Institutional Arrangements. 1. The AIA Council, as established by the AEM under the AIA Agreement, shall be responsible for the implementation of this Agreement.
2. The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investment (CCI) as established by the AIA Council and comprising senior officials responsible for investment and other senior officials from relevant government agencies, shall assist the AIA Council in the performance of its functions. The CCI shall report to the AIA Council through the Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM). The ASEAN Secretariat shall be the secretariat for the AIA Council and the CCI.
3. The functions of the AIA Council shall be to:
(a) provide policy guidance on global and regional investment matters concerning promotion, facilitation, protection, and liberalisation;
(b) oversee, coordinate and review the implementation of this Agreement;
(c) update the AEM on the implementation and operation of this Agreement;
(d) consider and recommend to the AEM any amendments to this Agreement;
(e) Update and endorse the Reservation Lists of this Agreement;
(f) facilitate the avoidance and settlement of disputes arising from this Agreement;
(g) supervise and coordinate the work of the CCI;
(h) adopt any necessary decisions; and
(i) carry out any other functions as the AEM may agree.
Institutional Arrangements. 1. The following COMESA organs shall be responsible for administering this Agreement:
(a) The Meeting of Ministers responsible for investment of each Member State, which for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be known as the COMESA Common Investment Area Committee ("CCIA Committtee); and
(b) The Co-ordinating Committee on Investment composed of senior officials from Ministeries responsible for investment and Chief Executives of Investment Promotion Agencies as may be designated by each Member State, which for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be known as the Co-ordinating Committee on Investment (CCI)
2. The CCIA Committee shall be responsible for:
(a) overall supervision of the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) making decisions or issuing directions that may require to be made under Articles 18(3), 18(4), 24(3) and 25(5) of this Agreement;
(c) recommending to the Council any review of this Agreement when necessary;
(d) making recommendations to the Council on any policy issues that need to be made to enhance the objectives of this Agreement. For example the development of common minimum standards relating to investment in areas such as:
(i) environmental impact and social impact assessments
(ii) labour standards (iii) respect for human rights
(iv) Conduct in conflict zones (v) corruption
(vi) Subsidies; and
(e) conducting a review of the effectiveness of this Agreement and its implementation in the light of its objectives four years after its entry into force and every four years thereafter.
3. The CCI shall be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and keeping under constant review the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) co-ordinating the implementation of this Agreement;
(c) submiting its reports and recommendations to the CCIA Committee, either on its own initiative or upon the request of the CCIA Committee, concerning the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement;
(d) preparation and development of action plans for the implementation of this Agreement; and
(e) carrying out such other functions as are assigned to it by or under this Agreement.
4. The COMESA Secretariat shall provide secretarial services to the institutions described in paragraph 1.
5. The Manager of the COMESA Regional Investment Agency or their representative shall participate in all the meetings of the organs described under paragraph 1 as an ex-officio member
6. Subject to this Agreement and any directions given by Council, the CCIA Committee and the CCI shall meet as...
Institutional Arrangements. 1. For the purposes of implementing Part 1 of the Project, the Borrower, through SEE, shall enter into agreements (acordos) with each of the Instituto Xxxxxx Xxxxx and the Fundação Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx or any other Technical Partner acceptable to the Bank (the Technical Partnership Agreements), under terms and conditions acceptable to the Bank, setting forth their respective roles and responsibilities regarding the implementation of said Part 1 of the Project.
2. The Borrower shall exercise its rights under the Technical Partnerships Agreements in such manner as to protect the interests of the Borrower and the Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Loan. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall not assign, amend, abrogate, waive or fail to enforce any of the Technical Partnership Agreements, or any of their provisions.
3. The Borrower shall maintain the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee created not later than four (4) months after the Effectiveness Date, to oversee the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all Project activities and provide recommendations based on the review of the Project Reports prepared for the Project. Said committee shall have membership and functions acceptable to the Bank, as described in the Project Operational Manual.
4. The Borrower shall ensure that, until the completion of the execution of the Project, the entities SEE, SAD and SEPLAG shall each have competent staff in adequate numbers with qualifications and experience satisfactory to the Bank, including the following key staff per entity: a Project coordinator, a procurement specialist and a financial management specialist.
5. The Borrower shall: (a) have all the procurement records and documentation for each fiscal year of the Project audited, in accordance with appropriate procurement auditing principles by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank; (b) furnish to the Bank as soon as available, but in any case not later than six months after the end of each such fiscal year, the procurement audit report of such audit by said auditors, of such scope and in such detail as the Bank shall have reasonably requested; and (c) furnish to the Bank such other information concerning said procurement records and documentation and the procurement audit thereof as the Bank shall from time to time reasonably request.
6. The EEPs will comply with the eligibility criteria and procedures set forth in the Project Operational Manual.
7. If, at any time,...
Institutional Arrangements. The institutions as provided for in Article 5.3 of the Framework Agreement shall oversee, supervise, coordinate and review, as appropriate, the implementation of this Agreement.
Institutional Arrangements. 1. The Recipient’s ministry at the time responsible for education shall coordinate Project implementation through its technical directorates.
2. The Recipient shall maintain, under its ministry at the time responsible for education, throughout Project implementation, the following entities, with terms of reference, personnel, resources, and functions satisfactory to the Association and as further detailed in the Project Implementation Procedures Manual:
(a) The Cabinet Council, headed by the Minister at the time responsible for education, which shall provide overall guidance in Project implementation and ensure that Project activities are consistent with the Recipient’s policy objectives in the sector.
(b) The Steering Committee, headed by the Secretary General of the ministry at the time responsible for education, and comprising the technical units involved in Program implementation, which shall be responsible for evaluation of technical projects under the Program and for preparation of said projects for submission to the Cabinet Council for approval.
(c) The Planning and Statistics Unit, which shall be responsible, inter alia, for: (i) provision of assistance to the technical departments of the Recipient’s ministry at the time responsible for education, Academies of Education and Pedagogical Activity Centers in: (A) development and implementation of their annual work programs; (B) preparation and submission of Program implementation progress reports to development partners; (C) updating of outcome and results indicators of Program implementation; and (D) the carrying out of audits referred to in Section V.C.3 of this Schedule and implementation of the recommendations of said audits; (ii) coordination of technical and financial partner actions in the sector; and (iii) provision of administrative services to the Cabinet Council and Steering Committee.
(d) The Academies of Education, whose Directors shall coordinate Project implementation and monitoring at the regional level.
3. Other Project implementation entities:
(a) The National Directorate of Basic Education shall be responsible for implementation of Part 1 (a) and (c) of the Project, including Part 1 (c) (i) in collaboration with Teacher Training Institutes.
(b) The School Management Committees shall be responsible for the implementation of Part 1 (b) of the Project.
(c) The National Investment Agency of Territorial Authorities shall be responsible for the channeling of resources to local governments...
Institutional Arrangements. 1. Pending the establishment of a permanent body, the AEM-MOFCOM, supported and assisted by the SEOM-MOFCOM, shall oversee, supervise, coordinate and review the implementation of this Agreement.
2. The ASEAN Secretariat shall monitor and report to the SEOM-MOFCOM on the implementation of this Agreement. All Parties shall cooperate with the ASEAN Secretariat in the performance of its duties.
3. Each Party shall designate a contact point to facilitate communications between the Parties on any matter covered by this Agreement. On the request of a Party, the contact point of the requested Party shall identify the office or official responsible for the matter and assist in facilitating communication with the requesting Party.
Institutional Arrangements. At the National level, the Borrower shall: ensure that the Project shall be implemented under the umbrella of PNPM, and subject to the overall guidance of Pokja Pengendali PNPM; through MOHA, designate PMD to be responsible for the overall management and monitoring of the Project; and except as the Bank and the Borrower may otherwise agree in writing, cause PMD to:
(i) maintain, until the completion of the Project, the PMD Secretariat, with a mandate, staff composition, filled staff positions and terms of reference acceptable to the Bank and the Borrower, to be responsible for the management and monitoring of the Project;
(ii) ensure that the PMD Secretariat shall be provided with adequate resources, and supported by qualified personnel in adequate numbers as needed to accomplish the objectives of the Project;
(iii) ensure that the Project shall be supported by a suitably qualified Project Manager and by National Management Consultants to oversee Project facilitation and technical assistance in accordance with the Operations Manual, in each case with terms of reference satisfactory to Borrower, through PMD, and the Bank; and
(iv) ensure coordination, as necessary, with the Pokja Pengendali PNPM. At the Regional level, the Borrower shall, except as the Borrower and the Bank may otherwise agree in writing, ensure that the Project is supported by Regional Management Consultants to oversee the quality of Project implementation in the Provinces assigned by PMD to the each respective regional grouping in accordance with the Operations Manual, and in each case with terms of reference satisfactory to PMD and the Bank. At the Province level, the Borrower shall, except as the Bank and the Borrower may otherwise agree in writing: cause to be established in each Province prior to the disbursement of any Kecamatan Grant in such Province, and thereafter maintained until the completion of the Project, a Provincial Satker, to be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the Project at the Province-level, with a mandate, composition, filled staff positions and terms of reference acceptable to the Bank and the Borrower, through PMD, and set out in the Operations Manual; ensure that each Provincial Satker shall be provided with adequate resources, and supported by qualified personnel in adequate numbers as needed to accomplish the objectives of the Project, including, a Province-level PJOProv, and Province-level Oversight Consultants under the supervision of the Regio...
Institutional Arrangements. 1. The Recipient shall maintain throughout the duration of Project implementation a Steering Committee within MOH with composition and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association, and to be chaired by the Minister or Vice Minister of Health. The SC shall be responsible for providing strategic guidance to implementing and government agencies for the overall Project implementation and coordination.
2. The Recipient shall maintain throughout the duration of Project implementation the Central Project Management Unit within MOH under the direction of qualified management provided with sufficient resources, and staffed with competent personnel in adequate numbers including, among others, a Project director, two (2) deputy directors, a coordinator, a chief accountant, and a procurement officer, in each case with qualifications, experience and under terms of reference acceptable to the Association.
3. The CPMU shall be responsible for: (i) overall management and implementation of the Project; (ii) Project planning, reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and coordination; (iii) financial management and procurement aspects of the Project including technical, financial, and procurement audits; (iv) review and approval of Grant proposals; (v) technical, procurement, financial management and implementation support to central and provincial agencies; and (vi) ensuring compliance with the environmental safeguard aspects.
4. The Recipient shall, by no later than October 1, 2011, establish and maintain throughout the duration of Project implementation a Technical Advisory Group within the CPMU under terms of reference acceptable to the Association, including advisors in adequate numbers and with qualifications and experience acceptable to the Association. The TAG shall be responsible for providing advice and services to the CPMU in matters including the review of Grant proposals, and for providing technical support to Beneficiaries on need basis.
5. The Recipient shall, by no later than forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date, retain the services of the Independent Verification Agencies for the duration of Project implementation under terms of reference acceptable to the Association and including staff with qualifications and experience acceptable to the Association. The IVAs shall be responsible for verifying the results and outcomes of Sub-Projects.
6. The Recipient shall:
(a) prepare and adopt an Operational Manual acceptable to the Association, setting forth g...
Institutional Arrangements. 1. For purposes of carrying out the Project Implementing Entity’s Respective Parts of the Project, the Project Implementing Entity shall:
(a) maintain, throughout the implementation period of its Respective Parts of the Project, a Project management unit (“Project Management Unit”), which shall be: (i) headed by its Chief Engineer (Development) and assisted by competent staff and experts, all with experience and qualifications, in numbers and under terms of reference acceptable to the Bank; and (ii) provided with such power, financial resources, functions and competences, acceptable to the Bank, as shall be required for it to carry out the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the activities under the Project Implementing Entity’s Respective Parts of the Project;
(b) select and engage, by not later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, and thereafter maintain, throughout the implementation period of its Respective Parts of the Project, the services of a Project implementation and management support consultant, with qualifications and experience and under terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, in order to assist the Project Management Unit with the implementation of activities under the Project Implementing Entity’s Respective Parts of the Project, including, inter alia, preparation and review of feasibility studies, design studies, construction supervision, monitoring and evaluation, progress reporting, and support and capacity building activities for the Project Implementing Entity regarding Project management operations and maintenance, including procurement, contract management, quality control, financial management, environmental and social management, occupational health and safety; and
(c) establish, by not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date, and thereafter maintain, throughout the implementation period of its Respective Parts of the Project, a Procurement Committee (“Procurement Committee”), which shall be: (i) headed by its Chief Engineer (Development) and with composition and terms of reference acceptable to the Bank; and (ii) provided with such power, financial resources, functions
Institutional Arrangements. 1. The Recipient shall cause the Palestinian Authority, through the MoLG, to maintain overall responsibility for the Project including adequate compliance with the World Bank’s fiduciary requirements. To assist in its performance of this function, the MoLG shall maintain the PMT in a form and with functions, staffing and resources satisfactory to the Administrator (including a project coordinator and specialists in procurement, financial management, and accounting). The PMT shall have responsibility for day-to-day implementation and management of the Project.
2. The Recipient, through the Palestinian Authority, shall cause the National Steering Committee to: (i) supervise the overall coordination, monitoring and reporting of Project activities; and (ii) to approve the annual work programs and budgets for the project, in accordance with the Project Operational Manual.
3. The Recipient shall cause: (i) the Village Councils (in the West Bank) and the Project Support Groups (in Gaza) to maintain responsibility for the identification, design, implementation and supervision of Sub-Projects; (ii) the Joint Service Councils for Planning and Development (in the West Bank) and the Project Review Board (in Gaza) to be responsible for reviewing and approving Sub-Projects and provide technical support for implementation of the Sub-Projects, all in accordance with the Project Operational Manual and the Environmental Management Plan.
4. The Recipient shall cause the Palestinian Authority to employ Oversight Consultants with terms of reference and qualifications satisfactory to the Administrator.
5. The Recipient shall cause the Palestinian Authority to carry out the Project in accordance with the Environmental Management Plan and the Project Operational Manual, and shall not amend, suspend, abrogate, repeal or waive any provision of the Environmental Management Plan or the Project Operational Manual without prior approval of the Administrator.
6. The Recipient shall cause the Palestinian Authority, through the MoLG, to:
(a) not later than June 1 of each year during the implementation of the Project, starting June 1, 2008, submit to the Administrator for review and approval an annual work program for the following fiscal year of the World Bank, including an indicative budget for implementation of the respective annual work program, prepared in accordance with the format included in the Project Operational Manual, and shall agree with the Administrator on steps to be taken...
