Colombia - Rural Roads Project : Loan 1966 - Guarantee Agreement - Conformed

LOAN NUMBER 1966-CO Guarantee Agreement (Rural Roads Project) between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated r , 1981 LOAN NUMBER 1966-CO GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated g2/* , 1981, between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA (hereinafter called the Guarantor) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (herein- after called the Bank). WHEREAS by the Loan Agreement of even date herewith between the Bank and Republic of Colombia (hereinafter called the Borrower) the Bank has agreed to make to the Borrower a loan in various currencies equivalent to thirty-three million dollars ($33,000,000), on the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, but only on condition that the Guarantor agree to guarantee the obligations of the Borrower in respect of such loan as hereinafter provided; and WHEREAS the Guarantor, in consideration of the Bank's entering into the Loan Agreement with the Borrower, has agreed so to guarantee such obligations of the Borrower; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The parties to this Agreement accept all the provisions of the General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements of the Bank dated October 27, 1980, with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, subject, however, to the modifications thereof set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement (said General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements, as so modified, being hereinafter called the General Conditions). Section 1.02. Wherever used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions and in Section 1.02 of the Loan Agreement have the respective meanings therein set forth. ARTICLE II Guarantee; Provision of Funds Section 2.01. Without limitation or restriction upon any of its other obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantor -2- hereby unconditionally guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety merely, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest and other charges on, the Loan, and the premium, if any, on the prepayment of the Loan and the punctual performance of all the other obligations of the Borrower, all as set forth in the Loan Agreement. Section 2.02. Without limitation or restriction upon the provisions of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, the Guarantor specifically undertakes to make arrangements, satisfactory to the Bank, promptly to provide the Borrower or cause the Borrower to be provided with such funds as are needed by the Borrower to comply with its obligations under paragraph (d) of Section 3.01 of the Loan Agreement and to meet the expenditures required for the carrying out of the Project. ARTICLE III Other Covenants Section 3.01. (a) It is the policy of the Bank, in making loans to, or with the guarantee of, its members not to seek, in normal circumstances, specific security from the member concerned but to ensure that no other external debt shall have priority over its loans in the allocation, realization or distribution of foreign exchange held under the control or for the benefit of such member. To that end, if any lien shall be created on any public assets (as hereinafter defined), as security for any external debt, which will or might result in a priority for the benefit of the creditor of such external debt in the allocation, realization or distribution of foreign exchange, such lien shall, unless the Bank shall otherwise agree, ipso facto, and at no cost to the Bank, equally and ratably secure the principal of, and interest and other charges on, the Loan, and the Guarantor, in creating or permitting the creation of such lien, shall make express provision to that effect; provided, however, that, if for any constitutional or other legal reason such provision cannot be made with respect to any lien created on assets of any of its political or administrative subdivisions, which will or might result in a priority for the benefit of the creditor of such external debt in the allocation, realization or distribution of foreign exchange, the Guarantor shall promptly and at no cost to the Bank secure the principal of, and interest and other charges on, the Loan by an equivalent lien on other public assets satisfactory to the Bank, of the Guarantor or of any entity owned or controlled by, or -3- operating for the account or benefit of, the Guarantor, including gold and other foreign exchange assets held by any institution performing the functions of a central bank or exchange stabiliza- tion fund, or similar functions, for the Guarantor. (b) The foregoing undertaking shall not apply to: (i) any lien created on property, at the time of purchase thereof, solely as security for payment of the purchase price of such property; and (ii) any lien arising in the ordinary course of banking transactions and securing a debt maturing not more than one year after its date. (c) As used in this Section, the term "public assets" means assets of the Guarantor, of any political or administrative subdivision thereof and of any entity owned or controlled by, or operating for the accoutt or benefit of, the Guarantor or any such subdivision, including gold and foreign exchange assets held by any institution performing the functions of a central bank or exchange stabilization fund, or similar functions, for the Guarantor. Section 3.02. The Guarantor shall, acting through MOPT, maintain and repair the Borrower's road maintenance equipment in accordance with appropriate technical standards. Section 3.03. The Guarantor shall exchange views and agree with the Bank and the Borrower, by February 28 and August 31 of each year, on the provision of fund requirements for Parts (1) and (2) of the Project as provided under Section 3.01 (d) (iv) of the Loan Agreement. ARTICLE IV Representative of the Guarantor; Addresses Section 4.01. The Ministro de Hacienda y Crfdito PGblico of the Guarantor is designated as representative of the Guarantor for the purposes of Section 11.03 of the General Conditions. Section 4.02. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: 4- For the Guarantor: Republic of Colombia Ministerio de Hacienda y Cr6dito PGblico Palacio de los Ministerios Plaza San Agustin BogotA, D.E., Colombia Cable address: MINHACIENDA Bogotf For the Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable address: Telex: INTBAFRAD 440098 (ITT) Washington, D.C. 248423 (RCA) or 64145 (WUI) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names in the District of Columbia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA By Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By Regional Vice President Latin America and the Caribbean INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original in the archives of the Interna- tional Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- ment. In witness whereof I have signed this Certifi- cate and affixed the Seal f the Bank thereunto this 2e -day of * ,198/. FOR SECRETARY