LOAN NUMBER 9084-CN Loan Agreement (Emerging Infectious Diseases Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project) between PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ("Borrower") and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ("Bank"). The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I - GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply to and form part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendix to this Agreement. ARTICLE II - LOAN 2.01. The Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower the amount of two hundred eighty one million Dollars ($281,000,000), as such amount may be converted from time to time through a Currency Conversion ("Loan"), to assist in financing the project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement ("Project"). 2.02. The Borrower may withdraw the proceeds of the Loan in accordance with Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2.03. The Front-end Fee is one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Loan amount. 2.04. The Commitment Charge is one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum on the Unwithdrawn Loan Balance. 2.05. The interest rate is the Reference Rate plus the Variable Spread or such rate as may apply following a Conversion; subject to Section 3.02(e) of the General Conditions. 2.06. The Payment Dates are March 1 and September 1 in each year. 2.07. The principal amount of the Loan shall be repaid in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Agreement. ARTICLE III - PROJECT 3.01. The Borrower declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project. To this end, the Borrower shall: (a) carry out the Borrower's Respective Part of the Project, through MARA, in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions and Schedule 2 to this Agreement; and (b) cause the Project -2- Implementing Entities' Respective Part of the Project to be carried out by the Project Implementing Entities in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions and the respective Project Agreement. ARTICLE IV - REMEDIES OF THE BANK 4.01. The Additional Event of Suspension is that the Borrower's or any of Project Implementing Entities' Regulatory Framework is proposed to be changed or has been changed in a manner that, as reasonably determined by the Bank following an exchange of views with MARA and/or the Project Implementing Entities, materially and adversely affects, or is likely to materially and adversely affect, the implementation of the Project or the achievement of its objectives in a manner materially consistent with the ESSs; provided however that the provision of this paragraph shall not apply if the Borrower or the Project Implementing Entities have updated the POM, the ESCP, the ESMF or any other environmental and social instruments prepared thereunder, as the case may be, to include measures that enable the implementation of the Project and the achievement of its objectives in a manner materially consistent with the ESSs and that are acceptable to the Bank. 4.02. The Additional Event of Acceleration is that the event specified in Section 4.01 of this Agreement occurs and is continuing for a period of sixty (60) days after notice of the event has been given by the Bank to the Borrower. ARTICLE V - EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION 5.01. The Additional Conditions of Effectiveness are that: (a) MARA has established the National Project Management Office; and (b) the Project Implementing Entities have established the Provincial Project Management Offices; all with a mandate, composition, and terms of reference satisfactory to the Bank. 5.02. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date ninety (90) days after the Signature Date. ARTICLE VI - REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES 6.01. The Borrower's Representative is its Minister, or a Vice Minister, of Finance. 6.02. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Borrower's address is: Ministry of Finance Sanlihe Xicheng District Beijing 100820 People's Republic of China; and -3- (b) the Borrower's Electronic Address is: Facsimile: (86-10) 6855-2077 6.03. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Bank's address is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America; and (b) the Bank's Electronic Address is: Facsimile: 1-202-477-6391 -4- AGREED as of the Signature Date. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By __ Authorized Representative Name: L( J1, Title: ic7~~~7 ~sAn Date:__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT AND DEVELOPMENT By Authorized Representative Name: __________ Title: Cv ' Date: ;tg,-O - -5- SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to strengthen selected national and provincial systems to pilot a multi-sectoral approach for reducing the risk of zoonotic and other emerging health threats. The Project consists of the following parts: Part 1: Improving Risk-based Surveillance Systems for Zoonotic and other Emerging Health Threats Strengthening the capacity and integration of key information systems for the detection and monitoring of risks related to zoonotic and other emerging health threats by, inter alia: (a) conducting risk assessments, risk mapping, hotspot analysis, and prioritization of zoonotic and other emerging health threats; (b) developing new and improving existing early warning systems, infectious disease reporting systems, and disease- or health threat-specific systems; (c) strengthening and upgrading selected national and provincial laboratory resources and monitoring networks for human-, animal- or wildlife-related diseases; (d) developing guidelines and protocols for improved information sharing among agencies and their respective information systems, and developing mechanisms for the generation of tailored information products. Part 2: Prevention and Control Programs Targeting Priority Zoonotic and other Emerging Health Threats Strengthening the prevention and control of priority zoonotic diseases and other health threats by, inter alia: (a) carrying out risk communications related to good practices in health, animal husbandry, and wildlife exposure; (b) supporting selected programs for reducing risks of human exposure to wildlife in selected hotspots by strengthening the technical, physical, monitoring and reporting capacity of selected rescue centers and other institutions; (c) demonstrating selected disease prevention and control measures in livestock and aquaculture farms using a one-health approach; (d) upgrading market- and trade-related infrastructure and facilities, including: (i) upgrading selected local wet markets; and (ii) designing a cross border inspection and quarantine infrastructure and facilities for trade in plant and animal products; and (e) supporting selected infection control measures for infections in healthcare settings. -6- Part 3: Institutional Strengthening and Human Resources Development consistent with One Health 3.1 Institutional Strengthening. Providing technical and analytical support and training for: (a) the development or revision of selected policies, plans, notices and guidelines related to emerging health threats including infectious disease prevention and control, animal disease, and human exposure to animals and wildlife; (b) piloting and assessing one-health governance and regulatory systems; (c) institutional assessments for strengthening the capacity of the system of centers of disease control and animal disease control centers, including the development of a one-health network; (d) the preparation and implementation of Multi-Sectoral Plans targeting specific zoonotic diseases or other public health threats; and (e) partnerships and collaboration with universities, academic or research institutions for scientific knowledge exchanges, applied research and medical and veterinary graduate education in priority one-health themes. 3.2 Human Resources Development. Carrying out an assessment of training needs and providing capacity building and training programs, all related to emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases, one-health approaches, joint field epidemiological assessments and other related disciplines. Part 4: Project Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation 4.1 Project Management. Supporting Project management, including coordination, fiduciary, environmental and social, monitoring and reporting functions of MARA and the Project Implementing Entities. 4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation. Providing technical and analytical support for: (a) after action reviews; (b) systematic reviews of lessons learnt; (c) qualitative and quantitative research surveys on selected topics related to health emergency response system and risk-based disease surveillance programs; (d) developing innovation marketplaces and case study competitions; (e) benchmarking programs to international standards and best practices. -7- SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section I. Implementation Arrangements A. Financing Arrangements 1. For the purposes of carrying out the Project Implementing Entities' Respective Part of the Project, the Borrower shall make available to the Project Implementing Entities the proceeds of the Loan allocated from time to time to said entities in the table set forth in Section III.A of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, a portion of which will be on-lent to the Project Implementing Entities, under terms and conditions acceptable to the Bank, including the following principal terms: (a) The principal amount shall be made available in Dollars or any other Currency as the Loan may be converted from time to time through a Currency Conversion of the value of the currency or currencies so withdrawn (such principal amount determined on the date, or respective dates, of withdrawal from the Loan Account). (b) The principal amount so made available shall be recovered over a period of thirty (30) years, inclusive of a grace period of five (5) years. (c) Interest shall be charged on such principal amount withdrawn and outstanding from time to time at a rate equal to the rate of interest applicable from time to time to the Loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.05 of this Agreement. (d) A Commitment Charge shall be charged equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum on the Unwithdrawn Loan Balance. 2. The Borrower shall cause the Project Implementing Entities to: (a) manage, operate, monitor, transfer and reconcile the proceeds of the Loan made available to them pursuant to paragraph 1 above in accordance with arrangements and procedures acceptable to the Bank; (b) take all required actions, including provision of timely consents and approvals as may be necessary, to facilitate the utilization of said Loan proceeds and the implementation of the Project and, to enable the Project Implementing Entities to comply with their undertakings under the respective Project Agreement; and (c) maintain all relevant records and documents related to the Loan and the Project and provide promptly such documents and records, including all other information related to the Loan and the Project, as may be requested by the Borrower or the Bank from'time to time. -8- B. Institutional Arrangements 1. For the purpose of carrying out the Project, the Borrower shall maintain, and cause to be maintained the National Project Steering Group with composition, powers and functions acceptable to the Bank responsible for providing overall direction, coordination, policy and institutional guidance on Project implementation among MARA, NDRC, MOF and the Project Implementing Entities and facilitating the coordination of policy dialogue with other relevant agencies. 2. For the purpose of carrying out its Respective Part of the Project, the Borrower, through MARA, shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, the following entities with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) the National Project Management Office responsible for overall coordination, reporting, management, including management of environmental and social aspects, financial management and procurement, monitoring and evaluation of, and preparation of the Annual Work Plans, semi-annual progress and financial reports, and day-to-day implementation of the activities under the Borrower's Respective Part of the Project; and (b) a technical expert group responsible for providing technical support to enhance quality in the design of Project activities and facilitate Project implementation at the national and provincial level. C. Annual Work Plans and Project Operations Manual 1. (a) The Borrower shall, through MARA: (i) prepare and furnish to the Bank by October 30 in each year, starting in 2022, a draft Annual Work Plan for review and comment, summarizing the implementation progress of its Respective Part of the Project for the said year (or such other period covered by the said plan), including a summary of the activities not completed in said year and an action plan for the completion thereof, as well as the activities for its Respective Part of the Project to be undertaken in the following calendar year (or such other period covered by the plan), including the proposed annual budget for its Respective Part of the Project; (ii) taking into account the Bank's comments, finalize, adopt and furnish to the Bank by December 31 in each year, starting in 2022, the Annual Work Plan, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank; and (iii) thereafter ensure that: (A) the implementation of its Respective Part of the Project during the following calendar year (or such other period covered by the plan) is carried out in accordance with the Annual Work Plan agreed with the Bank and in a manner acceptable to the Bank; and (B) unless the Bank otherwise agrees, all goods, works, services, Incremental Operating -9- Costs and Training financed by the Loan proceeds are used exclusively for activities specified in the Annual Work Plan. The Borrower, through MARA, shall not amend, suspend, abrogate, or waive said Annual Work Plans or any provision thereof without the prior written agreement of the Bank. (b) If any of MARA or the respective Project Implementing Entity has not adopted and furnished to the Bank its respective Annual Work Plan in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, and if, by September 30 in each year, starting in 2023, the Borrower and the Bank have not agreed on a reallocation and use of the Expected Annual Allocation for the respective Annual Work Plan that was not furnished to the Bank, in a manner consistent with the objectives of the Project, the Bank may take action pursuant to Section 7.03 (b) of the General Conditions with respect to all or a portion of such Expected Annual Allocation. 2. The Borrower shall, through MARA, apply throughout the implementation of its Respective Part of the Project, the Project Operations Manual in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to the Bank. The Borrower shall, through MARA, not amend, suspend, or waive said Project Operations Manual or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Project Operations Manual and those of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. D. Environmental and Social Standards 1. The Borrower shall: (a) take, and shall cause the Project Implementing Entities to take, all measures necessary to comply with, or all measures necessary to enable the Project Implementing Entities to comply with the provisions of Section I.C of the Schedule to the respective Project Agreement; and (b) through MARA, ensure that its Respective Part of the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 2. Without limitation upon paragraph I above, the Borrower, through MARA, shall ensure that its Respective Part of the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ("ESCP"), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. To this end, the Borrower shall ensure that: (a) the measures and actions specified in the ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, and as provided in the ESCP; (b) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP; - 10- (c) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the ESCP, as provided in the ESCP; and (d) the ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended or waived, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the ESCP, and ensure that the revised ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. 3. In case of any inconsistencies between the ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. 4. The Borrower shall, through MARA, ensure that: (a) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Bank through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Bank, information on the status of compliance with the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, setting out, inter alia: (i) the status of implementation of the ESCP; (ii) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the ESCP; and (iii) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (b) the Bank is promptly notified of any incident or accident related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including incidents of community exposure to communicable diseases, in accordance with the ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. 5. The Borrower shall, though MARA, establish, publicize, maintain and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 6. The Borrower shall, through MARA, ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for civil works under its Respective Part of the Project include the obligation of contractors, and subcontractors and supervising entities to: (a) comply with the relevant aspects of the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein; and (b) adopt and enforce codes of conduct that should be provided to and signed by all workers, detailing measures to address - 11 - environmental, social, health and safety risks, and the risks of sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and violence against children, all as applicable to such civil works commissioned or carried out pursuant to said contracts. Section II. Project Monitoring Reporting and Evaluation 1. The Borrower shall, through MARA, furnish to the Bank each Project Report for its Respective Part of the Project not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar semester, covering the calendar semester. Except as may otherwise be explicitly required or permitted under this Agreement or as may be explicitly requested by the Bank, in sharing any information, report or document related to the activities under the Project, the Borrower shall, through MARA, ensure that such information, report or document does not include Personal Data. 2. Without limitation to the provisions of paragraph 1 above, the Borrower shall, through MARA, prepare, under terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, and furnish to the Bank no later than December 31, 2024, a mid-term review report for its Respective Part of the Project, summarizing the results of the monitoring and evaluation activities carried out from the inception of its Respective Part of the Project, and setting out the measures recommended to ensure the efficient completion of its Respective Part of the Project and to further the objectives thereof. Section III. Withdrawal of Loan Proceeds A. General Without limitation upon the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions and in accordance with the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, the Borrower may withdraw the proceeds of the Loan to finance Eligible Expenditures, in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the percentage set forth against each Category of the following table: - 12 - Amount of the Percentage of Loan Expenditures to be Allocated financed Category (expressed in USD) (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting services, Incremental Operating Costs and Training for: (a) the Borrower's Respective 6,000,000 100% Part of the Project (MARA); (b) Hainan's Respective Part 175,000,000 100% of the Project; and (c) Jiangxi's Respective Part 100,000,000 100% of the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 281,000,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A above, no withdrawal shall be made: (a) for payments made prior to the Signature Date, except that withdrawals up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 may be made for payments made prior to this date but on or after March 10, 2020, for Eligible Expenditures; or (b) under each of Categories 1 (a) through 1 (c) until and unless MARA or the relevant Project Implementing Entity has: (i) adopted the respective Project Operations Manual in form and substance acceptable to the. Bank; and (ii) prepared and disclosed the respective ESMF acceptable to the Bank, and has implemented any actions which are required to be taken under said instrument prior to the any withdrawal of the Loan proceeds for the respective Category, in accordance with Section I.D of Schedule 2 of this Agreement, and Section I.C of the Schedule to the respective Project Agreement. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part B.1 of this Section, no withdrawal of the Loan proceeds shall be made after January 15 in each year, starting in 2023 to any of MARA or the respective Project Implementing Entity, until and unless the - 13 - respective Annual Work Plan for the upcoming year, in form and content acceptable to the Bank, has been adopted and furnished to the Bank, in accordance with Section I.C.1 (a) (i) and (ii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement or Section I.B.1 (a) (i) and (ii) of the Schedule to the respective Project Agreement, except if such withdrawal is for Eligible Expenditures incurred prior to December 31 of the previous calendar year or the Bank otherwise agrees. 3. The Closing Date is December 31, 2027. - 14- SCHEDULE 3 Commitment-Linked Amortization Repayment Schedule The following table sets forth the Principal Payment Dates of the Loan and the percentage of the total principal amount of the Loan payable on each Principal Payment Date ("Installment Share"). Annuity Principal Repayments Principal Payment Date Installment Share September 1, 2025 1.03% March 1, 2026 1.06% September 1,2026 1.08% March 1, 2027 1.11% September 1,2027 1.14% March 1,2028 1.17% September 1,2028 1.19% March 1, 2029 1.22% September 1, 2029 1.26% March 1, 2030 1.29% September 1, 2030 1.32% March 1, 2031 1.35% September 1,2031 1.39% March 1,2032 1.42% September 1, 2032 1.46% March 1, 2033 1.49% September 1,2033 1.53% March 1, 2034 1.57% September 1,2034 1.61% March 1, 2035 1.65% September 1,2035 1.69% March 1, 2036 1.73% September 1, 2036 1.77% March 1, 2037 1.82% September 1,2037 1.86% March 1, 2038 1.91% September 1,2038 1.96% March 1, 2039 2.01% September 1, 2039 2.06% March 1, 2040 2.11% September 1,2040 2.16% March 1, 2041 2.22% September 1,2041 2.27% March 1,2042 2.33% - 15 - September 1, 2042 2.39% March 1, 2043 2.45% September 1, 2043 2.51% March 1, 2044 2.57% September 1, 2044 2.63% March 1, 2045 2.70%. September 1, 2045 2.77% March 1, 2046 2.84% September 1, 2046 2.91% March 1, 2047 2.98% September 1, 2047 3.05% March 1, 2048 3.13% September 1, 2048 3.21% March 1, 2049 3.29% September 1, 2049 3.37% March 1, 2050 2.96% - 16 - APPENDIX Definitions 1. "Annual Work Plans" means each of the rolling plans for the Project to be prepared or updated by MARA and the Project Implementing Entities for their Respective Part of the Project, and agreed with the Bank, on an annual basis during the implementation of the Project, including the Multi-Sectoral Plans, as provided for in Section I.C.1 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement and Section I.B.1 of the Schedule to the respective Project Agreement. 2. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means, for purposes of paragraph 6 of the Appendix to the General Conditions, the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006 and revised in January 2011 and as of July 1, 2016. 3. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section III.A of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 4. "Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs" means the Project Implementing Entity's department of agriculture and rural affairs, or any successor thereto. 5. "Department of Forestry" means the Project Implementing Entity's department of forestry, or any successor thereto. 6. "Environmental and Social Commitment Plan" or "ESCP" means the environmental and social commitment plan for the Project, dated May 11, 2022, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, which sets out the material measures and actions that the Borrower and the Project Implementing Entities shall carry out or cause to be carried out to address the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and any environmental and social instruments to be prepared thereunder. 7. "Environmental and Social Management Framework" or "ESMF" means each of the environmental and social management frameworks prepared and adopted by MARA and the Project Implementing Entities, acceptable to the Bank, setting out the principles, rules, guidelines and procedures to screen and assess the potential adverse environmental and social risks and impacts (including health and safety issues) of Project activities, adopt measures to avoid, reduce, mitigate or offset environmental and social adverse risks and impacts, procedural, budget and institutional arrangements and actions needed to implement these measures, and information on the agency or agencies responsible for addressing the Projects' risks and impacts; as well as for the preparation of environmental and social - 17 - management plans and any environmental and social instruments, as such frameworks may be amended by the Borrower or the Project Implementing Entities from time to time, with the prior written agreement of the Bank. 8. "Environmental and Social Standards" or "ESSs" means, collectively: (i) "Environmental and Social Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts"; (ii) "Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions"; (iii) "Environmental and Social Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management"; (iv) "Environmental and Social Standard 4: Community- Health and Safety"; (v) "Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement"; (vi) "Environmental and Social Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources"; (vii) "Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub- Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities"; (viii) "Environmental and Social Standard 8: Cultural Heritage"; (ix) "Environmental and Social Standard 9: Financial Intermediaries"; (x) "Environmental and Social Standard 10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure"; effective on October 1, 2018, as published by the Bank. 9. "Expected Annual Allocation" means the allocation of the proceeds of Loan for Project activities expected to be implemented by each of MARA and the Project Implementing Entities during each year of Project implementation as specified in the POM. 10. "General Conditions" means the "International Bank for Reconstruction and. Development General Conditions for IBRD Financing, Investment Project Financing", dated December 14, 2018 (revised on August 1, 2020, December 21, 2020, April 1, 2021, and January 1, 2022). 11. "Hainan Province" means the Borrower's province of the same name represented by its people's government, or any successor thereto. 12. "Incremental Operating Costs" means the reasonable costs incurred by MARA and the Project Implementing Entities at the provincial, municipal and county level, for purposes of Project management and implementation based on the Annual Work Plans approved in advance by the Bank, on account of office supplies, consumables and rent, utilities, bank charges, communications, mass media and printing services, interpretation and translation services, vehicle rental, operation, maintenance, and insurance, building and equipment maintenance, local transportation, domestic and international travel, lodging, and subsistence allowances, and salaries of contractual and temporary staff, but excluding salaries and any salary -supplements of members of the Borrower's or the Project Implementing Entities' civil service. - 18 - 13. "Jiangxi Province" means the Borrower's province of the same name represented by its people's government, or any successor thereto. 14. "MARA" means the Borrower's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, or any successor thereto. 15. "MOF" means the Borrower's Ministry of Finance, or any successor thereto. 16. "Multi-Sectoral Plans" means each of the plans developed by the Project Implementing Entities as part of any of the Annual Work Plans and agreed with the Bank, containing specific provincial- or county-level joint or sectoral activities, expenditures, and annual targets, all aimed at targeting specific zoonotic diseases or other public health threats under the Project, developed and implemented by at least two of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Provincial Health Commission, the Department of Forestry, or such other departments specified in the Project Operations Manual. 17. "National Project Management Office" means the Project management office to be maintained by MARA, in accordance with Section I.B.2(a) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 18. "National Project Steering Group" means the steering group established by MOF, to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B. 1 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 19. "NDRC" means the Borrower's National Development and Reform Commission, or any successor thereto. 20. "Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. An identifiable individual is one who can be identified by reasonable means, directly or indirectly, by reference to an attribute or combination of attributes within the data, or combination of the data with other available information. Attributes that can be used to identify an identifiable individual include, but are not limited to, name, identification number, location data, online identifier, metadata and factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of an individual. 21. "Procurement Regulations" means, for purposes of paragraph 84 of the Appendix to the General Conditions, the "World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers", dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018. 22. "Project Implementing Entity" means Jiangxi Province or Hainan Province; and "Project Implementing Entities" means, collectively, Jiangxi Province and Hainan Province. - 19 - 23. "Project Operations Manual" or "POM" means each of the operations manuals prepared and adopted by MARA and the Project Implementing Entities for the Project, acceptable to the Bank, describing, among other things: (a) the Project objective, Project activities and arrangements, acceptable to the Bank, flow of funds of the proceeds of the Loan, the Expected Annual Allocations, and agreed procedures in, inter alia, procurement, financial management and disbursement; (b) the institutional arrangements for the implementation of the Project, and the roles and responsibilities of the entities involved in Project implementation; (c) steps and procedures for Project implementation; (d) monitoring and evaluation, reporting and information disclosure arrangements, and the indicators and targets for purposes of monitoring and evaluation of the progress of the Project; (e) guidelines to screen Project activities against any exclusion lists contained therein; (f) guidelines for the preparation and implementation of the Annual Work Plans and Multi-Sectoral Plans; and (g) guidelines to ensure the legitimate, appropriate, and proportionate collection, use, and processing (including transfers to third parties) of any Personal Data collected under the Project. 24. "Provincial Health Commission" means the Project Implementing Entity's health commission, or any successor thereto 25. "Provincial Project Management Office" means: (a) with respect to Jiangxi Province, each management office established within its Provincial Health Commission, its Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and its Department of Forestry; and (b) with respect to Hainan Province, the management office established with its Development and Reform Commission; all to be maintained in accordance with Section I.A.l(a) of the Schedule to the respective Project Agreement, or any successor thereto. 26. "Regulatory Framework" means, collectively, the national or the Project Implementing Entity's laws and regulations applicable to public health, wildlife, animal products and agriculture, and other matters pertinent to the achievement of the Project objectives, as described in the POM and the ESMF, as such Regulatory Framework may be supplemented or amended from time to time. 27. "Respective Part of the Project" means: (a) with respect to the Borrower, the activities under the Project to be implemented by MARA, as further specified in the respective Annual Work Plans; and (b) with respect to each of the Project Implementing Entities, the activities under the Project to be implemented within its respective jurisdiction, as further specified in the respective Annual Work Plans. 28. "Signature Date" means the later of the two dates on which the Borrower and the Bank signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to "the date of the Loan Agreement" in the General Conditions. -20- 29. "Training" means the costs of training activities under the Project, based on the Annual Work Plans, and attributable to seminars, workshops, and domestic and overseas training and study tours, along with travel and subsistence allowances for training participants, services of trainers, rental of training facilities, preparation and reproduction of training materials, and other activities directly related to course preparation and implementation.