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1. Bidding documents and contracts under national competitive bidding procedures financed by the World Bank shall include a provision requiring suppliers contractors and their subcontractors to permit the World Bank to inspect their accounts and records relating to the bid submission and the performance of the supplier and/or contractor, as the case may be, and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the World Bank, if so required by the World Bank. The deliberate and material violation by the supplier, contractor or subcontractor of such provision may amount to obstructive practice.

* Denotes indicators that will be tracked by the program, but will not form part of the performance indicators of the program itself.

1. 
   “Anti-Corruption Guidelines” means the “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants”, dated October 15, 2006.
   
2. 
   “Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes” means the standardized student assessment carried out periodically by the Recipient’s Research Institute for Educational Sciences for Grades 3 and 6 in tested subjects that include the Lao language, mathematics, science, and social studies.
   
3. 
   “Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
   
4. 
   “Co-financier” means, for the purpose of the Standard Conditions, the Australian Agency for International Development.
   
5. 
   “Co-financing” means the contribution to be provided by the Co-financier to assist in financing the Program.
   
6. 
   “Co-financing Agreement” means the agreement to be entered to provide the Co-financing to the Recipient.
   
7. 
   “Community Grant” means a grant in Kip made or to be made available by the Recipient through the relevant VEDC out of the proceeds of the Grant to a Participating Village to finance, in part, the carrying out of the corresponding Community Sub-project under Part A.2 of the Program in accordance with, inter alia, the relevant provisions of the Program Implementation Manual, and the term “Community Grants” means, collectively, more than one Community Grant.
   
8. 
   “Community Grant Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the VEDC and a Participating Village for purposes of providing a Community Grant and the carrying out of a Community Sub-project by a Participating Village under Part A.2 of the Program, and the term “Construction Sub-project Grant Agreements” means collectively, all said Construction Sub-project Grant Agreements.
   
9. 
   “Community Sub-project” means a community sub-project carried out or to be carried out by a Participating Village under Part A.2 of the Program, using the proceeds of a Community Grant in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Program Implementation Manual.
   
10. 
    “Construction Sub-project” means a construction sub-project carried out or to be carried out by a Participating Village under Part A.1 of the Program, using the proceeds of a Construction Sub-project Grant in accordance with the provisions of the Operational Manual for Community-Based Contracting and the relevant Construction Sub-project Grant Agreement.
    
11. 
    “Construction Sub-project Grant” means a grant in Kip made or to be made available by the Recipient through the relevant Provincial Education Services office out of the proceeds of the Grant to a Participating Village to finance, in part, the carrying out of the corresponding Construction Sub-project under Part A.1 of the Program in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Construction Sub-project Grant Agreement, and the term “Construction Sub-project Grants” means, collectively, more than one Construction Sub-project Grant.
    
12. 
    “Construction Sub-project Grant Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the relevant Provincial Education Services office and a Participating Village for purposes of providing a Construction Sub-project Grant and the carrying out of a Construction Sub-project by a Participating Village under Part A.1 of the Program, pursuant to, inter alia, the provisions of the Operational Manual for Community-Based Contracting, and the term “Construction Sub-project Grant Agreements” means collectively, all said Construction Sub-project Grant Agreements.
    
13. 
    “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 and May 2010.
    
14. 
    “DEB” means the District Education Bureau established by the Recipient and maintained in each of the Program Districts, or any successor or successors thereto.
    
15. 
    “District Implementing Unit” means the unit to be established by the Recipient in each of the Program Districts in accordance with Section I.A.2(c)(iii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
16. 
    “DPC” means the Department of Planning and Cooperation maintained in the MOE for the purpose of education sector policy development, planning, maintaining and disseminating statistics, and coordinating external assistance, or any successor or successors thereto.
    
17. 
    “Early Grade Reading Assessment” means the assessment of students to ascertain their ability to read in grades 1 through 3 and administered by the teachers in the classroom.
    
18. 
    “Education Statistics and Information Technology Center” means the center for management of educational information at the Ministry of Education or any successor thereto.
    
19. 
    “Environmental Guidelines” means the guidelines adopted by the Recipient on July 10, 2003 and included in the Operational Manual for Community-Based Contracting and the Program Implementation Manual, which Guidelines set forth measures to mitigate any adverse environmental impact that may result from the implementation of the Program, as said Guidelines may be amended from time to time with the prior written agreement of the World Bank.
    
20. 
    “EMIS Strategy” means the Recipient’s Education Management Information Strategy of the MOE dated May 2009.
    
21. 
    “EMIS Strategy Implementation Plan” means the Recipient’s plan to implement the EMIS Strategy referred to in Part B.2 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement.
    
22. 
    “ESDF” means the Recipient’s Education Sector Development Framework 2009-2015 approved by the Prime Minister Decree No. 100/PMO dated April 4, 2009.
    
23. 
    “ESDF Coordination Unit” means the unit established within MOE for the purposes describe in Section I.A.1(d) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
24. 
    “Ethnic Committee of the National Assembly” means the committee of the National Assembly dealing with ethnic affairs or any successor thereto.
    
25. 
    “Ethnic Group Development Plan” means the plan, adopted on July 10, 2003, maintained and implemented by the Recipient, providing procedures, rules, and guidelines for: (i) the informed involvement of the Recipient’s ethnic groups, through a process of informed consultation, in the design and implementation of the Program in locations in which such people reside or which they use for their livelihood; and (ii) designing and implementing measures to provide benefits which are socially and culturally acceptable to them, and reduce, mitigate and offset adverse impacts, under the Program, as such plan may be amended from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Association.
    
26. 
    “Financial Management Manual” means the Financial Management Manual referred to in Section I.A.2(a)(ii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
27. 
    “Governor” means the Governor of a Program Province or any successor thereto.
    
28. 
    “Implementing Unit” means a unit established and maintained by the Recipient at the central level in each of the MOE’s departments of finance, teacher training, planning and cooperation, non-formal education, department of primary and pre-primary education, Strategic Research and Education Analysis Center, Education Statistics and Information Technology Center, and the NUOL, for the purpose of providing and coordinating the input of each respective entity into the implementation of the Program, and in accordance with the provisions of Section I.A.2(c) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
29. 
    “Incremental Operating Costs” means reasonable expenditures directly related to the Program incurred by the Recipient (which expenditures would not have been incurred absent the Program), including gasoline and maintenance for Program vehicles, staff travel and per diem, office supplies, communications services (including telephone and internet costs), publication services, translation services, bank charges, and maintenance of office equipment, but excluding civil service salaries of officials of the Recipient’s civil service.
    
30. 
    “Institute for Linguistic Research” means the independent research institute for linguistic research under the MOIC or any successor thereto.
    
31. 
    “Kip” means the official currency of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
    
32. 
    “Lao Front for National Construction” means the Lao Front for National Construction of Lao People’s Democratic Republic, or any successor thereto.
    
33. 
    “Land Acquisition Process Framework” means the framework adopted on July 20, 2003 by the Recipient, satisfactory to the Association and set out in the Operational Manual for Community-Based Contracting, for the compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement assistance of Displaced Persons; as such framework may be amended from time to time with the prior concurrence of the Association.
    
34. 
    “MOE” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Education or any successor thereto.
    
35. 
    “MOF” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Finance or any successor thereto.
    
36. 
    “MOIC” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Information and Culture or any successor thereto.
    
37. 
    “MPI” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, or any successor thereto.
    
38. 
    “NUOL” means the Recipient’s National University of Lao PDR established under the Prime Minister’s decree No.50/PM dated June 9, 1995.
    
39. 
    “Operational Manual for Community-Based Contracting” means the manual, adopted, maintained and implemented by the Recipient, satisfactory to the Association, for the purposes set forth in Section I.A.2(a)(iii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time with the prior agreement of the Association.
    
40. 
    “Participating Village” means a Participating Village within a Program District that: (i) receives a Construction Sub-project Grant and carries out or will carry out a Community Construction Sub-project under Part A.1 of the Program in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Community Construction Sub-Grant Agreement and Community Construction and Community Grant Operation Manual; or (ii) receives a Community Grant and carries out or will carry out a Community Sub-project under Part A.2 of the Program in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Community Construction and Community Grant Operation Manual.
    
41. 
    “Performance Assessment Framework” means the Recipient’s Performance Assessment Framework dated March 2010.
    
42. 
    “PES” means the Recipient’s Provincial Education Service or any successor thereto.
    
43. 
    “Procurement Guidelines” means the “Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits” published by the Bank in May 2004 and revised in October, 2006 and May 2010.
    
44. 
    “Procurement Plan” means the Recipient’s procurement plan for the Program dated March 24, 2010 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.
    
45. 
    “Program Advisory Council” means the Program Advisory Council established and maintained in the Ministry of Education in accordance with the provisions of Section I.A.1(a) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
46. 
    “Program Districts” means those districts of the Recipient listed in Annex A to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as said Annex may be amended from time to time with the prior written concurrence of the World Bank, and a “Program District” means any of said Program Districts.
    
47. 
    “Program Implementation Manual” means the Program Implementation Manual referred to in Section 1.A.2(a)(i) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as such Manual may be amended from time to time with the prior written agreement of the World bank, and such term includes annexes and schedules to such Manual.
    
48. 
    “Program Provinces” means those provinces and municipalities of the Recipient listed in the Annex A to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as said Annex may be amended from time to time with the prior concurrence of the World Bank, and a “Program Province” means any of said Program Provinces.
    
49. 
    “Program Steering Committee” means the Program Steering Committee established within the Ministry of Education and maintained for the purposes set forth and in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section I.A.1(b) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
50. 
    “Program Working Group” means the Recipient’s Program Working Group established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section I.A.1(c) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
51. 
    “Provincial Education Services” means the Provincial Education Services established by the Recipient and maintained in each of the Program Provinces in accordance with Section I.A.1(a) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, or any successor thereto.
    
52. 
    “Provincial Implementing Unit” means the unit established or to be established by the Recipient in each of the Program Provinces in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section I.A.2(e), as the case may be, of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
    
53. 
    “Strategic Research and Education Analysis Center” means the center for strategic research and educational policy analysis of the Ministry of Education or any successor thereto.
    
54. 
    “Sub-Project” means a Community Sub-project or a Construction Sub-project, as the case may be.
    
55. 
    “Sub-grant” means a Community Grant Agreement or a Construction Sub-project Grant as the case may be.
    
56. 
    “Sub-grant Agreement” means a Sub-Grant Agreement for a Community Grant or a Construction Grant Agreement, as the case may be.
    
57. 
    “Training and Workshops” means training and workshops conducted in the territory of the Recipient, including purchase and publication of materials, rental of facilities, refreshments, consumables, course fees, and travel and subsistence of trainees.
    
58. 
    “VEDC” means a Village Education Development Committee or any successor thereto and the term “VEDCs” means, collectively, more than one VEDC.
    
59. 
    “Vice Minister of Education” means the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education or any successor thereto.
    
60. 
    “World Around Us” means social studies in the Lao education system.
    

1. 
   The term “Project” is modified to read “Program”.
   

The Anti-Corruption Guidelines are modified as follows:

1. Section 5 is re-numbered as Section 5(a) and a new Section 5(b) is added to read as follows:

“…(b) These Guidelines also provide for the sanctions and related actions to be imposed by the Bank on Borrowers (other than the Member Country) and all other individuals or entities who are recipients of Loan proceeds, in the event that the Borrower or the individual or entity has been debarred by another financier as a result of a determination by such financier that the Borrower or the individual or entity has engaged in fraudulent, corrupt, coercive or collusive practices in connection with the use of the proceeds of a financing made by such financier.”

2. 
   Section 11(a) is modified to read as follows:
   

“13. An individual or entity may be declared ineligible to be awarded a Bank financed contract upon completion of sanctions proceedings pursuant to the Bank’s sanctions policies and procedures, or under the procedures of temporary suspension or early temporary suspension in connection with an ongoing sanctions proceeding, or following a sanction by another financier with whom the Bank has entered into a cross debarment agreement, as a result of a determination by such financier that the firm or individual has engaged in fraudulent, corrupt, coercive or collusive practices in connection with the use of the proceeds of a financing made by such financier.”

“14. Member Country includes officials and employees of the national government or of any of its political or administrative subdivisions, and government owned enterprises and agencies that are not eligible to bid under paragraph 1.8(b) of the Procurement Guidelines or participate under paragraph 1.11(c) of the Consultant Guidelines.”

“15. The Bank has established a Sanctions Board, and related procedures, for the purpose of making such determinations. The procedures of the Sanctions Board sets forth the full set of sanctions available to the Bank. In addition, the Bank has adopted an internal protocol outlining the process to be followed in implementing debarments by other financiers, and explaining how cross-debarments will be posted on the Bank’s website and otherwise be made known to staff and other stakeholders.”