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the request of the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast to provide replacements for the outgoing personnel.

Article 12. Technical co-operation personnel made available to the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast under this Agreement shall carry out their duties under the authority of that Government and shall be obliged to comply with its regulations and instructions.

They shall be bound by the obligation to exercise professional discretion in all matters relating to facts or information of which they have knowledge in the performance of their duties.

They shall refrain from any act which may be detrimental to either the Government of the French Republic or the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast.

The two Governments for their part undertake not to require of personnel covered by this Agreement any act or manifestation of a character alien to the service.

In the performance of their duties, personnel to whom this Agreement applies shall in general receive aid and protection from the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast.

Article 13. Technical co-operation personnel made available to the Republic of the Ivory Coast may not engage in any gainful activity other than those authorized by their statutes in so far as the provisions thereof are compatible with the legislation of the Republic of the Ivory Coast. When the spouse of an official assigned to the Republic of the Ivory Coast wishes to engage in any private gainful activity in the territory of that State, the official must make a prior request to that effect to the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast, which shall take a decision, once it has received notification of approval from the Government of the French Republic.

Article 14. The Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast shall, at the regular intervals established under the regulations of the French Republic, forward to the Government of the French Republic through the French representation (Mission for Aid and Co-operation) reports on the manner in which the personnel made available to it under this Agreement are performing their duties. These reports shall be included in the official reports on the persons concerned.

The Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast shall notify the French representation (Mission for Aid and Co-operation) of any assignment or transfer of the personnel covered by this Agreement.

Article 15. In the case of professional misconduct, officials made available to the Government of the Republic of the Ivory Coast under this Agreement shall not incur any administrative penalty on the part of that Government other than their return, on stated grounds, to the French Government, accompanied, where necessary, by a report specifying the nature and circumstances of the imputed facts. The provisions of this subparagraph shall not preclude application by the Government of the French Republic of the disciplinary procedure provided for in the statutes to which the officials concerned are subject.

When, as a result of the acts imputed to personnel who are returned to the Government of the French Republic, a penalty is imposed by the competentVol. 1332. I-22349

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