OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Supplemental Letter REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA g!A (6, ,2017 International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Re: Credit No. 5969-LR Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement Project in West Africa - Liberia Project under the Second Phase of the REDISSE Section 5.01 of the General Conditions Financial and Economic Data Dear Sirs: In connection with the Financing Agreement (Financing Agreement) of this date between the Republic of Liberia (Member Country) and International Development Association (Association) providing financing (Financing) for the above-captioned Operation, and the General Conditions (General Conditions) made applicable to the Financing Agreement, I am writing on behalf of the Member Country, to set forth the following: 1. We understand and agree that, for purposes of Section 5.01 of the General Conditions, the Member Country is required by the Association: (a) to report "long-term external debt" (as defined in the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System Manual, dated January 2000 (DRSM)), in accordance with the DRSM, and in particular, to notify the Association of new "loans commitments" (as defined in the DRSM) not later than 30 days after the end of the quarter during which the debt is incurred, and to notify the Association of "transactions under loans" (as defined in the DRSM) once a year, not later than March 31 of the year following the year covered by the report; and (b) to (i) notify the Association at least three months prior to incurring any non- concessional long-term external debt, of its intention to incur such debt, together with the proposed terms of such debt; and (ii) afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Member Country on the matter. For purposes of this paragraph, "non- concessional long-term external debt" means any long-term external debt (as defined in the DRSM), but excluding private debt (as so defined), with an estimated grant element (GE) calculated in the manner published from time to time by the Association (see, www.worldbank.orW/ida under "reports") of less than (i) 35% or (ii) the GE for determining concessionality established by the International Monetary Fund in any Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility arrangement or Policy Support Instrument with the Member Country in effect at the time of such notice, whichever is higher. -2- 2. We represent that, except as reported to the Association, no defaults exist in respect of any external debt (as defined in the DRSM). It is our understanding that, in making the Financing, the Association may rely on the representations set forth or referred to in this letter. Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing by having a duly authorized representative of the Association sign in the space provided below. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA By: Authorized Representative AGREED: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By: Authorized Representative preparing and delivering Applications in paper form. The Association reserves the right and may, in its sole discretion, temporarily or permanently disallow the electronic delivery of Applications by the Recipient. (iv) Terms and Conditions of Use of SIDC to Process Applications. By designating officials to use SIDC and by choosing to deliver the Applications electronically, the Recipient confirms through the authorized signatory letter its agreement to: (a) abide by the Terms and Conditions of Use of Secure Identification Credentials in connection with Use of Electronic Means to Process Applications and Supporting Documentation ("Terms and Conditions of Use of Secure Identification Credentials") provided in Attachment [3]; and (b) to cause such official to abide by those terms and conditions. (v) Minimum Value ofApplications (subsection 3.5). The Minimum Value of Applications is 20% of the ceiling of the Designated Account. (vi) Advances (sections 5 and 6). * Type ofDesignated Account (subsection 5.3): Segregated managed by the PFMU * Currency ofDesignated Account (subsection 5.4): USD * Financial Institution at which the Designated Account will be opened (subsection 5.5): Central Bank of Liberia * Ceiling (subsection 6.1): USD 800,000 III. Reporting on Use of Financing Proceeds (i) Supporting Documentation (section 4). Supporting documentation should be provided with each application for withdrawal as set out below: * For requests for Reimbursement and for reporting eligible expenditures paid from the Designated Account: o Statement of Expenditure in the form attached (Attachment 4) for all other expenditures / contracts; * For requests for Direct Payment: records evidencing eligible expenditures, e.g., copies of receipts, supplier invoices and documentary evidence of delivery and the Recipient's acceptance of contracted goods or services (ii) Frequency of Reporting Eligible Expenditures Paid from the Designated Account (subsection 6.3 Monthly (iii) Other Supporting Documentation Instructions All other supporting documentation for SOEs should be retained by the project management or Recipient and must be made available for review by periodic World Bank missions and internal and external auditors. IV. Other Disbursement Instructions Funds from the Designated Account may be transferred to Transactions Accounts, opened in an acceptable Commercial Bank, to meet eligible expenditures, provided that transactions and balance in these accounts are included in all project financial reports. Disbursements under Category 3 of Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreement (Part3.3 of the Project - Contingent Emergency Response Component) will be subject to the conditions precedent to accessing the CERC funds, namely that the Recipient has provided, and the Bank has accepted, evidence of the occurrence of an eligible crisis or emergency and the Recipient has prepared and adopted/adhered to the CERC Operations Manual. Disbursements under this component will follow procedures described in the CERC Manual including supporting documentation; provided that this disbursement letter will first need to be amended and reinstated at a later date to reflect those specific arrangements. In order to provide necessary liquidity for fast response, the ceiling of the Advance under the CERC could be up to 100% of the amount allocated to the CERC category. V. Other Important Information For additional information on disbursement arrangements, please refer to the Disbursement Handbook available on the Association's public website at https://www.worldbank.orz and its secure website "Client Connection" at https://clientconnection.worldbank.org. Print copies are available upon request. From the Client Connection website, you will be able to prepare and deliver Applications, monitor the near real-time status of the Financing, and retrieve related policy, financial, and procurement information. If you have not already done so, the Association recommends that you register as a user of the Client Connection website (https://clientconnection.worldbank.org). From this website you will be able to prepare and deliver Applications, monitor the near real-time status of the Financing, and retrieve related policy, financial, and procurement information. All Recipient officials authorized to sign and deliver Applications by electronic means are required to register with Client Connection before electronic delivery can be effected. For more information about the website and registration arrangements, please contact the Association by email at .