(a) List of factual technical documents in Project Information
Document (PID). The new policy relating to the inclusion
of a list of factual technical documents in the PID (paragraph
15 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure), applies
to all operations for which the Project Concept Document (PCD)/Initiating
Memorandum (IM) review took place on or after January 1, 2002.
(b) Program Documents (PDs), Letters of Development Policy
(LDP), Tranche Release Documents (TRDs). The new policy
relating to the disclosure of PDs, LDPs and TRDs (see paragraphs
19-25 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure), applies
to (i) all PRSCs irrespective of their dates of approval; and
(ii) all other adjustment lending operations for which the PCD/IM
review took place on or after January 1, 2002.
(c) Environmental Assessment Reports (EA), Indigenous
Peoples’ Development Plans (IPDPs), Resettlement Instruments
(RIs). The policy clarifications relating to
the disclosure of EAs, IPDPs and RIs (paragraphs 31-34 of World
Bank Policy on Information Disclosure), apply to all investment
operations and sector adjustment operations for which authorization
to appraise was issued on or after January 1, 2002.
(d) Environmental and safeguards documents for GEF Medium-Sized
Projects. The policy clarifications relating
to the disclosure of EAs, IPDPs or RIs for GEF Medium-Sized
projects (paragraph 43 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure)
apply to all such projects submitted for GEF approval on or
after July 1, 2002.
(e) Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs).
The new policy relating to the disclosure of ICRs (paragraph
47 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure), applies
to (i) all investment operations whose final Closing Date falls
on or after January 1, 2002; (ii) all PRSCs irrespective of
their dates of approval; and (iii) all other adjustment lending
operations for which the PCD/IM review took place on or after
January 1, 2002. The Team Leaders are encouraged to notify the
borrower in writing, preferably before preparing the ICR, that
the ICR will be publicly available.
(f) Project Performance Assessment Reports (PPARs).
The new policy relating to the disclosure of PPARs prepared
by OED (paragraph 48 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure)
applies to all such reports initiated[41] on or after January
1, 2002.
(g) OED Process Evaluations. The new policy
relating to the disclosure of process evaluations prepared by
OED (paragraph 50 of World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure)
applies to all such reports discussed by the Executive Directors
on or after January 1, 2002.
(h) Synthesis Reports prepared by Quality Assurance Group
(QAG). The new policy relating to the disclosure of
synthesis reports prepared by QAG (paragraph 51 of World Bank
Policy on Information Disclosure), applies to all such reports
discussed by the Executive Directors on or after January 1,
2002.
(i) Framework Agreements, Administrative Agreements,
and Grant Agreements. The new policy relating to the
disclosure of these agreements (paragraph 73 of World Bank Policy
on Information Disclosure), applies to such agreements that
become effective on or after July 1, 2002.
(j) Chairman’s Concluding Remarks on Board discussions
of CASs, TSSs, SSPs, and other policy, strategy and topical
issues. The new policy (paragraphs 9, 14 & 66 of
World Bank Policy on Information Disclosure), applies to such
documents distributed to the Board after January 1, 2002.
