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r@{ CEC PROTOCOL OF AGREIMENT BETWIDN THE REPTJBLIC OF STERRA LEOM AND TIIE AFRICAN DEVELOPN{ENT FT]ND (EBOLA SECTOR BUDGEt SUPPORT - FrGHT BACKPROGnAMME - EFBP) PROJECT ID tf : P-ZI-W0-021 GRANTN' !
This PROTOCOL OF AGREEI'4ENT "Agreement") is entered into thls (hereinafter l5l called this day of G:re6 e.rr.

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between the REPUBLIC OF LEONE (hereinafter called the "Recipient") and the AFRICAN SIERRA DEVELOPMENT FUND (hereinafter called the "Fund"), l. WHEREAS the Recipient has rcquested the Fund to contribute to the financing of the Ebola Sectot Bufuet Support - Ebola Fight Back Programme @FBP) (hereinafter called the " Programme"); 2.
WHEREAS the Programme is a multinational project involving the provision of assistance to forf countries (the Republic of C6te d'lvoire, the Republic of Ciiiri"a,'the Republic of Liberia and the Recipient); I'j'i 3.

WHEREAS the Fund has ageed to support the Progamme by providing a Grant to the Recipient in the amount specified hereunder; )^ J€{ 2 4.

WHEREAS the Recipient hqs declarod its commitment to rhe execution of the Progamrne; 5.
WIIEREAS the Minisqy of fleqlth and Sanitation of the Recipient shall be the Executing Ago.qcy for ttre hogramme; 6.

WHEREAS the Fund has ag1pe{ on th6 basis, inter alia, of the foregoing to exten{ a Grant to ths Recipient upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE, the prties hercto hsreby agree as follows: ARTICI,EI GENERAL pqNpprqNs - pEFriETroNs Section 1.01.

General Conditions.
General Conditions.

Tho partlps tq this Agreement accept all the provisiona of lhe General Conflitions appllcable to protocols of Agreement for Grants of the African Devalopment Fund, as may be amended from time to time (hpreinafier c4lled the ',General Conditions"), with the same force and gffoct as if they were fi.rlly set forth herein.

Section 1.02.

Deflnitions.


Whenever urod i4 this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the sevepf teryrs def,ned in the General Conditions shall have the respective moanings therein set forth.

rst -3- ARTICLE II THTGRANT Section 2.01.

Amount.


The Fund agfeer to grant to the Recipient, from its resources, an amount in variotrs cor|ertible cunencies not exceeding the equivalent of Five Million Six Hundred Thousand Units of Account (UA 5,600,000) (the Unit of Account being defined in Article i, paragaph I of the Agreement Establishirrg the Fund) (rereinafter referred to as the "Grant").

Section 2.02.

Pumose.


The purpose ofthe Grant is to finance part of the cost of the Progftunme as des*ibed ln Annex I of this Agreement.

Section 2.03.

Allocation.

the Gtant shall be allocated to support expenditures related to the budget of the Recipient, in conformity with Annex I of this Agreement and except fot such iteths as set out in Annex II of this Agreement, ARTICLEIT CONDITIONS PRECEI) TO ENTRY INTO FORCE ANDTOHRSf ISBITRSEMENT Section 3.01.

Condition Precedent to Ehtil into Force.


This Agreement shall enter into force upon its sigtrature by the Recipient and the Fund.

l -re -4- ndi Section 3.02. ent of the first tranche of the Grant.
The obligelions of the Fund to make the disbursement of ths first tranche i4 $e afnount of Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Units of Account (UA 2,800,000) shall be conditional upon (i) the entry into force of this Agreement as set forth in Section 3.01 above and (ii) tho gqbmlssiqn by the Recipient of evidence, in form and substqnce fptisftctory to the Fund, of the fulfilment of the following con{itiong; (a) provide evidence of the existence of a consolidated revenue account in a benk in Siena Leone acceptable to the Fuqd for the doposil of the Crrant; and (b) provide evideqce 1o t{o Fund of tho measures taken to ensure protectioo of heqftf uprkore, Section 3.03.
Conditions Precodent to bursement of the Second Tranche.
The obligation of tlre Fun{ to mpko tfio disbursement of the second tranche in the amount of Twp Million Eight Hundred Thousand Units of Acaount (UA 2,800,000) of the Grant shall be conditionai upon the submission by t[e Seciplent of evidence of the fulfilment of the following conditions; (a) contribution of 4t least 5070 of the amount of the first tranche of the Grapt tq the Health pmergency Account; and m6 -5- (b) having put in place a plan for ehergency distribution of food aid and agricultural productlon itlputs to affected communities.
ARTICLE TV DISBURSEMENTS AND APPLICATION OF AMOUNI]I] D-iSEUI,SED Section 4.01.

Disbursement.

The amount of the Grant shall be disbursed by the Fund in two taiches, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement atrd the Geneml Conditions with the objective of contributing towards the financing of the Recipient's budgets for the Financial Yeats 2014 and 2015, subject to the provision ofAnnexes I and-l!

ofthis Agreetnent.

Section 4.02.


Closins Date, The deadlitre for the fequest by the Recipient of the final disbursemefit shdl Ue 31 December 2015 or such later date as shall be agreed upon between the Recipient and the Fund.

Section 4.03.

Application of Disbursements, Amounts disbursed on account of this Agreement shall be applied by the Recipient solely for the purposes for which they were disbursed, /^ ,)& -6- ARTICLB V AUDIT Section 5.01.

AudiJ.
AudiJ.

Audits will !o co4ducted by the Accountant General within he scope of ita qnnqal flnancial audit of the Consolidated Fund as well as audils of individual ministries.

The annual financial statements produce( by the Accountant General will be subsequently audited by the Auditor Gsneral.

The Executing Agency will be requirod to share copies of their audited annual financial otatementr for the implementation period once these are cleared for dishibution by the Auditor General.
In addition, a private audit will be cqn4ucted by the Auditor General within six months ofthe end ofeac\ f,pangial yeer previously audited ARTICI.,E VI MISCELLANEO VISIONS Section 6.01.

Authorized Representatives , The Minister of Finance or any other persorl as the Ministof m4y (esign4lo ln writing shall be the authorized representalive of the f.ecipiept.

Section 6.02, Date of the A The dqte of this Agreement shall be the date provided in lhe ppeping serltence of the preamble hereof.
t. J€4 Section 6.03.

Addresses.
The followlng addresses are specified for puposes of Section 9.01 of the General Conditions: For the ReciPient: For the Fund: Mail Addreg: , Ministry of Flnance and Economic Developrnent Treasury Building George Sileet Freetown SIERRA LEONE Ter (232)2222 5612 Fax (232)22228155 Ileadquarters Mell Addressl Afr ican DeveloPment Fund Immeuble du Centre de commerce lntemational d'Abidj an CCIA Avenue Jeufi+aul U 01 BP 1387 AbidJan 01 COTED'IVOIRE T el : (225) 20.26..44.44 F ax : lzzs) 2b.21,3 1.00 I 225 20.33.8s.05 )6\ -E- IN WITNESS WHEREOF lhe Rocipieil and the Fund, each acting ttrough its authorized representativF, havp signed this Agreement in two originals in English.
FOR THE REPUBLIC QF SMRRA LEONE -x\d;6{ft KHADIIATUBASSIR AMBASSADOB OF TI]E REPUBLIC OF SIBRRALEONE TOSENEGAI FOR THE Atr'RICAII DDVELO PMENTTUND l-t UKA PRESIDEI.TT ATTESTED BY: CECILIA AKINTOMIDE VICE PRESIDENT ANp SECRETARY GENERAL -9- ANNEXI PROGRAMME DESCRIPTTON The purpose of the proposed emergency ptogramme is to suppon the efforts of the four targeted countrles ln controlling the Ebola outbreak, mitigating its socio-ecorrofllc effects and enhancing their preparedness.
The programme will rtpport COte d'Ivoke, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone's efforts io ovefcome the effects of the Ebola epidemic and foster monentulil towurd inclusive growth and poverty reduction.

The operation has a specific aim to support the capacity of beneficiary countries to handle sknllar events in the future.

It is complemenlary to Ebola operatlons tilevidusly approved by the Bank Group, as it addresses the econontic lmpact of the epidemic and its consequences on government roveflues.
The Programme prioritlses two contponents critical for the enhancement of response and ptepuedness capacity: (i) enhancing systems and hUman resources; and (ii) ensuring appropriate Nutrltion, Food Security and Social Protection.

J", I Jffi, -10- Each of these two oomponeqtg entailg measwes touching upon both the short term man4gement of fhe prigis aod the longer tenn capacity buildhg preventing similar shocks in the $ture.
The Programme will contibute to 6ur6inB the execution of the Recipient's budgets for fiscal years 20f 4 md 2015.

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ANNEXII LIST OFNON-ELTGIBLh EXPDNDITI.JRES LuxuryGoods; l. 2.

Raw or unmanufactured tobacco, tobecco scraps or wastes; 3.

Manufactured tobacco (even cottai{hg tobacco substitutes); 4.

Radioactive matter and associated products; 5.

Real pearl or cultured peail, gettt stohes or items considered as such either raw or reflned; 6.
Nuclear reactors and theit parto and spare patts, combustible elements not exposed to lradladon (cartridges fot reactors); 7.

Gold jewel or metal of plathiurn fatnily (except watches and watch cases) and jewel articles (ltrcluding glazed precious stones); 8.

Gold, for non-monetary iuricises (excluding minerals and gold concentrates); g. Arms, ammunition and othet mllitary equipment; and 10.

EnvironmentallyhazardoUs prodtrcts.

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