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44 Annex CADDITIONAL MEASURESAdditional measures 2, 4, 7 and 8 were modified as follows:2. With respect to its anti-corruption program of activities, the Borrower shall have:• established a national anti-corruption task force, whose mandate, compositionand terms of reference shall be acceptable to the Association, to be responsiblefor provision of advice on the development of a national anti-corruptionstrategy, provision of general policy guidance on the practical application andimplementation of the anti-corruption strategy, and regular monitoring of theimpact and achievements of the anti-corruption program, in accordance withpara. 33 of the Supplement to the Letter of Development Policy;• adopted a decree requiring ministers, senior officials and judges to issue annualdeclarations of their assets and those of their close relatives, in accordancewith paragraph 34 of the Supplement to the Letter of Development Policy.4. With respect to the mining sector, the Borrower shall have enacted a lawgoverning the fiscal regime of mining projects whose investment costs are estimatedto exceed FMG 1 trillion, along with all necessary implementation decrees required togive full effect to the law, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Association.7. With respect to the fisheries and forestry sectors, the Borrower shall have:• established an appropriate regulatory framework, acceptable to the Association,to allocate shrimp fishing licenses in a non-discretionary, competitive andtransparent manner;• developed an action plan and schedule for such a regulatory framework to besimilarly established and applied in the forestry sector;• in the case of both the fisheries and forestry sectors, completed a statusreview of all licenses issued to date and taken appropriate steps towithdraw all licenses which have been issued in contravention of, orwithout due regard to, the relevant legislation.8. With respect to financial management, the Borrower shall have taken appropriatemeasures to strengthen its organs of budgetary control, including:• completion of a detailed report of the operation and use of Special Fundsduring FY 2001 and the first half of FY 2002, and adoption of a full andcomprehensive list of corrective measures, acceptable to the Association,designed to strengthen the management of such Special Funds, including: (i)measures to prevent any possibility of misuse of funds allocated to, or onaccount of, such Special Funds; and (ii)sanctions, as appropriate, againstofficials involved in incidences of misuse of such funds;• adoption of a decree mandating the Chambre des Comptes to conduct semiannualaudits of Special Funds;• completion of the audit of HIPC funds for FY01;• merger of the Ministries of Finance and Budget.