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CONFORMED COPY 
 
GRANT NUMBER H378-NE 
 
Financing Agreement 
 
(Transport Sector Program Support Project) 
 
between 
 
REPUBLIC OF NIGER 
 
and 
 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
 
Dated June 18, 2008  
 
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GRANT NUMBER H378-NE 
FINANCING AGREEMENT 
AGREEMENT dated June 18, 2008, entered into between the REPUBLIC OF 
NIGER (
“Recipient”) and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
(“Association”).  The Recipient and the Association hereby agree as follows: 
ARTICLE I 
—
GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 
1.01. 
The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) 
constitute an integral 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 — FINANCING 
2.01. 
The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions 
set forth or referred to in this Agreement, a grant in an amount equivalent to 
eighteen million eight hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights 
 
(SDR 18,800,000) 
(“Financing”) to assist in financing the project described in 
Schedule 1 to this Agreement (“Project”). 
2.02. 
The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with 
Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement 
2.03. 
The Maximum Commitment Charge Rate payable by the Recipient on the 
Unwithdrawn Financing Balance shall be one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) per 
annum. 
2.04. 
The Payment Dates are April 1 and October 1 in each year. 
2.05. 
The Payment Currency is the Euro. 
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ARTICLE III 
—
PROJECT
 
3.01. 
The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project, and the 
Program.  To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance 
with the provisions of Article IV of the General Conditions. 
3.02. 
Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 3.01 of this Agreement, and 
except as the Recipient and the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient 
shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of 
Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 
ARTICLE IV — REMEDIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
 
4.01. 
The occurrence of events after the date of the Financing Agreement, further to 
which an extraordinary situation has arisen, which makes it improbable that the 
Program, or a substantial part of the Program, can be carried out, is an Additional 
Event of Suspension. 
ARTICLE V — EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION 
5.01. 
The Additional Conditions of Effectiveness consist of the following: 
(a) 
The Recipient has adopted the Project Implementation Manual in form 
and substance satisfactory to the Association. 
(b) 
The Recipient has established a computerized information system for the 
financial management of the Project (including software customization, 
adoption of the Project Manual of Financial, Accounting and 
Administrative Procedures in form and substance satisfactory to the 
Association, training and short term assistance) in the CC/PST, in a 
manner satisfactory to the Association. 
(c) 
The Recipient has recruited a coordinator for the Project, with the terms 
of reference, qualification and experience satisfactory to the Association. 
5.02. 
The Effectiveness Deadline is the date ninety (90) days after the date of this 
Agreement. 
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5.03. 
For purposes of Section 8.05 (b) of the General Conditions, the date on which the 
obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement (other than those providing for 
payment obligations) shall terminate is twenty (20) years after the date of this 
Agreement. 
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ARTICLE VI 
—
REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES
 
6.01. 
The Recipient’s Representative is the Minister of the Recipient at the time 
responsible for finance. 
6.02. 
The Recipient’s Address is: 
Minister of Economy and Finance 
Ministry of Economy and Finance  
B.P. 389 
Niamey 
Republic of Niger 
Facsimile:  
(227) 20 73 59 34 
6.03. 
The Association’s Address is: 
 International 
Development 
Association 
 
1818 H Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20433 
 
United States of America 
 Cable: 
  Telex: 
  Facsimile: 
 INDEVAS 
 248423 
(MCI) 
 1-202-477-6391 
 Washington, 
D.C. 
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AGREED at Niamey, Niger, as of the day and year first above written. 
 
REPUBLIC OF NIGER 
 
By /s/ Ali M. Lamine Zeine 
Authorized Representative 
 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
 
By /s/ Ousmane Diagana 
Authorized Representative 
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SCHEDULE 1 
Project Description
 
The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve the physical access of rural 
population to markets and services on selected unpaved sections of the 
Recipient’s 
national road network, and (b) strengthen the Recipient’s institutional framework, 
management and implementation of road maintenance. 
The Project consists of the following parts: 
Part A: Periodic Maintenance and Spot Rehabilitation of Unpaved Roads
Support the Recipient’s plan to improve access to markets and services in 
densely populated areas with high economic potential, through rehabilitation and 
periodic maintenance of selected sections of the unpaved national road network, 
including: (a) preparation of technical, economic and environmental studies, 
design and bidding documents; (b)(i) implementation and (ii) supervision of 
works; and (c) monitoring and evaluation of works. 
Part B:  Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening Initiatives
Support the Recipient’s plan to increase capacity: (i) of the Recipient’s ministry 
responsible for equipment in the areas of management and execution of road 
maintenance activities, (ii) of the Recipient’s ministry responsible for transport in 
the areas of execution of transport activities and road safety, (iii) of CAFER, and 
(iv) of CC/PST in the areas of preparation and implementation of a program 
approach, monitoring and evaluation, procurement, contracting, and supervision. 
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SCHEDULE 2 
Project Execution 
Section I. 
Implementation Arrangements
A. Institutional 
Arrangements
 
The Recipient shall maintain the following implementation arrangements, as further 
described in the Project Implementation Manual, throughout the implementation of the 
Project: 
1. 
Under the general supervision of the CP/PST and the CTS/PST, the CC/PST 
shall be responsible for the overall Project management, monitoring and 
evaluation, coordination and shall provide technical advice for the 
implementation of the Project. With the support from the BEEEI, the CC/PST 
shall ensure compliance with social and environmental safeguards referred to in 
paragraph (C) below. 
2. 
Under the guidance and the responsibility of the Recipient’s ministry in charge of 
equipment, the CC/PST shall be responsible for all fiduciary aspects of the 
implementation of the Project (including accounting, financial reporting, internal 
control, disbursement, control that procurement activities carried out by DGTP, 
DEP/MT, DEP/ME, DTTMF, CAFER and DAC respectively have been carried 
out in a manner consistent with the Procurement Guidelines and the Consultants’ 
Guidelines, budget preparation, monitoring and control, and audits). 
3. 
DGTP shall be responsible for the technical implementation of Part A of the 
Project.  CC/PST, DGTP, DEP/MT, DEP/ME, DTTMF, CAFER and DAC, each 
for its respective activities, shall be responsible for the technical implementation 
of Part B of the Project, including procurement activities. 
B. 
Project Manuals and Staff 
1. 
The Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions of the 
Project Implementation Manual and the Project Manual of Financial, Accounting 
and Administrative Procedures and, unless the Recipient and the Association 
shall otherwise agree in writing, shall not amend or waive any provision of the 
Project Implementation Manual or the Project Manual of Financial, Accounting 
and Administrative Procedures in a manner which, in the opinion of the 
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Association, could have a material adverse impact on the implementation of the 
Project. 
2. 
The Recipient shall, throughout the implementation of the Project, maintain 
sufficient staff, each with terms of reference, qualifications and experience 
satisfactory to the Association including, 
inter alia
,
in the CC/PST: a coordinator, 
a
transport program manager, a procurement specialist, an administrative and 
financial officer, and an accountant. 
C. Safeguards 
1. 
The Recipient shall implement the Project in accordance with the guidelines, 
procedures, timetables and other specifications set forth in the Environment and 
Social Management Framework and the Resettlement Policy Framework and, 
except as the Association shall otherwise agree in writing, shall not abrogate, 
amend, repeal, suspend or waive any provisions of any of said Frameworks. 
Section II. 
Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation 
A. Project 
Reports 
1. 
(a) 
The Recipient shall monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and 
prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of 
 
Section 4.08 of the General Conditions and on the basis of the indicators 
set forth below in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph.  Each Project 
Report shall cover the period of one (1) calendar semester, and shall be 
furnished to the Association not later than one (1) month after the end of 
the period covered by such report.  
(b) 
The performance indicators referred to above in sub-paragraph (a) are 
described in detail in the Project Implementation Manual, and include, 
inter alia
,
the following: 
(i) 
As of the Closing Date, the proportion of population living 
within two (2) kilometers of all weather roads has increased from  
thirty-three (33) percent to thirty-six (36) percent in the areas where 
activities have been carried out under Part A (b)(i) of the Project. 
(ii) 
As of the Closing Date, the transport time between Balleyara and 
Banibangou has decreased from nine (9) hours to seven (7) hours. 
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(iii)  
As of the Closing Date, the transport time between Maradi and 
Madarounfa has decreased from three (3) hours and thirty (30) minutes 
to three (3) hours.  
2. 
For purposes of Section 4.08 (c) of the General Conditions, the report on the 
execution of the Project and related plan required pursuant to that Section shall 
be furnished to the Association not later than March 15, 2013. 
B. 
Financial Management, Financial Reports and Audits 
1. 
The Recipient shall maintain or cause to be maintained a financial management 
system in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.09 of the General 
Conditions. 
2. 
Without limitation on the provisions of Part A of this Section, the Recipient shall 
prepare and furnish to the Association not later than forty-five (45) days after the 
end of each calendar quarter, interim unaudited financial reports for the Project 
covering the quarter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association. 
3. 
The Recipient shall have its Financial Statements audited in accordance with the 
provisions of Section 4.09 (b) of the General Conditions.  Each audit of the 
Financial Statements shall cover the period of one (1) fiscal year of the Recipient, 
commencing with the fiscal year in which the first withdrawal under the Project 
Preparation Advance was made.  The audited Financial Statements for each such 
period shall be furnished to the Association not later than six (6) months after the 
end of such period.
 
Section III. 
Procurement
A. General
 
1. 
Goods and Works.
 
All goods and works required for the Project and to be 
financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall be procured in accordance 
with the requirements set forth or referred to in Section I of the Procurement 
Guidelines, and with the provisions of this Section. 
2. 
Consultants’ Services.
 
All consultants’ services required for the Project and to 
be financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall be procured in accordance 
with the requirements set forth or referred to in Sections I and IV of the 
Consultant Guidelines, and with the provisions of this Section. 
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3. Definitions.
 
The capitalized terms used below in this Section to describe 
particular procurement methods or methods of review by the Association of 
particular contracts, refer to the corresponding method described in the 
Procurement Guidelines, or Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be. 
B. 
Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods and Works 
 
1. 
International Competitive Bidding.  
Except as otherwise provided in 
 
paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded 
on the basis of International Competitive Bidding. 
2. 
Other Methods of Procurement of Goods and Works.  
The following table 
specifies the methods of procurement, other than International Competitive 
Bidding, which may be used for goods and works.  The Procurement Plan shall 
specify the circumstances under which such methods may be used: 
Procurement Method
 
(a)  National Competitive Bidding (*) 
(b)  Shopping  
(c)  Direct Contracting  
(*) 
Subject to the provisions listed in (i) to (x) below.  
(i) 
The provision of article 03 of the Procurement Code shall not apply.  
(ii) 
The obligation to provide evidence that the bidder has satisfied all its tax 
obligations to the Recipient as a condition to make a proposal for the 
procurement of works, goods and non consulting services 
(notwithstanding any contrary provisions of article 10 of the 
Procurement Code) shall only apply to national bidders.  
(iii) 
The obligation to provide a certificate of eligibility as a condition to 
make a proposal for the procurement of works shall only apply to 
national bidders (notwithstanding any contrary provisions of article 11 of 
the Procurement Code); the eligibility criteria for international bidders 
shall be limited to those included in the bidding documents. 
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(iv) 
The division of expenditures in accordance with article 34 of the 
Procurement Code shall be subject to Prior Review by the Association. 
(v) 
The national preference provided for by article 36 of the Procurement 
Code shall not apply. 
(vi) 
In addition to the provision of article 40 of the Procurement Code, the 
short list of bidders shall be subject to Prior Review by the Association. 
(vii) 
Each contract procured through direct contracting in accordance with 
article 42 of the Procurement Code shall be subject to Prior Review by 
the Association. 
(viii) 
The amount of the bidder’s guarantee provided for in article 79 of the 
Procurement Code shall be determined as a percentage (1 to 2%) of the 
estimated cost of the contract. 
(ix) 
No representatives of the private sector or of the donors shall be included 
in the Recipient’s committee for bid evaluation and award despite the 
provisions of Articles 3, 15 and 26 of the Recipient’s
 arrêté 
113
dated 
October 10, 2006.  
(x) 
The conditions of application of the various methods of procurement 
under the National Competitive Bidding shall be determined in the 
Procurement Plan (notwithstanding any contrary provisions of 
 
articles 5 and 7 of Recipient’s
 arrêté
 270/CAB/PM/ARMP, dated  
October 24, 2007). 
C. 
Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants’ Services 
1. 
Quality- and Cost-based Selection.
 
Except as otherwise provided in 
 
paragraph 2 below, consultants’ services shall be procured under contracts 
awarded on the basis of Quality and Cost-based Selection.
 
2. 
Other Methods of Procurement of Consultants’ Services.
 
The following table 
specifies methods of procurement, other than Quality and Cost-based Selection, 
which may be used for consultants’ services.  The Procurement Plan shall specify 
the circumstances under which such methods may be used. 
 
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Procurement Method
 
(a)  Least-Cost Selection  
(b)  Selecti
on Based on the Consultants’ Qualifications 
(c)  Single-Source Selection  
(d)  Individual Consultants 
3. 
Shortlist including national consultants only.
 
The shortlist for the selection of 
consultants for each contract for consultants’ services estimated to cost less than 
the equivalent of $100,000 may include national consultants only, pursuant to 
paragraph 2.7 of the Consultants Guidelines. 
D. 
Review by the Association of Procurement Decisions 
1. 
Except as the Association shall otherwise determine by notice to the Recipient, 
the following contracts shall be subject to Prior Review by the Association:   
(a) 
each contract for goods estimated to cost the equivalent of $200,000 or 
more procured on the basis of International Competitive Bidding;  
(b) 
each contract for works estimated to cost the equivalent of $500,000 or 
more procured on the basis of International Competitive Bidding;  
(c) 
each contract for non consulting services estimated to cost the equivalent 
of $50,000 or more procured on the basis of International Competitive 
Bidding;  
(d) 
each contract for goods, works and non consulting services procured on 
the basis of Direct Contracting; 
(e) 
each contract for consultants’ services provided by a firm estimated to 
cost the equivalent of $100,000 or more; 
(f) 
each contract for consultants’ services provided by an individual 
estimated to cost the equivalent of $50,000 or more; and  
(g) 
each contract for consultants’ services procured on the basis of Single-
Source Selection. 
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2. 
All terms of reference for consultants’ services shall be subject to the 
Association’s Prior Review. 
3. 
All Training activities will be carried out on the basis of annual programs 
submitted annually for the prior approval of the Association. Said annual 
programs shall identify the general framework of the Training and similar 
activities for the year, and shall include:  (a) the type of Training; (b) the 
personnel to be trained; (c) the institution which will conduct the Training;  
(d) the duration of the proposed Training; and (e) the outcome and impact of the 
Training. 
4. 
All other contracts shall be subject to Post Review by the Association. 
Section IV. 
Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Financing
A. General 
1. 
The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with 
the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions, this Section, and such 
additional instructions as the Association shall specify by notice to the Recipient 
(including the “World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects” dated  
May 2006, as revised from time to time by the Association and as made 
applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), (a) to prepay the 
Project Preparation Advance in accordance with Section 2.07 of the General 
Conditions, and (b) to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in 
paragraph 2 below. 
2. 
The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be 
financed out of the proceeds of the Financing (“Category”), the allocations of the 
amounts of the Financing to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to 
be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: 
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Category 
Amount of the 
Financing Allocated 
(expressed in SDR) 
Percentage of 
Expenditures to be 
Financed 
(all taxes included) 
(1) Goods, works and 
consultants’ services for 
Part A of the Project  
 13,250,000 
100% 
(2) Goods and consultants’ 
services, including for 
Training, audits and 
Operating Costs for 
Part B of the Project  
 2,600,000 
100% 
(3) Refund of Project 
Preparation Advance 
 
400,000 
Amount payable pursuant 
to Section 2.07 of the 
General Conditions 
(4) Unallocated 
 
2,550,000 
 
TOTAL AMOUNT 
 18,800,000 
 
B. 
Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 
1.
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section, no withdrawal shall be 
made for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement.
 
2.
 
The Closing Date is December 15, 2012. 
Section V. 
Other Undertakings
A. 
No later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, or such later date as may 
be agreed in writing by the Association, the Recipient shall have recruited an 
external auditor for the Project, with terms of reference, qualifications and 
experience satisfactory to the Association. 
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B. 
No later than twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date, or such later date 
as may be agreed upon by the Recipient and the Association, the Recipient and 
the Association shall carry out a mid term review of the Project, covering the 
progress achieved in the implementation of the Project. The Recipient shall 
prepare under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association, and furnish to 
the Association three (3) months prior to the beginning of such mid term review 
of the Project, or on such other date agreed upon with the Association in writing, 
a
report integrating the results of the monitoring and evaluation activities 
performed pursuant to this Agreement, on the progress achieved in the carrying 
out of the Project during the period preceding the date of such report, and setting 
out the measures recommended to ensure the efficient carrying out of the Project 
and the achievement of the objectives of the Project during the period following 
such date. 
C. 
No later than October 1
st
,
2008 and October 1
st
 of each year thereafter, or such 
later date as agreed in writing by the Association, the Recipient shall provide to 
the Association evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, 
that the draft budget law,
 including the Recipient’s annual budget for the next 
fiscal year submitted to the Recipient’s parliament for enactment, reflects a 
proposal to increase the annual resources for road maintenance in an amount 
satisfactory to the Association.   
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APPENDIX 
Definitions 
1. 
“BEEEI” means the Recipient’s Bureau for environmental assessment and 
impact (
Bureau de l’Evaluation Environnementale et des Etudes d’Impact
)
within the 
Recipient’s ministry in charge of environment. 
2. 
“CAFER” means the
 
Recipient’s Autonomous Road Maintenance Fund entitled 
Caisse Autonome de Financement de l’Entretien Routier
,
established by the 
Recipient by 
Law nº 2005-22 of June 28, 2005 which replaced 
Ordonnance
 
nº 99-55 of November 22, 1999. 
3. 
“Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section IV of Schedule 2 to 
this Agreement. 
4. 
“CC/PST” means the coordination unit (“
Cellule de Coordination du Programme 
Sectoriel des Transports
”)
,
established by the Recipient by 
arrêté
 143/PM dated 
December 30, 2005, for the purpose of coordinating the implementation of the 
projects carried out under the Program, in accordance with terms and conditions 
further described in said 
arrêté
,
as complemented by 
arrêté
 007/PM dated 
January 23, 2007. 
5. 
“CP/PST” means the Program’s steering committee (“
Comité de Pilotage du 
Programme Sectoriel des Transports
”) established by the Recipient by 
 
arrêté
 145/PM dated December 30, 2005, for the purpose of providing general 
guidance and monitoring of the implementation of the Program, in accordance 
with terms and conditions further described in said 
arrêté
.
6. 
“CTS/PST” means the technical committee (“
Comité Technique de Suivi du 
Programme Sectoriel des Transports
”) established by the Recipient by 
 
arrêté
 144/PM dated December 30, 2005, for the monitoring of the technical 
implementation of the Program, in accordance with terms and conditions further 
described in said 
arrêté
,
as complemented by 
arrêté
 008/PM dated 
 
January 23, 2007.  
7. 
“Consultant Guidelines” means the “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of 
Consultants by World Bank Borrowers” published by the Bank in May 2004 and 
revised in October 2006. 
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8. 
“DAC” means the Directorate of Civil Aviation (“
Direction 
de l’Aviation 
Civile
”) established in the Recipient’s ministry in charge of transport. 
9. 
“DEP/ME” means the Directorate of Studies and Programs (“
Direction des 
Etudes et de la Programmation
”) established in the Recipient’s ministry in 
charge of equipment. 
10. 
“DEP/MT” means the Directorate of Studies and Programs (“
Direction des 
Etudes et de la Programmation
”) established in the Recipient’s ministry in 
charge of transport. 
11. 
“DGTP” means General Directorate of Public Works (“
Direction Générale des 
Travaux Publics
”) established in the Recipient’s ministry in charge of equipment.  
12. 
“DTTMF” means the Directorate of Ground, Maritime and River Transport 
(“
Direction des Transports Terrestres, Maritimes et Fluviaux
”) established in the 
Recipient’s ministry in charge of transport. 
13. 
“Environment and Social Management Framework” means the document entitled 
“
Etude d’Impact Environnemental des Travaux de Réhabilitation des Routes en 
Terre Totalisant 1056 Kilomètres
”
prepared by Dr. Hassane Kimba at the request 
of the Recipient and dated December 2007.  
14. 
“General Conditions” means the “International Development Association 
General Conditions for Credits and Grants”, dated July 1, 2005. 
15. 
“Operating Costs” means the incremental operating expenses, based on annual 
budgets approved by the Association, incurred by the Recipient’s ministry in 
charge of equipment, the Recipient’s ministry in charge of transport, CAFER, 
CC/PST and BEEI, on account of the Project implementation, management and 
monitoring, including operation and maintenance costs of office, vehicles and 
office equipment ; water and electricity utilities, telephone, office supplies, bank 
charges, additional staff costs, travel and supervision costs, per diem, but 
excluding the salaries of officials and public servants of the Recipient’s civil 
service.  
16. 
“Procurement Code” means the Recipient’s procurement law entitled “
Code 
National des Marchés Publics
”
adopted by Ordinance no. 2002-007 dated 
September 18, 2002. 
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17. 
“Procurement Guidelines” means the “Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD 
Loans and IDA Credits” published by the Bank in May 2004 and revised in 
October 2006. 
18. 
“Procurement Plan” means the Recipient’s procurement plan for the Project, 
dated March 11, 2008 and referred to in paragraph 1.16 of the Procurement 
Guidelines and paragraph 1.24 of the Consultant Guidelines, as the same shall be 
updated from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said paragraphs. 
19. 
“Program” means the Recipient’s action plan for the implementation of its 
national transport strategy, entitled Transport Sector Program (“
Programme 
Sectoriel des Transports
”), approved by decree no. 2004-337/PRN/ME/AT dated 
October 28, 2004. 
20. 
“Project Implementation Manual” means the Recipient’s guidelines and 
procedures, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, to be adopted 
by the Recipient and used for the purpose of implementing the Project, including 
in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, coordination, social and environmental 
safeguards, and other provisions related to the institutional organization, as such 
guidelines and procedures may be amended from time to time in prior written 
agreement with the Association, and such term includes any schedule to the 
Project Implementation Manual. 
21. 
“Project Manual of Financial, Accounting and Administrative Procedures” means 
the Recipient’s manual, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, 
containing financial, administrative and accounting procedures applicable to the 
Project, as such manual may be amended from time to time in prior written 
agreement with the Association, and such term includes any schedule to the 
Project Manual of Financial, Accounting and Administrative Procedures. 
22. 
“Project Preparation Advance” means the advance referred to in Section 2.07 of 
the General Conditions, granted by the Association to the Recipient pursuant to 
the letter agreement signed on behalf of the Association on October 17, 2006 and 
on behalf of the Recipient on October 25, 2006. 
23. 
“Resettlement Policy Framework” means the document entitled “
Cadre de 
Politique de Réinstallation des Populations (CPRP)
”
prepared by 
 
Madame Mamosso Alzouma at the request of the Recipient and dated  
December 2007. 
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24. 
“Training” means the training of persons involved in Project-supported activities, 
based on annual budgets approved by the Association, such term including 
seminars, workshops, conference and study tours, and costs associated with such 
activity include travel and subsistence costs for training participants, costs of 
securing the services of trainers, rental of training facilities, preparation and 
reproduction of training materials and other costs directly related to course 
preparation and implementation.