EEPP Program Support Unit 

EPF Operating Manual   General Principles 

2. ACRONYMS 

AND 

DEFINITIONS 

Acronyms 

The following acronyms are used in this document: 

BoD 

Board of Directors (e.g., BoD of EEAA) 

CEO 

Chief Executive Officer (e.g., CEO of EEAA) 

CPP 

Competitive Projects Program 

EEAA 

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 

EPF 

(Egyptian) Environmental Protection Fund 

FMC 

Fund Management Committee 

IFI International 

Financial 

Institution 

MSEA 

(Egyptian) Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs 

NEAP 

National Environmental Action Plan 

PAF 

Project Application Form 

PIF 

Project Information Form 

Definitions 

Following are definitions of selected terms used in the this Operating Manual Report:  

Law 4/1994 of the 

Article 14 of Law 4/1994 sets the legal foundation for establishing a 

Environment and its 

special fund to be called the  Environmental Protection Fund  within 

Executive Regulations 

the Environmental Affairs Agency and defines the various sources of 

issued by Ministerial 

the Fund's budget. According to Article 16 of Law 4, the EEAA shall 

Decree 338/1995 

set the internal statutes of the Fund, in agreement with the Minister of 

Finance.  Moreover, all works and dealings of the Fund shall be 

subject to Control by the Central Audit Agency.  Articles 7 and 8 

define the Fund's legal sources of revenue, and the various purposes 

for disbursing the Fund's budget.  Surplus budget is carried forward 

from one year to the another.  

National Environmental 

The NEAP seeks to assist in integrating the environmental dimension 

Action Plan (NEAP) 

in national policies, programs, plans and projects with an immediate 

focus on the reduction of pollution rates to mitigate health hazards, 

and the protection of natural resources, biodiversity, and the 

historical and cultural heritage, within the framework of sustainable 

development. The NEAP identifies environmental priorities that need 

immediate action on the national level to assist in meeting 

international environmental agreements and conventions.  The Fund 

has defined its environmental priorities during the pilot phase based 

on recommendations of the NEAP, which is currently being prepared. 

Competitive Projects 

The Fund's program for providing financial support to both 

Program (CPP) 

investment and non investment environmental projects that have 

submitted applications and have been selected based on established 

eligibility and evaluation criteria.  The CPP utilizes several 

disbursement such as grants, interest subsidies, soft loans, etc 

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