INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
AGREEMENT
This document certifies the Institutional
Cooperation Agreement entered into on the one hand by TERRA
NETWORKS PERÚ S.A., hereinafter TERRA, with RUC N° 20432807160,
with legal domicile on Calle Los Sauces N° 374, Torre Roja,
Piso 9, district of San Isidro, province and department of
Lima; duly represented by its General Manager, Rainer Spitzer
Chang, identified with DNI Nº 07866791 who will act according
to the power of attorney registered under entry N° 11123438
of the Book of Mercantile Societies in Lima and Callao Registries
and on the other hand the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
hereinafter THE COMMISSION, with legal domicile on Av. Salaverry
2802, district of San Isidro, province and department of Lima
duly represented by its President, Salomón Lerner Febres,
identified with DNI N° 08771655 appointed to such position
by Supreme Resolution N° 330-2001-PCM and authorized by
Ministry Resolution N° 212-2001-PCM to enter into agreements
in the following terms and conditions:
FIRST: PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT
TERRA is a private company, incorporated under the laws of
the Republic of Peru, which aims at developing activities
and providing services in the area of telecommunications,
information and communication. It particularly develops activities
related with the internet or other networks, including production,
distribution, and/or others’ content exhibit activities,
portal activities and any other that may arise in the future
in this area. For developing its work, TERRA owns an internet
portal located at www.terra.com.pe hereinafter simply the “Portal”.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a public organism
created through Supreme Decree N° 065-2001-PCM on June
4th, 2001, complemented by Supreme Decree N° 101-2001-PCM
aimed at clarifying the process, facts and responsibilities
of terrorist violence and violation of human rights produced
from May 1980 to November 2000, attributable both to terrorist
organizations and to State agents. It also aims at proposing
initiatives to strengthen peace and concord among Peruvians.
As a function of these objectives, the CVR is an Ad-Hoc public
organism, which is independent and autonomous linked, as for
management issues, to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
(PCM). Its mandate has the social legitimacy its purposes and
actions have, which are led to finding out truth, reestablishing
justice, achieving national reconciliation and consolidating
the democratic system.
So as to reach its objectives, the CVR
may request cooperation from public and private institutions
and citizens at large.
The CVR and TERRA share the mutual
interest and purpose of achieving national reconciliation,
the rule of law and the
strengthening of the constitutional democratic system.
To this end, they agree to join efforts to develop dissemination
activities
and actions of contents related to CVR’S work through
the Internet portal owned by TERRA, most of all in what
concerns the clarification of crimes and violations of
human rights,
within the framework of the process of violence experienced
in Peru, as well as the sensitization of Peruvian society
at large.
SECOND: OBJECTIVE
This agreement aims at specifying the conditions under
which the cooperation relationship between TERRA and
CVR will be
established for the dissemination of contents related
to CVR’S
work through the internet portal owned by TERRA and linked
to the topics pointed out in the last paragraph of the
first provision in this agreement.
THIRD: OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES
According to the agreement’s objective, the parties
commit themselves to carry out the following collaboration
actions:
1. Authorization Procedure for the Transmission of
CVR Public Hearings. The CVR commits itself to request the
concession
by Peru’s National Institute of Radio and Television
Broadcasting of an authorization in favor of TERRA
that will permit it to use the Institute’s television
signal to transmit through the internet each and every
Public
Hearing
carried out by CVR.
2. Organization of Video Chats – TERRA
may organize and carry out video chats (video conferences)
linked with CVR’S
work and activities, using the channel of its portal
in the internet. To this effect, the CVR commits itself
to coordinate
with TERRA the conduction of interviews with CVR officials
and members as well as different personalities linked
with its work. The CVR shall propose TERRA the people
who will participate
in the Video Chats to be held on the dates and hours
TERRA deems convenient
3. Organization of Opinion Fora – TERRA
may implement a series of Opinion Fora in its internet
portal related with
CVR’S work and activities as well as news linked
to it. To do so, CVR may recommend TERRA the issues
to be dealt with
at these Opinion Fora.
4. Organization of Polls. Terra
may conduct different polls related with CVR’s
work and activities through its internet portal, as
well as with news related to
it.
5. Promotion of Terra. The CVR commits itself to make the
greatest effort possible to promote the actions that concern
this agreement every time it can do so and through any social
communication media. Additionally, it commits itself to hold
a press conference after signing this agreement, where it shall
report its scope to the media. Terra representatives shall
participate in said press conference.
6. Promotion of CVR Activities. Terra commits itself to make
its greatest effort to promote CVR’s activities in its
Internet portal.
FOURTH:
OPERATIONAL COORDINATOR
For the better compliance with this agreement’s objectives,
the following operational coordinators are appointed by the
parties:
For CVR: Rocio Alayza Camarero: (e-mail: ralayza@cverdad.org.pe
For TERRA : Mr. José Bustamante Oré (e-mail:
jose.bustamante@corp.terralycos.com)
So as to reach this agreement’s objectives, both
parties -be it through their operational coordinators or
the people
appointed to do so- commit themselves to hold coordination
and design meetings for joint actions, when any of the
parties deem it necessary.
FIFTH : TERM
This agreement shall be effective from the date it is signed
and will have an indefinite duration. However, it can
be automatically resolved by any of the parties in case
of
non compliance, except
if it is derived from Act of God or Force Majeure. Likewise,
the agreement can be resolved by unilateral decision
and the party that so decides shall communicate such decision
to the
other party in written form and with no less than thirty
(30) days notice before the date foreseen for the agreement’s
termination.
SIXTH : INTERPRETATION AND CONTROVERSIES
This agreement is based upon the parties’ good faith.
Hence, any controversies than could arise regarding
interpretation, execution or non-compliance shall be resolved
by agreement
of the parties. Notwithstanding the aforementioned,
both parties wave the jurisdiction of their respective domiciles,
submitting
themselves to the judges and tribunals of the judicial
districts of Lima.
In conformity with each and every
provision of the agreement, it is signed on the 14th day
of the month
of October,
2002.
Salomón Lerner Febres
Rainer Spitzer Chang
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