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| - to assist in providing adequate lodging at or close to the partner institution for the Belgian staff on assignment at the partner institution and to grant the Belgian experts suitable status, comparable to that of the partner institution personnel with comparable qualifications;
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| - to ensure systematic follow-up, both administrative and financia!, of the implementation of the project;
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| - to ensure that all equipment and consumables, to be supplied under the project and to be imported into Ecuador, are exempted from custom duties or any other type of taxation or other restrictive rights. lf provided by the laws applicable in Ecuador, the partner institution shall submit the project for approval by the official authorities in order to obtain authorisation for tax exemption. lf exemption of taxes and other related costs payable under the laws of Ecuador is not granted, the partner institution shall pay these duties for the goods it will receive from its own resources;
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| - to ensure the availability of the staff and personnel required for the implementation of the project and to provide the necessary office space, laboratory infrastructure and work space;
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| - to guarantee timely submission of the reports/documents required (cfr. article 5) to the Flemish institution in view of the submission of the consolidated reports/documents to VLIR. |
| - to take ali necessary steps in order to guarantee thEl sustainability of the project and to ensure that the project is well integrated into the development plan of the unit of the local institution which is financed by the project, both in terms of staff development for research and training, and in terms of the provision and maintenance of equipment;
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| - to take all necessary measures for the installation, custody, maintenance and insurance of this equipment and to assure that ali equipment provided under the project remains at the disposition of the staff responsible for the implementation of the project;
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| - to take all necessary steps prior to the start of the project to ensure a smooth implementation of the project;
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| - to take charge of unloading, clearing and transportation within Ecuador of the equipment, sent under the project; |
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