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 61 STAT.] ECUADOR--HEALTH AND SANITATION-JUNE 21, 1947 scribed for in written agreements signed by the Minister, the Chief of Party and the Director of the Servicio CLAUSE VII The general policies and procedures governing the realization of the cooperative health and sanitation program, the carrying out of the projects, and the operations of the Servicio such as, but not limited to, the disbursement and accounting of funds, the purchase, use, inventory, control and disposition of property, and any other admin- istrative matters, shall be determined and established by mutual agreement between the Minister, the Chief of Field Party and the Director of the Servicio. The procedures and methods established and in use for the operation of the Servicio under the Basic Agreement shall continue to apply to the operation of the Servicio during the pe- riod fixed in this Extension Agreement unless changed and ammended as herein provided. CLAUSE VIII The Servicio, an integral part of the Ecuadorean Government, shall be exempt and immuned from any and all taxes, fees, charges, imposts and custom duties, whether national, provincial or municipal and from all requirements for licences. CLAUSE IX For the purpose of this agreement, the Government of Ecuador accepts and recognizes the Institute as a corporate instrumentality of the Government of the United States of America and therefore, among other things, the Institute shall be exempt from all import and export tariffs, taxes, contributions and other charges. CLAUSE X The Minister, the Chief of Field Party and the Director of the Servicio are empowered to delegate their authority, prerogatives and functions to duly appointed representatives of their own choosing provided that each such representative shall be satisfactory to the said official of the other government. CLAUSE XI This Extension Agreement shall become effective upon the ex- change of diplomatic notes concerning the health and sanitation program between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ecuador and the Embassy of the United States of America to Ecua- dor, or upon the date of execution hereof, in the event such notes have heretofore been exchanged. The Basic Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the purpose of extending the cooperative health and sanitation program, except as it is modified or is inconsistent with this Extension Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exten- sion Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representa- 3107 Determination of policies, etc. Exemption from taxes, etc. l)elegatiloh of au11- tholrity, etc. Effectivity of Ex- tension Agreement. Continuance in force of Basic Agreement.

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