Actions Taken Under the Program Clause Samples
The "Actions Taken Under the Program" clause defines the scope and nature of activities or decisions made pursuant to a specific program outlined in the agreement. It typically clarifies which actions are considered authorized under the program, who is responsible for carrying them out, and any limitations or reporting requirements associated with those actions. For example, it may specify that only designated personnel can implement program initiatives or that all actions must comply with certain standards. This clause ensures that all parties understand what constitutes valid conduct under the program, thereby reducing ambiguity and helping to prevent disputes over unauthorized or improper actions.
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Recipient under the Program include the following:
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following: The Borrower has issued a Presidential Regulation (Perpres No. 36/2010) on the Investment Negative List which updates restrictions on investment, including preferential treatment for ASEAN investors, and clarifies the grandfather clause, the treatment of publicly listed companies, and mergers and acquisitions. The Borrower has submitted to the President a draft Presidential Regulation on the national logistics system (Sislognas) development blueprint. The Borrower has issued advertisements (invitations for bids) for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 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 (National Team) by Presidential Regulation (Perpres 15/2010). The Borrower has revised the methodology to calculate the national poverty line by: (a) completing national poverty line simulations using alternative measurement methodologies; (b) conducting internal consultations in BPS and key government stakeholders to identify a poverty measurement methodology for consideration; and (c) holding external consultations about the implications of adopting the revised methodology with universities, NGOs and key Line Ministries. The Borrower has strengthened PNPM fiduciary systems as outlined in the action plan dated February 16, 2010 by: (i) 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 PN...
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Recipient under the Program include the following, taken in a manner acceptable to the Association:
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.
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Recipient under the Program include the following:
1. The Recipient has satisfactorily implemented the Priority Action Plan for FY 2007, in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Letter of Development Policy.
2. The Recipient has allocated adequate resources to MAP Priority Sectors in its budget for 2008, in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Letter of Development Policy.
3. All Sector Ministries have reconciled their budget execution status with the Ministry of Finance and Budget at least every two (2) months, in accordance with paragraph 22 of the Letter of Development Policy.
4. The Recipient has published on the website of the Procurement Oversight Institution the results of all public tendering processes of the central government with a contract value above 50,000 Dollars, in accordance with paragraph 24 of the Letter of Development Policy.
5. The Recipient has started implementing the recommendations of the independent audit of the commitment control (CDE) in: (i) fully integrating the CDE into the integrated financial management system (SIGFP); and (ii) reducing the current transaction time necessary for the visa of the CDE by at least twenty percent (20%), in accordance with paragraphs 26 and 27 of the Letter of Development Policy.
6. The Recipient has started reviewing the hydrocarbon law to include the separation of OMNIS regulatory function from its commercial ones in accordance with paragraph 40 of the Letter of Development Policy.
7. The implementation by the Recipient of the National Education for All Plan is on track, in accordance with paragraph 35 of the Letter of Development Policy.
8. The Recipient has updated and validated a health mapping at all levels of the health system, in accordance with paragraph 37 of the Letter of Development Policy.
9. The Recipient has caused: (i) the national coordinator of the ONN to submit to the permanent office of the CNN the financial accounts of the ONN certified by an external independent auditor recruited by competitive bidding; and (ii) the permanent office of the CNN to validate the accounting and financial procedures manual of the ONN, all in accordance with the ONN implementation decree dated May 7, 2007, and paragraph 38 of the Letter of Development Policy.
10. The Recipient has issued the decree for the creation of the directorate general of water and sanitation, and, through its ministry in charge of water, has started the recruitment of at least thirty (30) out of sixty...
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1. The Borrower has amended Law No. 133/2008 on Ajutor Social to implement a Case Management Approach for identifying and assessing the needs of the beneficiaries and provide access to services that respond to their needs, as evidenced by Law No. LP23/2024, dated February 15, 2024, and published in the Official Gazette on February 22, 2024.
2. The Borrower has amended the Labor Code to: (i) increase flexibility on hiring (a) Youth Workers for Light Tasks and (b) refugees to perform temporary or permanent tasks; and (ii) remove restrictions on the employment of pregnant women, including for the offering of work during non-working holidays, weekends, or night shifts by allowing such employment at the request of women who meet the requirements, as evidenced by Art. I of Law No. LP46/2024 dated March 14, 2024, and published in the Official Gazette on March 18, 2024.
3. The Borrower has enacted amendments to the Energy Vulnerability Reduction Fund legislation to (i) improve the targeting through the introduction of two additional energy vulnerability categories, as evidenced by Law No. 261/2023, dated August 17, 2023, and published in the Official Gazette on September 15, 2023, and (ii) introduce a monetized benefit for households categorized with very high or extreme energy vulnerability, as evidenced by Government Decision No. HG920/2023, dated November 22, 2023, and published in the Official Gazette on November 24, 2023.
4. The Borrower has enacted amendments to the Competition Law to: (i) establish the independence of the Competition Council and allocate the necessary resources to implement its mandate; (ii) increase the notification threshold to focus on important mergers and acquisitions; (iii) strengthen investigation capacity with better tools to collect direct evidence of violations; (iv) increase the maximum amount of fines for anticompetitive behavior; and (v) strengthen procedural fairness and protect the privacy of confidential information in legal proceedings, as evidenced by LP199/2023 dated July 25, 2023 and published in the Official Gazette on September 15, 2023.
5. The Borrower has amended the State Aid Law to: (i) increase the ceiling amount for De Minimis Aid, which is not subject to notification to the Competition Council; (ii) introduce a simplified notification procedure for selected state aid; and (iii) enhance transparency by establishing the publication of the d...
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following:
1. The Borrower has ensured protection of social safety nets, pensions, and priority social spending programs for the poor and vulnerable by maintaining their shares in the 2010 State Budget (as compared to 2009) approved by Parliament on December 10, 2009 and by making available, via the Government Decrees # 275- N and 276-N/ dated March 25, 2010 and # 1238/N dated September 9, 2010, an additional 6.1 billion Armenian Drams for public spending for the poor and vulnerable.
2. The Borrower has strengthened the management and monitoring of social safety net programs to improve targeting efficiency and increase public awareness by establishing an inter-agency working group through a Government Protocol Decree #23, dated June 17, 2010 and by the Order of the Minister of Labor and Social Issues # N86-A/1 dated July 9, 2010.
3. The Borrower has issued Government Protocol Decree #38 dated September 30, 2010 adopting financing mechanisms to cover recurrent costs for the one-year school readiness program for 4.5-5.5 years old children.
4. The Borrower has issued a Government Protocol Decree #3 dated January 29, 2010 on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and launched performance-based contracting at primary health care level, including defined NCD services.
5. The Borrower has submitted to the National Assembly through Prime Minister’s letter #01/23.6/14392-10 dated November 16, 2010 revisions to competition- related legislation which aims at strengthening the autonomy and enforcement capacity of the State Committee for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC), and harmonizing key elements of the legislation with international best practice.
6. The Borrower has conducted an assessment of the improvement in spectrum management and monitoring, has discussed it with all spectrum stakeholders, and submitted to the Bank the minutes of the Borrower’s Board of the Broad Band and IT Security meeting of October 27, 2010, which includes key next steps in this area.
7. The Borrower has submitted to the National Assembly through a Prime Minister’s letter #01/24.1/13011 dated November 10, 2010 a new Mining Code adhering to international best practice for fiscal, environmental, social, and licensing standards.
8. The Borrower has achieved satisfactory progress towards business process reengineering (BPR) by:
(a) Contracting an external firm to advise on the BPR (contract # 09/101) with KPMG dated February ...
Actions Taken Under the Program. The actions taken by the Borrower under the Program include the following: The Borrower has commenced restructuring the Large Taxpayer Service under the approved LTS Rationalization Plan; has approved its Revenue Regulation No 17-2010 (dated November 16, 2010) which broadens the selection criteria for large taxpayers; and has added about 747 taxpayers to the LTS as of January 1, 2011. The Borrower has submitted the revised Fiscal Incentives Rationalization ▇▇▇▇ to Congress and has identified it as a priority ▇▇▇▇. The DBCC has published a Fiscal Risks Statement as a reference for the 2011 Budget. Senate ▇▇▇▇ No. 2640 whose objectives are, among other things, to promote financial viability and fiscal discipline in corporations owned and controlled by the Borrower, in part through temporary delegation of reform powers from Congress to the Executive, has been filed in Congress. The new web-based Enhanced Business Name Registration System adopted by DTI has reduced the average time required for a business name registration to 15 minutes. To strengthen transparency and accountability, the 2011 General Appropriations (Act No. 10147), adopted by Congress, has mandated that the implementation status and fund utilization of major programs and projects be posted by the Borrower’s departments and agencies on their official websites, and that DBM post on its website all releases and realignments under the Borrower’s priority development assistance fund. The medium term expenditure framework of DepEd has been updated to reflect the resources required to implement its policies, programs and strategies, including the K to 12 Program. The GASTPE budget allocation that funds the Education Service Contracting Program of DepEd has been increased by 48% in 2011 as compared to 2010. PhilHealth has adopted Board Resolution No. 1479, for the implementation of the partial insurance premium subsidy program for the Near-Poor.
Actions Taken Under the Program. The Borrower has maintained the proposed 2010 APBN allocation for national infrastructure of at least thirty (30%) over the 2007 level. (President’s budget address to Parliament August 3, 2009) The Borrower has published on the PLN Website: (i) the breakdown of the 2008 PLN PSO by region and consumer category; and (ii) a forward three (3) year PLN PSO plan based upon assumptions and a model shared and agreed by MoEMR, MoF, MoSOE and PLN. The Borrower has defined a revised program structure, objectives and outputs for DGH. (DGH/BAPPENAS exchange of letters nos. 4705/Dt.8.2/08/2009 and PR.01.02/BP.09/1066/2009) The Borrower has approved guidelines for outcome-based fiscal incentives for local governments to expand piped water connections for poor households. (BAPPENAS/MOF/MPW Guidelines of Water Fund Management FY2010-2014, August 19, 2009) The Borrower has developed draft amendments to Perpres 67 extending its application to projects of sub-national governments and ensuring the right to terminate PPP projects where financial close and first debt drawdown are not achieved within 12 months of contract signing. (Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Circular No. S-51/M/EKON/08.2009) The Borrower has issued a Government Regulation establishing the Guarantee Fund. (Government Regulation No. 35/2009) The Borrower, through MoF, has mobilized finance for the Indonesia Infrastructure Financing Facility. (Founders Agreement, dated June 30, 2009) The Borrower has satisfactorily implemented the LWG’s Action Plan. (BPN Circular No. 396/ND/DII/VIII/2009) The Borrower has introduced into the parliamentary process legislative amendments to improve the implementation and enforceability of the ▇▇▇▇▇ process. (Parliament Notice LG.01.03/3613/DPR RI/VI/2009) The Borrower, through the Ministry of Public Works, has established a procurement taskforce in DGH staffed, funded and mandated to provide support to procurement committees in terms of advice, capacity building, review and problem resolution. (DGH SK No. 36/KPTS/Db/2009)