Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Concluded at Rome on 13 June 1976

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 30 November 1977, in accordance with article 13, section 3 (a).

REGISTRATION: 30 November 1977, No. 16041.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1059, p. 191 (including procès-verbal of rectification of the French text of annex 1); vol. 1141, p. 462 (procès-verbal of rectification of the Arabic authentic text); depositary notifications C.N.31.1987.TREATIES-1 of 20 April 1987 [amendment to section 8 (a) of article 6]; and C.N.322.1987.TREATIES-4 of 29 January 1988 (corrigendum of the Spanish text of the amendment).

STATUS: Signatories: 80. Parties: 161.

Note: The Agreement was adopted on 13 June 1976 by the United Nations Conference on the Establishment of an International Fund for Agricultural Development, which met at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Council in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 13 June 1976. In accordance with section 1 (a) of its article 13, the Agreement was opened for signature by the States concerned on 20 December 1976 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. At its Tenth session held in Rome, the Governing Council of the Fund, by its Resolution 44/X of 11 December 1986 adopted, in accordance with article 12 of the Agreement, an amendment to section 8 (a) of article 6 of the Agreement, which amendment entered into force on 11 March 1987, in accordance with article 12 (a) (ii).

Participant


Signature	Ratification, accession (a), acceptance (A), approval (AA)	Amount of the initial contribution as specified in the instrument in accordance with article 4 (2) (a) and (b) (showing in parentheses the category of the contributor)
				Amount
Afghanistan		13 Dec 1978 `a`			(III)
Albania		3 Nov 1992 `a`
Algeria	20 Jul 1977	26 May 1978 `AA`	US dollar	10,000,000	(II)
Angola		24 Apr 1985 `a`			(III)
Antigua and Barbuda		21 Jan 1986 `a`			(III)
Argentina	14 Apr 1977	11 Sep 1978			(III)
Armenia		23 Mar 1993 `a`			(III)
Australia	30 Mar 1977	21 Oct 1977	Australian dollar	8,000,000	(I)
Austria	1 Apr 1977	12 Dec 1977	US dollar	4,800,000	(I)
Azerbaijan		11 Apr 1994 `a`			(III)
Bangladesh	17 Mar 1977	9 May 1977			(III)
Barbados		13 Dec 1978 `a`	US dollar	1,000	(III)
Belgium	16 Mar 1977	9 Dec 1977	Belgian franc	500,000,000	(I)
			US dollar	1,000,000
Belize		15 Dec 1982 `a`			(III)
Benin		28 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Bhutan		13 Dec 1978 `a`			(III)
Bolivia	27 Jul 1977	30 Dec 1977			(III)
Bosnia and Herzegovina		18 Mar 1994 `a`			(III)
Botswana		21 Jul 1977 `a`			(III)
Brazil	13 Apr 1977	2 Nov 1978			(III)
Burkina Faso		14 Dec 1977 `a`	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Burundi		13 Dec 1978 `a`			(III)
Cambodia		25 Aug 1992 `a`			(III)
Cameroon		20 Jun 1977 `a`			(III)
Canada	10 Feb 1977	28 Nov 1977	Canadian dollar	33,000,000	(I)
Cape Verde		12 Oct 1977 `a`			(III)
Central African Republic		11 Dec 1978 `a`	CFA franc	1,000,000	(III)
Chad	13 Oct 1977	3 Nov 1977			(III)
Chile	19 Jan 1977	2 Jun 1978			(III)
China		15 Jan 1980 `a`			(III)
Colombia		16 Jul 1979 `a`			(III)
Comoros		13 Dec 1977 `a`	CFA franc	10,000,000	(III)
Congo	30 Jun 1977	27 Jul 1978			(III)
Cook Islands		25 Mar 1993 `a`			(III)
Costa Rica	20 Dec 1977	16 Nov 1978			(III)
Côte d'Ivoire		19 Jan 1982 `a`			(III)
Croatia		24 Mar 1997 `a`			(III)
Cuba	23 Sep 1977	15 Nov 1977			(III)
Cyprus		20 Dec 1977 `a`	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		23 Feb 1987 `a`			(III)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	23 May 1977	12 Oct 1977			(III)
Denmark	11 Jan 1977	28 Jun 1977	US dollar	7,500,000	(I)
Djibouti		14 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Dominica		29 Jan 1980 `a`			(III)
Dominican Republic		29 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Ecuador	1 Apr 1977	19 Jul 1977			(III)
Egypt	18 Feb 1977	11 Oct 1977			(III)
El Salvador	21 Mar 1977	31 Oct 1977	Colón	100,000	(III)
Equatorial Guinea		29 Jul 1981 `a`			(III)
Eritrea		31 Mar 1994 `a`			(III)
Ethiopia	20 Jul 1977	7 Sep 1977			(III)
Fiji		28 Mar 1978 `a`	US dollar	5,000	(III)
Finland	24 Feb 1977	30 Nov 1977	Finnish mark	12,000,000	(I)
France	21 Jan 1977	12 Dec 1977 `AA`	French franc	127,500,000	(I)
Gabon		5 Jun 1978 `a`	US dollar	500,000	(II)
Gambia		13 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Georgia		1 Feb 1995 `a`	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Germany1, 2	29 Mar 1977	14 Oct 1977	US dollar	55,000,000	(I)
Ghana	19 Oct 1977	5 Dec 1977	US dollar	100,000	(III)
Greece3	1 Jul 1977	30 Nov 1978	US dollar	150,000	(I)
Grenada		25 Jul 1980 `a`			(III)
Guatemala		30 Nov 1978 `a`			(III)
Guinea 4	3 May 1977	12 Jul 1977	Syli	25,000,000	(III)
Guinea-Bissau		25 Jan 1978 `a`			(III)
Guyana		13 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Haiti		19 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Honduras	5 Jul 1977	13 Dec 1977			(III)
India	21 Jan 1977	28 Mar 1977			(III)
Indonesia	18 Feb 1977	27 Sep 1977	US dollar	1,250,000	(II)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	27 Apr 1977	12 Dec 1977	US dollar	124,750,000	(II)
Iraq	23 Nov 1977	13 Dec 1977	US dollar	20,000,000	(II)
Ireland	28 Apr 1977	14 Oct 1977	Pound sterling	570,000	(I)
Israel	28 Apr 1977	10 Jan 1978			(III)
Italy	26 Jan 1977	10 Dec 1977	US dollar	25,000,000	(I)
Jamaica	24 Mar 1977	13 Apr 1977			(III)
Japan	11 Feb 1977	25 Oct 1977 `A`	Yen [Equivalent: 55,000,000 (US)]		(I)
Jordan		15 Feb 1979 `a`			(III)
Kazakhstan		25 Sep 1998 `a`			(III)
Kenya	30 Mar 1977	10 Nov 1977			(III)
Kuwait	4 Mar 1977	29 Jul 1977	US dollar	36,000,000	(II)
Kyrgyzstan		10 Sep 1993 `a`			(III)
Lao People's Democratic Republic		13 Dec 1978 `a`			(III)
Lebanon		20 Jun 1978 `a`			(III)
Lesotho		13 Dec 1977 `a`			(III)
Liberia		11 Apr 1978 `a`			(III)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya		15 Apr 1977 `a`	US dollar	20,000,000	(II)
Luxembourg 5	18 Feb 1977	9 Dec 1977	Belgian franc		(I)
Madagascar		12 Jan 1979 `a`			(III)
Malawi		13 Dec 1977 `a`	US dollar	5,000	(III)
Malaysia		23 Jan 1990 `a`			(III)
Maldives		15 Jan 1980 `a`			(III)
Mali	30 Jun 1977	30 Sep 1977			(III)
Malta	24 Feb 1977	23 Sep 1977			(III)
Mauritania		26 Jun 1979 `a`			(III)
Mauritius		29 Jan 1979 `a`			(III)
Mexico	2 Aug 1977	31 Oct 1977			(III)
Mongolia		9 Feb 1994 `a`			(III)
Morocco	22 Dec 1976	16 Dec 1977			(III)
Mozambique		16 Oct 1978 `a`	Escudo	1,200,000	(III)
Myanmar		23 Jan 1990 `a`			(III)
Namibia		16 Oct 1992 `a`
Nepal		5 May 1978 `a`			(III)
Netherlands 6	4 Feb 1977	29 Jul 1977 `A`	Dutch guilder	100,000,000	(I)
			US dollar	3,000,000
New Zealand	10 Oct 1977	10 Oct 1977	New Zealand dollar	2,000,000	(I)
Nicaragua	18 May 1977	28 Oct 1977			(III)
Niger		13 Dec 1977 `a`	CFA	15,000,000	(III)
Nigeria	6 May 1977	25 Oct 1977	US dollar	26,000,000	(II)
Norway	20 Jan 1977	8 Jul 1977	Norwegian krone	130,000,000	(I)
Oman	13 Dec 1977	19 Apr 1983 `a`			(III)
Pakistan 7	28 Jan 1977	9 Mar 1977	US dollar	1,000,000	(III)
Panama	8 Mar 1977	13 Apr 1977			(III)
Papua New Guinea	4 Jan 1978	11 May 1978	US dollar	20,000	(III)
Paraguay		23 Mar 1979 `a`			(III)
Peru	20 Sep 1977	6 Dec 1977			(III)
Philippines	5 Jan 1977	4 Apr 1977	US dollar	250,000	(III)
Portugal 3	30 Sep 1977	30 Nov 1978			(I)
Qatar		13 Dec 1977 `a`	US dollar	9,000,000	(II)
Republic of Korea	2 Mar 1977	26 Jan 1978			(III)
Republic of Moldova		17 Jan 1996 `a`			(III)
Romania	22 Mar 1977	25 Nov 1977			(III)
Rwanda	10 May 1977	29 Nov 1977			(III)
Saint Kitts and Nevis		21 Jan 1986 `a`	US dollar	1,000	(III)
Saint Lucia		9 Oct 1980 `a`			(III)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		8 Mar 1990 `a`			(III)
Samoa		13 Dec 1977 `a`	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Sao Tome and Principe		22 Apr 1978 `a`			(III)
Saudi Arabia	5 Jul 1977	15 Jul 1977	US dollar	105,500,000	(II)
Senegal	19 Jul 1977	13 Dec 1977			(III)
Seychelles		13 Dec 1978 `a`	US dollar	5,000	(III)
Sierra Leone	15 Feb 1977	14 Oct 1977			(III)
Solomon Islands		13 Mar 1981 `a`			(III)
Somalia	26 Jan 1977	8 Sep 1977			(III)
South Africa		14 Feb 1997 `a`	US dollar	500 000	(III)
Spain	22 Jun 1977	27 Nov 1978	US dollar	2,000,000	(I)
Sri Lanka	15 Feb 1977	23 Mar 1977			(III)
Sudan	21 Mar 1977	12 Dec 1977			(III)
Suriname		15 Feb 1983 `a`			(III)
Swaziland	18 Nov 1977	18 Nov 1977			(III)
Sweden	12 Jan 1977	17 Jun 1977	Swedish krona	115,000,000	(I)
Switzerland	24 Jan 1977	21 Oct 1977	Swiss franc	22,000,000	(I)
Syrian Arab Republic	8 Sep 1977	29 Nov 1978			(III)
Tajikistan		26 Jan 1994 `a`			(III)
Thailand	19 Apr 1977	30 Nov 1977			(III)
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia		26 Jan 1994 `a`			(III)
Togo		26 Apr 1979 `a`	CFA	3,000,000	(III)
Tonga		12 Apr 1982 `a`			(III)
Trinidad and Tobago 8		24 Mar 1988 `a`			(III)
Tunisia	27 Jan 1977	23 Aug 1977			(III)
Turkey	17 Nov 1977	14 Dec 1977			(III)
Uganda	6 Jul 1977	31 Aug 1977			(III)
United Arab Emirates	5 Oct 1977	28 Dec 1977 `A`	US dollar	16,500,000	(II)
United Kingdom	7 Jan 1977	9 Sep 1977	Pound sterling	18,000,000	(I)
United Republic of Tanzania	18 Jul 1977	25 Nov 1977			(III)
United States of America	22 Dec 1976	4 Oct 1977	US dollar	200,000,000	(I)
Uruguay	5 Apr 1977	16 Dec 1977			(III)
Venezuela	4 Jan 1977	13 Oct 1977	US dollar	66,000,000	(II)
Viet Nam		13 Dec 1977 `a`	Dong	500,000	(III)
Yemen9		6 Feb 1979 `a`	US dollar	50,000	(III)
Yugoslavia10	10 Feb 1977	12 Dec 1977	US dollar	300,000	(III)
Zambia		16 Dec 1977 `a`	Kwacha	50,000	(III)
Zimbabwe		22 Jan 1981 `a`			(III)

Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, accession, acceptance or approval.)

cuba

Declaration:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that, although the Agreement deals with matters affecting the interests of all States, the provisions of article 3, section 1, are discriminatory in nature since they deprive a number of States of the right to sign and accede to the Agreement, contrary to the principle of universality.

Reservation:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba wishes to make an express reservation to article 11, section 2, of the Agreement, since it feels that any disputes arising between States, or between States and the Fund, concerning the interpretation or application of the Agreement should be resolved through direct negotiations by diplomatic means.

EGYPT 11

france

In depositing its instrument of approval, the Government of the French Republic declares, in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of article 13, that it will not accept, in so far as it is concerned, the application of the procedure provided for in section 2 of article 11 whereby a party may request the President of the International Court of Justice to appoint an arbitrator.

guatemala

The de facto relations which may arise between Guatemala and Belize as a result of the latter's accession to the Agreement should not in any way be construed as a recognition on the part of Guatemala of the sovereignty and independence of that territory, which were unilaterally declared by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

iraq

"Entry into the [. . .] Agreement by the Republic of Iraq shall, however, in no way signify recognition of Israel or be conducive to entry into any relations with it."

kuwait

"It is understood that the ratification by the State of Kuwait of the Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development, signed by the State of Kuwait on 4 March, 1977, does not mean in any way recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the State of Kuwait and Israel."

romania

Upon signature (confirmed upon ratification):

The interpretation and application of the provisions of the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development, including those relating to voting procedures, and all activities of IFAD must take place on a democratic basis, in accordance with the purpose for which the Fund was established, namely, to assist the developing countries in their efforts to develop their agriculture.

Upon ratification:

Reservation

The Socialist Republic of Romania declares, pursuant to the provisions of article 13, section 4, of the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded at Rome on 13 June 1976, that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 11, section 2, of the Agreement.

The Socialist Republic of Romania considers that disputes between the Fund and a State which has ceased to be a member, or between the Fund and one of the members upon the termination of the Fund's operations, can be submitted to arbitration only with the consent of all parties to the dispute in each individual case.

saudi arabia

Upon signature:

The participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Agreement shall in no way imply recognition of Israel and shall not lead to entry into dealings with Israel under this Agreement.

syrian arab republic 12

"It is understood that the ratification of this Agreement by the Syrian Arab Republic does not mean in any way recognition of Israel by the Syrian Arab Republic. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the Syrian Arab Republic and Israel."

united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [notifies the Secretary-General] in accordance with article 10, section 2 (b) (ii) of the Agreement, that the standard clauses of the Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies shall apply to the Fund in the United Kingdom, subject to the following modifications:

"1. The following shall be substituted for section 4:

`(1) The Fund shall have immunity from jurisdiction and execution except:

(a) to the extent that it shall, by a decision of the Executive Board, have waived such immunity in a particular case. However, the Fund shall be deemed to have waived such immunity if, upon receiving a request for waiver submitted either by the person or body before which the proceedings are pending, or by another party to the proceedings, it has not given notice within two months after receipt of the request that it does not waive immunity;

(b) in respect of a civil action by a third party in respect of loss, injury or damage arising from an accident caused by a vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the Fund or in respect of an offence involving such a vehicle;

(c) in the event of the attachment, pursuant to a decision of a judicial authority, of the salary and emoluments owed by the Fund to a member of its staff;

(d) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award made under article 11 of the Agreement establishing the Fund.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this section no action shall be brought against the Fund by a Member or person acting for or deriving claims from a Member.'

"2. The immunity conferred by section 5 upon the property and assets of the Fund shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 (c) above.

"3. The following shall be substituted for section 11:

`Official communications of the Fund shall be accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom treatment not less favourable than that which it accords to the official communications of other international financial institutions of which it is a Member, taking into account its international obligations in respect of telecommunications.'

"4. The following shall be substituted for sections 13-15, 17-21, and 25-30:

`(1) All representatives of Members (other than representatives of the Government of the United Kingdom), the President and all other staff of the Fund:

(a) shall be immune from legal process in respect of acts performed by them in the exercise of their functions, except in the case of loss, injury or damage caused by a vehicle belonging to or driven by them or an offence involving such a vehicle;

(b) shall be accorded no less favourable immunities from immigration restrictions, alien registration requirements and national service obligations, and no less favourable treatment as regards exchange regulations, than are accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom to the representatives to, and officials and employees of comparable rank of any other international financial institution of which it is a Member; and

(c) shall be granted no less favourable treatment in respect of travelling facilities than is accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom to representatives to, and officials and employees of comparable rank of, any other international financial institution of which it is a member.

(2) (a) No tax shall be levied on or in respect of salaries and emoluments paid by the Fund to the President and other members of the staff of the Fund unless they are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies or resident in the United Kingdom.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) shall not apply to annuities and pensions paid by the Fund to its former President or other members of its staff.'"

venezuela

Since the procedure established for the settlement of disputes arising in connexion with the application or interpretation of this Agreement is incompatible with Venezulean legislation, Venezuela expresses a specific reservation concerning article 11, section 2.

Notes:

1 See also note in chapter I.2.

2 In a declaration accompanying the instrument of ratification, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany stated that the Agreement shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which it enters into force for the Federal Republic of Germany.

In this connection, the Secretary-General received on 12 January 1978 from the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics the following communication:

In reference to the declaration made by the Federal Republic of Germany to the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics does not object to the application of the Agreement to Berlin (West) within the limits and to the extent of the Quadripartite Agreement of 3 September 1971 which states that Berlin (West) is not an integral part of the Federal Republic of Germany and is not governed by it.

Subsequently, the Secretary-General received on 11 July 1978, from the Governments of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America the following communication:

"The Governments of the United States of America, of France, and of the United Kingdom wish to point out that the Soviet note referred to above contains an incomplete, and therefore, misleading reference to the Quadripartite Agreement of 3 September 1971. The provision of the Quadripartite Agreement to which reference is made states that the `ties between the Western Sectors of Berlin and the Federal Republic of Germany will be maintained and developed, taking into account that these sectors continue not to be a constituent part of the Federal Republic of Germany and not to be governed by it'."