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Annex TWG Progress Reports
TWG: PRIVATE SECTOR
DEVELOPMENT
A. Progress in Implementing TWG's Action Plans
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Please list
below activities in the TWG Action Plans for 2007 and 2008 that were
scheduled to be implemented during the period October 2007 to February
2008 and provide an update on implementation status of these activities.
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Implementation
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On Schedule |
Behind Schedule |
If behind
schedule, reasons for delay |
TWG
Recommendations for GDCC consideration, if any |
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Law on
Concession |
Promulgated by
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Royal Kram NS/RKM/1007/027 on October 19, 2007 |
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- CDC
is seeking assistance from WB and other development partners for
capacity building on PPIs.
- CDC
is also working with UNIDO for reviewing the draft sub-decree to
implement the Law on Concession. |
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Law on Insolvency |
Promulgated by Royal Kram NS/RKM/1207/031 dated December 08, 2007 |
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Are there any other
issues affecting the implementation of TWG Action Plan that it would
like to submit for GDCC's consideration?
B. Progress on Joint Monitoring
Indicators
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If there are
any
Joint Monitoring Indicator(s) agreed at the 1st CDCF in June 2007
that fall within the mandate of this TWG, please list the JMIs
below and indicate progress that has been made toward achieving the JMI
targets. Please take care to indicate if resource needs or
appropriate timeframes still need to be identified.
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Joint Monitoring
Indicator |
Timeframe |
What
is the current implementation status? |
What
are the constraints that you are experiencing, if any? |
What
recommendations do you have, for GDCC consideration to resolve the
identified constraints? |
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Relevant agencies (i.e. MOC, MoH, MAFF, MIME and MEF) to sign and
implement the Service Level Agreement, attaching agreed – upon lists
of prohibited goods between trade related agencies. |
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Pending |
Lack
of understandings on the real nature of the issue. Each target has to
be interpreted with common goal and great aspiration |
Lead
agency has been appointed. However, compromise among relevant agencies
on the issues is needed.
Further TA from Development Partner is needed to finalize the
Agreement. |
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2. Review
implementation of risk management and act accordingly to reduce the
inspection rate to fifty percent including in SEZ’s. Review to be
conducted under the purview of the Sub-Steering Committee on Trade
Development.
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SAD
has been finalized and list of prohibited and restricted goods has
been adopted. They will be implemented after the signing of Service
Level Agreement.
Inspection rate is gradually reduced and expected to be further
minimized in the coming months. |
Lack
of capacity and knowledge of the relevant officials implementing the
Risk Management System |
TA
on HRD in this issue is necessary |
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3. Make
specific recommendations on 20 priority licenses impacting on SMEs to
ensure relevancy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. |
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MIME is in the
process of reviewing those recommendations through discussions within
WG and Sub-Committee on SMC |
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C. Implementation Status of the Action Plan on
Harmonization, Alignment and Results
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What are the
main actions have you taken to implement the Harmonization, Alignment,
and Results Action Plan?
What are the
constraints that you are experiencing, if any?
What recommendations do
you have, for GDCC consideration to resolve any identified constraints?
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Relevant section
and sub-section of the H-A-R Action Plan |
Action Taken |
Constraints
and/or recommendations for GDCC discussion |
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D. Resource Mobilization
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Please
provide details of your TWG's resource mobilisation efforts since the
June 2007 CDCF meeting (including identified resource needs, actual
commitments and source of funds, and remaining gaps) and the extent to
which these resource mobilisation efforts are linked to an Action Plan
or sector programme that includes a budget framework for programming
resources and activities within the domain of the TWG.
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Does the TWG
have sufficient resources to manage the workload identified in its
Annual Workplan?
Yes / No
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Has your TWG
submitted a request for support to CDC/CRDB
? Yes / No
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If "No", is
your TWG considering a request for
support?
Yes / No
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