LIST OF AgREEMENTS

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Treaty of Friendship between the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic STATUS

Signed: 26 June 1947, Paris For PH: Elpidio Quirino, Vice President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs For FR: Georges Bidault, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Exchange of Notes constituting an agreement on the reciprocal waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic or special passports of either country visiting the territory of the other Signed: 8 March 1963 and 24 April 1963, Paris Entry into Force: 1 June 1963

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines

Agreement for the Abolition of Visas of Short Duration between France and the Philippines

Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement modifying the schedule of routes annexed to the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines

Convention between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income Signed: 29 October 1968, Paris For PH: Gauttier Bisnar For FR: Augustin Jordan Entry into Force: 30 September 1969

Signed: 21 May 1970, Manila Entry into Force: 1 July 1970

Signed: 26 October 1971 and 17 November 1972, Manila Entry into Force: 17 November 1972

Signed: 9 January 1976, Kingston For PH: Cesar Virata, Minister of Finance For FR: Jean-Pierre Fourcade, Minister of the Economy Ratified: 26 July 1978 Entry into Force: 24 August 1978

Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France for the Promotion of French Investments in the Philippines

Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France

Agreement of Cultural Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France

Financial Protocol between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France

Agreement on Consolidation of Debts between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France with Annexes

Agreement on Consolidation of Debts between the Republic of the Philippines and France Pursuant to the Agreed Minutes of the Paris Club dated January 22, 1987 Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France Signed: 11 June 1976, Manila

Signed: 14 June 1976, Versailles Entry into Force: 14 July 1976

Signed: 18 November 1978, Paris For PH: Carlos P. Romulo, Minister of Foreign Affairs For FR: Louis de Guiringaud, Minister of Foreign Affairs Entry into Force: 14 February 1980

Signed: 18 November 1978, Paris For PH: Carlos P. Romulo, Minister of Foreign Affairs For FR: Louis de Guiringaud, Minister of Foreign Affairs Entry into Force: 14 February 1980

Signed: 31 October 1979, Paris Entry into Force: 31 October 1979

Signed: 4 February 1985, Paris Entry into Force: 4 February 1985

Signed: 14 September 1987, Paris Entry into Force: 14 September 1987

Signed: 8 April 1988, Manila Entry into Force: 8 April 1988

Protocol of Grant between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France Signed: 8 April 1988, Manila Entry into Force: 8 April 1988

Memorandum of Understanding of the First Session of the Philippine-French Joint Commission on Cultural, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Signed: 14 December 1988, Manila For PH: Federico M. Macaranas, Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation on Science and Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs For FR: S. Le Caruyer de Beauvais, Deputy Director General for Technical, Scientific and Technical Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Memorandum of Understanding on Social Security System between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France Signed: 12 July 1989, Paris Entry into Force: 1 November 1994

Agreement between the Republic of France and the Republic of the Philippines Relating to a Grant of Agricultural Products Signed: 13 July 1989, Paris Entry into Force: 13 July 1989

Convention on Social Security between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic

Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic Signed: 7 February 1990, Manila For PH: Manuel T. Yan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs For FR: Jacques Le Blanc, Ambassador of France to the Philippines Entry into Force: 1 November 1984

Signed: 9 February 1990, Manila Entry into Force: 9 February 1990

Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France

Financial Protocol between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic

Protocol of the Second Joint Commission of Cultural Scientific and Technical Cooperation

Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France

Agreement on Consolidation of Debts between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France

Financial Protocol for the Purchase of French Goods and Services Related to the Implementation of Project Listed in Annex

Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of France Bearing an Additional Clause on Consolidation of Debts Concluded between the two Governments on September 6, 1991

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments Signed: 12 July 1990 Entry into Force: 21 December 1990

Signed: 7 December 1990, Manila Entry into Force: 7 December 1990

Signed: 6 March 1991, Paris Entry into Force: 6 March 1991

Signed: 6 September 1991, Paris Entry into Force: 6 September 1991

Signed: 6 September 1991, Paris Entry into Force: 6 September 1991

Signed: 8 December 1993, Paris Entry into Force: 8 December 1993

Signed: 21 December 1993, France Entry into Force: 21December 1993

Signed: 13 September 1994, Paris For PH: Rizalino S. Navarro, Secretary of Trade and Industry For FR: Edmond Alphandéry, Minister of the Economy Entry into Force: 13 June 1996

Financial Protocol between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic

Cooperation Agreement between the Metropolitan Manila and the Region of Île-de-France Signed: 13 September 1994, Paris For PH: Roberto De Ocampo, Secretary of Finance For FR: Edmond Alphandéry, Minister of the Economy

Signed: 14 September 1994, Paris For PH: Ismael A. Mathay, Jr. For FR: Michel Giraud

Arrangement between the Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Minister of Defense of the French Republic related to Defense Cooperation Signed: 14 September 1994, Paris

Memorandum of Agreement between the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Signed: 18 May 1995, Paris For PH: Jose Luis U. Yulo For FR: Hubert Flahault

Protocol to the Tax Convention between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic signed on January 9, 1976 Signed: 26 June 1995, Paris Entry into Force: 31 March 1998

Financial Protocol between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic Signed: 18 December 1995, Paris Entry into Force: 18 December 1995

MOU for the establishment of the PH-France Business Council Signed: 27 June 1996

Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic Signed: 15 January 1997, Manila Entry into Force: 15 January 1997

Financial Protocol between the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Labor and Migration between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of France

Joint Statement on Filipino Professionals and Student Exchange between the Philippines and France

Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of a pilot program for the teaching of French in various public schools in Metro Manila

Loan Agreement between Agence française de développement and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Signed: 22 January 1998, Manila Entry into Force: 22 January 1998

Signed: 18 October 2007, Paris For PH: Alberto G. Romulo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs For FR: Brice Hortefeux, Minister of Immigration, National Identity and Co-development

Signed: 18 October 2007

Signed: 28 September 2009

Signed: 15 February 2010

Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income Signed: 25 November 2011, Makati City

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines represented by the National Economic and Development Authority and the Agence française de développment (AFD) on AFD’s Development Cooperation Activities in the Philippines

MOA on a pilot project for a biomass rice straw-burning small power station, between Enertime France, and UPLB and Phil Rice Signed: 23 May 2012, Manila For PH: Rolando G. Tungpalan, Deputy Director General, NEDA For FR: Grégory Clemente, Director, Asia Department

Signed: 19 October 2012, Manila

Agreement between Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic on the Philippines Exhibition at the Quai Branly Museum

Memorandum of Agreement to institutionalize the teach of French as a foreign language in 13 secondary schools in the Republic of the Philippines.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Aeronautical Authorities of the Republic of the Philippines and the Aeronautical Authorities of the French Republic.

Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan agreement amounting to USD150 million signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Agence française de développement (AFD-French Development Agency) Signed: 19 October 2012, Manila

Signed: 6 December 2012

Signed : 15 January 2014, Paris

Signed: 16 April 2014

Film cooperation agreement between the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (France) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic Relating to Air Services Signed in 2014, Cannes

Signed: 17 September 2014, Paris

Administrative Arrangement between the Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Republic of the Philippines and the Minister of Culture and Communication of the French Republic on the 2014-2017 Executive Program of the Agreement of Cultural Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Academic Collaboration between Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Philippines and École nationale d’administration (ENA), France

Memorandum of Understanding on Philippines-France Cooperation in the area of Higher Education and Research

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the French Republic on Tourism Cooperation Signed: 17 September 2014, Paris

Signed: 17 September 2014 For PH: Antonio Kalaw, President of DAP For FR: Nathalie Loiseau, Director of ENA

Signed: 26 February 2015, Manila For PH: Albert F. Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs For FR: Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development

Signed: 26 February 2015, Manila For PH: Ramon Jimenez, Jr., Secretary of Tourism For FR: Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development

Joint Declaration on the Enhanced Partnership between the Republic of the Philippines and the French Republic

Memorandum of Understanding between the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and Vivapolis

Arrangement between the Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines and the Minister of Defense of the French Republic related to Defense Cooperation

CHED-PhilFrance Scholarship Agreement Signed: 26 February 2015

Signed: 1 December 2015, Paris For PH: Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, Esq., President and CEO, BCDA For FR: Michèle Pappalardo, Sustainable Cities Senior Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development

Signed: 11 May 2016, Manila For PH: Voltaire T. Gazmin, Secretary of National Defense For FR: Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to the Philippines

Signed: 4 January 2017

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