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EPF Operating Manual   General Principles 

1. INTRODUCTION 

Objective of the Operating Manual 

This report entitled the  Operating Manual   General Principles  addresses the institutional 

and organizational frameworks defining the mandate and activities of the Environmental 

Protection Fund (EPF)   the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) will carry out 

its activities.   The Operating Manual Report   including all annexes   has been developed 

within the legal framework defined by Law 4/1994 and its executive regulations issued by 

Ministerial Decree 338/1995.  Both Law 4 and its executive regulations define the Fund's 

overall structure, organizational framework, financial resources, and scope of activities.  

Moreover, the international experience in initiating and operationalizing similar 

environmental protection funds has been taken into consideration in the preparation of this 

Operating Manual Report.   

The overall objective of the EPF is to support and stimulate investment in the area of 

environmental protection by mobilizing the implementation of both investment and non 

investment environmental projects.  

Attached to this document is the  Administrative Procedures Manual  which defines the 

internal and external management structures of the Fund.  Moreover, the Administrative 

Procedures Manual establishes communication procedures among the various participating 

stakeholders, and defines the responsibilities and mandates of the Fund's staff and its 

affiliated departments.  

Organization of the Operating Manual 

This Operating Manual   General Principles  is organized around 9 sections including this 

introductory section and 10 annexes.  

Section 2 includes all acronyms and definitions used throughout the Operating Procedures 

Manual.  

Section 3 outlines the Fund's overall strategy, objectives, and principles, and establishes the 

general guidelines for the Fund's expense budget and revenue sources.   Moreover, Section 3 

presents the Fund's Competitive Project Program (CPP), which utilizes several disbursement 

mechanisms to provide financial support to environmental initiatives.  Annex 1 includes the 

Financial Regulations of the Fund which has been approved by the Ministry of Finance on 

May 15

th

, 2000 and the EEAA's Board of Directors (BoD) on February 16

th

, 2000. 

Section 4 presents a detailed description of the Fund's internal and external management 

structures in accordance with the legal framework of Law 4/1994 and its executive 

regulations. The internal structure of the EPF includes the following: 

1.   The Fund Management Committee (FMC)   appointed by Minister of State for 

Environmental Affairs Decree No. 41 issued on May 16

th

, 2000, and chaired by the Chief 

Executive Officer of EEAA; and, 

2.  The Fund Manager   responsible for the management the Fund including its four 

functional departments, namely; the FMC Secretariat, Projects Department, 

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