Thông báo 28/2023/TB-LPQT hiệu lực Công hàm trao đổi cho khoản vay của Dự án "Cải thiện cơ sở hạ tầng nhằm phát triển nông nghiệp tại tỉnh Lâm Đồng (giai đoạn 1)" giữa Việt Nam và Nhật Bản

THÔNG BÁO

VỀ VIỆC ĐIỀU ƯỚC QUỐC TẾ CÓ HIỆU LỰC

Thực hiện quy định tại Điều 56 của Luật Điều ước quốc tế năm 2016, Bộ Ngoại giao trân trọng thông báo:

Công hàm trao đổi giữa Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam và Chính phủ Nhật Bản cho khoản vay của Dự án “Cải thiện cơ sở hạ tầng nhằm phát triển nông nghiệp tại tỉnh Lâm Đồng (giai đoạn 1)”, ký tại Hi-rô-xi-ma ngày 21 tháng 5 năm 2023, có hiệu lực từ ngày 21 tháng 5 năm 2023.

Bộ Ngoại giao trân trọng gửi bản sao Công hàm theo quy định tại Điều 59 của Luật nêu trên./.

Hiroshima, May 21, 2023

Excellency,

I have the honour to confirm the following understanding recently reached between the representatives of the Government of Japan and of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam concerning a Japanese loan to be extended with a view to promoting the economic stabilisation and development efforts of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam:

1. A loan in Japanese yen up to the amount of four billion seven hundred and thirty-nine million yen (¥4,739,000,000) (hereinafter referred to as "the Loan") will be extended, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of Japan, to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam represented by the Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JICA") for the purpose of implementing the Project for Upgrading Infrastructure for Agricultural Development in Lam Dong Province (Phase 1) (hereinafter referred to as "the Project").

2. (1) The Loan will be made available by a loan agreement to be concluded between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam represented by the Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and JICA. The terms and conditions of the Loan as well as the procedures for its utilization will be governed by the said loan agreement, within the scope of the present understanding, which will contain, inter alia, the following principles:

(a) The repayment period will be twenty (20) years after the grace period of ten (10) years;

(b) The rate of interest will be one point one five per cent (1.15%) per annum;

His Excellency
Dr. Ho Duc Phoc
Minister of Finance
of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

(c) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (b) above, where a part of the Loan is made available to cover payments to consultants of the Project, then the rate of interest of the said part will be nought point nought one per cent (0.01%) per annum; and

(d) The disbursement period will be nine (9) years after the date of coming into force of the said loan agreement.

(2) The loan agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above will be concluded after JICA is satisfied with the feasibility of the Project, including environmental considerations.

(3) The disbursement period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(d) above may be extended with the consent of the authorities concerned of the two Governments.

3. (1) The Loan will be made available to cover payments to be made by the Vietnamese executing agency to suppliers, contractors and/or consultants of eligible source countries under such contracts as may be entered into between them for purchases of products and/or services required for the implementation of the Project, provided that such purchases are made in such eligible source countries for products produced in and/or services supplied from those countries.

(2) The scope of eligible source countries mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be agreed upon between the authorities concerned of the two Governments.

(3) A part of the Loan may be used to cover eligible local currency requirements for the implementation of the Project.

4. The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam shall ensure that the products and/or services mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 are procured in accordance with the guidelines for procurement of JICA, which set forth, inter alia, the procedures of international competitive bidding to be followed except Where such procedures are inapplicable or inappropriate.

5. With regard to the shipping and marine insurance of the products purchased under the Loan, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam shall refrain from imposing any restrictions that may hinder fair and free competition among the shipping and marine insurance companies.