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The Public Communications Policy of the Asian Development Bank: Disclosure and Exchange of Information : Implementation Arrangements

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C. Effective Date and Transitional Period

161. The Policy shall become effective on 1 September 2005. For those activities that have not yet begun or are just beginning preparation, all disclosure requirements of the Policy shall apply. For policies, strategies, and strategies and programs that have completed their Management Review Meeting at the time of the Policy's effective date, the disclosure requirements of the Policy shall apply only for their reviews or updates. For those projects or programs that have completed appraisal at the time of the Policy's effective date, the disclosure requirements of the Policy shall not apply to the preparation phase before the project's or program's Board approval, but it shall apply to the implementation and completion phases of the project. Within 2 years of the Policy's effective date, ADB shall have made publicly available PIDs for all ADB-assisted projects being implemented. Within the first year of the Policy's effective date, ADB shall have made PIDs publicly available for at least 50% of all projects and programs being implemented.

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