OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Administration Arrangement between the United States ofAmerica acting through the Department of State and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Addressing Barriers to Increased Exports in Algeria Single-Donor Trust Fund (No. TF072700) 1. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively, the "Bank") acknowledge that the United States of America acting through the Department of State (the "Donor", and together with the Bank, the "Participants" and each a "Participant") agrees to provide a grant in the sum of two million United States Dollars ($2,000,000) (the "Contribution") for the Addressing Barriers to the Increased Exports in Algeria Single-Donor Trust Fund, No. TF072700 (the "Trust Fund") in accordance with the provisions of this Administration Arrangement. 2. The Contribution will be used to finance the activities set forth in the "Addressing Barriers to Increased Exports in Algeria Trust Fund Description" attached hereto as Annex 1, and will be administered by the Bank on behalf of the Donor in accordance with the provisions of this Administration Arrangement, including the "Standard Provisions" attached hereto as Annex 2. 3. The Donor will deposit the Contribution in accordance with the following schedule and in the currency specified in Section I above ("Contribution Currency") into such bank account designated by the Bank (each amount deposited hereinafter referred to as an "Installment") upon submission of a payment request by the Bank: (A) Promptly following countersignature US$1,000,000 (B) By March 30, 2017, US$1,000,000 4. The Contribution is being provided in Installments on the basis of financial needs of the Trust Fund. If the Bank determines, on the basis of the speed of the implementation of the activities and availability of funds in the Trust Fund, that it is necessary to either bring Installments forward or delay them, the Bank and the Donor will mutually decide to revise the Installment schedule, as confirmed by the Bank to the Donor in writing. 5. When making any deposit, the Donor will instruct its bank to include in its deposit details information (remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount deposited, that the deposit is made by the Donor for TF072700 (the Addressing Barriers to the Increased Exports in Algeria Single-Donor Trust Fund), and the date of the deposit (the "Deposit Instructions"). In addition, the Donor will provide a copy of the Deposit Instructions to the Bank's Accounting Trust Funds Division by e-mail sent to tfremitadvice@worldbank.org or by fax sent to +1 (202) 614-1315. 6. Except with respect to the Deposit Instructions, any notice, request or other communication to be given or made under this Administration Arrangement will be in writing and delivered by mail, fax or e-mail to the respective Participant's address specified below or at such other address as such Participant notifies in writing to the other Participant from time to time: For the Bank (the "Bank Contact"): Mr. Najy Ben Hassine Practice Manager, GTCME The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW MSN# J 5-505 Tel: 202 473 9213 Fax: 202 522 3262 E-mail: nbenhassine@worldbank.org For the Donor (the "Donor Contact"): Joseph Sandor Grants Officer The US Department of State SA-4 2430 E Street NW Washington 20524 Tel: 202 776-8572 Fax: N/A E-mail: SandorJM@state.gov 7. In the event any amounts are to be returned to the Donor under this Administration Arrangement, the Bank will transfer such amounts to the Donor, unless otherwise mutually decided with the Bank. When making any deposit, the Bank will include in its deposit details information (remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount deposited, that the deposit is made by the Bank in relation to TF072700 (the Addressing Barriers to the Increased Exports in Algeria Single-Donor Trust Fund), and the date of the deposit. The Bank will provide a copy of such information to the Donor. 8. At the date of Bank's signature of this Administration Arrangement, the Indirect Rate (as defined in Annex I to this Administration Arrangement) is 17%. 9. All annexes hereto constitute an integral part of this Administration Arrangement, whose terms taken together will constitute the entire arrangement between the Donor and the Bank. Unless otherwise specified in an annex hereto, this Administration Arrangement may be amended only by written amendment between the Bank and the Donor. 10. It is understood that this Administration Arrangement, including any annexes, is not an international treaty and is not eligible for registration as a treaty under Article 102 of the United Nations Charter. It is an administrative arrangement between the Bank and the Donor. 11. All references made in the Annexes to "shall", "Administration Agreement" and "Parties" will have the same meaning as the term "will", "Administration Arrangement" and "Participants" herein. In addition, references in the Annexes to "agreements" or to tenses of the verb "to agree" will be deemed to constitute references to "decisions" or to tenses of the verb "to decide". 2 12. Each of the Participants represents, by confirming its acceptance below, that it is authorized to enter into this Administration Arrangement and act in accordance with its provisions. The Bank and the Donor are requested to sign and date this Administration Arrangement, and upon possession by the Bank of this fully signed Administration Arrangement, this Administration Arrangement will become into effect as of the date of the last signature. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By: Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly Country Director, Maghreb Countries Department Date: _ __ UNITED STATES F AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE By: Name: L oQd-' Title: Date: 3 ANNEX 1 Addressing Barriers to the Increased Exports in Algeria Sinzle-Donor Trust Fund Description This Annex shall be applicable to and form an integral part of the Administration Agreement for the Trust Fund between the Bank and the Donor. 1. Obeectives The objectives of the Trust Fund are to improve the environment for exporters, the project's primary target group, and to boost export diversification in Algeria by: (i) identifying and contributing to address critical constraints impeding exports of agricultural and industrial products focusing on around three products/value chains in each of agriculture and industry through a public-private dialogue mechanism; (ii) supporting trade facilitation reforms in view of reducing the costs of exports; and (iii) supporting the development of Algeria's export development strategy. 2. Activities The activities to be financed by the Trust Fund are: 2.1 Bank-executed activities, for which the Bank has implementation responsibility: Component 1: Support for the development of agricultural exports Provision of technical assistance to the promotion of agricultural exports for up to three products that have demonstrated export potential, with particular focus on Standards and Quality infrastructure and the trade logistics chain. Such assistance will encompass: (a) an inventory and preliminary analysis of export potential in the targeted sectors, (b) the selection of three priority sectors of high export potential, in consultation with the private sector (c) an assessment of the Standards and Quality infrastructure as they pertain to these three products; (d) an assessment of the nature of trade logistics constraints as they pertain to these three products; (e) the development of an action plan; and (e) support the launch and implementation of the action plan through specific implementation activities. Component 2: Support for the development of a public-private dialogue (PPD) process to develop industrial exports in three value-chains Provision of technical assistance for the development of a PPD in up to three value chains with export potential, including for: (a) carrying out analytical and technical work to inform the PPD processes; (b) providing training to public officials on the new PPD approach; (c) supporting the institutionalization of the PPD process and the development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to track progress; (d) developing action plans for identified constraints impeding the development of the export industry and supporting their implementation. Component 3: Customs and port facilitation for international trade Provision of technical assistance for improving the efficiency of customs clearance mechanism as well as of port clearance logistics in general, with focus on: (i) the development of performance indicators for customs and port facilitation to be used for performance analyses and for facilitating international benchmarking; (ii) the development of the new information system of the Directorate General for Customs; (iii) analyzing of available data to configure the risk management system, and advisory services for system design; (iv) facilitating import and export data exchange among countries in the MNA region starting with a pilot country; 4 and (v) supporting the single window (one stop shop for clearance of custom procedures) and streamlining the related procedures. Component 4: Technical support to the development of new export strategy Technical Assistance for: (a) a review of the draft developed export strategy and related documents; (b) the preparation of international benchmarks; and (c) sharing of lessons learned from other countries' experiences. Component 5: Management and administration activities for the Trust Fund, including but not limited to: supporting Trust Fund related meetings; planning and executing work plans and budgets; managing communications and conducting outreach; disseminating lessons learned; reporting on progress; and monitoring and evaluating the activities. 3. Eligible Expenditures 3.1 For Bank-executed activities, the Trust Fund funds may be used to finance: (a) contractual services; (b) media, workshops, conferences and meetings; (c) travel expenses; (d) short-term consultants and temporaries; (e) extended term consultants and temporaries; and (f) staff costs (excluding short term consultants and temporaries, and also excluding extended term consultants and temporaries) 3.2 For purposes of this section: (i) "staff costs (excluding short term consultants and temporaries, and also excluding extended term consultants and temporaries)" includes salaries, benefits and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures; (ii) "extended term consultants and temporaries" includes fees, benefits and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures; and (iii) "short term consultants and temporaries" includes fees and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures. 3.3 The "Indirect Rate" means the indirect rate, defined as a percentage of personnel costs and available at the World Bank's Donor center secure website, as such rate may be revised from time to time by the Bank and applied to this Trust Fund, in accordance with its policies and procedures. 5 ANNEX 2 Standard Provisions This Annex shall be applicable to and form an integral part of the Administration Agreement for the Trust Fund between the Bank and the Donor, it being understood that any plural references in the annexes to Donors, Administration Agreements, Contributions and pro rata shares shall be read as singular references to the Donor, its Administration Agreement, its Contributions thereunder and the remaining uncommitted balance of the Trust Fund, respectively. 1. Administration of the Contributions 1.1 The Bank shall be responsible only for performing those functions specifically set forth in this Administration Agreement, including its annexes, and shall not be subject to any other duties or responsibilities to the Donors, including, without limitation, any duties or obligations that might otherwise apply to a fiduciary or trustee under general principles of trust or fiduciary law. Nothing in this Administration Agreement shall be considered a waiver of any privileges or immunities of the Bank under its Articles of Agreement or any applicable law, all of which are expressly reserved. 1.2 Each Donor's Contribution (collectively, the "Contributions") shall be administered in accordance with the Bank's applicable policies and procedures, as the same may be amended from time to time, including its procurement, financial management, disbursement and safeguard policies, its framework to prevent and combat fraud and corruption and its screening procedures to prevent the use of Bank resources to finance terrorist activity, in line with the Bank's obligations to give effect to the relevant decisions of the Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The Donors acknowledge that this provision does not create any obligations of the Bank under the anti-terrorist financing and asset control laws, regulations, rules and executive orders of an individual member country that may apply to a Donor. 2. Manazement of the Contributions 2.1 The funds deposited in the Trust Fund shall be accounted for as a single trust fund and shall be kept separate and apart from the funds of the Bank. The funds deposited in the Trust Fund may be commingled with other trust fund assets maintained by the Bank. The Bank, in its capacity as trustee, has legal title to the funds deposited in the Trust Fund. 2.2 The currency in which the funds in the Trust Fund shall be held is the United States Dollar (the "Holding Currency"). 2.3 Donors agree to deposit their Contributions in the Contribution Currency stated in their respective Administration Agreements. In the case of deposits received in a Contribution Currency other than the Holding Currency, promptly upon the receipt of such amounts and the accompanying Deposit Instructions, the Bank shall convert such amounts into the Holding Currency at the exchange rate obtained by the Bank on the date of the conversion. Where deposits prove to be insufficient to complete activities as a result of exchange rate fluctuations, neither the Bank nor the Donor shall bear any responsibility for providing any additional financing. 2.4 The funds deposited in the Trust Fund may be freely exchanged by the Bank into other currencies as may facilitate their disbursement at the exchange rate obtained by the Bank on the date of the conversion. 6 2.5 The Bank shall invest and reinvest the funds deposited in the Trust Fund pending their disbursement in accordance with the Bank's applicable policies and procedures for the investment of trust funds administered by the Bank. The Bank shall transfer all income from such investment to the Donor's applicable donor balance account with the Bank. 3. Accounting and Financial Reporting 3.1 The Bank shall maintain separate records and ledger accounts in respect of the funds deposited in the Trust Fund and disbursements made therefrom. 3.2 The Bank shall furnish to the Donors current financial information relating to receipts, disbursements and fund balance in the Holding Currency with respect to the Contributions via the World Bank's Trust Funds Donor Center secure website which will be updated quarterly. Within six (6) months after all commitments and liabilities under the Trust Fund have been satisfied and the Trust Fund has been closed, the final financial information relating to receipts, disbursements and fund balance in the Holding Currency with respect to the Contributions shall be made available to the Donors via the World Bank's Trust Funds Donor Center secure website. 3.3 The Bank shall provide to the Donors via the World Bank's Trust Fund Donor Center secure website, within six (6) months following the end of each Bank fiscal year, an annual single audit report, comprising (i) a management assertion together with an attestation from the Bank's external auditors concerning the adequacy of internal control over cash-based financial reporting for all cash-based trust funds as a whole; and (ii) a combined financial statement for all cash-based trust funds together with the Bank's external auditor's opinion thereon. The cost of the single audit shall be borne by the Bank. 3.4 If a Donor wishes to request, on an exceptional basis, a financial statement audit by the Bank's external auditors of the Trust Fund, the Donor and the Bank shall first consult as to whether such an external audit is necessary. The Bank and the Donor shall agree on the appropriate scope and terms of reference of such audit. Following agreement on the scope and terms of reference, the Bank shall arrange for such external audit. The costs of any such audit, including the internal costs of the Bank with respect to such audit, shall be borne by the requesting Donor. 4. Progress Reportina 4.1. The Bank shall provide the Donors with annual written progress reports by December 31. The progress reports shall be provided with reference to the results framework agreed by the Bank and the Donors, as such results framework may be reviewed by the Parties from time to time. Within (6) months of the End Disbursement Date (as defined below), the Bank shall provide to the Donors with a final narrative report for the Trust Fund. 4.2 Any Donor may review or evaluate activities financed by the Trust Fund at any time up to closure of the Trust Fund. The Donor and the Bank shall agree on the scope and conduct of such review or evaluation, and the Bank shall provide all relevant information within the limits of the Bank's applicable policies and procedures. All associated costs, including any costs incurred by the Bank, shall be borne by the Donor. It is understood that any such review or evaluation will not constitute a financial, compliance or other audit of the Trust Fund. 7 5. Disbursement; Cancellation: Refund 5.1 It is expected that the funds deposited in the Trust Fund will be fully disbursed by the Bank by June 30, 2020 (the "End Disbursement Date"). The Bank shall only disburse funds deposited in the Trust Fund for the purposes of this Administration Agreement (other than returns to Donors) after such date to the extent such date is changed in accordance with amendments made to the Administration Agreements of all the Donors. Following the End Disbursement Date, the Bank shall return any remaining balance of the Trust Fund to each Donor in the Holding Currency in the manner specified in its respective Administration Agreement on a pro rata basis with regard to the total funds deposited in the Trust Fund by such Donor relative to the total funds deposited in the Trust Fund by all Donors, all calculated as Holding Currency amounts. 5.2 Any Donor may cancel all or part of such Donor's pro rata share, and the Bank may cancel all or any Donors' pro rata shares, upon three (3) months' prior written notice, of any Contributions (paid and not yet paid) that are not committed pursuant to any agreements entered into between the Bank and any consultants and/or other third parties for the purposes of this Administration Agreement, including any Grant Agreements, prior to the receipt of such notice. In the event of a cancellation, the Bank shall return to the Donor its pro- rata share in the Holding Currency as specified in paragraph 2.2. of this Annex 2; unless otherwise agreed between the Bank and the Donor. 6. Disclosure; Dispute Resolution 6.1 The Bank shall disclose the Administration Agreements and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the Bank's Policy on Access to Information. By entering into Administration Agreements, the Donors consent to such disclosure of their respective Administration Agreements and such related information. 6.2 The Donors and the Bank shall use their best efforts to amicably settle any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to the Administration Agreements. 8