetings but shall not vote. (e) A quorum for any meeting of the Executive Directors shall be a majority of the Directors exercising not less than one-half of the total voting power. ~ (f) The Executive Directors shall meet as often as the business of the Association may require. (g) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations under which a member of the Association not entitled to appoint an Executive Director of the Bank may send a representative to attend any meeting of the Executive Directors of the Association when a request made by, or a matter particularly affecting, that member is under consideration.

SECTION 5. President and Stall (a) The President of the Bnnk shall be ez officio President of the Association. The President shall be Chairman of the Execu-tive Directors of the Association but shall have no vote except a deciding vote in case of an equal division. He may participate in meetings of the Board of Governors but shall not vote at such meetings. (b) The President shall be chief of the operating staff of the Association. Under the clircction of the Executive Directors he shall conduct the ordinary business of the Association and under their general control shall be responsible for the organization, appointment and dismissal of the officers and staff. To the extent practicable, officers and staff of the Bank shall be appointed to serve concurrently as officers and staff of the Association. (c) The President, officers and staff of the Association, in the discharge of their offices, owe their duty entirely to the Associa-tion and to no other authority. Each member of the Association shall respect the international character of this duty and shall refrain from all attempts to influence any of them in the discharge of their duties. (d) In appointing officers and staff the President shall, subject to the paramount importance of securing the highest standards of efficiency and of technical competence, pay due regard to the importance of recruiting personnel on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

SECTION 6. Relationship to the Bank (a) The Association shall be an entity separate and distinct from the Bank and the funds of the Association shall be kept separate and apart from those of the Bank. The Association shall not borrow from or lenu to the Bank, except that this shall not preclude the Association from investing funds not needed in its financing operations in obligations of the Bank. (b) The Association may make arrangements with the Bank regarding facilities, personnel and services and arrangements for reimbursement of administrative expenses paid in the first in-stance by either organization on behalf of the other. (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall make the Association liable for the acts or obligations of the Bank, or the Bank liable for the acts or obligations of the .Association.

SECTION 7. Relations with Other International Organiza-tions The Association shall enter into formal arrangements with the United Nations and may enter into such arrangements with other public international organizations having specialized responsi-bilities in related fields.

SECTION 8. Location of Offices The principal office of the Association shall be the principal office of the Bank. The Association may establish other offices in the territories of any member.

SECTION 9. Depositories Each member shall designate its central bank as a depository in which the Association may keep holdings of such member's cur-rency or other assets of the .Association, or, if it has no central bank, it shall designate for such purpose such other institution as may be acceptable to the .A~sociation. In the absence of any dif-ferent designation, the depository designated for the Bank shall be the depository for the Association.

SECTION 10. Channel of Communication Each member shall designate an appropriate authority with which the Association may communicate iu connection with any matter arising under this .Agreement. In the absence of any dif-ferent designation, tht' channel of communication designated for the Bank shall be the channel for the Association. SECTION 11. Publication of Reports and Provision of Information (a) The Association shall publish an annual report containing an audited statement of its accounts and shall circulate to members at appropriate intervals a summary statement of its financial position and of the results of its operations. (b) The Association may publish such other reports as it deems desirable to carry out its purposes. (c) Copies of all reports, statements and publications made under this Section shall be distributed to members.

SECTION 12. Disposition of Net Income The Board of Governors shall determine from time to time the disposition of the Association's net income, having due regard to provision for reserves and contingencies.

ARTICLE VII Withdrawal; Suspension of Membership; Suspension of Operations

SECTION 1. Withdrawal by Members Any member may withdraw from membership in the Associ-ation at any time by transmitting a notice in writing to the Associ-D.tion at its principal office. ·withdrawal shall become effective upon the date such notice is received.

SECTION 2. Suspension of Membership (a) If a member fails to fulfill any of its obligations to the Association, the Association may suspend its membership by decision of a majority of the Governors, exercising a majority of the total voting power. The member so suspended shall automati-cally cease to be a member one year from the date of its suspension unless a decision iR taken by the same majority to restore the mrm-ber to good standing. (b) While under suspension, a member shall not be entitled to exercise any rights under this Agreement except the right of withdrawal, but shall remain suhject to all obligations. SECTION 3. Suspension or Cessation of Membership in the Bank Any member which is suspended from membership in, or ceases to be a member of, the Bank shall automatically be suspended fro!ll membership in, or cease to be a member of, the Association, as the case may be.

SECTION 4. Rights and Duties of Governments Ceasing to be Members (a) \Vhen a government ceases to be a member, it shall have no rights under this Agreement except as provided in this Section and in Article X (c), but it shall, except as in this Section otherwise provided, remain liable for all financial obligations undertaken by it to the Association, whether as a member, borrower, guarantor or otherwise. ( b) ·when a government ceases to be a member, the Association and the government shall proceed to a settlement of accounts. As part of such settlement of ac'!ounts, the Association and the gov-ernment may agree on the amounts to be paid to the government on account of its subscription and on the time and currencies of payment. The term "subscription" when used in relation to any member government shall for the purposes of this Article be deemed to include both the initial subscription and any additional subscription of such member government. (c) If no such agreement is reached within six months from the date when the government ceased to be a member, or such other time as may be agreed upon by the Association an<l the government, the following provisions shall apply: ( i) The government shall be reliewd of any further liability to the Association on account of its subscription, except that the government shall pay to the Association forth-with amounts due and unpaid on the date when the gov-ernment ceased to be a member and which in the opinion of the Association are needed by it to meet its commit-ments as of that date under itR financing operations. (ii) The Association shall return to the government funds paid in by the government on account of its subscrip-tion or derived therefrom as principal repa:yments and held by the Association on the date when the government ceased to be a member, except to the extent that in the opinion of the Association such funds will be needed by it to meet its commitments as of that date under its financing operations. (iii) The Association shall pay over to the government a pro rata share of all principal repayments received by the Association after the date on which the government ceases to be a member on loans contracted prior thereto, except those made out of supplementary resources pro-vided to the Association under arrangements specifying special liquidation rights. Such share shall be such pro-portion of the total principal amount of such loans as the total amount paid by the government on account of its subscription and not returned to it pursuant to clause (ii) above shall bear to the total amount paid by all members on account of their subscriptions which shall have been used or in the opinion of the Association will be needed by it to meet its commitments under its financ-ing operations as of the date on which the government ceases to be a member. Such payment by the Associa-tion shall be made in instalments when and as such prin-cipal repayments are received by the Association, but not more frequently than annually. Such instalments shall be paid in the currencies received by the Associa-tion except that the Association may in its discretion make payment in the currency of the government con-cerned. (iv) Any amount due to the government on account of its subscription may be withheld so long as that govern-ment, or the government of any territory included with-in its membership, or any political subdivision or any agency of any of the foregoing remains liable, as bor-rower or guarantor, to the Association, and such amount may, at the option of the Association, be applied against any such liability as it matures. (v) In no event shall the government receive under this para-graph (c) an amount exceeding, in the aggregate, the lesser of the two following: (a) the amount paid by the government on account of its subscription, or (b) such proportion of the net assets of the Association, as shown on the books of the Associatiou as of the date on which the government ceased to be a member, as the amount of its subscription shall bear to the aggregate amount· of the subscriptions of all members. (vi) All calculations required hereunder shall be made on such basis as shall be reasonably determined by the Association.

( d) In no event shall any amount due to a government under this Section be paid until six months after the date upon which the government ceases to be a member. If within six months of the date upon which any government ceases to be a member the Asso-ciation suspends operations under Section 5 of this Article, all rights of such government shall be determined by the provisions of such Section 5 and such government shall be considered a mem-ber of the Association for purposes of such Section 5, except that it shall have no voting rights.

SECTION 5. Suspension of Operations and Settlement of Obligations (a) The Association may permanently suspend its operations by vote of a majority of the Governors exercising a majority of the total voting power. After such suspension of operations the .Association shall forthwith cease all activities, except those inci-dent to the orderly realization, conservation and preservation of its assets and settlement of its obligations. Until final settlement of such obligations and distribution of such assets, the Association shall remain in existence and all mutual rights and obligations of the Association and its members under this Agreement shall con-tinue unimpaired, except that no member shall be suspended or shall withdraw and that no distribution shall be made to members except as in this Section provided. (b) No distribution shall be made to members on account of their subscriptions until all liabilities to creditors shall have been discharged or provided for and until the Board of Governors, by vote of a majority of the Governors exercising a majority of the total voting power, shall have decided to make such distribution. ( c) Subject to the foregoing, and to any special arrangements for the disposition of supplementary resources agreed upon in con-nection with the provision of such resources to the Association, the Association shall distribute its assets to members pro rata in pro-portion to amounts paid in by them on account of their subscrip-tions. Any distribution pursuant to the foregoing provision of this paragraph ( c) shall be subject, in the case of any member, to prior settlement of all outstanding claims by the Association against such member. Such distribution shall be made at such times, in such currencies, and in cash or other assets as the Association shall deem fair and equitable. Distribution to the several members need not be uniform in respect of the type of assets distributed or of the currencies in which they are expressed. (d) Any member receiving assets distributed by the Association pursuant to this Section or Section 4 shall enjoy the same rights with respect to such assets as the Association enjoyed prior to their distribution.

ARTICLE VIII Status, Immunities and Privileges

SECTION 1. Purposes of Article

To enable the Association to fulfill the functions with which it is entrusted, the status, immunities and privileges provided in this Article shall be accorded to the Association in the territories of each member.

SECTION 2. Status of the Association The Association shall posseMs full juridical personality and, in particular, the capacity: (i) to contract; (ii) to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable prop-erty; (iii) to institute legal proceedings. SECTION 3. Position of the Association with Regard to judicial Process Actions may be brought against the Association only in a court of competent juris<liction in the territories of a member in which the Association has an office, has appointed an agent for the pur-pose of accepting service or notice of process, or has issued or guaranteed securities. No actions shall, however, be brought by members or persons acting for or <leriving claims from members. The property and assets of the Association shall, wheresoever located and by whomsoever heltl, be immune from all forms of seizure, attachment or execution before the delivery of final judg-ment against the Association.

SECTION 4. Immunity of Assets from Seizure Property and assets of the Association, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of seizure by exec-utive or legislative action.

SECTION 5. Immunity of Archives Tlrn archi n~s of the Association shall be inviolable.

SECTION 6. Freedom of Assets from Restrictions To the extent necessary to carry out the operations provided for in this .Agreement and subject to the provisions of this Agree-ment, all property and assets of the Association shall be free from restrictions, regulations, controls and moratoria of any nature.

SECTION 7. Privilege for Communications The official communications of the Association shall be accor<led hy each memher the same treatment that it accords to the official communications of other members.

SECTION 8. Immunities and Privileges of Officers and Employees All Governors, Executive Directors, Alternates, officers and employees of the Association (i) shall be immune from legal process with respect to acts performecl by them in their official capacity except when the Association waives this immunity; (ii) not being local nationals, shall be accorded the same im-munities from immigration restrictions, alien registra-tion requirements and national service obligations and the same facilities as regards exchange restrictions as are accorded by members to the representatives, officials, and employees of comparable rank of other members; (iii) shall be granted the same treatment in respect of travel-ling facilities as is accorded by members to representa-tives, officials and employees of comparable rank of other members.

SECTION 9. Immunities from Taxation (a) The Association, its assets, property, income and its opera-tions and transactions authorized by this Agreement, shall be immune from all taxation and from all customs duties. The Asso-ciation shall also be immune from liability for the collection or payment of any tax or duty. (b) No tax shall he levietl on or in respect of salaries and emolu-ments paid by the Association to Executive Directors, Alternates, officials or employees of the Association who are not local citizens, local subjects, or other local nationals. (c) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on any obligation or security issued by the Association (including any dividend or in-terest thereon) by whomsoe,·er held (i) which discriminates against such obligation or security solely because it is issued by the Association; or (ii) if the sole jurisdictional basis for such taxation is the place or currency in which it is issued, made payable or paid, or the location of any office or place of business maintained by the Association.

(d) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on any obligation or security guaranteed hy the Association (including any clividernl or interest thereon) hy whomsoever held (i) which discriminates against such obligation or security solely be~ause it is guaranteed by the Association; or (ii) if the sole jurisdictional basis for such taxation is the location of any office or place of business maintained by the Association.

SECTION 10. Application of Article Each member shall take such action as is necessary in its own territories for the purpose of making effective in terms of its own law the principles set forth in this Article and shall inform the Association of the detailed action which it has taken.

ARTICLE IX Amendments

(a) Any proposal to introduce modifications in this Agreement, whether emanating from a member, a Governor or the Executive Directors, shall be communicated to the Chairman of the Board of Governors who shall bring the proposal before the Board. If the proposed amendment is approved by the Board, the Associa-tion shall, by circular letter or telegram, ask all members whether they accept the proposed amendment. ·when three-fifths of the members, having four-fifths of the total voting power, have accepted the proposed amendments, the Association shall certify the fact by formal communication addressed to all members. (b) Notwithstanding (a) above, acceptance by all members is required in the case of any amendment modifying (i) the right to withdraw from the Association provided in Article VII, Section 1 ; (ii) the right secured by Article III, Section 1 (c) ; (iii) the limitation on liability provided in Article II, Sec-tion 3.

(c) Amendments shall enter into force for all members three months after the date of the formal communication unless a shorter period is specified in the circular letter or telegram. ARTICLE X Interpretation a.nd Arbitration (a) Any question of interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement arising between any member and the Association or between any members of the Association shall be submitted to the Executive Directors for their decision. If the question partic-ularly affects any member of the Association not entitled to ap-point an Executive Director of the Bank, it shall be entitled to representation in accordance with Article VI, Section 4 (g). (b) In any case where the Executive Directors have given a decision under (a) above, any member may require that the ques-tion be referred to the Board of Governors, whose decision shall be final. Pending the result of the reference to the Board of Gov-ernors, the Association may, so far as it deems necessary, act on the basis of the decision of the Executive Directors. ( c) Whenever a disagreement arises between the Association and a country which has cea.sed to be a member, or between the Association and any member during the permanent suspension of the Association, such disagreement shall be submitted to arbitra-tion by a tribunal of three arbitrators, one appointed by the Asso-ciation, another by the country involved and an umpire who, unless the parties otherwise agree, shall be appointed by the President of the International Court of Justice or such other authority as may have been prescribed by regulation adopted by the Association. rrhe umpire shall have full power tQ,. settle all questions of pro-cedure in any case where the parties are in disagreement \\·ith respect thereto.

ARTICLE XI Final Provisions SECTION 1. Entry into Force 'rhis Agreement shall enter into force when it has been signed on behalf of governments whose subscriptions comprise not less than sixty-five percent of the total subscriptions. set forth in Schedule A and when the instruments referred to in Section 2 (a) of this Article have been deposited on their behalf, but in no event shall this Agreement enter into force before September 15, 1960. SECTION 2. SiAnature (a) Each government on whose behalf this Agreement is signed shall deposit with the Bank an instrument setting forth that it has accepted this Agreement in accordance with its law and has taken all steps necessary to enable it to carry out all of its obligations under this Agreement. (b) Each government shall become a member of the Association as from the date of the drposit on its behalf of the instrument re-ferred to in paragraph (a) above except that no government shall become a member before this Agreement enters into force under Section 1 of this Article. (c) This Agreement shall remain open for signature until the close of business on December 31, 1960, at the principal office of the Bank, on behalf of the governments of the states whose names are set forth in Schedule A, provided that, if this Agreement shall not have entered into force by that date, the Executive Directors of the Bank may extend the period during which this Agreement shall remain open for signature by not more than six months. (d) After this Agreement shall have entered into force, it shall be open for signature on behalf of the government of any state whose membership shall have been approved pursuant to Article II, Section 1 (b).

SECTION 3. Territorial Application By its signature of this Agreement, each government accepts it both on its own behalf and in respect of all territories for whose international relations such government is responsible except those which are excluded by such government by written notice to the Association.

SECTION 4. Inauguration of the Association (a) As soon as this Agreement enters into force under Section 1 of this Article the President shall call a meeting of the Executive Directors. (b} The Association shall begin operations on the date when such meeting is held. (c) Pending the first meeting of the Board of Governors, the Executive Directors may exercise all the powers of the Board of Governors except those reserved to the Board of Governors under this Agreement.

SECTION 5. Resistration The Bank is authorized to register this Agreement with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and the Regulations there-under adopted by the General Assembly.

DoNE at Washington, in a single copy which shall remain depos-ited in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which has indicated by its signature below its agreement to act as depository of this Agreement, to register this Agreement with the Secretariat of the United Nations and to notify all governments whose names are set forth in Schedule A of the date when this Agreement shall have entered into force under Article XI, Section 1 hereof.

w J ~~If~ J-- ~q -a._ ;qG· o SCHEDULE A-INITIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS (US$ Millions)*

PART I Australia 20.18 .Japan . . . . . . . 33.59 Austria .. 5.04 Luxembourg 1.01 Belgium 22.70 Netherlands . . 27.74 Canada 37.83 Norway . . . . . . . 6.72 Denmark .......... . 8. 74 Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.09 F'inland ........... . 3.83 Union of South Africa 10.09 };"'ranee ........... . 52.96 United Kingdom .... 131.14 Germany .......... . 52.96 United States ...... 320.29 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.16 763.07

PART II Afghanistan 1.01 Israel ......... . 1.68 Argentina 18.83 .Jordan .. . 0.30 Bolivia ... 1.06 Korea 1.26 Brazil 18.83 Lebanon ......... . 0.45 Burma 2.02 Libya .......... . 1.01 Ceylon 3.03 Malaya .......... . 2.52 Chile ..... . 3.53 Mexico ......... . 8.74 Chi11:~ 30.26 ·Morocco .. 3.53 Co!ornbin. 3.53 Nicaragua 0.30 Co~;ta H.ica 0.20 Pakistan 10.09 Cuba .............. . 4.71 Panama ........... . 0.02 Dominican Republic . 0.40 Paraguay 0.30 F~cuador .......... . 0.65 Peru ........... . 1.77 I!Jl Salvador 0.30 Philippines 5.04 Ethiopia .. 0.50 Saudi Arabia ..... 3.70 Ghana ........ . 2.36 Spain 10.09 Greece .......... . 2.52 Sudan .......... . 1.01 Guatemala 0.40 rrhailand ...... . 3.03 Haiti ... 0.76 Tunisia ....... . 1.51 Honduras 0.30 Turkey .. . 5.80 Iceland .. 0.10 United Arab Republic 6.03 India 40.35 Uruguay 1.06 Indonesia 11.10 Venezuela .. 7.06 Iran ... 4.54 Viet-Nam .......... . 1.51 Iraq 0.76 Yugoslavia .. 4.04 Ireland 3.03 236.93

TOTAL 1000.00 "In terms of United States dollars of the weight and finenesa in etfed on Janu-ary 1, 1960. FOR ECUADOR

?C~~Y. ~ j!J(4f /f{o. JOSE R. CHIRIBOGA V.

FOR PAKISTAN

M. SHOAIB r c.,-1 1760

FOR SWEDEN

GUNNAR JARRING

FOR AUSTRALIA

HOWARD BEALE

FOR NORWAY

ROLF HANCKE FOR VIET-NAM

TRAN-VAN-CHUONG

FOR CHINA

GEORGE K. C. YEH

FOR UNITED STATES

ROBERT B. ANDERSON

FOR CANADA < ltc /. )~i'u$~ ~ 9, 1 ?6v G. de T. GLAZEBROOK

FOR HONDURAS

, , CELEO DAVILA FOR SUDAN

MOHAMED ABDEL MAGED

FOR ETHIOPIA

Mll<AEL IMRU

FOR MALAYA

TENGKU NGAH MOHAMED

FOR UNITED KINGDOM

HAROLD CACCIA

FOR INDIA

OWARKA NATH CHATTERJEE FOR ITALY

M ~- {1J 1--01..'\r ( JI{ ~~ 11 /16" 0 MANLIO BROSIO

FOR NETHERLANDS

J. H. van ROI JEN

FOR GERMANY

FOR THAILAND

~~ SUNTHORN HONGL~~ J-C/- f (a()'{} •

FOR JORDAN

H. JAYOUSI FOR IRAN

ARDESHIR ZAHEDI

FOR UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ..

l"l.7t. cJd. 196<). w.c. NAUDE

FOR SPAIN

~~.~~.~~~ Ji-~ /yt_.t /96ZJ MARIANO de YT~- ·

FOR PARAGUAY

JUAN PLATE FOR YUGOSLAVIA

~~ MARl<O te.~ ~b / /C?6-D FOR UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC

~~~k~ J..t-MOSTAFA KAMEL /(!)- !f&a

M. CUADERNO

FOR COLOMBIA

- C. S. de SANTAMARiA

FOR IRAQ

ALI Ii. sui.~. 7 I I r bi? FOF? DENMARK

FOil GUATEMALA ~-

d./ vi"~'*" / 9 ~ (?. - CARLOS ALEJOS A.

FOR ISRAFL

AVRAHAM HAHMAN

FOH IRELAND

T. J. KIERN~N

lt

FOfi TURKEY ../~..---)AA--J ~J)

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MEMDUH AYTUR FOR JAPAN

'J.;,.o ~.·----- ~ l<OICHIRO ASAl<AI

FOH FINLAND

R.11. t/~

R. R. SEPPALA

FOR MOROCCO

EL-MEHDI BEN-ABOUD

FOR GHANA

FOR FRANCE

f--f~. 3..o'rl. ...:!> c..u.........lc•.., C. LEBEL FOR SAUDI ARABIA

A. Z. SAAD

FOR NICARAGUA

GUILLERMO SEVILLA·SACASA

FOR TUNISIA

MONGI SLIM

FOR CHILE ~.....:=:::::::-~--~-_-_'--:"'-:':~)..=~ ..

WALTER MULLER

FOR AUSTRIA

WILFRIEO PLATZER FOR MEXICO

17 b0' ANTONIO CARRILLO FLORES

FOR AFGHANISTAN

M~. 1r£ 1. M. H. MAIWANDWAL

FOR l<OREA

FOR ICELAND

THOR THORS

FOR HAITI ----X;J~„.,__ ___ - ~1J,., ,9,1

E. BONHOMME FOR BOLIVIA

V. ANDRADE

FOR CEYLON

R. S. S. GUNEWAROENE

FOR BRAZIL

C. A. BERNAROES

FOR COSTA RICA

M. G. ESCALANTE D.

FOR LIBYA

MOHIEDOINE FEl<INI FOR PERU

FOR PANAMA

A.G. ARANGO

FOR GREECE

A.S. LIATIS

FOR NIGERIA

J.M. UOOCHI

FOR ARGENTINA

EMILIO D. del CARRIL FOR CYPRUS

/{_,~\~~ l ZENON ROSSIOES

s ~-Cvv~ ~,., FOR LIB!;:RIA c· -- J

S. EDWARD PE AL

FOR LEEIA~ 8 ,. \l:-·~ II~ 10,. - N. OIMECHKIE

FOR EL SALVADOR

~ 2.~. 1Jt2~

F. R. LIMA

FOR SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

OMAR ABOU RICHE

FOR TOGO

c A.AKAKPO

FOR SENEGAL

DIOP OUSMANE SOCE

Fon SOM AL I 1\

()Vvv~ ~~-· 3l-~· /)be_ OMAR MOHALLIM

FOR TANGANYIKA

C P NGAIZA

FOR SIERRA ~EONE

(( ~.llv!f-{~ R. E. KELFA-CAULKER FOR KUWAIT

T. ALGHOUSSEIN

FOR BURMA

ON SEIN

A. A. FREITES

FOR NEPAL

M. P. KOIRALA

FOR IVORY COAST

/ , ,w~l-1'!/~ --

KONAN BEolE A. SIDI KOU

FOR UPPER VOLTA

J. BOUREIMA KABORE

JEAN-PIERRE KOMBET

FOR MAUR!fj~ y M. N KOCH MAN

LOUIS lg.-PINTO FOR MALAGASY REPUBLIC

LOUIS RAKOTOMALALA

FOR ALGERIA

CHERIF GUELLAL

FOR UGANDA

APOLLO K. KIRONOE

FOR MAifl__...-<---1 /, ______.

OUMAR SOW

FOR CONGO---. (Le"!)()_lcllliJW II ~ {' ./' '. ___/ . i

I

JOSEPH PONGO FOR BURUNDI

FOH RWANDA

LAZARE MPAKANIYE

Fon LAOS

TIAO KHAMPAN

FOR GABOl\J

~----J --------------------- ARISTIDE N. E ISSEMBE

FOR CHAD

A. MALICK-SOW FOR CONGO (Brazzaville)

EMMANUEL DAMONGO-DADE-6 Jlo t/"U'.t1 ht, /t!f 6 3 ;

FOR KENYA ~

~.S,\~~ J. S. GI CHU RU ~~

FOR CAMEROON 1}t/ J. KUCH

FOR LUXEMBOURG

t~<-. ¥ M.~NMETZ /

FOR BELGIUM FOR MALAWI

E. D. MWASI

FOR ZAMBIA

~J. SOKO

FOR GUYAN/\

JOMN CARTER

FOR THE GAMBIA

E. w. MAUDE

FOR BOTSWANA

P. P. MAKE PE FOR INDONESIA

SOEDJATMOKO

FOR LESOTHO

A.S. MOHALE

FOR MAURITIUS

PIERRE GUY GIRALD BALANCY

FOR GUINEA

LAN SA NA BE A"OGU I

FOR SWAZILAND

L. LOVELL FOR YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC

MOHAMED SAID AL-ATTAR

FOR CAMBODIA

VOEUNSAI SONN

FOR SOUTHERN YEMEN

MOHAMED ALI ABDULLA

FOR REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

PRIMO JOSE ESONO

FOR PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

SA KARIM FOR FIJI

C.A. STINSON a.~"4-t· .t9 7(.

FOR TRIN IOAD & TOBAGO

GEORGE M. CHAMBERS

FOR OMAN

THUWAINY Bl N SHIHA8

FOR WESTERN SAMOA

~~L~\i.. .~ "'-"'-'.. 1..~ ' l~ 1¥\- G.D. L. WHITE

FOR NEW ZEALAND

H.G. LANG FOR GRENADA

E. M. GAIRY

FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M.T. SOMARE

FOR GUINEA- BISSAU

V!CTOR FREIRE MONTEIRO

FOR SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

LEONEL MARIO d'ALVA

FOR COMOROS t<'... .,tl_.: (I . (). (J - ~ 9 ?:;„c'" .....,.bet„, \Cf 7? KADHIM A AL-EYD FOR MALDIVES

13 J~~ l'fJ~ FATHULLA JAMEEL

?' - FOR CAPE VERDE

~·, ~rv; 2GJ 19-?8 CORENTINO SANTOS

FOR SOLOMON ISLANDS

~· ANTHONY VERNON HUGHES

FOR DOMINICA

MARY EUGENIA CHARLES

FOR ZIMBABWE

E...M. NKALA FOR REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI

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FOR IBRAHIM MOHAMED SULTAN

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU ~ /(~~ „f~(;t.(~ /-¥4w.- ~ ;i. y I<; 'II I

~(/\· KAL POK OR KALSAKAU

FOR BHUTAN

DAWA TSERING

FOi~ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

AHMED SALIM Al- MOKARRAB

FOR BELIZE

EDMUND A. MAR$HALLECK FOR ST. LUCIA

OLIVER INNOCENT

FOR ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

JOEL TONEY

FOR PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

RUI BALTAZAR DOS SANTOS ALVES

FOR HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

BAKO EDE

FOR KINGDOM OF TONGA

/

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JAMES CECIL COCKER fOR RKPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

BOANEREKE BOANEREKE

FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

ERNSTEIN EDWARDS

~'OR POLAND

,JAN KINAST

ron ANGOLA

Al!G1.iS'IO TEIXEIHA DE MA'ID3

FOR CtECH AND ST.OVAK FEDERAL /ffa_~ (;:es;y._,..

VACLAV KLAUS FOR MONGOLIA

A. BAZARKHUU

FOR REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA

GENC MLLOJA

FOR SNITZERLAND

OTTO STICH

FOR HUSSIAN FEDERATION

EGOR T. GAIDAR

FOR KAZAI<HSTAN

BEISENBAI I. IZTELEUOV FOR LATVIA

ARNIS KALNINSH

FOR KYRGYZSTAN

AMANGELDY MURLIEV

FOR REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

FAIZULLA M, .. LAJANOV

FOR PORTUGAL

FRANCISCO JOSE LAGO TREICULER KNOPFLI

FOR MARSHALL ISLANDS

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H.UBEN R. ZACIC!!RAS FOR TAJIKISTAN

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; . i RUSTAM M. MAHKAMOV

FOR FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

ALOYSIUS J. TUUTH

FOR ARMENIA

ROUBEN SHOUGARIAN

FOR GEORGIA

f PETRE CKHAIDZE

FOR MOLDOVA

AJg1&1

f 4,Ju ne 199/ NICOLAE TAU FOR ERITREA

HAILE WOLDENSE

FOR AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

HAFIZ PASHAYEV

~z47tl FOR PALAU

/2-' /~ -f1 TOMMY E. REMENGESAU, JR.

FOR BARBADOS

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~ARI ALKATIRI FOR SINGAPORE

27 Se.-p oz. LIM HNG KIANG

FOR UKRAINE

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FOR UONTENEGRO

/~,oJ. to9~. IGOR LUKSIC

FOR THE BAHAMAS

HUBERT

FOR ESTONIA

IV ARI PA DAR FATMIR SEJDIU HASHIM THACI '

FOR TUVALU

LOTOALA METIA

FOR LITHUANIA

- INGRIDA SIMONYTE

FOR SOUTH SUDAN I ~ \t,ss;;~ p ,I~·

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Pan Andrzej Domański Minister Finansów

Opinia o zgodności z prawem Unii Europejskiej umowy o Międzynarodowym Stowarzyszeniu Rozwoju, zatwierdzonej do przedłożenia Rządom przez Dyrektorów Wykonawczych Międzynarodowego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju, sporządzonej w Waszyngtonie dnia 26 stycznia 1960 roku, wyrażona przez ministra właściwego do spraw członkostwa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Unii Europejskiej

Szanowny Panie Ministrze,

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