Common use of Sources of Information Clause in Contracts

Sources of Information. Primary sources of information shall include document reviews, field visits and consultations/meetings with relevant stakeholders who are identified in the legality definition of the legality verification matrix (cf. Annex II). The Government of Liberia and the Union will ensure that the independent auditor has access to all necessary information, including documents and databases that it deems relevant, especially those that are needed to assess the efficacy of systems established to verify compliance with the LAS. This shall include access to information produced and/or held by branches and agencies of the public authorities as well as private bodies recruited by those public authorities. The independent auditor shall also have full access to all forest management areas prior to, during and after forest operations. This will include access to logging sites and other areas where forest resources are being extracted or processed and to points of export. This broad access is designed to enable the independent auditor to uncover weaknesses wherever they exist in the LAS. Specifically, the independent auditor shall have access to the following Government agencies, other bodies appointed or recruited by the Government to perform functions related to any part of the LAS and other parties who may be able to provide relevant information about the functioning of the LAS.

Sources of Information. Primary sources of information shall include document reviews, field visits and consultations/meetings with relevant stakeholders who are identified in the legality definition of the legality verification matrix (cf. Annex IIXxxxx XX). The Government of Liberia and the Union will ensure that the independent auditor has access to all necessary information, including documents and databases that it deems relevant, especially those that are needed to assess the efficacy of systems established to verify compliance with the LAS. This shall include access to information produced and/or held by branches and agencies of the public authorities as well as private bodies recruited by those public authorities. The independent auditor shall also have full access to all forest management areas prior to, during and after forest operations. This will include access to logging sites and other areas where forest resources are being extracted or processed and to points of export. This broad access is designed to enable the independent auditor to uncover weaknesses wherever they exist in the LAS. Specifically, the independent auditor shall have access to the following Government agencies, other bodies appointed or recruited by the Government to perform functions related to any part of the LAS and other parties who may be able to provide relevant information about the functioning of the LAS.