Section 5.      Eligible Countries

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 All countries are eligible except countries subject to the following provisions.

A country shall not be eligible if:

(a)   As a matter of law or official regulation, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia prohibits commercial relations with that country, provided that the Government is satisfied that such exclusion does not preclude effective competition for the provision of the services required; or

(b)   By an act of compliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia prohibits any procurement of services from that country or any payments to persons or entities in that country.