Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following: 1. The Borrower, through its Secretariat of Tourism, has adopted the development of Agenda 21 action plans in 35 tourism destinations (additional to those that were in effect in December, 2006). 2. The Borrower, through PROFEPA, has increased by at least 50% the number of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program (Programa de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional to those participating in December, 2006). 3. The Borrower has approved and started implementation of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program which promotes the implementation of energy efficiency targets, promotes non-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates the reduction of emissions of sulfur compounds. 4. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocation, by at least 80% (from 2006) to support: (a) greater community access to financial services; (b) the expansion of programs supporting sustainable forestry management; and (c) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental services. 5. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) for the return of wastewater discharge fees, through CONAGUA, to municipalities and industries pursuant to the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos). 6. The Borrower, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater and sanitation. 7. The Borrower’s SEMARNAT and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to: (a) reduce negative environmental impacts of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological Corridor; and (b) include environmental criteria in the Operating Rules of SAGARPA’s Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Primary Production Program. 8. The Borrower, through CONAVI, has published new cross-sector guidelines, dated March, 2008, for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction and is offering, through its main subsidy program, incentives to encourage their voluntary adoption.
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Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1. The Borrower has defined the roles and responsibilities of MINAM in the evaluation of environmental impact assessments for large projects and key sectors pursuant to the issuance of the Borrower, through its Secretariat ’s Supreme Decree No. 019- 2009-MINAM (Regulation of Tourism, has adopted the development Law No.27446 for the National System of Agenda 21 action plans in 35 tourism destinations (additional to those that were in effect in December, 2006Environmental Impact Assessment).
2. The Borrower, through PROFEPAMINAM, has increased by at least 50% approved the number financial strategy of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program the Borrower’s Natural Protected Areas System (Programa Plan Financiero del Sistema de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional Areas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado), pursuant to those participating in December, 2006)the issuance of the Borrower’s Presidential Resolution No. 123-2009-SERNANP.
3. The Borrower has approved and started implementation the Action Plan for Natural Protected Areas System (Plan Director), pursuant to the issuance of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program which promotes the implementation of energy efficiency targets, promotes nonBorrower’s Supreme Decree No. 016-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates the reduction of emissions of sulfur compounds2009-MINAM.
4. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocationissued regulatory measures to promote private sector financing and management of the Borrower’s national protected areas, by at least 80% (from 2006) to supportas evidenced by: (ai) greater community access to financial services; (b) SERNANP’s approval of “Guidelines for the expansion Creation of programs supporting sustainable forestry managementTrust in National Protected Areas”; and (cii) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental servicesthe issuance of Supreme Decree No. 018-2009- MINAM which regulates tourism activities within the Borrower’s national protected areas.
5. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) completed the publication and dissemination of SENAMHI’s website of daily real-time air quality monitoring data for the return cities of wastewater discharge fees, through CONAGUA, to municipalities Lima and industries pursuant to the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos)La Oroya.
6. The Borrower has: (i) approved the Directorial Resolution No. 173-2009-MEM- DGM which mandates the application of PERCAN’s methodology for the identification and prioritization of all mining environmental legacies in the Borrower’s territory; and (ii) approved a three year work program with budget for calendar year 2010 to identify, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater rank and sanitationmanage mining environmental legacies.
7. The Borrower’s SEMARNAT and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to, through MINEM, has: (a) reduce negative issued a Ministerial Resolution No. 304-2008-MEM/DM which approved norms to regulate the process of participatory environmental impacts of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological Corridormonitoring and surveillance in mining exploitation activities; and (b) include started the operation of at least forty initiatives of environmental criteria in the Operating Rules of SAGARPA’s Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Primary Production Programparticipatory monitoring.
8. The BorrowerBorrower has issued the Supreme Decree No. 061-2009-EM which prohibits the supply of diesel with more than 50ppm of sulfur content in the cities of Lima and Callao.
9. The Borrower has continued the promotion and implementation of vehicle conversions to natural gas, through CONAVIas evidenced by an allocation in the proposed budget for calendar year 2010.
10. The Borrower has issued the Directorial Resolution No. 11645-2008-MTC/15 which regulates the implementation of a vehicle inspection and maintenance system, according to a timetable based on license plate numbers in the Lima metropolitan region.
11. The Borrower has published new crossissued the Supreme Decree No. 021-sector guidelines2008-PRODUCE (Regulation of Legislative Decree No. 1084), dated March, 2008, which mandates: (a) the implementation of fishing quotas by vessel; (b) the implementation of the social compensation fund for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction fisheries; and is offering, through its main subsidy program, incentives to encourage their voluntary adoption(c) the implementation of the retirement pension fund for fisheries.
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Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1. The Borrower, through its Secretariat of TourismCabinet, has adopted Conclusions through which it approved: (i) an unemployment assistance scheme for self-employed persons not eligible for unemployment benefits through NIB; and (ii) an extension program of NIB’s unemployment benefits and other unemployment assistance, as evidenced by the development of Agenda 21 action plans in 35 tourism destinations (additional letter issued by the Secretary to those that were in effect in Decemberthe Cabinet and addressed to the Bank on March 22, 2006)2021.
2. The Borrower, through PROFEPAits Cabinet, has increased adopted a Conclusion through which it approved food assistance provision for people affected by at least 50% COVID-19 and other impacts due to natural disasters, as evidenced by the number of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program (Programa de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional letter issued by the Secretary to those participating in Decemberthe Cabinet and addressed to the Bank on March 22, 2006)2021.
3. The Borrower Borrower, through its Ministry of Health and consistent with WHO recommendations, has approved and started implementation adopted the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program the Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, dated April 6, 2021, which promotes identifies the implementation criteria to prioritize groups of energy efficiency targets, promotes non-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates people for vaccination during the reduction first phase of emissions of sulfur compoundsvaccine deployment.
4. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocationenacted the Protection of Depositors (Amendment) Act to enhance the corporate governance framework of the Deposit Insurance Corporation and expand its membership to include credit unions and coverage of credit unions’ depositors, as evidenced by at least 80% (from 2006) to support: (a) greater community access to financial services; (b) Act No. 23, assented July 24, 2020 and duly published in the expansion of programs supporting sustainable forestry management; and (c) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental servicesBorrower’s Extraordinary Official Gazette on July 27, 2020.
5. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) for enacted the return of wastewater discharge feesBanks and Trust Companies Regulation Act to enhance financial stability by strengthening the bank resolution and crisis management framework, through CONAGUAas evidenced by Act No. 22, to municipalities assented July 24, 2020 and industries pursuant to duly published in the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos)Borrower’s Extraordinary Official Gazette on July 27, 2020.
6. The Borrower has enacted the Central Bank of The Bahamas Act to improve CBoB’s governance by strengthening its ability to provide emergency liquidity assistance and to allow non-bank, financial institutions to participate in the payment settlement process, as evidenced by Act No. 24, assented July 24, 2020 and duly published in the Borrower’s Extraordinary Official Gazette on July 27, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater and sanitation2020.
7. The Borrower has enacted the Public Financial Management Act to improve clarity in roles and responsibilities of different government officials (including the Minister of Finance, the Financial Secretary, the Accountant-General and the Permanent Secretary), public investment management, provisions for cash management, enhanced in-year and annual reporting, and entity accountability beyond the Borrower’s SEMARNAT central government to Xxxxxxxx’s SOEs, as evidenced by Act No. 8, assented March 26, 2021 and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to: (a) reduce negative environmental impacts of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological Corridor; and (b) include environmental criteria duly published in the Operating Rules of SAGARPABorrower’s Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Primary Production ProgramOfficial Gazette on the same date.
8. The Borrower, through CONAVIits Cabinet, has (i) approved the 2020 Fiscal Strategy Report and SOE reform strategy with targets for reduced subventions to SOEs; and (ii) adopted a Conclusion to implement revenue improvements and cost saving measures at two SOEs, as evidenced by the letter issued by the Secretary to the Cabinet and addressed to the Bank on March 22, 2021.
9. The Borrower has enacted the Public Debt Management Act to institutionalize:
(i) a medium-debt management strategy, (ii) an annual borrowing plan, (iii) the governance and institutional framework of a debt management office and a debt management committee, and (iv) public debt transparency through reporting, publication, and audit requirements, as evidenced by Act No. 6, assented March 26, 2021 and duly published new cross-sector guidelines, dated March, 2008, for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction and is offeringin the Borrower’s Extraordinary Official Gazette on the same date.
10. The Borrower, through its main subsidy programMinistry of Finance, incentives has instructed the Borrower’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to encourage their voluntary adoptionemploy a climate and disaster budget tagging methodology to identify, mitigate and manage climate change and disaster risks, as evidenced by Circulars MOF/201.74 issued on February 22, 2021 and FIN.1304.09 issued on February 26, 2021.
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Actions Taken Under the Program. 1. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program to promote broad-based growth by enhancing private sector competitiveness include the following:
1. : The design of an internet portal to allow the online completion of export and import procedures (“Ventanilla Única Digitalizada”) in accordance with MICI’s national trade strategy set forth in the Borrower’s document entitled “Programs, through Projects and Goals 2004-2009.” The enactment by the Borrower’s legislative branch pursuant to the Borrower’s Science, Technology and Innovation National Strategic Plan, of legislative act (Acto Legislativo) No.51 of 2008, published in the Borrower’s Gazeta Oficial No.26090 (July 24, 2008), which has as its Secretariat purpose to legislate on the use of Tourism, has adopted electronic signatures to support the development of Agenda 21 action plans in 35 tourism destinations electronic commerce (additional e-commerce). Pursuant to those that were in effect in DecemberDecree-Law (Decreto Ley) No. 8 of the Borrower, dated February 15, 2006, the issuance by INADEH of labor competency standards for at least nine key occupations.
(i) The enactment by the Borrower’s legislative branch pursuant to the Borrower’s Science, Technology and Innovation National Strategic Plan, of legislative act (Acto Legislativo) No.56 of 2008, published in the Borrower’s Gazeta Oficial No.25943 (December 19, 2007), which establishes a national research system for the strengthening of the principal research centers of the Borrower’s territory and thus achieve an increase in the number and quality of researchers; and (ii) the issuance, by the Borrower’s Consejo Directivo Nacional del Sistema Nacional de Investigación de Panamá of Resolución No. 01-2008, dated February 21, 2008, regulating their establishment and operation.
2. The Borroweractions taken by the Borrower under the Program to consolidate fiscal sustainability, transparency and efficiency through PROFEPA, has increased a modernized public financial management system include the following: The elaboration by at least 50% MEF of scenario analyses for measuring the number cost and risk of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program (Programa de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional to those participating in December, 2006).
3. The Borrower has approved and started implementation of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program which promotes the implementation of energy efficiency targets, promotes non-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates the reduction of emissions of sulfur compounds.
4. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocation, by at least 80% (from 2006) to support: (a) greater community access to financial services; (b) the expansion of programs supporting sustainable forestry management; and (c) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental services.
5. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) for the return of wastewater discharge fees, through CONAGUA, to municipalities and industries pursuant financing strategies prepared as support to the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos)development of a debt management strategy and the carrying out of related exercises by MEF.
6. The Borrower, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater and sanitation.
7. The Borrower’s SEMARNAT and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to: (a) reduce negative environmental impacts of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological Corridor; and (b) include environmental criteria in the Operating Rules of SAGARPA’s Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Primary Production Program.
8. The Borrower, through CONAVI, has published new cross-sector guidelines, dated March, 2008, for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction and is offering, through its main subsidy program, incentives to encourage their voluntary adoption.
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Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1: The Borrower has issued a Presidential Regulation (Perpres No. The Borrower36/2010) on the Investment Negative List which updates restrictions on investment, through its Secretariat including preferential treatment for ASEAN investors, and clarifies the grandfather clause, the treatment of Tourismpublicly listed companies, has adopted the development of Agenda 21 action plans in 35 tourism destinations (additional to those that were in effect in December, 2006).
2. The Borrower, through PROFEPA, has increased by at least 50% the number of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program (Programa de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional to those participating in December, 2006).
3and mergers and acquisitions. The Borrower has approved and started implementation of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program which promotes submitted to the implementation of energy efficiency targets, promotes non-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates President a draft Presidential Regulation on the reduction of emissions of sulfur compounds.
4national logistics system (Sislognas) development blueprint. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocationissued advertisements (invitations for bids) for XXXXXX procurement as an initial step in the development of business process improvements and a new integrated information system. The Borrower has (a) implemented a revised program structure with measurable results and targets aligned with the organizational structure in the Borrower’s National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJM) for 2010-2014; and (b) based both indicative ceilings and budget proposals (RKA-KL) from all Line Ministries for the Fiscal Year 2011 budget on the revised structure. The Borrower has finalized academic papers for a draft procurement law and prepared a draft of the procurement law, ready for the public consultation process. BPKP has submitted to the Ministry of Finance a draft Presidential Regulation on government internal audit systems as required by at least 80% Article 58 of Government Regulation No. 60/2008. The Ministry of Finance has submitted to the President the draft Government Regulation on accrual-based accounting. The Borrower has established an inter-ministerial National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (from 2006National Team) by Presidential Regulation (Perpres 15/2010). The Borrower has revised the methodology to supportcalculate the national poverty line by: (a) greater community access to financial servicescompleting national poverty line simulations using alternative measurement methodologies; (b) the expansion of programs supporting sustainable forestry managementconducting internal consultations in BPS and key government stakeholders to identify a poverty measurement methodology for consideration; and (c) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental services.
5holding external consultations about the implications of adopting the revised methodology with universities, NGOs and key Line Ministries. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) for strengthened PNPM fiduciary systems as outlined in the return of wastewater discharge feesaction plan dated February 16, through CONAGUA, to municipalities and industries pursuant to the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos).
6. The Borrower, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater and sanitation.
7. The Borrower’s SEMARNAT and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to2010 by: (ai) reduce negative environmental impacts having documented and publicized major complaints and the steps taken to address these; (ii) the BPKP in partnership with the BAWASDA having been explicitly tasked with the systematic auditing of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological CorridorPNPM funds; and (biii) include environmental criteria in the Operating Rules Ministry of SAGARPA’s Sustainable Use Home Affairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources in Primary Production ProgramPublic Works having submitted quarterly reports detailing the status of all known complaints to the National Team and to the Joint Management Committee members.
8. The Borrower, through CONAVI, has published new cross-sector guidelines, dated March, 2008, for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction and is offering, through its main subsidy program, incentives to encourage their voluntary adoption.
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Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1: The Borrower has defined the roles and responsibilities of MINAM in the evaluation of environmental impact assessments for large projects and key sectors pursuant to the issuance of the Borrower’s Supreme Decree No. 019-2009-MINAM (Regulation of the Law No.27446 for the National System of Environmental Impact Assessment). The Borrower, through its Secretariat of TourismMINAM, has adopted approved the development financial strategy of Agenda 21 action plans the Borrower’s Natural Protected Areas System (Plan Financiero del Sistema de Areas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado), pursuant to the issuance of the Borrower’s Presidential Resolution No. 123-2009-SERNANP. The Borrower has approved the Action Plan for Natural Protected Areas System (Plan Director), pursuant to the issuance of the Borrower’s Supreme Decree No. 016-2009-MINAM. The Borrower has issued regulatory measures to promote private sector financing and management of the Borrower’s national protected areas, as evidenced by: (i) SERNANP’s approval of “Guidelines for the Creation of Trust in 35 National Protected Areas”; and (ii) the issuance of Supreme Decree No. 018-2009-MINAM which regulates tourism destinations activities within the Borrower’s national protected areas. The Borrower has completed the publication and dissemination of SENAMHI’s website of daily real-time air quality monitoring data for the cities of Lima and La Oroya. The Borrower has: (additional i) approved the Directorial Resolution No. 173-2009-MEM-DGM which mandates the application of PERCAN’s methodology for the identification and prioritization of all mining environmental legacies in the Borrower’s territory; and (ii) approved a three year work program with budget for calendar year 2010 to those that were in effect in Decemberidentify, 2006).
2rank and manage mining environmental legacies. The Borrower, through PROFEPAMINEM, has increased by has: (a) issued a Ministerial Resolution No. 304-2008-MEM/DM which approved norms to regulate the process of participatory environmental monitoring and surveillance in mining exploitation activities; and (b) started the operation of at least 50% the number forty initiatives of tourist enterprises participating in its environmental quality certification program (Programa de Calidad Ambiental Turística)(additional to those participating in December, 2006).
3participatory monitoring. The Borrower has approved and started implementation issued the Supreme Decree No. 061-2009-EM which prohibits the supply of its 2007 – 2012 Energy Sector Program which promotes the implementation of energy efficiency targets, promotes non-hydro renewable energy sources and regulates the reduction of emissions diesel with more than 50ppm of sulfur compounds.
4content in the cities of Lima and Callao. The Borrower has increased CONAFOR’S budgetary allocationcontinued the promotion and implementation of vehicle conversions to natural gas, as evidenced by at least 80% an allocation in the proposed budget for calendar year 2010. The Borrower has issued the Directorial Resolution No. 11645-2008-MTC/15 which regulates the implementation of a vehicle inspection and maintenance system, according to a timetable based on license plate numbers in the Lima metropolitan region. The Borrower has issued the Supreme Decree No. 021-2008-PRODUCE (from 2006) to supportRegulation of Legislative Decree No. 1084), which mandates: (a) greater community access to financial servicesthe implementation of fishing quotas by vessel; (b) the expansion implementation of programs supporting sustainable forestry managementthe social compensation fund for fisheries; and (c) compensation to eligible forest land owners for environmental services.
5. The Borrower has issued specific provisions (Article 279) for the return of wastewater discharge fees, through CONAGUA, to municipalities and industries pursuant to the 2008 Federal Rights Law (Ley Federal de Derechos).
6. The Borrower, through CONAGUA, has adopted operational rules dated December 28, 2007 (Reglas de Operación para los Programas de Infraestructura Hidroagrícola, y de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento a cargo de la Comisión Nacional de Agua, aplicables a partir del 2008) promoting efficient water use in its eight ongoing programs in irrigation, drainage, water supply, wastewater and sanitation.
7. The Borrower’s SEMARNAT and SAGARPA have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of joint actions to: (a) reduce negative environmental impacts of agricultural practices within the Mexican Mesoamerican Biological Corridor; and (b) include environmental criteria in the Operating Rules of SAGARPA’s Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Primary Production Programretirement pension fund for fisheries.
8. The Borrower, through CONAVI, has published new cross-sector guidelines, dated March, 2008, for incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into housing construction and is offering, through its main subsidy program, incentives to encourage their voluntary adoption.
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