 |
Table of Contents |
 |
|
|
ADB's Inspection Policy: A Guidebook : II. Inspection Procedures : F. Processing of a Request for Inspection
Consideration of the Panel's Report
Upon receipt of the Panel's report, SEC will date-stamp and file the original report, circulate copies to the members of the Committee and notify the requester that the report has been submitted. The Committee will then send a copy of the report to the President, together with a request that Management provide a written response within 30 days thereafter.
Management's written response to the Panel's report must be submitted within 30 days after Management's receipt of the Panel's report, unless an extension has been obtained from the Chairman of the Committee (see Part G.2, para. 66). SEC will file the original response and circulate copies to the members of the Committee. As promptly as practicable thereafter, the Committee will meet to consider the Panel's report and Management's response.
The Committee will forward the Panel's report and Management's response to the Board, together with its recommendation, within 14 days after receiving Management's response. If the Committee finds that additional information or clarification is needed from any party, or that it is advisable to consult with one or more parties about any of the Panel's findings or recommendations, the Chairman of the Committee will promptly notify the Board and request the necessary extension on a no-objection basis. SEC will promptly inform the Panel, the requester and Management of any extension granted.
The Committee will make its recommendation to the Board in the form of a short Board paper, attaching copies of the Panel's report, Management's response and other relevant documents. In the absence of consensus, the Board paper will state the recommendation of the majority of the Committee together with the minority view(s). The President will place the matter on the agenda for Board consideration as soon as practicable after circulation of the Board paper, and ordinarily within 21 days after circulation.
Within seven days after the Board's consideration of the matter, SEC, on behalf of the Committee, will provide the requester with complete copies of the Panel's report (excluding any confidential supplement), Management's response, the Committee's recommendation and any Board decision thereon. At the same time, these documents will become publicly available.
If the Panel's report recommends changes in the formulation of a proposed project, Management will discuss the Panel's recommendations, and any actions taken during project preparation in response to those recommendations, in the Report and Recommendation of the President (or Technical Assistance Report, in the case of a stand-alone technical assistance grant). If the legal documents for the Bank financing of the project have been finalized, but the project has not yet been approved, the Bank will obtain consent from the borrower and/or other parties to make any necessary changes in these documents. If the Panel's report recommends changes in the scope or implementation of an approved project, and the Board accepts the Panel's recommendations, Management will implement the Board's decision within the period designated by the Board as appropriate to the circumstances. Any remedial changes in project scope or implementation (or, if warranted, the suspension or cancellation of the project) will be processed in accordance with standard Bank procedures and the relevant legal documents.
 Back
6. Inspection by a Panel of Indepedent Experts | Next
G. General |
|
Publications 
Top of page