Conformed Copy - L4495 - Industrial Technology Project - Loan Agreement

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 4495 TU Loan Agreement (Industrial Technology Project) between REPUBLIC OF TURKEY and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated August 2, 1999 LOAN NUMBER 4495 TU LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated August 2, 1999, between the REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (the Borrower) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (the Bank). WHEREAS (A) the Borrower, having satisfied itself as to the feasibility and priority of the project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (the Project), has requested the Bank to assist in the financing of the Project; and (B) the Project will be carried out by Turk Patent Enstitusu (TPE) (the Turkish Patent Institute), Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) (the Scientific and Technical Research Organization of Turkey), through Ulusal Metroloji Enstitusu (TUBITAK/UME) (the National Metrology Institute) and Marmara Arastirma Merkezi (TUBITAK/MAM) (the Marmara Research Center), and Turkiye Teknoloji Gelistirme Vakfi (TTGV) (the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey) with the Borrower