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(e) Delegation of project approval authority to field offices.

The time from submission to approval varies by project type.

The agreement established selection, review and reporting procedures for project approval and implementation.

This project is being reviewed by the PAHO Central Office for possible approval.

As reported to the Board at its twenty ninth session, the programme and project approval process had been streamlined through the establishment of four project approval committees (PACs) (IDB.29 12, para. 10).

Timely approval of allotment of resources and timely implementation of trust fund project activities.

The Committee recommends approval of the resources requested for the launching of the pilot project.

Finally, the need to separate project activities from budget approval becomes apparent for practical reasons.

First, programming and project approval has slowed down due to a lack of unearmarked funding.

In this regard, expedited procedures have more than halved the lead time for project approval.

Approval of the assessment would be subject to funding being made available for the project.

A possible denial of final approval to the project, or of another licence without which the project cannot be carried out, would have even greater consequences for the project sponsors.

(b) Document management applications to support the project approval process of the Programme and Projects Committee

Monitor the matching between project development and approval with availability of funding, in particular special purpose funding

The statute and by laws of the project company and any amendment thereto requires prior approval by the Government, which is deemed granted unless the Government refuses approval within ... days.

Project documents, the project approval process and other types of documentation are being more systematically linked through UNIFEM s new management information system, to be finalized in 1998.

It is noted that considerable time is taken by project preparation and procedures for mobilizing and arranging project financing, and particularly by securing approval from Parliament for each project to be implemented through external financing.

Execution of this project has begun following its approval and funding by GEF with a grant of 21 million.

Viet Nam completed a master plan draft to which UNDCP provided project assistance approval of the document is awaited.

8. UNEP has established a Project Approval Group to review and approve projects and, in general, to improve coordination.

This body is empowered to conduct an environment impact assessment (EIA) before any industrial or development project gets government approval.

The UNEP Manual on Project Design, Approval and Evaluation sets out the conditions relating to the submission of audit certificates.

Following approval of the construction project, the law often provides for continued monitoring by the host Government throughout the construction phase.

Detailed information on performance criteria and indicators will be included in the project proposals submitted to the General Assembly for approval.

17. The UNEP manual on project design, approval and evaluation sets out the conditions relating to the submission of audit certificates.

Rwanda Formulation and approval of a new project supporting all local governments (9) of the Byumba Province and affecting about 715,000 people. BSF contribute 3.4 million euro to the new project and

In some countries where those requirements exist, Governments have sometimes agreed in the project agreement to compensate the project sponsors for all costs incurred and to repay any outstanding loans, in the event the final approval of a project is withheld.

The Ministry of Education and Training is also finalizing the project on furthering socialization of education and training for the Government's approval.

Consideration is to be given to measures to speed up approval and start up of project operations and, in particular, to procurement.

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The project, now awaiting approval from the Government of India, will be managed by one lead agency and will implement one joint workplan.

The decentralizing of the Trust Fund programme approval process to regional Project Appraisal Committees resulted in small additional investments from United Nations partners.

The approval of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme and of the executing agency shall be required for all project budget revisions.

48. In order to ensure collaboration with other partners, UNIFEM organized a Project Approval Committee meeting for the selection of activities for funding.

In addition, approval and implementation of environmental project(s) supported by GEF, especially in wetlands biodiversity, will be a critical indicator of success.

IFAD would assist the GM in formulating and promoting guidelines for the coordination of the project programme approval, and the associated disbursement modalities.

The procedures determine the role of NGOs as executing agents, project appraisal and approval criteria, implementation standards, and financial management, accounting and reporting.

The law may deal with the execution of the project in several stages, in accordance with the time table provided in the project agreement, and require governmental approval for the formal completion of each stage.

There was general agreement that legislative approval did not mean that parliament would be called upon to modify individual provisions in the project agreement.

(f) Project personnel, while on sick leave, shall not leave the area of the duty station without the prior approval of the Secretary General.

Approval

The Programme Coordination and Management Unit coordinates the planning and programming process, facilitates the project design and approval process, and monitors and reports on programme performance.

The introduction of the new budget concept requires the project allocation approval process to be specified and distinguished from that for core and programme support activities.