Colombia - Seventh Development Finance Company Project : Loan 1598 - Guarantee Agreement - Conformed

CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 1598 CO Guarantee Agreement (Seventh Development Finance Companies Project) between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated July 27, 1978 LOAN NUMBER 1598 CO GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated July 27, 1978, between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA (hereinafter called the Guarantor) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (hereinafter called the Bank). WHEREAS by the Loan Agreement of even date herewith between the Bank and Banco de la Repfblica (hereinafter called the Borrower) the Bank has agreed to make to the Borrower a loan in various currencies equivalent to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), 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 March 15, 1974, with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, subject, however, to the modifications thereof set forth in Schedule (2) to 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. - 2 - ARTICLE II 6uarantee Section 2.01. Without limitation or restriction upon any of its other obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantor 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, all as set forth in the Loan Agreement. 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 adminis- trative 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 assets, satisfactory to the Bank, of the Guarantor or of any entity owned or controlled by, or 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 stablization fund, or similar functions, for the Guarantor. -3- (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 account or benefit of, the Guarantor or any such subdivision, including gold and other 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 take all action, including the granting of all necessary authorizations, import licenses, foreign exchange permits and all other approvals required under the laws of the Guarantor, to ensure the timely procurement of the goods and services required for the Project, the Investment Projects, the Technology Improvement Programs and the Pollution Control Programs. Section 3.03. The Guarantor shall make all reasonable efforts to enable the Financieras to raise in the capital market within the territories of the Guarantor, if the circumstances prevailing therein so permit, and in foreign capital markets funds appropriate for medium- and long-term financing of pro- ductive facilities and resources. Section 3.04. The Guarantor covenants that it will not take, or cause or permit any of its political subdivisions or any of its agencies or any agency of any such political sub- divisions to take, any action which would prevent or interfere with the performance by the Borrower or the Financieras of their respective obligations contained in the Loan Agreement and the Subsidiary Loan Agreements and will take or cause to be taken all reasonable action necessary or appropriate to enable the Borrower and the Financieras to perform such obliga- tions. ARTICLE IV Representative of the Guarantor; Addresses Sectiott 4.01. The Ministro de Hacienda y Credito PGblico of the Guarantor is designated as representative of the Guarantor for the purposes of Section 11.03 of the General Conditions. ,rection 4.02. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: For the Guarantor: Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Pfiblico Palacio de los Ministerios Plaza San Agustin Bogotg, Colombia Cable address: MINHACIENDA Bogota For the Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and ievelopment 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) -5- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be 4igned 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 /s/ Virgilio Barco Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By /s/ Adalbert Krieger Regional Vice President Latin America and the Caribbean