The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (hereinafter
referred to as "Taiwan")and the Government of the Republic of
Nauru (hereinafter referred to as "Nauru") in view of
strengthening the cordial relations between the two countries in
the economic, social, educational and cultural fields, have
agreed to the following:

Article 1
1. Taiwan agrees to dispatch volunteers to Nauru to provide
services in accordance with the articles of this Agreement.
2. Taiwan volunteers shall, in the performance of assigned
duties, be under the supervision of the Embassy of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) in Nauru and the competent
government agencies of Nauru or the agency that requests the
volunteer service.

Article 2
Taiwan shall notify Nauru of the individual designated as
coordinator of the volunteers. This coordinator shall assign
duties to the volunteers in accordance with the volunteer
programs after consultation and coordination with the Embassy of
the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Nauru and the competent
government agencies of Nauru.

Article 3
1. Taiwan shall provide the volunteers and coordinator with the
following:
a) Round trip air tickets between Taiwan and Nauru;
b) Monthly living allowances during the period of duty in
Nauru;
c) Medical necessities for personal use;
d) Coverage of necessary local medical care expenses.
2. Taiwan shall provide international medical insurance for the
volunteers and the coordinator. Nauru promises to provide
necessary local medical or transport assistance and
conveniences to the volunteers and the coordinator upon
request by Taiwan.

Article 4
Nauru shall provide the volunteers and the coordinator with the
following conveniences and assistance:
a) Exemption from customs duties, taxes and other charges on
goods imported or locally acquired in Nauru from bonded stock
for official use;
b) Exemption from customs duties, taxes and other charges on
their personal articles or household appliances imported into
Nauru within six months of their first entry, except for
warehouse expenses, freight charges and other service charges;
c) Exemption from income tax and other taxes on any wages or
income received in Nauru and/ or from foreign sources during
the period of performancesof their duties;
d) Free lodging provided by the agency that requests the
volunteer service;
e) Coverage by the agency that requests the volunteer service of
the transportation and expenses for work-related trips made
by the volunteers and the coordinator;
f) Issuance of identification cards or work permits;
g) Exemption from fees for consular services, entry or exit, and
immigration deposits; and
h) Temporary exemption from customs duties, taxes and any other
charges on one vehicle (1imited to one) for the personal use
of coordinator.

Article 5
Volunteers and coordinator who introduce any goods into Nauru in
accordance with Article 4 of this Agreement shall provide a list
of such goods to Nauru for processing the exemption from customs
duties, taxes and other charges.

Article 6
All articles or goods imported into Nauru in accordance with
this Agreement and for which exemptions of customs duties, taxes
and other charges have been granted shall be re-exported to
Taiwan, unless:
a) They are sold within Nauru with payment of customs duties,
taxes and other charges;
b) They are donated to Nauru with its approval;
c) They are of no commercial value or the not suitable for
re-export.

Article 7
On the transfer of the coordinator's personal vehicle to another
coordinator, Nauru agrees to temporarily exempt that vehicle
from customs duties, taxes and other charges.

Article 8
Nauru shall take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of
the volunteers and the coordinator at their place of residence
and at work.

Article 9
Nauru agrees to provide the same status and conveniences to the
volunteers and the coordinator as those provided to other
international volunteers, as well as to consult and confirm the
duties with the volunteers and the coordinator based on the work
program.

Article 10
Nauru shall be responsible for any c1aims relating to any action
or omission by the volunteers and the coordinator in the course
of performing their assigned duties, except that such c1aims
arise from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of
the volunteers and the coordinator

Article 11
Nauru agrees to grant adequate immunity to the volunteers and
coordinator as those accorded to the volunteers of any third
nation and international organizations serving in Nauru for
their behavior in the course of performing their assigned duties.

Article 12
The volunteers and coordinator shall comply with all the laws
and customs of Nauru and shall not undertake any professional or
lucrative activities outside of the performance of their
assigned duties during the period of their stay in Nauru.

Article 13
The agency of Nauru that requests the volunteer service shall
consult with the volunteers and coordinator whenever necessary
to ensure the effective execution of the work program.

Article 14
Either Government may request consultation with the other
whenever necessary to ensure the successful implementation of
this Agreement.

Article 15
This Agreement shall enter into force when Nauru notifies Taiwan
of the completion of its domestic legal process and shall remain
effective unless either Government terminates it by a ninety-day
prior written notice to the other through the diplomatic
channels,


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized
thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this
Agreement.

Done in duplicate in the Chinese and English languages, both
texts being equally authentic, in Nauru on the fifteenth day of
the first month of the ninety-seventh year of the Taiwan,
corresponding to the fifteenth day of the first month of the
year two thousand and eighth of the Gregorian calendar.



For the Government of For the Government of the
the Republic of China Republic of Nauru
(Taiwan)
Bruce Fuh Kieren Keke
Ambassador Minister for Foreign
The Republic of China Affairs
(Taiwan) to the Republic and Trade
of Nauru