IISD Model Contract Clauses for Responsible Investment in Agriculture:

Customizable legal provisions to help implement international best practices, principles, and guidance on responsible agricultural investment

18. Grant of Rights

 

18.1 The Grantor hereby grants to the Company access to and use of the Project Area, subject to the Applicable Law and the terms of this Agreement, including the rights to:

(a) engage in the production [and processing] of [insert description of intended crops/ livestock/aquaculture/forestry or other agricultural products] (the Product);

(b) transport, market, sell, and export the Product in the Host State and internationally, subject to the Applicable Law/[and subject to any domestic market access limitations in force in the Host State to protect the interests of local producers]/[and subject to any trade-related measures affecting agriculture and agri-food products in force in the Host State to ensure domestic food security]/[and subject to the requirement that the Company make available [insert number]%] of annual production for purchase in the Host State]; and

(c) source and, where necessary, construct facilities, import equipment, materials, and inputs required for the implementation of the Project, subject to import duties, taxes, and fees as provided for in the Applicable Law relating to taxation.


For more information: See generally IISD, 2014, Section 5.1 (Term and Rights); ISLP & CCSI, 2016, Section 2.5 (Rights Granted and Obligations Imposed); UNIDROIT & IFAD, 2021, Chapter 4, part B: Tenure and Related Rights).

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