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January 17 ,
2002
His Excellency Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané
Minister of Finance and Economy
Cotonou
Republic of Benin
Re:
Credit No. 3596 BEN
(Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Project)
Development Credit Agreement (Article I, Section 1.01 (a)
)
List of Participating Countries
Excellency:
We refer to the Development Credit Agreement (the Agreement) of
even date herewith between the Republic of Benin (the Borrower) and
the International Development Association (the Association) and, more
particularly, to the definition of “Participating Countries� to be
found in Section 1.01 (a) thereof.
We have to inform you that, for purposes of the Agreement, the
following countries are not “Participating Countries� and, therefore,
not eligible to supply goods and services under the Credit:
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Oman, Qatar,
Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
This list of ineligible countries is in addition to the list of
ineligible countries under paragraphs 1.6 and 1.8 of the “Guidelines
for Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits� published by the
Bank in January 1995 and revised in January and August 1996, September
1997 and January 1999 (the Guidelines).
In accordance with the operational policies of the Association,
the term “ineligible countries� applies both to the nationality of
bidders, and to the source of goods and services provided.
Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing by signing the
enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us for our records.
Sincerely yours,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
By:
/s/ Sidi Boubacar
Acting Regional Vice President
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Africa
CONFIRMED AND AGREED:
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
By:
/s/ Abdoulaye Bio Tchané
Authorized Representative