Part B of the Project. Increasing Ecological Forest Cover
(a) The Borrower shall ensure that sites for Protection Forests established under the Project are selected according to criteria acceptable to the Bank, including: (a) the degree of erosion hazard of the sites as estimated by technical staff; (b) potential impact of the site on the Pearl River hydrology and the ecological system in the karst areas; and (c) the need for sites to be located either on the basins of the Pearl River or its affluents and within severely degraded karst areas. Without limitation to the foregoing, in sites located near or bordering with Project Natural Reserves the following criteria shall in addition apply the site: (i) is located at about five (5) kilometers of a nature reserve; (ii) covers an area that is greater than one (1) square kilometer; (iii) has greater than thirty percent (30%) original vegetation cover; (iv) forms a cluster or corridor to enhance distribution and dispersal of wildlife; and (v) villages located within the site and related forestry bureaus have demonstrated a willingness to participate in the activities under Part B of the Project.
(b) The Borrower shall ensure that all measures are taken to avoid or minimize potential social impacts of hill closure on local communities, including: (i) administrative villages apply on a voluntary basis; (ii) resource access restrictions will be decided through a participatory process; and (iii) hill closure will be linked with the existing biogas program, which will provide alternatives to address potential issues of lack of wood fuel.
Part B of the Project. The Borrower shall carry out the resettlement and rehabilitation of the Affected Persons in accordance with the provisions set forth in the RAP in a manner satisfactory to the Association. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall: (i) take all necessary measures to minimize, to the extent possible, any loss by the Affected Persons of shelter, productive assets or access to productive assets, or of income or means of livelihood, temporarily or permanently; (ii) carry out the RAP in a manner designed to improve, or at least maintain, the living standard, income earning capacity and production levels of all Affected Persons; (iii) furnish to the Association any revisions proposed to be introduced to the RAP in order to achieve its objectives and, thereafter, introduce such revisions to the RAP as shall have been agreed with the Association; (iv) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable the Borrower to monitor and evaluate, on an on-going basis, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Association, the implementation of the RAP and the achievement of the objectives thereof; (v) furnish to the Association, by June 30 and December 31 of each year until completion of the Project, commencing December 31, 2001, semi-annual reports prepared by PMU, on the results of such activities during the period preceding the date of said report; and (vi) furnish to the Association, by June 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2001, through the second year following completion of the Project, semi-annual reports prepared by an independent monitoring entity acceptable to the Association, on the results of the resettlement activities during the same six-month periods referred to under sub-paragraph (v) above.
Part B of the Project. The Recipient, through the MOEW, shall cause the WD:
(a) to carry out, supervise and monitor Part B of the Project, including the development of a water quality monitoring system to measure the impact of the Part B of the Project on the reduction of nutrients in the DDNP, with due diligence and efficiency and in conformity with appropriate administrative, economic, engineering, technical and water management practices and with due regard to ecological and environmental factors as stipulated in the Bucharest Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands;
(b) to take out and maintain with responsible insurers, or to make other provision satisfactory to the Bank for, insurance against such risks and in such amounts as shall be consistent with appropriate practice;
(c) to carry on its operations and conduct its affairs in accordance with sound administrative, economic, environment, financial, water management and technical practices under the supervision of qualified and experienced management assisted by competent staff in adequate numbers; and
(d) upon Project completion, to transfer to the DDNPD the ownership and the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the facilities constructed, areas rehabilitated and water quality monitoring system developed under Part B of the Project in accordance with a time action plan agreed by the Recipient and the Bank.
Part B of the Project. (a) Community Subproject Grants 0 2,350,000 100% of amounts
(b) Goods 0 230,000 100% of foreign expenditures, 100% of local expenditures (ex-factory cost) and 90% of local expenditures for other items procured locally (c) Consultants’ services 0 440,000 85% Amount of the Amount of the Credit Allocated Grant Allocated % of (Expressed in (Expressed in Expenditures
Part B of the Project. (a) For the purposes of Part B.3 (g) of the Project, the Borrower shall take the further steps agreed upon with the Association for the reorganization of DROA and the steps agreed upon with the Association relating to road maintenance, by July 31, 1997 carry out the reorganization action plan for DROA set out in the Project Implementation Manual.
(b) For the purposes of Part B.5 (b) of the Project, the Borrower shall, through MTPT, enter into agreements acceptable to the Association with each medium and small scale entrepreneur setting out the rights of each party and providing, inter alia, for the obligation of the entrepreneur to contribute to 15% of the cost of the training to be provided to such entrepreneur.
Part B of the Project. The Borrower shall ensure that: (1) the social welfare offices to be established or upgraded under Part B (3) of the Project shall be selected by MOLSP on the basis of criteria acceptable to the Bank; and (2) draft legislation providing for the benefits and financing of unemployment, social welfare and related income support systems, based on the system to be designed under Part B (4) of the Project and satisfactory to MOLSP and the Bank, shall be finalized and submitted, by December 31, 1992, to the Borrower’s Parliament (Sejm) for enactment.
Part B of the Project. Beginning on the Effective Date, and thereafter throughout the duration of the Project, the PCU is able to conduct:
Part B of the Project. The Borrower shall, in relation to Part B of the Project, maintain at all times during Project implementation:
Part B of the Project. The Borrower shall ensure that Part B.1 of the Project is implemented in accordance with the CEMP and the RAP. Part C Terms and Conditions for Financing of Subprojects under Part A of the Project
(a) Participating LGAs must meet the eligibility criteria agreed with the Association and set out in the PIP, including inter alia the demonstrated ability to manage funds and keep proper accounts, and to manage and implement projects.
(b) The Borrower shall enter into a Participation Agreement with each Participating LGA which shall set forth terms and conditions that include the following, modified as necessary, in the respective case of Subprojects financed by CDGs or CBGs:
(i) funds shall be provided on a non-reimbursable grant basis;
(ii) procedures for the disbursement of funds to the Participating LGAs, that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement;
(iii) the Participating LGA must provide at least five (5%) of the CDG as its contribution;
(iv) the Participating LGA must address all the environmental and social impacts of proposed Subprojects in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
(v) the Participating LGA must carry out the Subproject with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, financial, managerial, social and environmental standards and practices, and maintain adequate records;
(vi) the right of the Borrower to obtain all such information, records or documents as the Association or Borrower shall reasonably request relating to the implementation of a Subproject or to inspect either by itself or jointly with the Association, if the Association shall so request, the Subprojects;
(vii) the Participating LGA shall maintain adequate records reflecting the operations, resources and expenditures incurred under the Subprojects in accordance with sound accounting practices that are acceptable to the Association;
(viii) the Participating LGA shall procure the goods, works and services financed from the proceeds of the Credit in accordance with the procedures agreed with the Association, and use these exclusively in the implementation of the Subprojects;
(ix) the right of the Borrower to suspend or terminate the right of a Participating LGA to the proceeds of the Credit upon failure by such LGA to perform its obligations under the Participation Agreement; and
(x) the right of the Borrower to increase or decrease the CDG in accordance with the outcome of the annual performance assessment.
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Part B of the Project. 1. For the purpose of carrying out Part B of the Project, the Borrower shall:
(a) relend the proceeds of the Loan allocated from time to time to Categories (1), (2), (3) and (4) to the Participating Utilities under subsidiary loan agreements to be entered into between the Borrower and each of the Participating Utilities, under terms and conditions which shall have been approved by the Bank and which shall include those set forth in the Annex to this Schedule 4;
(b) take all necessary administrative measures as may be required on its part to enable the Participating Utilities and ONEP to carry out the Project and to comply with their other obligations under each Project Agreement and the ONEP Loan Agreement, respectively; and
(c) exercise its rights under the Subsidiary Loan Agreements in such manner as to protect the interests of the Borrower and the Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Loan, and, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, not assign, amend, abrogate or waive any of the Subsidiary Loan Agreements or any provision thereof.
2. Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 1 of this Part A, the Borrower shall:
(a) conclude with each Participating Utility the performance contract referred to in Section 1 (b) of Schedule 2 to the Project Agreement; and
(b) duly perform its obligations under each such Performance Contract and, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, not take or concur in any action which would have the effect of amending, abrogating, assigning or waiving said Performance Contract or any provision thereof.
3. The Bank and the Borrower hereby agree that the obligations set forth in Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.06, 9.07, 9.08 and 9.09 of the General Conditions (relating to insurance, use of goods, works and services, plans and schedules, records and reports, maintenance and land acquisition, respectively) in respect of Part B of the Project shall be carried out by the Participating Utilities pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Project Agreement.
