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The Trade Policy for the Republic of the
Marshall Islands
BY
THE MINISTRY OF RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT
MAY 2012
1
ANN
EX 2
TRAD
E PO
LICY
AN
D IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
N M
ATRI
X
Divi
sion
of T
rade
and
Inve
stm
ent
Min
istr
y of
Res
ourc
es a
nd D
evel
opm
ent
Repu
blic
of t
he M
arsh
all I
slan
ds
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
Nat
iona
l Con
sulta
tive
Mec
hani
sm
Th
e G
over
nmen
t sha
ll es
tabl
ish
the
Nat
iona
l Tra
de F
acili
tatio
n C
omm
ittee
com
pris
ing
repr
esen
tativ
es fr
om th
e go
vern
men
t, th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
an
d ci
vil s
ocie
ty to
ass
ist t
he
natio
n to
form
ulat
e, n
egot
iate
an
d im
plem
ent t
he T
rade
Po
licy.
R&
D
Min
iste
r, Pr
esid
ent o
f C
ham
ber o
f C
omm
erce
, C
abin
et.
2010
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t, de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s
1
NTF
C e
stab
lishe
d by
D
ec 2
010
and
fund
ing
secu
red.
Cab
inet
Pap
er p
asse
d,
esta
blis
hing
NTF
C, M
embe
rs o
f N
TFC
app
oint
ed a
nd/o
r the
va
rious
sub-
com
mitt
ees
desi
gnat
ed.
All
stak
ehol
ders
invo
lved
in
trade
pol
icy
form
ulat
ion
and
the
Gov
ernm
ent r
ecei
ves
regu
lar a
nd c
redi
ble
advi
ce
on tr
ade
polic
y m
atte
rs.
2
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(i) T
he N
TFC
shal
l be
com
pose
d of
R&
D (M
IMR
A,
MIV
A, A
gric
ultu
re),
AG
(I
mm
igra
tion)
, CoC
, MO
FA
(Com
pact
, Lab
or),
Farm
ers
Ass
ocia
tion,
Han
dicr
afts
A
ssoc
iatio
n, M
oF, E
PPSO
, EP
A, T
&C
, MIM
A, M
inis
try o
f In
tern
al A
ffairs
, NG
Os
(WU
TMI/M
ICN
GO
s),
Legi
slat
ive
Cou
nsel
ors,
MIB
A,
busi
ness
repr
esen
tativ
es fr
om
PRC
and
RoC
, CM
I, M
ICS.
R&
D
Min
iste
r, Pr
esid
ent o
f C
ham
ber o
f C
omm
erce
, C
abin
et.
2010
1
Num
ber o
f NTF
C
Mem
bers
atte
ndin
g m
eetin
gs
NTF
C c
ompo
sed
of
repr
esen
tativ
es fr
om a
ll th
e m
ajor
stak
ehol
ders
as p
er th
e tra
de p
olic
y re
com
men
datio
n.
Impr
oved
coo
rdin
atio
n an
d co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith a
ll st
akeh
olde
rs o
n tra
de p
olic
y fo
rmul
atio
n an
d im
plem
enta
tion.
(ii) T
he c
hair
shal
l est
ablis
h te
chni
cal s
ub-c
omm
ittee
s to
deal
with
tech
nica
l tra
de is
sues
re
latin
g to
fish
erie
s, to
uris
m,
agric
ultu
re, m
arke
t acc
ess,
trade
in
serv
ices
and
inve
stm
ent,
trade
-rel
ated
issu
es a
nd A
id fo
r Tr
ade.
Cha
ir of
N
TFC
2012
1
Num
ber o
f Sub
-co
mm
ittee
mee
tings
Rel
evan
t sub
com
mitt
ees
esta
blis
hed
to d
eal w
ith
tech
nica
l iss
ues.
Rob
ust a
naly
sis b
y su
b-co
mm
ittee
s use
d to
form
ulat
e co
untry
spec
ific
and
evid
ence
ba
sed
and
prag
mat
ic tr
ade
polic
ies.
(iii)
The
Cha
ir of
the
NTF
C
shal
l rep
ort t
o th
e C
abin
et a
nd
Niti
jela
.
Cha
ir of
N
TFC
20
13
1
Num
ber a
nd q
ualit
y of
repo
rts
Rep
orts
from
NTF
C to
Min
iste
r, C
abin
et a
nd N
itije
la.
Cab
inet
and
Niti
jela
brie
fed
and
sens
itize
d on
key
trad
e po
licy
mat
ters
to e
nabl
e th
em
to m
ake
soun
d tra
de la
ws a
nd
polic
ies.
(iv) A
t lea
st 5
0% o
f the
m
embe
rs o
f the
NTF
C sh
all b
e w
omen
.
Cha
ir of
N
TFC
, R&
D
Min
iste
r
2015
1
Num
ber o
f wom
en in
th
e N
TFC
N
umbe
r of w
omen
par
ticip
atin
g in
the
NTF
C.
Issu
es a
ffec
ting
wom
en in
tra
de fu
lly m
ains
tream
ed in
th
e tra
de p
olic
y an
d m
easu
res
to su
ppor
t and
pro
mot
e th
e pa
rtici
patio
n of
wom
en in
tra
de a
dopt
ed a
nd
impl
emen
ted.
3
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(v) A
t lea
st 5
0% o
f the
mem
bers
of
the
NTF
C sh
all b
e fro
m th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
.
Cha
ir of
N
TFC
, R&
D
Min
iste
r
2015
Num
ber o
f priv
ate
sect
or m
embe
rs o
f th
e N
TFC
Num
ber a
nd fr
eque
ncy
of
priv
ate
sect
or p
artic
ipat
ion
in
the
NTF
C.
Bus
ines
s frie
ndly
trad
e po
licie
s whi
ch e
ncou
rage
s in
vest
men
t, pr
ivat
e se
ctor
de
velo
pmen
t and
exp
orts
.
(vi)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
prov
ide
adeq
uate
fund
ing
to
enab
le th
e N
TFC
to o
pera
te
effe
ctiv
ely
incl
udin
g th
e hi
ring
of a
long
-term
Tra
de E
xper
t. A
ssis
tanc
e sh
all a
lso
be so
ught
fro
m d
onor
s and
the
priv
ate
sect
or to
fund
NTF
C a
ctiv
ities
.
Cha
ir of
the
NTF
C, R
&D
M
inis
ter
2013
R&
D, F
inan
ce,
PIFs
, de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s. A
t lea
st
$150
000
per
yr.
1
Fund
ing
for t
he
NTF
C se
cure
d.
NTF
C m
eetin
gs h
eld
at le
ast
four
tim
es e
ach
year
; Sub
-co
mm
ittee
mee
tings
and
co
nsul
tatio
ns h
eld
regu
larly
and
re
ports
pre
sent
ed.
The
NTF
C h
as a
dequ
ate
tech
nica
l and
fina
ncia
l re
sour
ces t
o m
eet r
egul
arly
an
d fo
rmul
ate
soun
d tra
de
polic
ies.
(viii
) The
NTF
C sh
all b
e ch
aire
d by
the
Pres
iden
t of t
he
Cha
mbe
r of C
omm
erce
and
the
Vic
e C
hair
will
be
from
R&
D,
whi
ch w
ill a
lso
serv
e as
the
Secr
etar
iat.
Cha
ir of
the
NTF
C, R
&D
M
inis
ter
2010
1
Cha
ir an
d V
ice
Cha
ir ap
poin
ted.
R
epor
ts o
f NTF
C m
eetin
gs
conv
ened
and
cha
ired.
N
TFC
func
tioni
ng p
rope
rly
and
the
Cha
ir an
d V
ice
Cha
ir ar
e ab
le to
show
lead
ersh
ip
and
prom
ote
the
inte
rest
s all
the
stak
ehol
ders
.
M
AC
RO
-EC
ON
OM
IC F
RA
ME
WO
RK
RM
I sha
ll m
ains
trea
m tr
ade
into
the
natio
nal d
evel
opm
ent
plan
and
pro
vide
the
nece
ssar
y su
ppor
t to
enha
nce
the
capa
city
of
the
priv
ate
sect
or to
pro
duce
qu
ality
goo
ds a
nd se
rvic
es th
at
can
be e
xpor
ted
com
petit
ivel
y to
pro
mot
e su
stain
able
, exp
ort-
led
econ
omic
gro
wth
, de
velo
pmen
t and
em
ploy
men
t.
Dire
ctor
for
EPPS
O, C
oC,
R&
D
2015
1
Trad
e m
ains
tream
ed
into
the
ND
P Tr
ade
polic
ies f
ully
refle
cted
in
the
Nat
iona
l Dev
elop
men
t pla
n an
d se
ctor
al p
lans
and
pol
icie
s.
Trad
e us
ed a
s a to
ol to
pr
omot
e in
clus
ive,
su
stai
nabl
e ec
onom
ic g
row
th
and
deve
lopm
ent.
4
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
T
he N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
(i)
RM
I sha
ll as
sess
the
resu
lts
of th
e SD
PF a
nd u
se th
e le
sson
s le
arnt
to d
evel
op a
new
Nat
iona
l D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
whi
ch w
ill
take
into
acc
ount
Vis
ion
2018
, th
e ex
istin
g re
ports
, pla
ns,
polic
ies a
nd in
trodu
ce
perfo
rman
ce b
ased
bud
get a
nd
real
istic
and
mea
sura
ble
indi
cato
rs.
EPPS
O
2012
Com
pact
, D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers
1
ND
P in
pla
ce b
y 20
14 a
nd tr
ade
fully
m
ains
tream
ed in
to
the
ND
P.
Trad
e is
fully
mai
nstre
amed
in
the
ND
P an
d se
ctor
al p
lans
and
po
licie
s.
Trad
e fu
lly m
ains
tream
ed
into
the
ND
P an
d se
ctor
al
plan
s and
pol
icie
s and
te
chni
cal a
nd fi
nanc
ial
supp
ort c
oord
inat
ed p
rope
rly
to a
ddre
ss tr
ade
prio
ritie
s.
(ii) T
he M
inis
try o
f Fi
nanc
e/C
abin
et sh
all a
lloca
te
adeq
uate
reso
urce
s tha
t are
re
quire
d to
impl
emen
t the
Tra
de
Polic
y.
R&
D
Min
iste
r, Fi
nanc
e,
Cab
inet
, N
itije
la
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s
1
$ al
loca
ted
to tr
ade
rela
ted-
activ
ities
Im
plem
enta
tion
budg
et
disc
usse
d an
d ag
reed
A
dequ
ate
reso
urce
s sec
ured
to
impl
emen
t the
trad
e po
licy.
(iii)
R&
D sh
all a
sses
s and
re
fres
h th
e R
&D
Stra
tegy
to
ensu
re th
at tr
ade
is fu
lly
mai
nstre
amed
into
the
stra
tegy
.
NTF
C, R
&D
, EP
PSO
20
13
Com
pact
, D
evel
opm
ent
partn
ers
1
R&
D S
trate
gy
final
ized
in 2
014
Trad
e fu
lly m
ains
tream
ed in
to
the
R&
D S
trate
gy a
nd th
e ac
tiviti
es in
the
stra
tegy
are
fu
lly fu
nded
and
impl
emen
ted
in a
man
ner w
hich
supp
ort a
nd
prom
ote
trade
.
Trad
e fu
lly m
ains
tream
ed
into
the
R&
D S
trate
gy a
nd a
ll re
leva
nt se
ctor
al p
olic
ies a
nd
plan
s (ag
ricul
ture
, fis
herie
s, to
uris
m, t
rans
porta
tion,
etc
..)
Supp
ort a
nd p
rom
ote
trade
an
d pr
ivat
e se
ctor
de
velo
pmen
t.
(iv) T
he D
ivis
ion
resp
onsib
le
for T
rade
and
Inve
stm
ent s
hall
be st
reng
then
ed a
nd st
affe
d by
at
leas
t thr
ee lo
cal a
nd q
ualif
ied
trade
exp
erts
. The
re is
a n
eed
to
sens
itize
the
Cab
inet
on
the
impo
rtanc
e of
trad
e an
d th
e ne
ed to
pro
vide
the
nece
ssar
y su
ppor
t for
trad
e an
d pr
ivat
e se
ctor
dev
elop
men
t. R
MI s
hall
seek
fund
ing
from
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s to
fund
one
in
tern
atio
nal t
rade
exp
ert f
or 3
-5
year
s to
wor
k w
ith th
e lo
cal
coun
terp
arts
and
bui
ld
inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity o
n tra
de
and
assi
st in
impl
emen
ting
the
R&
D
Min
iste
r, Fi
nanc
e,
2012
Gov
ernm
ent,
PIFS
, D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers.
1
Num
ber o
f qua
lifie
d pe
rson
s sta
ffing
the
trade
and
inve
stm
ent
divi
sion
Fund
ing
secu
red
to h
ire
qual
ified
loca
l sta
ff an
d to
hire
an
inde
pend
ent i
nter
natio
nal
trade
exp
ert t
o tra
in, s
ensi
tize
and
build
indi
vidu
al a
nd
inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity o
n tra
de
mat
ters
.
Inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity to
ha
ndle
trad
e m
atte
rs
impr
oves
.
5
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
Trad
e Po
licy.
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
g sh
all i
nvol
ve tr
aini
ng a
nd
atta
chm
ent t
o re
gion
al a
nd
inte
rnat
iona
l tra
de
orga
niza
tions
.
E
cono
mic
Gro
wth
RM
I sha
ll ta
ke m
easu
res t
o fa
cilit
ate
priv
ate
sect
or
deve
lopm
ent a
nd in
crea
se th
e ex
port
s of g
oods
and
serv
ices
w
ith a
vie
w to
enh
ance
su
stai
nabl
e ec
onom
ic g
rowt
h,
empl
oym
ent a
nd d
evel
opm
ent.
NTF
C, R
&D
, EP
PSO
, Pr
ivat
e se
ctor
.
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
Priv
ate
sect
or.
1
Num
ber a
nd im
pact
of
mea
sure
s tak
en b
y G
over
nmen
t to
faci
litat
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
dev
elop
men
t.
Num
ber o
f cha
nges
mad
e to
tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t law
s, am
ount
of s
uppo
rt pr
ovid
ed o
n tra
de-r
elat
ed in
frast
ruct
ure,
nu
mbe
r of p
ublic
firm
s pr
ivat
ised
, am
ount
of t
arge
ted
ince
ntiv
es fo
r bus
ines
s sta
rt-up
pr
ovid
ed, i
ntro
duct
ion
of
busi
ness
-frie
ndly
tax
regu
latio
ns
etc.
..
Incr
ease
in p
rivat
e se
ctor
ac
tiviti
es, a
s wel
l as i
n ex
ports
of g
oods
and
serv
ices
an
d nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e em
ploy
ed in
the
priv
ate
sect
or a
nd G
DP
grow
th.
(i) E
PPSO
shal
l be
give
n en
ough
reso
urce
s to
com
pile
ba
se-li
ne d
ata
and
disa
ggre
gate
d st
atis
tics o
n G
DP
and
cont
ribut
ion
of a
gric
ultu
re,
fishe
ries,
and
serv
ices
to G
DP
as w
ell a
s acc
urat
e st
atis
tics o
n ba
lanc
e of
pay
men
ts to
ena
ble
RM
I to
use
verif
iabl
e in
dica
tors
to
mea
sure
eco
nom
ic p
rogr
ess
and
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Trad
e Po
licy.
EPPS
O,
R&
D,
MIM
RA
, N
TFC
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
IMF,
PFT
AC
, A
DB
, SPC
1
Supp
ort p
rovi
ded
to
EPPS
O to
pro
duce
di
sagg
rega
ted
stat
s on
GD
P an
d B
OP.
EPPS
O e
stab
lishe
s and
m
aint
ains
bas
e-lin
e an
d di
sagg
rega
ted
stat
istic
al d
ata
on
GD
P an
d co
ntrib
utio
ns fr
om a
ll se
ctor
s inc
ludi
ng tr
ade
in
serv
ices
.
RM
I has
relia
ble
stat
istic
s to
mea
sure
eco
nom
ic g
row
th
and
the
impa
ct o
f mea
sure
s ta
ken
unde
r the
trad
e po
licy
to e
nsur
e th
at tr
ade
is u
sed
to
prom
ote
sust
aina
ble
econ
omic
gro
wth
and
de
velo
pmen
t.
(ii) E
PPSO
shal
l be
give
n m
ore
reso
urce
s to
cont
inue
wor
king
w
ith th
e Se
cret
aria
t of t
he
Paci
fic C
omm
unity
(SPC
), PI
FTA
C a
nd IM
F to
impr
ove
its
stat
istic
s.
EPPS
O
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
IMF,
PFT
AC
, A
DB
, SPC
1
Dis
aggr
egat
ed
stat
istic
s on
GD
P,
BO
P
EPPS
O se
cure
s res
ourc
es fr
om
gove
rnm
ent a
nd d
onor
s to
cont
inue
stre
ngth
enin
g st
atis
tics.
Inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity o
f RM
I to
gen
erat
e cr
edib
le a
nd
relia
ble
stat
istic
s im
prov
ed
and
mea
sure
s put
in p
lace
to
ensu
re su
stai
nabi
lity.
6
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iii)
RM
I sha
ll ta
ke u
rgen
t m
easu
res t
o cu
rb u
ncon
trolle
d go
vern
men
t exp
endi
ture
and
in
trodu
ce p
ositi
ve m
easu
res t
hat
are
nece
ssar
y to
cre
ate
an
envi
ronm
ent t
hat i
s con
duci
ve
for t
rade
, inv
estm
ent a
nd p
rivat
e se
ctor
dev
elop
men
t. H
owev
er,
the
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
ensu
re
that
ade
quat
e, q
ualif
ied
and
expe
rienc
ed w
orke
rs a
re
empl
oyed
in th
e G
over
nmen
t to
enab
le it
to fu
nctio
n ef
ficie
ntly
.
EPPS
O,
Fina
nce,
N
TFC
2015
AD
B, U
S 2
Num
ber o
f peo
ple
empl
oyed
in G
vt a
nd
amou
nt sp
ent o
n pu
blic
em
ploy
men
t, nu
mbe
r of m
easu
res
take
n to
refo
rm tr
ade
and
inve
stm
ent l
aws
and
polic
ies.
Red
uctio
n of
fund
s spe
nt o
n go
vern
men
t em
ploy
ees,
inef
ficie
nt p
ublic
ent
erpr
ises
pr
ivat
ised
, law
s ref
orm
ed to
pr
omot
e tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t, ac
cess
to lo
ans i
mpr
oved
and
tim
e-lim
ited
ince
ntiv
es
prov
ided
.
Unn
eces
sary
pub
lic
expe
nditu
re c
urbe
d an
d gr
owth
in p
rivat
e se
ctor
ac
tivity
and
pro
duct
ion
of
qual
ity p
rodu
cts p
rodu
ced
for
expo
rt an
d do
mes
tic
cons
umpt
ion.
(iv) T
he ro
le o
f gov
ernm
ent
shal
l be
limite
d to
pro
vidi
ng
basi
c in
frast
ruct
ure,
ess
entia
l se
rvic
es, r
egul
atio
n an
d ad
optin
g m
easu
res t
hat e
nhan
ce
and
faci
litat
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
de
velo
pmen
t rat
her t
han
vent
urin
g in
to d
irect
co
mm
erci
al o
pera
tions
in
com
petit
ion
with
the
priv
ate
sect
or.
EPPS
O,
Fina
nce,
N
TFC
2015
R&
D, C
ompa
ct,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers
1
Impr
oved
in
frast
ruct
ure
and
serv
ices
, #of
pr
ivat
ised
firm
s.
Num
ber o
f Gov
ernm
ent o
wne
d en
terp
rises
priv
atiz
ed, a
nd th
e am
ount
of f
unds
pro
vide
d to
bu
ild tr
ade-
rela
ted
phys
ical
in
frast
ruct
ure.
Gov
ernm
ent p
rovi
des
effic
ient
and
relia
ble
infra
stru
ctur
e an
d se
rvic
es
and
the
priv
ate
sect
or
prod
ucin
g qu
ality
goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
.
(v) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll se
t ta
rget
s on
econ
omic
gro
wth
and
as
wel
l as o
ther
soci
o-ec
onom
ic
goal
s and
ass
ess i
ts p
erfo
rman
ce
on a
chie
ving
MD
Gs.
EPPS
O
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
IMF,
PFT
AC
, A
DB
, SPC
, U
ND
P D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers.
2
Mea
sura
ble
econ
omic
targ
ets a
nd
prog
ress
tow
ards
ac
hiev
ing
MD
Gs
Targ
eted
eco
nom
ic b
ench
mar
ks
esta
blis
hed.
R
MI h
as re
liabl
e st
atis
tics
and
targ
ets t
o m
easu
re
econ
omic
gro
wth
and
the
impa
ct o
n ot
her s
ocia
l ob
ject
ives
to e
nsur
e th
at tr
ade
is u
nder
take
n in
a su
stai
nabl
e m
anne
r.
7
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(vi)
RM
I sha
ll re
form
and
/or
priv
atis
e pu
blic
ent
erpr
ises
to
enha
nce
effic
ienc
y in
serv
ice
deliv
ery,
pro
mot
e co
mpe
titiv
enes
s and
low
er th
e co
st o
f doi
ng b
usin
ess i
n R
MI.
EPPS
O,
Cab
inet
20
15
AD
B,
Gov
ernm
ent,
Com
pact
, D
evel
opm
ent
partn
ers.
3
Num
ber o
f ref
orm
s or
priv
atis
ed fi
rms
and
redu
ctio
n in
co
sts o
f doi
ng
busi
ness
.
Expa
nded
and
revi
talis
ed
com
petit
ive
priv
ate
sect
or,
whi
ch in
turn
pay
taxe
s int
o go
vern
men
t tre
asur
y.
Incr
ease
d ef
ficie
ncy,
hig
h qu
ality
pro
duct
s, go
vern
men
t re
venu
e an
d gr
owth
(vii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
adop
t tra
de m
easu
res t
hat w
ill
enha
nce
priv
ate
sect
or
deve
lopm
ent a
nd st
imul
ate
the
prod
uctio
n of
goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
that
can
be
trade
d co
mpe
titiv
ely
in th
e lo
cal
mar
ket a
nd in
maj
or e
xpor
t m
arke
ts.
NTF
C, R
&D
, EP
PSO
20
18
Gov
ernm
ent
3
Num
ber o
f goo
ds
and
serv
ices
pr
oduc
ed b
y th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
bot
h fo
r loc
al a
nd e
xpor
t m
arke
t.
Incr
ease
in q
ualit
y an
d qu
antit
y of
pro
duct
s ava
ilabl
e fo
r bot
h lo
cal a
nd e
xpor
t mar
ket.
Stro
ng p
rivat
e se
ctor
cap
able
of
pro
duci
ng q
ualit
y an
d co
mpe
titiv
e go
ods a
nd
serv
ices
for l
ocal
and
exp
ort
mar
ket e
nhan
ced
econ
omic
gr
owth
and
incr
ease
in
empl
oym
ent a
nd q
ualit
y of
lif
e.
(viii
) The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
crea
te a
goo
d tra
de a
nd
inve
stm
ent e
nviro
nmen
t to
enha
nce
priv
ate
sect
or
deve
lopm
ent,
trade
and
em
ploy
men
t par
ticul
arly
in th
e pr
oduc
tive
sect
ors o
f fis
herie
s, ag
ricul
ture
, tou
rism
, han
dicr
aft,
man
ufac
turin
g an
d se
rvic
es.
Gov
ernm
ent,
Priv
ate
sect
or
2018
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Num
ber o
f peo
ple
empl
oyed
by
the
priv
ate
sect
or.
Red
uced
une
mpl
oym
ent,
incr
ease
d do
mes
tic c
onsu
mpt
ion
and
boos
t inv
estm
ent,
as w
ell a
s in
crea
sed
gove
rnm
ent r
even
ue
The
busi
ness
env
ironm
ent
impr
oved
and
pro
duct
ion
in
key
sect
ors s
uch
as fi
sher
ies,
tour
ism
and
agr
icul
ture
in
crea
sed
and
the
leve
l of
empl
oym
ent a
nd th
e st
anda
rd
of li
ving
impr
oved
.
(ix) R
MI s
hall
adop
t bes
t pr
actic
es o
n la
bor a
s re
com
men
ded
by th
e In
tern
atio
nal L
abor
O
rgan
izat
ion
to e
nsur
e th
at th
e rig
hts o
f wor
kers
incl
udin
g th
e de
cent
wor
k pr
ogra
m, b
asic
co
nditi
ons o
f em
ploy
men
t and
th
e fre
edom
to o
rgan
ize
are
fully
impl
emen
ted.
MoF
A,
NTF
C
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
ILO
, SPC
, C
ompa
ct, U
S Fe
dera
l Pr
ogra
ms.
3
Num
ber
of IL
O
reco
mm
enda
tions
im
plem
ente
d.
Num
ber o
f lab
or la
ws b
ased
on
ILO
reco
mm
enda
tions
. B
asic
righ
ts o
f wor
kers
re
spec
ted
and
good
wor
king
co
nditi
ons p
rovi
ded.
8
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(x) E
duca
tion
and
train
ing
from
el
emen
tary
to te
rtiar
y le
vels
sh
all i
nclu
de e
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
skill
s and
the
voca
tiona
l tra
inin
g an
d ot
her t
rain
ing
by th
e C
olle
ge o
f Mar
shal
l Isl
ands
, the
N
atio
nal T
rain
ing
Cou
ncil
(NTC
) sha
ll fo
cus o
n sk
ills t
hat
are
in sh
ort s
uppl
y in
RM
I and
ab
road
. A c
ompr
ehen
sive
H
uman
reso
urce
s Dev
elop
men
t Po
licy
is re
quire
d to
ens
ure
that
th
e ed
ucat
ion
that
is p
rovi
ded
is
rele
vant
to R
MI a
nd th
e bu
sine
ss c
omm
unity
.
Educ
atio
n,
NTC
, NTF
C,
CM
I
2020
Gov
ernm
ent,
ILO
, SPC
, C
ompa
ct, U
S Fe
dera
l Pr
ogra
ms.
1
Num
ber o
f ski
lled
loca
l peo
ple,
HR
D
polic
y, fu
ll ut
iliza
tion
of la
bor
mar
ket a
cces
s in
the
US.
Num
ber o
f loc
al sk
illed
w
orke
rs, n
umbe
r of b
usin
esse
s ow
ned
by lo
cal e
ntre
pren
eurs
, im
prov
emen
t in
qual
ity o
f ed
ucat
ion
and
train
ing,
hig
her
prod
uctiv
ity, i
ncre
ased
re
mitt
ance
s.
Impr
ovem
ent i
n qu
ality
of
educ
atio
n, lo
cal s
kills
, and
em
ploy
men
t of l
ocal
wor
kers
.
(xi)
RM
I sha
ll pr
ivat
ise
som
e of
th
e SO
Es th
at a
re d
rain
ing
publ
ic re
sour
ces a
nd o
nly
borro
w m
oney
for e
ssen
tial
infra
stru
ctur
al p
roje
cts a
nd
publ
ic se
rvic
es.
Cab
inet
, EP
PSO
, Fi
nanc
e,
NTF
C
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
AD
B
1
Num
ber o
f priv
atiz
ed
firm
s. R
educ
ed a
nd st
ream
lined
go
vern
men
t exp
endi
ture
, and
en
larg
ed p
rivat
e se
ctor
with
pr
ofit-
driv
en a
nd ta
x-pa
ying
fir
ms.
Incr
ease
d co
ntrib
utio
n of
pr
ivat
e se
ctor
to G
DP,
en
hanc
ed e
ffici
ency
in
serv
ice
deliv
ery
and
effic
ient
an
d su
stai
nabl
e m
anag
emen
t of
stat
e re
sour
ces.
(xii)
Som
e of
the
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts sh
all b
e fu
nded
thro
ugh
publ
ic-p
rivat
e pa
rtner
ship
s.
Cab
inet
, EP
PSO
, Fi
nanc
e,
NTF
C
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
priv
ate
sect
or.
1
Num
ber o
f PPP
. B
ette
r and
tailo
red
infra
stru
ctur
e de
velo
ped
in a
cos
t effe
ctiv
e m
anne
r.
Envi
ronm
ent c
ondu
cive
for
trade
, inv
estm
ent a
nd p
rivat
e se
ctor
par
ticip
atio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t.
A
gric
ultu
re
Th
e G
over
nmen
t sha
ll pr
omot
e an
d fa
cilit
ate
inve
stmen
t in
agri
cultu
re a
nd e
nhan
ce th
e ca
paci
ty o
f the
pri
vate
sect
or to
pr
oduc
e qu
ality
pro
duct
s in
a co
nsis
tent
man
ner t
o su
pply
the
loca
l mar
ket a
nd e
xpor
t a fe
w
nich
e pr
oduc
ts su
ch a
s non
i an
d co
conu
t by-
prod
ucts
.
R&
D,
Farm
ers
Ass
ocia
tion,
M
IA
2015
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s, FA
O,
SPC
, AD
B,
1
Shar
e of
agr
ic
prod
ucts
pro
duce
d lo
cally
and
qua
ntity
an
d va
lue
of e
xpor
ts.
Hig
h va
lue
agric
ultu
ral p
rodu
cts
prod
uced
in su
stai
nabl
y in
crea
sed
quan
titie
s.
Incr
ease
d fo
od se
lf-su
ffici
ency
and
cap
acity
to
expo
rt qu
ality
pro
duct
s.
9
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(i)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
impr
ove
trans
porta
tion
infra
stru
ctur
e an
d se
rvic
es a
nd
faci
litat
e th
e pa
rtici
patio
n of
the
priv
ate
sect
or in
agr
icul
ture
by
crea
ting
a tra
nspa
rent
regu
lato
ry
regi
me
and
leve
l pla
ying
fiel
d in
th
e tra
nspo
rtatio
n se
ctor
.
T&C
, NTF
C,
R&
D, M
IA
2015
Inve
stor
s, G
over
nmen
t 1
Impr
ovem
ent i
n ai
r, se
a tra
nspo
rtatio
n,
incl
udin
g sc
hedu
led
ship
ping
to o
uter
is
land
s.
Impr
ovem
ent i
n tra
nspo
rtatio
n an
d pa
rtici
patio
n of
priv
ate
sect
or in
agr
icul
ture
and
in
crea
sed
yiel
ds fo
r bot
h do
mes
tic c
onsu
mpt
ion
an
expo
rt, a
nd h
ighe
r far
mer
s' in
com
e.
An
effic
ient
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
, whi
ch e
ncou
rage
s pr
ivat
e se
ctor
par
ticip
atio
n in
ag
ricul
ture
to e
nsur
e th
at
agric
ultu
re, p
lays
a g
reat
er
role
in th
e ec
onom
y-G
reat
er
cont
ribut
ion
of a
gric
ultu
re to
G
DP.
(ii)
The
Min
istry
of R
esou
rces
an
d D
evel
opm
ent,
Tobo
lar a
nd
prod
ucer
repr
esen
tativ
es sh
all
esta
blis
h qu
ality
stan
dard
s for
al
l pos
t-har
vest
act
iviti
es a
nd
copr
a sp
ecifi
catio
ns.
R&
D,
Tobo
lar,
farm
ers,
MIA
2015
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s, SP
C,
AD
B
2
Prod
uctio
n of
qua
lity
copr
a.
Stan
dard
s for
cop
ra p
rodu
ctio
n ag
reed
and
est
ablis
hed.
R
MI p
rodu
cing
qua
lity
copr
a an
d ot
her c
ocon
ut p
rodu
cts.
(iii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
expl
ore
poss
ibili
ties o
f re
stru
ctur
ing
or p
rivat
izin
g To
bola
r to
ensu
re th
at it
is ru
n on
a c
omm
erci
al b
asis
with
out
drai
ning
pub
lic re
sour
ces.
Oth
er
mea
ns o
f sup
porti
ng th
e ne
eds
of th
e pe
ople
in th
e ou
ter i
slan
ds
shal
l be
also
be
expl
ored
to
impr
ove
rura
l liv
elih
ood
and
food
secu
rity.
R&
D, M
oIA
, T&
C, M
ISC
, To
bola
r, N
TFC
, MIA
2015
Japa
n, U
S, R
oC,
AD
B
1
Tobo
lar
priv
atis
ed/ru
n on
co
mm
erci
al b
asis
. A
ssis
tanc
e pr
ovid
ed
to o
uter
isla
nds t
o im
prov
e ru
ral
livel
ihoo
d an
d fo
od
secu
rity.
Tobo
lar p
rivat
ised
/cor
pora
tized
an
d ru
n on
a c
omm
erci
al b
asis
an
d se
rvic
ing
the
need
s of o
uter
is
land
s wel
l.
Effic
ient
man
agem
ent o
f To
bola
r red
uced
gov
ernm
ent
spen
ding
on
Tobo
lar a
nd
impr
oved
qua
lity
of se
rvic
e to
out
er is
land
s.
(iv) T
he g
over
nmen
t sha
ll as
sist
fa
rmer
s to
esta
blis
h fa
rmer
s’
asso
ciat
ions
/coo
pera
tives
to
enab
le th
em to
pro
duce
pro
duct
s in
a c
onsi
sten
t man
ner.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
15
FAO
, SPC
, G
over
nmen
t 3
Num
ber o
f far
mer
s as
soci
atio
ns
coop
erat
ives
.
Farm
ers A
ssoc
iatio
ns
esta
blis
hed
and
play
ing
an
activ
e ro
le in
repr
esen
ting
the
need
s of f
arm
ers i
n th
e N
TFC
.
Voi
ce o
f far
mer
s hea
rd in
po
licy
mak
ing,
con
sist
ent
prod
uctio
n of
agr
icul
tura
l pr
oduc
ts.
(v)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
prom
ote
inve
stm
ent i
n ag
ricul
ture
and
exp
lore
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f con
tract
farm
ing.
R&
D,
NTF
C,
farm
ers,
MIA
2015
R
&D
2
Val
ue o
f inv
estm
ent
in a
gric
ultu
re.
Mea
sure
s tak
en b
y th
e go
vern
men
t to
prom
ote
inve
stm
ent i
n ag
ricul
ture
and
th
e am
ount
of i
nves
tmen
t, ag
ricul
ture
loan
s pro
vide
d,
farm
ers'
train
ing
prog
ram
s or
gani
zed
and
orga
nize
d fa
rmin
g.
Incr
ease
d in
vest
men
t in
agric
ultu
re to
enh
ance
the
quan
tity
and
qual
ity o
f ag
ricul
tura
l pro
duct
ion.
10
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(vi)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
faci
litat
e ac
cess
to fi
nanc
e (g
rant
s/co
nces
sion
al lo
ans)
. The
am
ount
of l
oans
shal
l be
incr
ease
d to
a re
ason
able
leve
l an
d th
e pr
oced
ures
shal
l be
sim
plifi
ed.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
BM
I, M
IDB
, M
IA
2014
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s, G
over
nmen
t, B
MI,
MID
B
1
Num
ber o
f agr
ic lo
an
appl
icat
ions
, and
va
lue.
Farm
ers a
ssis
ted
with
loan
s and
gr
ants
(fin
ance
, see
dlin
gs,
man
ure
etc)
app
licat
ion
proc
ess
and
proc
edur
es a
nd
requ
irem
ents
for a
cces
sing
loan
s st
ream
lined
and
sim
plifi
ed.
Incr
ease
d lo
ans/
gran
ts
avai
labl
e fo
r agr
icul
ture
and
fa
cilit
ate
acce
ss to
fund
s to
prom
ote
farm
ing
as a
bu
sine
ss w
ith th
e ul
timat
e go
al o
f inc
reas
ing
qual
ity a
nd
quan
tity
of p
rodu
ctio
n in
a
cons
iste
nt m
anne
r.
(vii)
R
&D
shal
l fac
ilita
te
valu
e ad
ditio
n an
d de
cent
raliz
atio
n of
the
coco
nut
oil e
xtra
ctio
n. T
he g
over
nmen
t ne
eds t
o se
cure
don
or fu
ndin
g to
ru
n a
pilo
t pro
ject
on
valu
e ad
ditio
n to
coc
onut
pro
duct
s (in
clud
ing
virg
in c
ocon
ut o
il) in
th
e ou
ter i
slan
ds.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
13
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s 1
Pilo
t pro
ject
co
mm
ence
s.
Dec
entra
lizat
ion
and
valu
e ad
ditio
n to
coc
onut
pro
duct
s, fu
nds f
or a
pilo
t pro
ject
secu
red
and
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
pr
ojec
t.
Incr
ease
d va
lue
addi
tion
to
coco
nut p
rodu
cts a
nd
dece
ntra
lizat
ion
of
prod
uctio
n to
out
er is
land
s to
impr
ove
the
livin
g st
anda
rds
of p
eopl
e in
out
er is
land
s.
(viii
) R
MI s
hall
incr
ease
do
mes
tic fo
od p
rodu
ctio
n an
d co
nsum
ptio
n an
d es
tabl
ish/
stre
ngth
en n
ew
farm
ers’
mar
kets
to re
duce
the
impo
rt bi
ll an
d ad
dres
s the
he
alth
and
food
secu
rity
conc
erns
.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
BM
I, M
oH,
MIA
2013
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s, G
over
nmen
t, FA
O, S
PC
1
Qua
ntity
/val
ue o
f lo
cal f
ood
prod
uced
an
d co
nsum
ed.
Incr
ease
in p
rodu
ctio
n an
d co
nsum
ptio
n of
loca
l foo
ds,
loca
l far
mer
s' m
arke
t cre
ated
for
dom
estic
, Qua
rant
ine
mea
sure
s st
reng
then
ed, T
rain
ing
and
rese
arch
in a
gric
ultu
re im
prov
ed
and
Syne
rgie
s int
rodu
ced
on
prod
uce
colle
ctio
n fro
m o
uter
is
land
s.
Incr
ease
d pr
oduc
tion
and
cons
umpt
ion
of h
ealth
y lo
cally
pro
duce
d fo
odst
uff,
impr
ove
in fo
od se
curit
y an
d su
bstit
utio
n of
impo
rts th
at
can
be p
rodu
ced
effic
ient
ly in
R
MI.
(ix) R
MI s
hall
re-p
lant
coc
onut
pl
ants
as w
ell a
s oth
er p
lant
s th
at a
re u
sed
as ra
w m
ater
ials
fo
r han
dicr
aft,
med
icin
e, a
nd
othe
r pro
duct
s.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
13
SPC
, FA
O,
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Num
ber o
f pla
nts
repl
ante
d/ h
ecte
rs
plan
ted
Num
ber o
f pla
nt re
plan
ted
succ
essf
ully
. C
onsi
sten
t sup
ply
of c
opra
an
d co
pra
prod
ucts
, and
oth
er
plan
ts fo
r pro
duct
ion
of v
alue
ad
ded
prod
ucts
and
ha
ndic
rafts
.
11
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(x)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
stre
ngth
en m
easu
res t
o pr
otec
t th
e co
untry
aga
inst
the
intro
duct
ion
and
spre
ad o
f in
jurio
us p
ests
and
dis
ease
s and
en
sure
that
RM
I exp
orts
mee
t th
e ex
ports
requ
irem
ents
.
R&
D,M
IA
2013
SPC
, FA
O, P
IFS,
G
over
nmen
t, D
evel
opm
ent
partn
ers.
1
Bio
secu
rity
law
s re
view
ed,
inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity
stre
ngth
ened
, pes
t lis
t upd
ated
, RM
I pr
oduc
ts c
ompl
ying
w
ith e
xpor
t re
quire
men
ts.
Inju
rious
pes
ts a
nd d
isea
ses
erad
icat
ed th
roug
h st
reng
then
ed
mea
sure
s, R
MI's
exp
orts
of a
gro
prod
ucts
boo
sted
.
RM
I agr
icul
ture
kep
t saf
e fro
m in
jurio
us p
ests
and
di
seas
es, s
usta
ined
ag
ricul
tura
l pro
duct
ion
assu
red
and
incr
ease
in
prod
ucts
ava
ilabl
e fo
r loc
al
and
expo
rt m
arke
ts.
(xi)
RM
I sha
ll ta
ke m
easu
res t
o su
ppor
t the
farm
ers t
o in
crea
se
expo
rts o
f nic
he a
nd v
alue
-ad
ded
coco
nut p
rodu
cts
incl
udin
g no
ni p
rodu
cts a
nd
hand
icra
ft.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
15
FAO
, UN
DP,
SP
C 2
Qua
ntity
/val
ue o
f ag
ric e
xpor
ts.
Tech
nica
l ski
lls p
rovi
ded
to
farm
ers,
qual
ity in
put m
ater
ial
prov
ided
, pos
t-har
vest
stor
age
faci
litie
s pro
vide
d an
d tra
nspo
rtatio
n fa
cilit
ies
impr
oved
.
Incr
ease
d pr
oduc
tion
of h
igh
valu
e co
conu
t, no
ni a
nd
hand
icra
ft pr
oduc
ts.
(x)T
echn
ical
and
fina
ncia
l as
sist
ance
shal
l be
prov
ided
to
impr
ove
tech
nica
l ana
lysi
s, te
stin
g an
d ce
rtific
atio
n (in
clud
ing
orga
nic
certi
ficat
ion)
of
loca
l pro
duct
s to
ensu
re th
at
they
mee
t dom
estic
and
in
tern
atio
nal s
tand
ards
.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
15
SPC
, FA
O,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s
2
Num
ber o
f loc
al
prod
ucts
org
anic
ally
ce
rtifie
d an
d m
eetin
g ex
port
stan
dard
s.
Fund
s sec
ured
to a
ssis
t RM
I to
mee
t exp
ort r
equi
rem
ents
in
clud
ing
orga
nic
certi
ficat
ion.
RM
I pro
duce
s pro
duct
s tha
t m
eet i
nter
natio
nal s
tand
ards
an
d de
velo
ps tr
ade
in o
rgan
ic
prod
ucts
.
(xi)
RM
I sha
ll pr
omot
e co
nsum
ptio
n of
loca
l far
m
prod
uce
in l
ocal
scho
ols,
hosp
itals
, pris
ons,
carg
o an
d pa
ssen
ger v
esse
ls a
nd o
ther
st
ate
publ
ic fu
nctio
ns se
rvin
g fo
ods.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
publ
ic
inst
itutio
ns,
MIA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Qua
ntiy
/val
ue o
f ag
ric p
rodu
cts
cons
umed
by
publ
ic
inst
itutio
ns.
Mea
sure
s tak
en b
y th
e go
vern
men
t to
prom
ote
prod
uctio
n an
d co
nsum
ptio
n of
lo
cal f
oods
.
Incr
ease
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
peop
le c
onsu
min
g he
alth
y lo
cal p
rodu
cts.
12
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(xii)
Reg
ulat
ory
mea
sure
s sha
ll be
stre
amlin
ed to
pro
mot
e co
nser
vatio
n, d
evel
opm
ent o
f th
e na
tura
l res
ourc
es a
nd
expo
rts o
f loc
al p
rodu
cts f
rom
sa
fe a
nd fe
asib
le p
roje
cts.
R&
D,
farm
ers,
MIA
20
15
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s, G
over
nmen
t.
1
Num
ber o
f co
nser
vatio
n m
easu
res
adop
ted/
enfo
rced
.
Reg
ulat
ory
mea
sure
s put
into
pl
ace
Agr
icul
ture
con
duct
ed in
a
sust
aina
ble
and
envi
ronm
enta
lly fr
iend
ly
man
ner.
Fi
sher
ies
Th
e G
over
nmen
t sha
ll pr
omot
e an
d fa
cilit
ate
susta
inab
le
fishi
ng, l
ocal
par
ticip
atio
n,
fore
ign
inve
stmen
t in
inte
grat
ed c
atch
ing,
ons
hore
-pr
oces
sing
and
valu
e ad
ditio
n.
MIM
RA
, PN
A, F
FA,
WC
PFC
, M
IA
2010
MIM
RA
, PN
A,
FFA
, EU
, SFP
, SP
C.
1
Fish
erie
s co
nser
vatio
n ta
rget
s ac
hiev
ed a
nd R
MI
getti
ng m
axim
um
retu
rns f
rom
trad
e in
its
fish
erie
s re
sour
ces.
# of
loca
l pr
ivat
e se
ctor
pa
rtici
patin
g in
the
fishe
ries b
usin
ess.
Fish
erie
s con
serv
atio
n m
easu
res
impl
emen
ted
and
loca
l inv
esto
rs
vent
urin
g in
fish
erie
s pro
vide
d w
ith fi
nanc
ial a
nd te
chni
cal
assi
stan
ce, a
nd o
ther
ince
ntiv
es.
Con
serv
atio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t mea
sure
s st
reng
then
ed a
nd
impl
emen
ted
and
RM
I ge
tting
max
imum
retu
rns
from
inve
stm
ent t
hrou
gh
onsh
ore
proc
essi
ng, v
alue
ad
ditio
n an
d pa
rtici
patio
n of
lo
cal i
nves
tors
in th
e fis
herie
s in
dust
ry.
(i) R
MI s
hall
take
pos
itive
m
easu
res i
n lin
e w
ith th
e PN
A
initi
ativ
e to
max
imiz
e th
e va
lue
of it
s tun
a re
sour
ces,
incl
udin
g th
roug
h ob
tain
ing
eco-
labe
ling
certi
ficat
ion
and
enco
urag
ing
dom
estic
atio
n of
the
fishe
ries
indu
stry
.
MIM
RA
, PN
A, F
FA,
WC
PFC
, M
IA
2010
MIM
RA
, PN
A,
FFA
, EU
, SFP
, SP
C.
1
MSC
cer
tific
atio
n of
sk
ipja
ck a
lread
y se
cure
d, n
umbe
r of
dom
estic
fish
ing
Cos
.
Num
ber o
f mea
sure
s tak
en to
en
cour
age
onsh
ore
proc
essi
ng,
valu
e ad
ditio
n an
d at
tract
ing
fore
ign
inve
stor
s and
join
t ve
ntur
es b
etw
een
loca
l and
fo
reig
n in
vest
ors.
RM
I get
ting
max
imum
re
turn
s fro
m it
s fis
herie
s ex
ports
and
a si
gnifi
cant
am
ount
of f
orei
gn e
xcha
nge
earn
ed u
tiliz
ed to
impr
ove
the
livin
g st
anda
rds o
f loc
al
peop
le in
RM
I.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
refo
rm it
s law
s an
d re
gula
tions
to c
reat
e an
en
viro
nmen
t whi
ch is
frie
ndly
to
fore
ign
inve
stm
ent i
n th
e fis
herie
s sec
tor.
R&
D, N
TFC
, M
IMR
A,
MoF
, MIA
2013
R&
D, N
TFC
1
Wor
ld B
ank
rank
ing,
#
or v
alue
of
inve
stm
ent i
n fis
herie
s.
Num
ber o
f law
s ref
orm
ed,
crea
tion
of a
tran
spar
ent
Inve
stm
ent b
oard
, sin
gle
polic
y do
cum
ent f
or fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t ado
pted
and
pr
oced
ure
and
step
s to
be
follo
wed
by
fore
ign
inve
stor
s cl
early
out
lined
.
RM
I's ra
nkin
g in
the
ease
of
doin
g bu
sines
s and
the
busi
ness
clim
ate
in g
ener
al
impr
oves
and
inve
stm
ent i
n on
shor
e an
d va
lue
adde
d fis
herie
s ind
ustri
es in
crea
ses,
and
mor
e jo
bs c
reat
ed.
13
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iii)
Proc
edur
es o
n in
cent
ives
sh
all b
e tra
nspa
rent
and
st
ream
lined
and
the
Min
istry
of
Fina
nce
shal
l iss
ue a
n ex
empt
ion
perm
it to
qua
lifyi
ng
inve
stor
s.
MoF
, MIA
20
13
MoF
1
Cle
ar a
nd tr
ansp
aren
t po
licy
on in
cent
ives
. Po
licy
docu
men
t ena
cted
and
gi
ven
adeq
uate
pub
licity
and
pr
oces
s of i
ssui
ng ta
x w
aive
rs to
qu
alifi
ed in
vest
ors c
larif
ied
and
mad
e pu
blic
.
Bet
ter m
anag
emen
t of
gove
rnm
ent r
esou
rces
, roo
m
for d
iscr
etio
n an
d co
rrupt
ion
on g
rant
ing
ince
ntiv
es
redu
ced
and
trans
pare
ncy
in
gran
ting
of in
cent
ives
and
in
vest
men
t im
prov
ed.
(iv)
RM
I sha
ll w
ork
with
out
er
isla
nds a
nd se
t asi
de la
nd fo
r fis
herie
s dev
elop
men
t in
oute
r is
land
s and
dev
elop
the
nece
ssar
y in
frast
ruct
ure.
R&
D, M
oIA
, T&
C, M
IA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
2
At l
east
3 o
uter
is
land
s ide
ntifi
ed a
nd
infra
stru
ctur
e de
velo
ped.
Rel
evan
t inf
rast
ruct
ure,
in
clud
ing
road
s, po
rts a
nd
elec
trici
ty in
pla
ce.
Infra
stru
ctur
e in
clud
ing
trans
porta
tion
netw
ork
esta
blis
hed
in id
entif
ied
oute
r is
land
s and
ons
hore
and
val
ue
adde
d fis
herie
s ind
ustri
es
esta
blis
hed,
peo
ple
in th
e ou
ter i
slan
ds b
enef
it fro
m
empl
oym
ent c
reat
ed a
nd
othe
r ser
vice
s. (v
) RM
I sha
ll fo
cus m
ore
on
valu
e ad
ditio
n to
its f
ishe
ries
prod
ucts
rath
er th
an re
lyin
g on
ac
cess
fees
. Pos
itive
mea
sure
s sh
all b
e pu
t in
plac
e to
supp
ort
parti
cipa
tion
of th
e lo
cal p
rivat
e se
ctor
in th
e fis
hing
indu
stry
.
MIM
RA
, PN
A, B
MI,
MID
B, M
IA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
Inve
stor
s. 1
Num
ber o
f co
mpa
nies
eng
aged
in
val
ue a
dditi
on a
nd
valu
e of
pro
duct
ion,
nu
mbe
r of l
ocal
bu
sine
ss in
the
fishe
ries i
ndus
try.
Nec
essa
ry in
fras
truct
ure
in
plac
e fo
r priv
ate
sect
or
invo
lvem
ent i
n th
e fis
herie
s in
dust
ry, t
arge
ted
ince
ntiv
es
(elim
inat
ion
of d
utie
s on
inpu
t m
ater
ial a
nd ta
x re
lief m
easu
res)
fo
r inv
esto
rs in
the
fishe
ries
indu
stry
.
Gre
ater
eco
nom
ic b
enef
its
from
ons
hore
pro
cess
ing
and
valu
e ad
ditio
n in
the
fishe
ries
indu
stry
.
(vi)
The
gove
rnm
ent s
hall
cons
ider
intro
duci
ng ta
rget
ed
ince
ntiv
es fo
r inv
esto
rs in
the
fishe
ries i
ndus
try. T
hese
may
in
clud
e re
mov
ing
dutie
s on
raw
m
ater
ials
requ
ired
for f
ish
proc
essi
ng.
MoF
, M
IMR
A,
R&
D, M
IA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Targ
eted
and
tim
e bo
und
ince
ntiv
es fo
r th
e fis
herie
s in
dust
ry.
Incr
ease
d nu
mbe
r of l
ocal
and
fo
reig
n in
vest
ors i
n th
e fis
herie
s in
dust
ry.
Incr
ease
in in
vest
men
t in
the
fishe
ries s
ecto
r.
(vii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
nego
tiate
bet
ter a
cces
s int
o th
e U
S m
arke
t, in
par
ticul
ar, a
cces
s fo
r vac
uum
pac
ked
pre-
cook
ed
tuna
loin
s and
acc
ess t
o th
e in
stitu
tiona
l mar
kets
incl
udin
g th
e U
S m
ilita
ry.
R&
D,
MIM
RA
, M
oFA
, N
TFC
, MIA
2013
MIM
RA
, PIF
S,
Com
pact
, FFA
, PN
A
1
Bet
ter m
arke
t acc
ess
into
the
US
mar
ket
(100
% d
uty
and
quot
a fre
e ac
cess
pl
us im
prov
ed ru
les
or o
rigin
).
PPF
(and
pos
sibl
y ot
her f
irms)
ex
porti
ng v
acuu
m p
acke
d pr
e-co
oked
tuna
loin
s dut
y fre
e to
U
S an
d ha
ve a
cces
s to
the
US
inst
itutio
nal m
arke
ts a
nd
incr
ease
d ex
port
of fi
sher
ies
prod
uct t
o th
e w
ider
US
mar
ket.
Incr
ease
in e
xpor
ts o
f fis
herie
s pro
duct
s to
the
US
mar
ket a
nd m
ore
jobs
and
fo
reig
n ex
chan
ge e
arni
ngs f
or
RM
I.
14
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(viii
) RM
I sha
ll es
tabl
ish
the
Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
and
cons
ider
sign
ing
the
com
preh
ensi
ve E
PA to
hav
e pr
efer
entia
l acc
ess i
nto
the
EU
fishe
ries m
arke
t.
R&
D,
MIM
RA
, N
TFC
, MIA
2015
EU
, PIF
S, F
FA,
EDF
10.
1
Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
esta
blis
hed
and
RM
I si
gn th
e C
EPA
.
RM
I sig
n th
e CE
PA a
nd h
as a
n EU
cer
tifie
d C
ompe
tent
A
utho
rity.
Mor
e in
vest
men
t, on
shor
e pr
oces
sing
and
val
ue a
dditi
on
of fi
sher
ies p
rodu
cts t
arge
ting
the
EU m
arke
t and
mor
e jo
bs
and
fore
x fo
r RM
I.
(ix) T
here
shal
l be
targ
eted
tra
inin
g on
fish
erie
s and
oth
er
skill
s rel
atin
g to
the
fishe
ries
indu
stry
. Dev
elop
men
t par
tner
s sh
all p
rovi
de fi
nanc
ial
assi
stan
ce/s
chol
arsh
ip fo
r tra
inin
g on
bas
ic a
s wel
l as
adva
nced
skill
s on
fishe
ries.
MIM
RA
, N
TC, C
OM
I, M
IA
2012
Gov
ernm
ent,
US,
FF
A,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
er.
1
Num
ber o
f loc
al
peop
le tr
aine
d on
fis
herie
s.
Fund
ing
for t
rain
ing
secu
red
and
train
ing
com
men
ces l
ocal
ly
and
abro
ad.
RM
I has
trai
ned
and
qual
ified
w
orke
rs in
the
fishe
ries
indu
stry
; effi
cien
cy in
fis
herie
s pro
duct
ion
impr
oves
an
d be
tter m
anag
emen
t of
fishe
ries r
esou
rces
.
(x) R
MI f
lagg
ed v
esse
ls sh
all b
e ex
empt
ed fr
om p
ayin
g en
try
fees
eac
h tim
e th
ey e
nter
the
port
and
they
shal
l not
be
requ
ired
to u
se p
ilota
ge. T
hey
shal
l als
o be
allo
wed
to h
andl
e th
eir o
wn
fish
at p
ort a
nd n
ot
use
expe
nsiv
e st
eved
orin
g se
rvic
es.
T&C
, Por
t A
utho
rity,
R
&D
, MIA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
RM
I fla
gged
ves
sels
ex
empt
ed fr
om e
ntry
fe
es a
nd a
llow
ed to
ha
ndle
thei
r ow
n fis
h an
d ex
empt
ed fr
om
pilo
tage
re
quire
men
ts.
Am
endm
ent o
f law
s exe
mpt
ing
RM
I fla
gged
ves
sels
from
pa
ying
ent
ry fe
es, p
ilota
ge
requ
irem
ents
and
allo
win
g th
em
to h
andl
e th
eir o
wn
fish.
Red
uctio
n in
cos
t of
prod
uctio
n fo
r fis
herie
s op
erat
ors.
(xi)
RM
I sha
ll im
prov
e th
e st
atis
tics o
n fis
herie
s inc
ludi
ng
fishe
ries e
xpor
ts a
s wel
l as
stat
istic
s on
the
valu
e an
d qu
antit
y of
fish
cau
ght i
n R
MI's
EE
Z.
MIM
RA
, EP
PSO
, MIA
20
13
IMF,
PFT
AC
, FF
A, P
NA
, M
IMR
A
1
Acc
urat
e st
ats o
n fis
herie
s inc
ludi
ng
fish
expo
rts.
Com
plet
e, a
ccur
ate,
acc
essi
ble
and
upda
ted
stat
istic
al d
ata
on
the
fishe
ries s
ecto
r mai
ntai
ned
by E
PPSO
and
MIM
RA
.
RM
I abl
e to
ass
ess t
he
cont
ribut
ion
of fi
sher
ies
sect
or to
the
econ
omy
easi
ly
asse
ssed
and
impr
oved
m
onito
ring
and
cont
rol o
f fis
herie
s res
ourc
es.
(x
ii) R
&D
shal
l wor
k to
geth
er
with
out
er is
land
s in
prom
otin
g fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t in
inte
grat
ed
catc
hing
and
pro
cess
ing
and
faci
litat
e ex
ports
of v
alue
add
ed
fishe
ries p
rodu
cts.
R&
D, o
uter
is
land
s, M
IA
2015
R&
D, I
nves
tors
. 1
Num
ber o
f inv
esto
rs
invo
lved
in v
alue
ad
ditio
n.
Incr
ease
d vo
lum
e of
val
ue-
adde
d fis
herie
s pro
duct
pr
oduc
ed a
nd e
xpor
ted.
Dev
elop
men
t of t
he o
uter
is
land
s, ex
pans
ion
of th
e na
tiona
l fis
herie
s ind
ustry
, im
pact
ing
posi
tivel
y on
ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent.
15
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(xiii
) Tec
hnic
al a
nd fi
nanc
ial
assi
stan
ce sh
all b
e pr
ovid
ed fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
aq
uacu
lture
(e.g
. bla
ck p
earls
, gi
ant c
lam
s, se
a cu
cum
bers
, tro
chus
, sal
t pro
cess
ing,
or
nam
enta
l ree
f ind
ustry
, sea
w
eed
proc
essi
ng, f
ish
cagi
ng,
hatc
hery
).
MIM
RA
, C
MI,
MIA
20
15
FFA
, SPC
2
Num
ber a
nd v
alue
of
aqua
cultu
re p
rodu
cts
prod
uced
and
ex
porte
d or
sold
lo
cally
.
Incr
ease
d in
com
e fro
m th
e ex
port
and
loca
l sal
e of
val
ue-
adde
d aq
uacu
lture
pro
duct
s.
Incr
ease
in c
ontri
butio
n of
aq
uacu
lture
to th
e ec
onom
y.
T
ouri
sm
R
MI s
hall
prov
ide
adeq
uate
re
sour
ces t
o to
urism
and
im
prov
e al
l the
infr
astr
uctu
re
serv
ices
that
are
requ
ired
to
incr
ease
exp
orts
of t
ouri
sm
serv
ices
.
R&
D, M
IVA
, N
TFC
, MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s, SP
TO,
PIFS
1
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of
vis
itors
to 1
8 00
0 by
201
8. E
xpor
ts o
f to
uris
m se
rvic
es
cont
ribut
es x
% to
G
DP.
Qua
lity
loca
l ser
vice
s and
in
frast
ruct
ure,
edu
catio
n, h
ealth
, en
hanc
ed re
leva
nt sk
ills,
impr
oved
env
ironm
enta
l hy
gien
e an
d sa
nita
tion,
co
mpl
ete,
acc
urat
e an
d up
date
d da
ta o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of t
ouris
ts
and
inco
me
from
tour
ism
m
aint
aine
d by
EPP
SO a
nd
MIV
A, a
nd to
uris
m tr
ade's
an
nual
reve
nue
targ
et se
t
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of
tour
ists
, job
s and
inco
me
gene
rate
d fro
m to
uris
m.
(i) R
MI s
hall
iden
tify
prod
ucts
w
ith th
e st
rong
est t
ouris
m a
nd
expo
rt ap
peal
thro
ugh
‘nic
he
mar
ket r
esea
rch’
and
seek
te
chni
cal a
nd fi
nanc
ial
assi
stan
ce to
supp
ort t
heir
grow
th.
MIV
A,
NTF
C, R
&D
, pr
ivat
e se
ctor
, SPT
O,
MIA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s
1
Num
ber o
f tou
rism
pr
oduc
ts d
evel
oped
. Fu
ndin
g se
cure
d to
dev
elop
to
uris
m p
rodu
cts.
Div
ersi
ficat
ion
of a
ctiv
ities
av
aila
ble
to to
uris
m
(par
ticul
arly
key
nic
he
prod
ucts
) and
incr
ease
in
num
ber o
f tou
rists
, em
ploy
men
t and
tour
ism
re
venu
e.
(ii
) RM
I nee
ds to
fully
util
ize
the
gran
ts th
at a
re p
rovi
ded
by
JIC
A to
dev
elop
tour
ism
. H
owev
er, t
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll sh
ow c
omm
itmen
t to
tour
ism
be
fore
it g
oes o
ut to
seek
don
or
fund
ing.
R&
D, M
IVA
, M
oF, M
oFA
, C
abin
et, M
IA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
JIC
A,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Gov
ernm
ent f
undi
ng
and
supp
ort f
or
tour
ism
incr
ease
s an
d co
mpl
emen
ted
by d
onor
fund
ing.
Bud
geta
ry a
lloca
tion
for t
ouris
m
deve
lopm
ent i
n pl
ace,
cle
ar
tour
ism
dev
elop
men
t pro
gram
in
pla
ce a
nd d
onor
fund
s ut
ilize
d ef
ficie
ntly
.
Thriv
ing
tour
ism
sect
or
crea
ted
with
impr
oved
in
frast
ruct
ure,
em
ploy
men
t an
d re
venu
e ge
nera
ted
in
tour
ism
sect
or in
crea
ses a
nd
prod
uctio
n an
d sa
le o
f oth
er
tour
ism
-rel
ated
pro
duct
s (s
uch
as h
andi
craf
t) bo
oste
d.
16
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(ii) R
MI s
hall
liber
aliz
e th
e to
uris
m in
dust
ry b
ut re
serv
e th
e sm
all b
usin
ess o
pera
tions
for
Mar
shal
lese
citi
zens
.
MIV
A,
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
IA
2013
PIFS
1
Tour
ism
indu
stry
lib
eral
ized
und
er
trade
agr
eem
ents
.
Tour
ism
serv
ices
libe
raliz
ed
unde
r tra
de a
gree
men
ts a
nd a
lim
ited
rese
rve
list f
inal
ized
.
Prom
ote
inve
stm
ent a
nd
trans
pare
ncy
in to
uris
m b
y un
derta
king
bin
ding
co
mm
itmen
ts u
nder
FTA
s.
(iv) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll im
med
iate
ly p
rivat
ize
AM
I and
pu
rsue
opt
ions
to a
llow
the
entry
of p
rivat
e in
vest
ors i
nto
the
dom
estic
sea
pass
enge
r bu
sine
ss to
out
er is
land
s.
Cab
inet
, T&
C, N
TFC
, M
IA
2013
AD
B, U
S,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
AM
I ope
rate
d by
pr
ivat
e se
ctor
or
PPP.
AM
I priv
atiz
atio
n la
w/A
ct
enac
ted,
Priv
atiz
atio
n pr
oces
s be
gun.
Effi
cien
t man
agem
ent o
f A
MI,
Bet
ter q
ualit
y se
rvic
es
rend
ered
to tr
avel
ers,
Red
uctio
n in
unp
rodu
ctiv
e go
vern
men
t spe
ndin
g,
Rel
iabl
e an
d su
stai
nabl
e tra
nspo
rt fa
cilit
y to
supp
ort
tour
ism
.
(v) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll pu
sh
for i
mpr
ovem
ents
to o
uter
is
land
runw
ays,
espe
cial
ly in
ke
y at
olls
with
gre
ates
t tou
rism
po
tent
ial.
T&C
, Por
t A
utho
rity,
M
IA
2015
Com
pact
, AD
B,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
3
Run
way
s in
at le
ast 2
ou
ter i
slan
ds
deve
lope
d/im
prov
ed.
Fund
ing/
assi
stan
ce se
cure
d fro
m U
S, A
DB
and
de
velo
pmen
t par
tner
s to
deve
lop
runw
ays i
n id
entif
ied
oute
r is
land
s.
Air
trans
port
to o
uter
isla
nds
impr
oves
whi
ch re
sults
in a
n in
crea
se in
tour
ist a
rriv
als,
jobs
and
eco
nom
ic
deve
lopm
ent.
(vi)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
enga
ge w
ith C
ontin
enta
l A
irlin
es o
n op
tions
for b
ette
r pr
icin
g, sc
hedu
ling,
and
serv
ice
optio
ns. R
MI s
hall
fully
util
ize
its la
ndin
g rig
hts i
n H
onol
ulu
and
Fiji
to fa
cilit
ate
bette
r air
trans
port
serv
ices
and
rest
ore
and
sust
ain
airli
ne se
rvic
es to
th
e so
uth,
con
nect
ing
the
RMI
with
Aus
tralia
and
Fiji
. The
G
over
nmen
t sha
ll st
rong
ly
supp
ort c
ontin
uatio
n an
d in
crea
se o
f JA
L ch
arte
r bus
ines
s an
d w
ork
on th
e ai
rline
in
form
atio
n pa
ckag
e.
T&C
, R&
D,
MoF
A,
MIV
A,
NTF
C, M
IA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s
1
Impr
oved
air-
line
conn
ectio
ns to
the
US,
Fiji
, Jap
an a
nd
Aus
tralia
.
Favo
rabl
e an
d at
tract
ive
optio
ns
secu
red
with
Con
tinen
tal A
irlin
e an
d nu
mbe
r of f
light
s to
RM
I in
crea
sed.
Bet
ter f
light
con
nect
ion
and
incr
ease
in to
uris
t arr
ival
s in
to R
MI,
job
crea
tion
and
gene
ratio
n of
fore
ign
curr
ency
and
spill
-off
bene
fits t
o ag
ricul
ture
and
ot
her s
ecto
rs o
f the
eco
nom
y.
17
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(vii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
take
ur
gent
mea
sure
s to
utili
ze th
e in
itiat
ive
by C
ontin
enta
l A
irlin
es to
intro
duce
3 fl
ight
s fro
m Ja
pan.
TC&
I, R
&D
, M
IVA
, MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent,
MIV
A
1
Incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of
vis
itors
from
Ja
pan
Incr
ease
num
ber o
f flig
hts a
nd
visi
tors
from
Japa
n an
d re
venu
e ge
nera
ted
from
tour
ism
.
Incr
ease
in to
uris
m fr
om
Japa
n an
d cr
eatio
n of
jobs
an
d in
crea
se in
tour
ism
re
venu
e.
(viii
) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll ta
ke m
easu
res t
o im
prov
e ac
cess
to
fina
nce
for t
he to
uris
m
indu
stry
.
R&
D, M
IVA
, M
oF, M
IDB
, B
MI,
MIA
2011
M
IDB
, BM
I, G
over
nmen
t, D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers.
1
Incr
ease
in a
cces
s to
chea
p fin
ance
for t
he
tour
ism
indu
stry
.
Loa
ns g
rant
ed to
loca
l inv
esto
rs
to se
t up
or im
prov
e to
uris
m
rela
ted
busin
esse
s and
num
ber
of to
uris
m b
usin
ess o
pera
tors
ex
pand
ed, w
hile
ince
ntiv
es
allo
tted
for b
est p
erfo
rmin
g to
uris
m b
usin
esse
s.
Esta
blis
hmen
t of a
su
stai
nabl
e an
d vi
able
to
uris
m in
dust
ry a
nd m
ore
RM
I nat
iona
ls in
volv
ed in
the
tour
ism
indu
stry
; add
ition
ally
em
ploy
men
t cre
ated
for
loca
ls.
(i
x) A
ll to
uris
m st
akeh
olde
rs
shal
l eng
age
the
Gov
ernm
ent t
o im
prov
e ov
eral
l bus
ines
s and
ec
onom
ic p
olic
ies t
o en
cour
age
grow
th o
f priv
ate
sect
or a
nd
star
t ups
.
MIV
A,
EPPS
O,
NTF
C, M
IA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
3
Impr
oved
bus
ines
s en
viro
nmen
t for
the
tour
ism
indu
stry
.
Impr
oved
tour
ism
rela
ted
infra
stru
ctur
e, in
clud
ing
good
tra
nspo
rtatio
n sy
stem
, por
t fa
cilit
ies,
sew
er, c
omm
unic
atio
n sy
stem
and
upg
rade
hot
el
stan
dard
s; tr
ansp
aren
t, si
mpl
e an
d im
parti
al in
vest
men
t re
gula
tions
; les
s cum
bers
ome
taxa
tion
of th
e se
ctor
; ade
quat
e se
ed g
rant
s to
loca
l inv
esto
rs
and
targ
eted
ince
ntiv
es (s
uch
as
time-
boun
d ta
x re
lief)
to fo
reig
n in
vest
ors a
nd g
ood
publ
ic
hygi
ene,
sani
tatio
n an
d en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n re
gim
e.
Incr
ease
d ro
le o
f priv
ate
sect
or in
tour
ism
to c
reat
e a
soun
d to
uris
m in
dust
ry w
ith a
su
stai
nabl
e in
frast
ruct
ure
base
, inc
reas
e in
con
tribu
tion
of to
uris
m to
jobs
, rev
ue a
nd
GD
P.
(x) P
olic
ies a
nd la
ws r
elat
ing
to
imm
igra
tion,
labo
r, in
vest
men
t an
d ot
hers
shal
l be
refo
rmed
to
faci
litat
e tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t in
tour
ism
.
MoF
, MoF
A,
AG
, MIV
A,
MIA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
2
Inve
stm
ent,
labo
r, im
mig
ratio
n la
ws
refo
rmed
Trav
ellin
g to
RM
I by
tour
ists
en
cour
aged
and
faci
litat
ed,
incr
ease
d in
vest
men
t in
tour
ism
in
dust
ry, h
iring
of e
xpat
riate
w
orke
rs e
ased
and
num
ber o
f to
uris
ts to
RM
I inc
reas
es.
RM
I law
s on
inve
stm
ent,
labo
r and
imm
igra
tion
sign
ifica
ntly
impr
oved
to
prom
ote
inve
stm
ent i
n to
uris
m a
nd fa
cilit
ate
incr
ease
in
tour
ist a
rriv
als a
nd
gene
rate
muc
h ne
eded
em
ploy
men
t and
reve
nue.
18
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(xi)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
seek
te
chni
cal a
ssis
tanc
e to
re
form
ulat
e th
e N
atio
nal
Inve
stm
ent P
olic
y St
atem
ent.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
IA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
IFC
, AD
B
1
New
NIP
S.
Con
cise
attr
activ
e an
d tra
nspa
rent
inve
stm
ent p
olic
y an
d la
ws.
Con
duci
ve in
vest
men
t cl
imat
e, n
umbe
r of f
orei
gn
inve
stor
s boo
sted
and
RM
I im
prov
es o
n W
B E
ase
of
Doi
ng B
usin
ess r
anki
ng.
(xii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
iden
tify
isla
nds a
nd re
gion
s with
be
st su
itabi
lity
for s
mal
l‐sca
le,
sust
aina
ble
tour
ism
reso
rt de
velo
pmen
t. It
shal
l est
ablis
h an
inve
ntor
y of
suita
ble
and
free‐
and‐
clea
r isl
ands
and
are
as
(non
disp
uted
) for
inve
stm
ent
prom
otio
n an
d fa
cilit
atio
n.
MIV
A, R
&D
, M
oIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent.
2
Free
isla
nds s
uita
ble
for t
ouris
m
inve
stm
ents
id
entif
ied.
Nec
essa
ry in
fras
truct
ure
put i
nto
plac
e fo
r sm
all-s
cale
inve
stor
s to
inve
st in
out
er is
land
s and
ta
ilore
d in
vest
men
t pro
mot
ion
mea
sure
s, in
clud
ing
tax
holid
ays a
nd st
art-u
ps p
ut in
to
plac
e an
d m
ade
acce
ssib
le.
Expa
nsio
n of
tour
ism
to
oute
r-is
land
s and
incr
ease
in
empl
oym
ent a
nd re
venu
e.
(xiii
) The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
begi
n ag
gres
sive
inve
stm
ent
prom
otio
n ca
mpa
ign
targ
etin
g hi
gh‐e
nd re
sort
deve
lopm
ents
an
d in
vest
ors.
MIV
A, M
oF,
MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Incr
ease
in h
igh-
end
inve
stm
ents
. Su
ffici
ent r
esou
rces
secu
red
for
targ
eted
pro
mot
ion
of h
igh-
end
and
envi
ronm
enta
lly fr
iend
ly
tour
ism
.
RM
I bec
omes
an
attra
ctiv
e to
uris
t des
tinat
ion,
attr
actin
g hi
gh-e
nd to
uris
ts. I
ncre
ased
ch
ance
s of h
avin
g so
me
area
s cl
assi
fied
by U
NES
CO
as
Wor
ld H
erita
ge S
ites.
(x
iv) G
over
nmen
t sha
ll re‐c
onsi
der t
ax h
olid
ay fo
r hot
el
and
rela
ted
inve
stor
s.
NTF
C, M
oF,
MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Tax
holid
ay fo
r hot
el
inve
stm
ents
. In
crea
sed
num
ber o
f inv
esto
rs
in h
otel
inve
stm
ents
and
bet
ter
stan
dard
hot
el fa
cilit
ies f
or
tour
ists
.
mor
e in
vest
men
t in
the
tour
ism
indu
stry
and
mor
e jo
bs a
nd re
venu
e ge
nera
ted.
(xv)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
impr
ove
the
basi
c in
frast
ruct
ure
and
serv
ices
: airp
orts
, sea
por
ts,
road
s, te
leco
mm
unic
atio
ns,
wat
er, p
ower
and
sew
er.
T&C
, NTF
C,
MIA
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent,
Com
pact
, de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Impr
oved
in
frast
ruct
ure
serv
ices
Impr
oved
tour
ism
infra
stru
ctur
e.
RM
I has
bes
t inf
rast
ruct
ure
for t
ouris
m w
hich
hel
ps to
in
crea
se th
e nu
mbe
r of
tour
ists
and
the
jobs
and
re
venu
e ge
nera
ted.
(xvi
) MIV
A sh
all w
ork
with
the
Reg
istra
r of C
orpo
ratio
ns,
revi
ew a
nd c
omm
ent o
n fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t bus
ines
s lic
ense
ap
plic
atio
ns th
at p
ropo
se
tour
ism‐re
late
d in
vest
men
ts to
en
sure
that
pro
pose
d in
vest
men
ts m
eet t
he m
inim
um
stan
dard
s.
MIV
A,
Reg
iste
r of
Cor
pora
tions
, M
IA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Coo
pera
tion
betw
een
MIV
A a
nd R
egis
trar
of C
orpo
ratio
ns
stre
ngth
ened
.
Inve
stm
ents
of b
ette
r sta
ndar
d.
Impr
oved
coo
rdin
atio
n of
to
uris
m in
vest
men
ts to
ens
ure
that
the
min
imum
stan
dard
s se
t are
resp
ecte
d.
19
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(xvi
i) M
IVA
, im
mig
ratio
n,
labo
r and
EPP
SO sh
all w
ork
toge
ther
to im
prov
e to
uris
m
stat
istic
s.
MIV
A,
Imm
igra
tion,
La
bor,
EPPS
O,
MIA
, SPT
O
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
IMF,
PFT
AC
, SP
C, S
PTO
1
Impr
oved
tour
ism
st
ats
Com
plet
e, a
ccur
ate
and
upda
ted
stat
istic
s mai
ntai
ned
be E
PPSO
an
d M
IVA
.
Easy
to a
sses
s the
pot
entia
ls
of th
e to
uris
m se
ctor
and
eac
h co
mpo
nent
of t
he se
ctor
and
av
aila
bilit
y of
dis
aggr
egat
ed
data
to e
nabl
e th
e go
vern
men
ts a
sses
s the
co
ntrib
utio
n of
tour
ism
to th
e ec
onom
y.
(x
viii)
The
Airp
ort A
utho
rity
shal
l allo
w M
IVA
to c
ondu
ct
exits
surv
eys a
t the
airp
ort.
MIV
A, P
ort
Aut
horit
y,
T&C
, MIA
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Exit
surv
eys a
llow
ed
at th
e ai
rpor
t. M
IVA
kee
ps tr
ack
reco
rd o
f the
nu
mbe
r and
type
of v
isito
rs
ente
ring
and
exiti
ng.
Gov
ernm
ent h
as a
ccur
ate
stat
s on
tour
ism
and
relia
ble
feed
back
from
tour
ists
to
enab
le th
e in
dust
ry to
im
prov
e th
e se
rvic
es.
(x
ix) I
mpo
rt pr
oced
ures
shal
l be
stre
amlin
ed to
avo
id a
situ
atio
n w
here
one
has
to g
o th
roug
h m
any
offic
es to
impo
rt go
ods
(sin
gle
win
dow
).
MoF
, R&
D,
MoH
, MIA
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent,
OC
O,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
3
Impr
oved
trad
e fa
cilit
atio
n an
d re
duct
ion
in c
osts
an
d de
lays
at t
he
bord
er.
Law
/regu
latio
n cr
eatin
g a
'sing
le
win
dow
' for
cus
tom
s cle
aran
ce
put i
nto
plac
e an
d w
idel
y pu
blic
ized
and
leng
th o
f tim
e re
quire
d fo
r cus
tom
s cle
aran
ce
shor
tene
d.
Doi
ng b
usin
ess m
ade
easy
for
fore
igne
rs a
nd im
port/
expo
rt op
erat
ors;
attr
activ
e cl
imat
e fo
r for
eign
vis
itors
and
WB
Ea
se o
f Doi
ng B
usin
ess
rank
ing
impr
oved
.
(xx)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
prov
ide
adeq
uate
mar
ketin
g fu
nds t
o M
IVA
in a
con
sist
ent
man
ner.
This
shal
l be
seen
as a
n in
vest
men
t and
not
a lo
ss to
the
Gov
ernm
ent.
R&
D, M
oF,
Cab
inet
, MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
At l
east
$50
0 00
0 al
loca
ted
to M
IVA
fo
r tou
rism
m
arke
ting
annu
ally
.
Incr
ease
d nu
mbe
r of
Mar
shal
lese
trai
ned
in to
uris
m
mar
ketin
g an
d to
uris
m in
dust
ry
as a
who
le; M
IVA
staf
fed
by
skill
ed p
erso
ns c
apab
le o
f m
arke
ting
RM
I's to
uris
m
pote
ntia
ls;
MIV
A m
arke
ting
RM
I on
the
inte
rnet
, for
eign
TV
an
d ra
dio
and
RM
I mar
kete
d at
pr
omin
ent t
rade
show
s in
Euro
pe, A
sia
and
USA
.
Ther
e is
con
sist
ent a
nd
effic
ient
mar
ketin
g to
in
crea
se th
e nu
mbe
r of
visi
tors
to R
MI a
nd g
ener
ate
empl
oym
ent a
nd re
venu
e.
(xxi
) Mor
e ef
fort
shal
l be
put o
n pr
oduc
t dev
elop
men
t, be
caus
e if
you
cann
ot d
ive
or fi
sh th
ere
is
very
littl
e to
do.
MIV
A,
tour
ism
in
dust
ry,
MIA
2015
tour
ism
indu
stry
, go
vern
men
t 2
Prod
uct
dive
rsifi
catio
n.
Ava
ilabi
lity
of d
iver
se p
rodu
cts
for t
ouris
ts; i
ncre
ased
num
ber o
f to
uris
ts.
Mor
e ac
tiviti
es fo
r tou
rists
an
d m
ore
mon
ey sp
ent i
n R
MI b
y to
uris
ts.
20
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(xxi
i) En
forc
e en
viro
nmen
t law
s (w
aste
man
agem
ent)
to e
nsur
e th
at th
e pu
blic
pla
ces a
re w
ell
mai
ntai
ned.
EPA
, MIV
A,
MIA
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent
1 N
umbe
r of
envi
ronm
enta
l law
s ad
opte
d/en
forc
ed.
Goo
d w
aste
man
agem
ent w
ith
clea
n an
d at
tract
ive
envi
ronm
ent
with
no
litte
ring,
cle
an,
upgr
aded
and
bea
utifi
ed p
ublic
fa
cilit
ies (
airp
orts
, roa
ds, o
ther
pu
blic
pla
ces)
.
Cle
an a
nd h
ealth
y en
viro
nmen
t con
duci
ve fo
r at
tract
ing
tour
ists
.
(xxi
ii) R
MI s
hall
adop
t in
tern
atio
nal h
otel
stan
dard
s. M
IVA
, hot
el
indu
stry
, M
IA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers,
tour
ism
in
dust
ry.
3
Inte
rnat
iona
l hot
el
stan
dard
s. G
ood
qual
ity ro
oms a
nd
stan
dard
ized
serv
ices
offe
red
to
visi
tors
; wel
l tra
ined
staf
f em
ploy
ed in
hot
el
esta
blis
hmen
ts a
nd g
ood
qual
ity
and
dive
rsifi
ed c
uisi
ne.
RM
I tou
rism
serv
ices
mee
t in
tern
atio
nal s
tand
ards
.
(xxi
v) T
echn
ical
and
fina
ncia
l as
sist
ance
shal
l be
prov
ided
to
prom
ote
exis
ting
stre
ngth
s in
tour
ism
reso
urce
s and
link
it to
va
rious
loca
l agr
icul
tura
l and
fis
herie
s pro
duct
s.
R&
D,
Indu
stry
, M
IA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
3
Link
ages
bet
wee
n to
uris
m a
nd o
ther
se
ctor
s dev
elop
ed.
Cro
ss-b
enef
its fr
om a
via
ble
tour
ism
sect
or in
agr
icul
ture
and
fis
herie
s sec
tors
.
Inte
rdep
ende
nce
of k
ey
sect
ors o
f the
eco
nom
y an
d ha
rmon
ious
and
sust
aine
d de
velo
pmen
t and
gro
wth
.
(xxv
) RM
I sha
ll pr
omot
e hi
gh
end,
low
impa
ct to
uris
m a
nd p
ut
adeq
uate
regu
lato
ry m
easu
res i
n pl
ace
to p
rote
ct th
e en
viro
nmen
t an
d en
cour
age
sust
aina
ble
tour
ism
.
MIV
A, E
PA,
MIA
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Num
ber o
f EIA
co
nduc
ted.
Q
ualit
y an
d en
viro
nmen
tally
fri
endl
y to
uris
m p
rodu
cts o
n of
fer.
Envi
ronm
enta
lly su
stai
nabl
e to
uris
m a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
M
erch
andi
se T
rade
RM
I sha
ll pr
ovid
e th
e ne
cess
ary
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd
reso
urce
s to
addr
ess p
rodu
ctio
n an
d su
pply
-sid
e co
nstra
ints
to
enha
nce
the
capa
city
of t
he
priv
ate
sect
or to
pro
duce
qu
ality
goo
ds in
a c
onsi
sten
t m
anne
r bot
h fo
r the
loca
l and
ex
port
mar
ket.
R&
D, N
TFC
, pr
ivat
e se
ctor
.
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers,
priv
ate
sect
or.
1
Incr
ease
in p
rivat
e se
ctor
pro
duct
ion
capa
city
bot
h fo
r the
lo
cal a
nd e
xpor
t m
arke
t.
Ass
ista
nce
secu
red
to b
uild
in
frast
ruct
ure
and
impr
ove
prod
uctio
n ca
paci
ty a
nd th
e ca
paci
ty o
f the
priv
ate
sect
or to
pr
oduc
e go
ods e
nhan
ced.
Trad
e-re
late
d in
frast
ruct
ure
put i
n pl
ace
and
the
supp
ly-
side
con
stra
ints
add
ress
ed
ther
eby
enha
ncin
g th
e ca
paci
ty o
f the
priv
ate
sect
or
to p
rodu
ce g
oods
co
mpe
titiv
ely.
21
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(i) R
MI s
hall
build
its c
apac
ity
to p
rodu
ce fo
od p
rodu
cts a
nd
othe
r pro
duct
s in
orde
r to
redu
ce
the
impo
rt bi
ll an
d pr
omot
e ex
ports
, whe
re fe
asib
le.
R&
D, N
TFC
, Fa
rmer
s 20
15
Farm
ers,
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Qua
ntity
/val
ue o
f fo
od im
ports
vis
-a-
vis l
ocal
pro
duct
ion.
Ava
ilabi
lity
of lo
cally
pro
duce
d fo
od o
n th
e do
mes
tic m
arke
t an
d fo
r exp
ort.
RM
I's c
apac
ity to
pro
duce
fo
od p
rodu
cts a
nd o
ther
pr
oduc
ts in
crea
ses a
nd
expo
rts o
f nic
he p
rodu
cts
impr
oves
ther
eby
enha
ncin
g th
e ca
paci
ty to
supp
ly lo
cal
and
heal
thy
food
s whi
le
earn
ing
inco
me
from
nic
he
expo
rts.
(ii
) RM
I sha
ll w
ork
with
SPC
an
d ot
her r
egio
nal o
rgan
izat
ions
to
impr
ove
the
sani
tary
and
ph
ytos
anita
ry m
easu
res (
SPS)
an
d te
chni
cal b
arrie
rs to
trad
e (T
BT)
law
s to
prot
ect R
MI
agai
nst u
nsaf
e im
ports
and
en
sure
that
RM
I's e
xpor
ts m
eet
the
expo
rt re
quire
men
ts.
R&
D,
MIM
RA
, N
TFC
2011
PIFS
, SPC
, D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers,
FAO
1
RM
I ado
pts/
im
plem
ents
SPS
and
TB
T la
ws a
nd R
MI
impr
oves
its
mea
sure
s to
prot
ect
cons
umer
s fro
m
unsa
fe p
rodu
cts a
nd
enha
nce
the
capa
city
to
com
ply
with
ex
port
requ
irem
ents
.
All
law
s rel
atin
g to
food
impo
rts
and
expo
rts re
view
ed a
nd
stre
ngth
ened
or e
nact
ed a
nd
RM
I Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
for
expo
rting
fish
erie
s pro
duct
s to
the
EU e
stab
lishe
d an
d ce
rtifie
d.
RM
I's c
apac
ity to
dea
l with
fo
od sa
fety
and
com
ply
with
SP
S an
d TB
T re
quire
men
ts
enha
nced
to e
nabl
e co
nsum
ers t
o ha
ve sa
fe fo
od
prod
ucts
as w
ell a
s ass
istin
g ex
porte
rs to
com
ply
with
ex
port
requ
irem
ents
.
(iii)
The
gove
rnm
ent s
hall
iden
tify
dom
estic
mea
sure
s and
po
licie
s to
boos
t pro
duct
ion
capa
city
, pro
tect
sens
itive
se
ctor
s, en
hanc
e tra
nspa
renc
y on
subs
idie
s and
ens
ure
that
the
subs
idie
s are
targ
eted
; tim
e bo
und
and
do n
ot d
isto
rt re
sour
ce a
lloca
tion
and
hind
er
parti
cipa
tion
of th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
in th
e ec
onom
y.
R&
D, M
oF,
T&C
, NTF
C
2015
AD
B,
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Incr
ease
in lo
cal
prod
uctio
n ca
paci
ty,
list o
f sen
sitiv
e pr
oduc
ts id
entif
ied,
di
scip
lines
on
subs
idie
s dev
elop
ed
to e
nsur
e th
at th
ey
are
targ
eted
and
tim
e-bo
und.
Vol
ume
of lo
cal p
rodu
ctio
n ca
paci
ty, c
redi
ble
list o
f se
nsiti
ve p
rodu
cts,
trans
pare
nt
and
effe
ctiv
e di
scip
lines
on
subs
idie
s.
RM
I's c
apac
ity to
pro
duce
pr
oduc
ts in
key
sect
ors
enha
nced
, a c
redi
ble
list o
f se
nsiti
ve p
rodu
cts i
dent
ified
an
d ag
reed
, sub
sidie
s use
d in
an
effe
ctiv
e an
d tra
nspa
rent
m
anne
r.
(iv) R
MI s
hall
refo
rm it
s cu
stom
s law
s to
sim
plify
, ha
rmon
ize
and
stre
amlin
e im
port
and
expo
rt pr
oced
ures
to
faci
litat
e th
e m
ovem
ent o
f go
ods.
MoF
, NTF
C,
R&
D
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
OC
O,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s, PI
FS,
EDF
10.
1
Red
uctio
n in
cle
arin
g co
sts a
nd ti
me
take
n to
cle
ar g
oods
bas
ed
on W
orld
Ban
k R
epor
t.
Ado
ptio
n of
com
preh
ensi
ve
Cus
tom
s Act
bas
ed o
n W
CO
st
anda
rds,
incl
udin
g im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e 20
12 H
S,
crea
tion
of a
sing
le w
indo
w fo
r cu
stom
s cle
aran
ce, s
impl
ified
an
d cl
arifi
ed p
ort h
andl
ing,
in
clud
ing
stev
edor
ing
regu
latio
ns a
nd o
pera
tions
, and
pu
blic
atio
n of
cus
tom
s law
s.
Red
uctio
n of
red
tape
and
co
sts o
f im
porti
ng a
nd
expo
rting
goo
ds w
hich
sh
ould
cur
b co
rrupt
ion
and
smug
glin
g of
goo
ds a
nd
impr
ove
reve
nue
colle
ctio
n an
d th
e ov
eral
l bus
ines
s en
viro
nmen
t.
22
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(v) R
MI n
eeds
to d
evel
op a
co
mpr
ehen
sive
exp
ort s
trate
gy
and
adop
t mea
sure
s tha
t will
fa
cilit
ate
expo
rts. T
he p
rivat
e se
ctor
shal
l be
supp
orte
d to
fo
cus o
n ad
ding
val
ue to
fis
herie
s pro
duct
s, co
conu
t pr
oduc
ts, n
oni a
nd h
andi
craf
t.
NTF
C, R
&D
, H
andi
craf
t A
ssoc
iatio
n
2015
PIFS
, UN
DP,
D
evel
opm
ent
partn
ers.
1
Expo
rt St
rate
gy.
Pro
duct
s with
exp
ort p
oten
tials
an
d th
ose
that
can
be
prod
uced
lo
cally
and
with
pot
entia
l to
be
subs
titut
ed fo
r im
ports
id
entif
ied;
ass
ista
nce
prov
ided
fo
r tec
hnic
al a
gric
ultu
ral
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t for
ke
y pr
oduc
ts w
ith e
xpor
t po
tent
ial.
Leg
isla
tions
and
m
echa
nism
s put
in p
lace
to
impo
se p
rote
ctiv
e/co
ntin
genc
y m
easu
res (
safe
guar
ds, a
nti-
dum
ping
mea
sure
s and
SC
M).
Empl
oym
ent c
reat
ed a
nd
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t ac
hiev
ed
(vi)
RM
I sha
ll ta
ke m
easu
res t
o as
sist
the
priv
ate
sect
or to
fully
ut
ilize
the
exis
ting
mar
ket
acce
ss a
nd to
div
ersi
fy in
to
othe
r mar
kets
.
NTF
C, R
&D
, pr
ivat
e se
ctor
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Incr
ease
in
pref
eren
ce u
tiliz
atio
n an
d nu
mbe
r/val
ue o
f ex
ports
.
Mea
sure
s tak
en b
y th
e go
vern
men
t to
incr
ease
exp
orts
, in
clud
ing
adop
tion
of a
n ex
port
stra
tegy
to in
crea
se p
refe
renc
e ut
iliza
tion.
Incr
ease
in o
vera
ll ex
ports
an
d di
vers
ifica
tion
of
prod
ucts
and
mar
kets
.
(vii)
RM
I sha
ll es
tabl
ish a
vi
bran
t tra
de w
ebsi
te th
at w
ill
prov
ide
rele
vant
info
rmat
ion
to
trade
rs a
nd in
vest
ors.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent,
Dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s.
2
Effe
ctiv
e tra
de a
nd
inve
stm
ent w
ebsi
te.
Info
rmat
ion
on R
MI's
trad
e an
d in
vest
men
t law
s pub
lishe
d on
th
e w
ebsi
te.
Acc
ess t
o tra
de a
nd
inve
stm
ent i
nfor
mat
ion
impr
oved
.
(viii
) The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
prio
ritiz
e hu
man
reso
urce
s de
velo
pmen
t and
dev
elop
skill
s th
at a
re n
eede
d to
enh
ance
trad
e in
agr
icul
ture
, fis
herie
s, to
uris
m,
man
ufac
turin
g an
d ha
ndic
raft.
NTC
, CO
MI,
MoE
20
15
US,
Com
pact
, G
over
nmen
t 1
Impr
ovem
ent i
n sk
ill-c
apac
ity fo
r ag
ric, f
ishe
ries,
tour
ism
etc
…
Fund
s sec
ured
to d
evel
op
hum
an re
sour
ces/
skill
s req
uire
d in
var
ious
sect
ors,
wor
k on
im
prov
ing
or st
reng
then
ing
voca
tiona
l ski
lls c
omm
ence
s.
RM
I has
ade
quat
e hu
man
re
sour
ces/
skill
s req
uire
d to
co
ntrib
ute
to tr
ade
and
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t.
(ix) R
MI s
hall
adop
t the
le
gisl
atio
n to
impl
emen
t the
la
test
Har
mon
ized
Sys
tem
, m
oder
n cu
stom
s aut
omat
ion
syst
em a
nd a
cus
tom
s val
uatio
n sy
stem
that
is fu
lly c
ompa
tible
w
ith th
e W
orld
Cus
tom
s O
rgan
izat
ion
(WC
O) r
ules
to
enab
le R
MI t
o ga
ther
the
late
st
trade
dat
a (d
isag
greg
ated
by
tarif
f lin
e an
d tra
ding
par
tner
, qu
antit
y, a
nd im
port
duty
) for
th
e re
cent
thre
e ye
ars.
MoF
, R&
D,
2014
MoF
, PIF
S, O
CO
1
Full
2007
HS
and
disa
ggre
gate
d tra
de
data
Trad
e da
ta fo
r 200
8 to
201
0 ga
ther
ed fr
om h
ard
copi
es a
nd
conv
erte
d to
exc
el fo
rmat
and
cu
rren
t mod
e of
ent
ry o
f cu
stom
s dec
lara
tion
phas
ed o
ut
and
repl
aced
by
elec
troni
c sy
stem
usi
ng m
oder
n so
ftwar
e,
HS
2007
/201
2 im
plem
ente
d.
RM
I ado
pts t
he la
test
HS
syst
em a
nd a
dopt
s mod
ern
and
relia
ble
softw
are
that
is
used
to g
athe
r cre
dibl
e tra
de
stat
istic
s.
23
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(x) R
MI s
hall
amen
d th
e cu
stom
s leg
isla
tion
to re
quire
ex
porte
rs to
com
plet
e ex
port
decl
arat
ions
for s
tatis
tical
pu
rpos
es.
MoF
20
14
Gov
ernm
ent
2
Expo
rt de
clar
atio
n.
Cus
tom
s reg
ulat
ions
am
ende
d to
in
clud
e re
quire
men
t for
exp
ort
decl
arat
ion.
RM
I has
acc
urat
e an
d re
liabl
e ex
port
stat
istic
s.
(xi)
In th
e in
terim
, RM
I sha
ll in
trodu
ce a
regu
latio
n re
quiri
ng
impo
rters
to su
bmit
thei
r tra
de
data
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rmat
, pe
ndin
g th
e in
trodu
ctio
n of
an
auto
mat
ed sy
stem
.
MoF
20
12
Gov
ernm
ent
Im
port
data
in
elec
troni
c fo
rmat
Im
prov
ed h
andl
ing
of fi
les a
nd
accu
racy
in th
e ca
ptur
ing
and
stor
age
of im
port
data
.
Rel
iabl
e di
sagg
rega
ted
impo
rt da
taba
se a
nd b
ette
r re
venu
e co
llect
ion
stat
istic
s
(xii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
prom
ote
re-p
lant
ing
and
cons
erva
tion
of re
sour
ces t
hat
are
used
for p
rodu
cing
ha
ndic
raft
and
prov
ide
all t
he
nece
ssar
y su
ppor
t to
mar
ket
hand
icra
ft pr
oduc
ts.
R&
D,
hand
icra
ft
2015
UN
DP,
G
over
nmen
t, FA
O
1
Num
ber o
f ac
res/
plan
ts p
lant
ed
and
valu
e of
ha
ndic
rafts
pro
duce
d an
d ex
porte
d.
Num
ber o
f pla
nts p
lant
ed, a
nd
incr
ease
in n
umbe
r of h
andi
craf
t pr
oduc
ts.
Sust
aina
ble
expo
rts o
f ha
ndic
rafts
.
R
MI'
s Inv
estm
ent R
egim
e
RM
I sha
ll re
form
its
inve
stm
ent l
aws t
o cr
eate
a
good
inve
stmen
t clim
ate
and
redu
ce th
e co
st o
f doi
ng
busi
ness
.
R&
D, M
oF,
NTF
C
2013
IFC
, AD
B,
Com
pact
1
Inve
stm
ent l
aws
refo
rmed
, tra
nspa
rent
an
d in
vest
men
t fri
endl
y la
ws a
nd
low
cos
t of d
oing
bu
sine
ss a
s mea
sure
d by
the
Wor
ld B
ank
Rep
ort.
NIP
S re
view
ed a
nd si
mpl
ified
, In
vest
men
t law
s stre
amlin
ed
and
mad
e ac
cess
ible
, law
s re
latin
g to
regi
stra
tion
of
land
/pro
perty
revi
ewed
, acc
ess
to c
redi
t fac
ilita
ted,
pro
tect
ion
of fo
reig
n in
vest
ors/
inve
stm
ents
im
prov
ed, p
roce
dure
s for
cl
osin
g a
busi
ness
stre
amlin
ed,
sim
plifi
ed a
nd le
ss c
ostly
EIA
pr
oced
ures
.
Tran
spar
ent a
nd in
vest
or
frien
dly
law
s whi
ch le
ad to
a
redu
ctio
n in
the
cost
of d
oing
bu
sine
ss a
nd in
crea
se in
long
-te
rm a
nd su
stai
nabl
e in
vest
men
ts w
hich
con
tribu
te
to jo
b cr
eatio
n an
d su
stai
nabl
e ec
onom
ic g
row
th
and
deve
lopm
ent.
(i) R
MI s
hall
adop
t the
re
com
men
datio
ns th
at a
re
cont
aine
d in
the
Wor
ld B
ank
Rep
ort o
n th
e Ea
se o
f Doi
ng
Bus
ines
s and
use
them
to m
ake
the
nece
ssar
y re
form
s.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
15
Wor
ld B
ank
(IFC
) 1
Impr
ove
its ra
nkin
g fro
m #
98/
183
to th
e to
p 30
.
RM
I tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t law
s an
d re
gula
tions
refo
rmed
. R
MI c
ost o
f doi
ng b
usin
ess
decr
ease
s and
its r
anki
ng in
th
e W
B R
epor
t on
the
ease
of
doin
g bu
sines
s im
prov
es a
nd
RM
I is a
ble
to a
ttrac
t su
stai
nabl
e fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t.
24
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(ii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
refo
rm it
s lab
or a
nd
imm
igra
tion
law
s to
mak
e th
em
mor
e tra
nspa
rent
, frie
ndlie
r to
fore
ign
inve
stm
ent.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
oFA
, AG
20
14
Gov
ernm
ent,
ILO
1
labo
r and
im
mig
ratio
n la
ws
refo
rmed
Labo
r and
imm
igra
tion
law
s re
form
ed a
nd m
ade
frien
dly
to
inve
stm
ent.
Impr
oved
labo
r and
im
mig
ratio
n la
ws w
hich
pr
omot
e tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t bu
t pro
tect
the
inte
rest
s of
RM
I at t
he sa
me
time.
(iii)
RM
I sha
ll m
onito
r wha
t ot
her c
ount
ries i
nclu
ding
thos
e in
the
Paci
fic a
re d
oing
in te
rms
of in
vest
men
t ref
orm
s and
use
th
e be
st p
ract
ices
to re
form
its
law
s.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
14
Gov
ernm
ent,
PIFS
, IFC
1
Inve
stm
ent l
aws
refo
rmed
. B
est p
ract
ices
ado
pted
and
re
fined
. In
crea
se in
num
ber a
nd
qual
ity o
f inv
estm
ents
(iv) R
MI s
hall
gath
er
disa
ggre
gate
d st
atis
tics o
n an
nual
fore
ign
inve
stm
ent b
y ye
ar, o
rigin
, sec
tor,
and
equi
ty
com
posi
tion.
R&
D,
EPPS
O
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
IMF,
PFT
AC
2
Com
plet
e st
ats o
n fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t. C
onci
se a
nd u
pdat
ed st
atis
tical
da
ta o
n fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t m
aint
aine
d by
EPP
SO.
Acc
urat
e an
d re
liabl
e da
ta o
n fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t use
d to
as
sess
the
cont
ribut
ion
of
fore
ign
inve
stm
ent t
o th
e R
MI e
cono
my.
(v)
RM
I sha
ll re
view
its
rese
rve
list t
o en
sure
that
it
refle
cts t
he n
atur
e of
the
RM
I ec
onom
y an
d on
ly re
serv
e th
ose
activ
ities
whe
re M
arsh
alle
se
have
cap
acity
to p
artic
ipat
e in
.
R&
D, M
oF,
NTF
C
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
New
rese
rve
list.
RM
I ado
pts a
pra
gmat
ic a
nd
cred
ible
rese
rve
list.
RM
I lib
eral
izes
its
inve
stm
ent r
egim
e w
hile
pr
otec
ting
only
a fe
w
iden
tifie
d se
ctor
s whe
re th
e lo
cal i
nves
tors
hav
e ca
paci
ty
to in
vest
in.
(vi)
RM
I sha
ll cr
eate
a o
ne st
op
shop
for i
nves
tmen
t M
oF, R
&D
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers
1
RM
I est
ablis
hes a
on
e st
op in
vest
men
t O
ffice
.
All
info
rmat
ion
for p
oten
tial
inve
stor
s pos
ted
at o
ne st
op
offic
e an
d pr
oced
ures
for
crea
ting
busi
ness
shor
tene
d an
d si
mpl
ified
.
Red
tap
on th
e fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t app
rova
l pro
cess
re
duce
d, in
vest
men
t clim
ate
impr
oves
and
val
ue a
nd
qual
ity o
f inv
estm
ent
impr
oves
.
T
rade
in S
ervi
ces
R
MI s
hall
impr
ove
the
basi
c se
rvic
es th
at a
re re
quir
ed to
pr
oduc
e co
mpe
titiv
e go
ods a
nd
serv
ices
and
libe
raliz
e th
ose
sect
ors w
here
RM
I doe
s not
ha
ve lo
cal c
apac
ity.
NTF
C, R
&D
, re
leva
nt
min
istri
es.
2012
PIFS
. 1
Impr
oved
in
frast
ruct
ure
serv
ices
and
libe
ral
trade
in se
rvic
es
regi
me.
Key
infra
stru
ctur
e se
rvic
es su
ch
as tr
ansp
orta
tion,
te
leco
mm
unic
atio
n, e
nerg
y,
wat
er, p
orts
and
dis
tribu
tion
faci
litie
s im
prov
ed a
nd/o
r lib
eral
ized
.
Bas
ic in
frast
ruct
ural
serv
ices
im
prov
ed a
nd R
MI
unde
rtake
s sub
stan
tial
liber
aliz
atio
n of
trad
e in
se
rvic
es to
redu
ce th
e co
sts o
f do
ing
busin
ess a
nd im
prov
e co
mpe
titiv
enes
s.
25
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(i) R
MI s
hall
revi
ew it
s tra
de-
rela
ted
law
s and
ens
ure
that
th
ere
are
adeq
uate
regu
latio
ns
befo
re tr
ade
in se
rvic
es is
lib
eral
ized
.
NTF
C
2013
PIFS
, D
evel
opm
ent
Partn
ers.
1
Ade
quat
e re
gula
tions
in
trodu
ced
befo
re
liber
aliz
atio
n.
Ade
quat
e do
mes
tic la
ws o
n tra
de in
serv
ices
incl
udin
g tra
nspo
rtatio
n, a
nd p
ort s
ervi
ces,
as w
ell a
s tel
ecom
mun
icat
ions
(p
artic
ular
ly m
obile
), to
uris
m,
busi
ness
, fin
anci
al a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l ser
vice
s;
busi
ness
serv
ices
, inc
ludi
ng
prof
essi
onal
serv
ices
ena
cted
an
d a
cred
ible
fore
ign
qual
ifica
tion
verif
icat
ion
syst
em
inst
itute
d.
Ade
quat
e la
ws a
nd
regu
latio
ns in
trodu
ced
to
regu
late
trad
e in
serv
ices
be
fore
the
key
sect
ors a
re
fully
libe
raliz
ed to
ena
ble
RM
I to
min
imiz
e th
e ne
gativ
e im
pact
s of s
ervi
ces
liber
aliz
atio
n an
d m
axim
ize
the
bene
fits f
rom
serv
ices
lib
eral
izat
ion.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
cons
ider
lib
eral
izin
g tra
de in
serv
ices
and
m
akin
g co
mm
itmen
ts o
n to
uris
m, t
rans
porta
tion
incl
udin
g do
mes
tic a
ir tra
nspo
rtatio
n, se
rvic
es p
rovi
ded
by p
ort a
utho
ritie
s, te
leco
mm
unic
atio
n es
peci
ally
th
e m
obile
and
inte
rnet
sect
or,
busi
ness
serv
ices
and
en
viro
nmen
tal s
ervi
ces.
NTF
C,
MIV
A, T
&C
, N
TA, E
PA
2013
PIFS
1
Com
mitm
ents
mad
e in
trad
e ag
reem
ents
on
tour
ism
, tra
nspo
rtatio
n,
tele
com
mun
icat
ion,
bu
sine
ss a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l se
rvic
es.
RM
I has
und
erta
ken
com
mitm
ents
in tr
ade
agre
emen
ts in
clud
ing
PIC
TA
TIS.
RM
I lib
eral
izes
trad
e in
se
rvic
es a
nd u
nder
take
s co
mm
itmen
ts u
nder
trad
e ag
reem
ents
.
(iii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
secu
re a
nd a
lloca
te su
ffici
ent
reso
urce
s on
educ
atio
n an
d vo
catio
nal t
rain
ing
to p
rodu
ce
the
rele
vant
skill
s tha
t are
ne
eded
to d
evel
op th
e ec
onom
y an
d to
fully
util
ize
the
labo
r m
arke
t acc
ess t
hat R
MI h
as w
ith
the
US
as w
ell a
s oth
er m
arke
ts.
MoE
, R&
D,
MoF
A, N
TC,
CO
MI
2015
C
ompa
ct, A
DB
, de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Num
ber o
f ski
lled
peop
le e
mpl
oyed
lo
cally
and
abr
oad.
Fund
ing
secu
red
to st
reng
then
ed
ucat
ion/
voca
tiona
l ins
titut
ions
an
d pr
oduc
e sk
ills t
hat a
re
requ
ired
loca
lly a
nd a
broa
d.
Impr
ovem
ent i
n th
e nu
mbe
r an
d qu
ality
of l
ocal
skill
s av
aila
ble
in R
MI,
cont
ribut
ion
to e
cono
mic
de
velo
pmen
t and
full
utili
zatio
n of
labo
r mar
kets
ab
road
and
incr
ease
in
rem
ittan
ces t
o R
MI.
(iv)
RM
I sha
ll co
nsid
er g
ivin
g th
ree
year
wor
k pe
rmits
to
man
ager
s, sp
ecia
lists
as w
ell a
s ot
her s
kille
d w
orke
rs ra
ther
than
re
quiri
ng th
em to
rene
w th
e pe
rmit
on a
nnua
l bas
is.
The
perm
its a
nd a
lien
regi
stra
tion
card
s for
non
-res
iden
t wor
kers
ne
ed to
be
stre
amlin
ed a
nd b
e re
new
ed a
fter t
hree
yea
rs ra
ther
th
an b
eing
rene
wed
ann
ually
.
Imm
igra
tion,
La
bor,
R&
D,
NTF
C
2013
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Dur
atio
n of
wor
k pe
rmits
ext
ende
d to
3
year
s for
skill
ed
peop
le a
nd p
erm
its
and
alie
n re
gist
ratio
n ca
rds r
enew
ed e
very
3
year
s.
Labo
r and
imm
igra
tion
law
s re
view
ed a
nd a
men
ded
to
prov
ide
perm
its fo
r ski
lled
wor
kers
to b
e ex
tend
ed to
3
year
s and
per
mits
and
re
gist
ratio
n ca
rds t
o be
rene
wed
ev
ery
3 ye
ars.
RM
I's la
bor a
nd im
mig
ratio
n la
ws r
efor
med
and
alig
ned
to
inte
rnat
iona
l bes
t pra
ctic
es to
al
low
free
mov
emen
t of
labo
r, se
rvic
es a
nd
inve
stm
ent.
26
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(v) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll re
view
the
rese
rve
list a
nd
iden
tify
the
activ
ities
that
shal
l be
rese
rved
for t
he lo
cal c
itize
ns
espe
cial
ly b
oat c
harte
ring,
tour
gu
ides
, cha
rter b
oats
, bed
and
br
eakf
ast a
nd c
lose
loop
hole
s on
land
tran
spor
tatio
n as
wel
l as
who
lesa
le a
nd re
tail.
R&
D, M
IVA
, N
TFC
, MoF
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent,
PIFS
1
Rev
ised
rese
rve
list
and
loop
hole
s in
the
syst
em c
lose
d.
Rev
ised
For
eign
inve
stm
ent
law
s/re
gula
tions
with
cre
dibl
e an
d pr
agm
atic
rese
rve
list
and
loop
hole
s in
the
syst
em
elim
inat
ed.
Trad
e in
serv
ices
fully
lib
eral
ized
and
a fe
w se
ctor
s w
here
ther
e is
loca
l cap
acity
pr
otec
ted
in th
e re
serv
e lis
t.
T
rade
-Rel
ated
Issu
es
R
MI s
hall
build
cap
acity
and
un
dert
ake
refo
rms o
n tra
de-
rela
ted
law
s inc
ludi
ng ta
xatio
n,
com
petit
ion
polic
y, g
over
nmen
t pr
ocur
emen
t, in
telle
ctua
l pr
oper
ty, t
radi
tiona
l kno
wle
dge
and
biod
iver
sity,
trad
e an
d en
viro
nmen
t, tr
ade
and
gend
er
to c
reat
e an
env
iron
men
t whi
ch
cond
uciv
e fo
r sus
tain
able
tr
ade,
inve
stmen
t and
de
velo
pmen
t.
NTF
C, M
oF,
R&
D, M
oIA
, EP
A,
2015
PIFS
, WIP
O,
PFTA
C, I
MF,
U
NC
TAD
, U
ND
P, A
DB
4
Trad
e-re
late
d la
ws
intro
duce
d/am
ende
d.
RM
I ado
pts/
stre
ngth
ens t
rade
-re
late
d la
ws o
n co
mpe
titio
n,
gove
rnm
ent p
rocu
rem
ent,
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty a
nd T
K
bio-
dive
rsity
, Cor
pora
te
Gov
erna
nce.
RM
I will
hav
e bu
sine
ss
frien
dly
trade
-rel
ated
law
s w
hich
pro
mot
e tra
de,
inve
stm
ent a
nd
com
petit
iven
ess.
(i) R
MI s
hall
refo
rm it
s tax
sy
stem
and
ado
pt c
onsu
mpt
ion
tax
and
othe
r rec
omm
enda
tions
th
at h
ave
been
pro
pose
d by
the
tax
refo
rm ta
sk fo
rce
to e
nabl
e R
MI t
o pa
rtici
pate
in tr
ade
nego
tiatio
ns w
ithou
t los
ing
reve
nue.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
oF
2012
Com
pact
, PF
TAC
, IM
F,
deve
lopm
ent
Partn
ers.
1
Tax
refo
rm la
w
enac
ted.
N
ew ta
x re
gim
e in
pla
ce.
Bus
ines
s frie
ndly
tax
regi
me
impl
emen
ted
to p
rom
ote
trade
, inv
estm
ent,
com
petit
iven
ess a
nd im
prov
e re
venu
e co
llect
ion.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
also
con
side
r id
entif
ying
a li
st o
f sen
sitiv
e pr
oduc
ts th
at sh
all b
e ex
empt
ed
from
trad
e ag
reem
ents
.
R&
D, M
oF,
NTF
C, C
oC
2012
Gov
ernm
ent,
Priv
ate
sect
or
1
List
of s
ensi
tive
prod
ucts
. A
list
of s
ensi
tive
prod
ucts
to b
e ex
empt
ed fr
om li
bera
lizat
ion.
A
cre
dibl
e an
d pr
actic
al li
st
of se
nsiti
ve p
rodu
cts t
o be
ex
empt
ed fr
om tr
ade
liber
aliz
atio
n.
27
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iii)
The
Min
istry
of F
inan
ce
shal
l gat
her d
ata
on th
e nu
mbe
r or
val
ue o
f tax
exe
mpt
ions
gi
ven
and
set c
lear
and
tra
nspa
rent
pro
cedu
res f
or
exem
ptio
ns.
MoF
20
13
Gov
ernm
ent
1
Num
ber/v
alue
of
exem
ptio
ns
iden
tifie
d an
d tra
nspa
rent
pr
oced
ures
es
tabl
ishe
d.
Exem
ptio
n cr
iteria
and
pr
oced
ure
clea
rly o
utlin
ed in
a
regu
latio
n/A
ct.
Cle
ar a
nd tr
ansp
aren
t rul
es o
n ta
x ex
empt
ions
to m
inim
ize
corr
uptio
n an
d le
akag
e of
go
vern
men
t rev
enue
.
(iv) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll re
view
its g
over
nmen
t pr
ocur
emen
t law
s and
in
corp
orat
e re
cent
bes
t pra
ctic
es
on g
over
nmen
t pro
cure
men
t w
hile
pro
tect
ing
the
inte
rest
s of
loca
l citi
zens
and
dis
adva
ntag
ed
grou
ps.
MoF
, AG
, N
TFC
20
15
PIFS
, AD
B
4
Rev
ised
pro
cure
men
t la
ws.
Proc
urem
ent A
ct in
corp
orat
ing
inte
rnat
iona
l bes
t pra
ctic
es.
Effic
ient
, tra
nspa
rent
and
co
mpe
titiv
e pr
ocur
emen
t tha
t el
imin
ates
cor
rupt
ion
and
enha
nces
val
ue fo
r mon
ey.
(v) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll w
ork
with
the
Foru
m S
ecre
taria
t, SP
C, S
PREP
, WIP
O a
s wel
l as
othe
r age
ncie
s and
intro
duce
a
com
preh
ensi
ve re
gula
tory
and
in
stitu
tiona
l fra
mew
ork
deal
ing
with
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty ri
ghts
as
wel
l as b
io-d
iver
sity
, tra
ditio
nal k
now
ledg
e an
d cu
ltura
l exp
ress
ions
.
R&
D,
NTF
C, M
oIA
20
15
PIFS
, WIP
O,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers,
SPRE
P,
SPC
.
3
Lega
l and
in
stitu
tiona
l fra
mew
ork
for I
P,
TK, t
radi
tiona
l kn
owle
dge
and
biod
iver
sity
.
Com
preh
ensi
ve IP
R, T
K a
nd
biod
iver
sity
regu
latio
ns -w
ith
inst
itutio
nal m
echa
nism
- en
acte
d.
RM
I im
plem
ents
a
deve
lopm
ent f
riend
ly IP
R
regi
me
whi
ch e
ncou
rage
s in
nova
tion
and
trade
in sa
fe
and
secu
re IP
R p
rodu
cts
whi
le p
rom
otin
g an
d pr
eser
ving
pol
icy
spac
e ne
eded
for d
evel
opm
ent,
acce
ss to
med
icin
es a
nd
prot
ectio
n of
TK
and
bio
-di
vers
ity.
(v
i) R
MI s
hall
intro
duce
a c
ode
of c
orpo
rate
gov
erna
nce
and
adop
t bes
t pra
ctic
es o
n pu
blic
an
d pr
ivat
e co
rpor
ate
gove
rnan
ce
AG
, NTF
C,
EPPS
O
2015
US,
dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s. 4
Cor
pora
te
Gov
erna
nce
Cod
e w
hich
mee
ts
inte
rnat
iona
l st
anda
rds.
Com
preh
ensi
ve c
orpo
rate
G
over
nanc
e co
de a
nd
regu
latio
ns e
nact
ed.
Effic
ienc
y, tr
ansp
aren
cy in
ru
nnin
g of
pub
lic a
nd p
rivat
e co
mpa
nies
and
im
plem
enta
tion
of e
ffect
ive
risk
man
agem
ent t
echn
ique
s an
d co
rpor
ate
soci
al
resp
onsib
ility
stan
dard
s.
(vii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
take
m
easu
res t
o en
sure
that
trad
e an
d in
vest
men
t is u
nder
take
n in
a
sust
aina
ble
man
ner w
ithou
t da
mag
ing
the
envi
ronm
ent o
r de
plet
ing
reso
urce
s.
R&
D, E
PA
2015
UN
EP,
Gov
ernm
ent
3
Num
ber o
f law
s to
prot
ect e
nviro
nmen
t ad
opte
d an
d en
forc
ed.
Nat
iona
l Env
ironm
enta
l Pr
otec
tion
Act
revi
ewed
and
m
ade
mor
e ro
bust.
Trad
e is
con
duct
ed in
a
sust
aina
ble
man
ner w
ithou
t da
mag
ing
the
envi
ronm
ent o
r de
plet
ing
reso
urce
s.
28
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(viii
) The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
take
mea
sure
s to
prom
ote
and
faci
litat
e tra
de in
env
ironm
enta
l go
ods a
nd se
rvic
es a
nd re
stric
t tra
de o
n pr
oduc
ts th
at h
arm
the
envi
ronm
ent.
R&
D, E
PA
2015
Gov
ernm
ent,
PIFS
/WTO
offi
ce
4
List
of
envi
ronm
enta
l goo
ds
and
serv
ices
id
entif
ied
and
envi
ronm
enta
l goo
ds
and
serv
ices
lib
eral
ized
.
Mea
sure
s tak
en to
pro
mot
e tra
de in
env
ironm
enta
l goo
ds
and
serv
ices
and
rest
rictin
g tra
de in
thos
e pr
oduc
ts th
at
dam
age
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Incr
ease
in tr
ade
in
envi
ronm
enta
lly fr
iend
ly
good
s and
serv
ices
and
a
redu
ctio
n in
trad
e in
pro
duct
s th
at d
amag
e th
e en
viro
nmen
t.
(ix) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll en
sure
that
the
inte
rest
s of
wom
en a
nd o
ther
dis
adva
ntag
ed
grou
ps a
re in
clud
ed in
trad
e-po
licy
mak
ing
and
trade
ne
gotia
tions
.
NTF
C, R
&D
, W
UTM
I, M
ICN
GO
s
2013
Gov
ernm
ent,
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
Issu
es a
ffec
ting
wom
en a
nd o
ther
di
sadv
anta
ged
grou
ps fu
lly re
flect
ed
in tr
ade
agre
emen
ts.
Issu
es o
f int
eres
t to
wom
en
refle
cted
in th
e EP
A a
nd o
ther
tra
de a
gree
men
ts.
Mai
nstre
amin
g ge
nder
into
tra
de p
olic
y to
ens
ure
that
w
omen
pla
y an
act
ive
role
in
trade
and
pro
mot
ing
the
inte
rest
s of o
ther
vul
nera
ble
grou
ps in
trad
e.
Mar
ket A
cces
s and
Tra
de N
egot
iatio
ns
T
he P
acifi
c Is
land
Cou
ntri
es T
rade
Agr
eem
ent (
PIC
TA
)
RM
I sha
ll pa
rtici
pate
in
PIC
TA in
ord
er to
pro
mot
e re
gion
al in
tegr
atio
n as
re
com
men
ded
by L
eade
rs
unde
r the
Pac
ific
Plan
.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
12
PIFS
, de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
RM
I acc
edes
to
PIC
TA.
RM
I acc
essi
on p
roce
ss to
PI
CTA
trad
e in
goo
ds
com
plet
ed a
nd R
MI n
egot
iate
s an
d si
gns P
ICTA
TIS
.
RM
I ful
ly p
artic
ipat
ing
in
PIC
TA tr
ade
in g
oods
and
se
rvic
es a
nd h
as a
cces
s to
a re
gion
al m
arke
t whi
ch is
go
od fo
r attr
actin
g fo
reig
n in
vest
men
t and
eco
nom
ic
deve
lopm
ent.
(i) R
MI s
hall
acce
de to
PIC
TA
and
the
tax
refo
rm w
ill h
elp
to
addr
ess a
ny p
ossi
ble
conc
erns
ab
out r
even
ue lo
ss.
NTF
C, M
oF,
R&
D, M
oFA
20
13
PIFS
1
RM
I acc
edes
to
PIC
TA.
RM
I acc
edes
to P
ICTA
and
a
new
tax
regi
me
impl
emen
ted.
R
MI p
artic
ipat
ing
in P
ICTA
an
d ha
ve a
cces
s to
a w
ider
re
gion
al m
arke
t and
RM
I has
ac
cess
to a
wid
er c
hoic
e of
co
nsum
er g
oods
.
29
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(ii) R
MI s
hall
tabl
e dr
aft t
rade
in
serv
ices
offe
r und
er th
e PI
CTA
Tra
de in
Ser
vice
s A
gree
men
t and
libe
raliz
e at
le
ast t
hree
sect
ors,
nam
ely:
B
usin
ess
serv
ices
, tou
rism
and
tra
nspo
rtatio
n (a
ir an
d m
ariti
me)
in
clud
ing
dom
estic
air
serv
ices
be
fore
Aug
ust 2
010.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
12
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 1
PIC
TA tr
ade
in
serv
ices
offe
rs
subm
itted
.
RM
I PIC
TA T
IS o
ffers
su
bmitt
ed a
nd R
MI p
artic
ipat
e in
PIC
TA T
IS n
egot
iatio
ns.
Free
trad
e in
serv
ices
und
er
PIC
TA T
IS.
(iii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent,
in
parti
cula
r, R
&D
, Lab
or a
nd
Imm
igra
tion
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
wor
k to
geth
er to
ana
lyze
the
Rep
ort o
n PI
CTA
Tem
pora
ry
Mov
emen
t of N
atur
al P
erso
n an
d su
bmit
reco
mm
enda
tions
to
the
NTF
C.
R&
D, L
abor
, Im
mig
ratio
n,
NTF
C
2012
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 3
Rec
omm
enda
tions
on
PIC
TA T
MN
P su
bmitt
ed to
NTF
C.
NTF
C re
ceiv
es
reco
mm
enda
tions
on
PIC
TA
TMN
P.
RM
I ful
ly a
naly
ses t
he
prop
osal
on
PIC
TA T
MN
P an
d pa
rtici
pate
s in
the
nego
tiatio
ns a
nd th
e PI
CTA
TM
NP
sche
me.
(iv) R
MI s
hall
anal
yze
the
prop
osal
to in
clud
e G
over
nmen
t Pr
ocur
emen
t und
er P
ICTA
and
m
ake
reco
mm
enda
tions
to th
e N
TFC
.
R&
D, M
oF
2012
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 3
Rec
omm
enda
tions
on
PIC
TA
Gov
ernm
ent
Proc
urem
ent
subm
itted
to N
TFC
.
Rec
omm
enda
tions
on
PIC
TA
Gov
ernm
ent P
rocu
rem
ent
subm
itted
to N
TFC
.
RM
I ful
ly a
naly
ses t
he
prop
osal
on
PIC
TA
Gov
ernm
ent p
rocu
rem
ent a
nd
parti
cipa
tes i
n th
e ne
gotia
tions
and
the
PIC
TA
Gov
ernm
ent p
rocu
rem
ent
sche
me.
(v) R
MI s
hall
utili
ze th
e m
arke
ting
serv
ices
that
are
pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e Pa
cific
Isla
nds
Foru
m S
ecre
taria
t (PI
FS) u
nder
th
e Pa
cific
Isla
nds T
rade
and
In
vest
men
t Com
mis
sion
(P
ITIC
) Offi
ces b
ased
in
Auc
klan
d, S
ydne
y, B
eijin
g, a
nd
Toky
o.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
12
PIFS
1
RM
I ful
ly u
tiliz
ing
the
PITI
C se
rvic
es.
Num
ber o
f req
uest
s sub
mitt
ed
by R
MI t
o PI
TIC
Offi
ces.
R
MI g
oods
and
serv
ices
pr
omot
e an
d m
arke
ted
effe
ctiv
ely
by P
ITIC
whi
ch
resu
lt in
incr
ease
in e
xpor
ts,
tour
ism
, inv
estm
ents
jobs
and
fo
reig
n ex
chan
ge to
RM
I.
30
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
T
he U
S
RM
I sha
ll fu
lly u
tiliz
e th
e m
arke
t acc
ess o
ffer
ed b
y th
e U
S an
d co
nsul
t with
the
US
on
how
to im
prov
e th
e tr
ade
pref
eren
ces.
R&
D,
MO
FA,
NTF
C, M
TC
2012
Gov
ernm
ent,
US,
PI
FS
1
Full
utili
zatio
n of
m
arke
t acc
ess a
nd
impr
oved
trad
e pr
efer
ence
s.
RM
I pro
duce
s goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
that
can
be
com
petit
ivel
y ex
porte
d to
the
US
unde
r the
Com
pact
and
fully
ut
ilize
s the
Com
pact
pr
efer
ence
s.
Incr
ease
in tr
ade
and
good
s ex
porte
d to
the
US
mar
ket
whi
ch le
ads t
o m
ore
jobs
and
fo
reig
n ex
chan
ge fo
r RM
I.
(i) R
MI s
hall
cons
ult w
ith th
e U
S to
impr
ove
its a
cces
s int
o th
e U
S m
arke
t thr
ough
re
laxa
tion
of ru
les o
f orig
in,
rem
oval
of d
utie
s on
cann
ed
tuna
in o
il, re
mov
al o
f quo
tas o
n tu
na in
airt
ight
con
tain
ers,
and
acce
ss to
the
US
inst
itutio
nal
mar
ket i
nclu
ding
the
mili
tary
.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
oFA
, MTC
20
12
PIFS
, US
1
Impr
oved
acc
ess i
nto
the
US
mar
ket.
RM
I sec
ures
bet
ter m
arke
t ac
cess
into
the
US
incl
udin
g 10
0% d
uty
and
quot
a fre
e ac
cess
, im
prov
ed R
oO.
RM
I has
100
% d
uty
and
quot
a fre
e ac
cess
and
is
prod
ucin
g go
ods a
nd se
rvic
es
that
can
be
expo
rted
to th
e U
S co
mpe
titiv
ely
unde
r the
C
ompa
ct tr
ade
pref
eren
ces.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
wor
k w
ith P
alau
an
d FS
M u
nder
the
Mic
rone
sian
Tr
ade
Com
mitt
ee (M
TC) t
o ad
dres
s the
MFN
issu
e as
wel
l as
oth
er m
atte
rs re
latin
g to
co
mpe
nsat
ion
for l
ost t
rade
and
ta
x pr
efer
ence
s.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
OFA
20
12
PIFS
, US,
de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Com
men
cem
ent o
f co
nsul
tatio
ns w
ith
the
US
unde
r the
M
TC.
Com
men
cem
ent o
f US/
FAS
cons
ulta
tions
on
the
MFN
. C
onsu
ltatio
n on
the
MFN
co
nsul
tatio
ns w
ith th
e U
S su
cces
sful
ly c
oncl
uded
.
(iii)
The
Gov
ernm
ent s
hall
assi
st th
e fis
herie
s ind
ustry
to
have
free
acc
ess t
o th
e U
S m
arke
t for
Vac
uum
ed
Prec
ooke
d Tu
na L
oins
. The
re
quire
men
t to
slit
the
vacu
um
bag
to m
eet t
he re
quire
men
t of
free-
acce
ss is
too
cost
ly fo
r R
MI.
R&
D, N
TFC
, M
OFA
, M
IMR
A
2012
PIFS
, US
1
Com
men
cem
ent o
f co
nsul
tatio
ns w
ith
the
US
unde
r the
M
TC.
RM
I sec
ures
dut
y fre
e ac
cess
of
vacu
um p
acke
d tu
na lo
ins i
nto
the
US
mar
ket.
RM
I vac
uum
pac
ked
tuna
lo
ins e
nter
the
US
duty
free
un
der t
he C
ompa
ct a
nd R
MI
able
to in
crea
se th
e ex
ports
of
cook
ed lo
ins t
o th
e U
S, c
reat
e m
ore
jobs
and
exp
ort
reve
nue.
31
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iv) T
he G
over
nmen
t sha
ll en
sure
col
labo
ratio
n be
twee
n th
e D
epar
tmen
t of T
rade
and
In
vest
men
t and
the
Com
pact
of
fice
on tr
ade
rela
ted
mat
ters
in
the
Com
pact
.
R&
D, M
oFA
20
12
Gov
ernm
ent
M
echa
nism
for
com
mun
icat
ion
betw
een
Com
pact
of
fice
and
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
de
and
Inve
stm
ent
Ade
quat
e co
mm
unic
atio
n an
d in
form
atio
n ex
chan
ge b
etw
een
Com
pact
offi
ce a
nd D
epar
tmen
t of
Tra
de o
n tra
de is
sues
in th
e C
ompa
ct
Uni
fied
appr
oach
to tr
ade-
rela
ted
issu
es in
the
Com
pact
an
d be
tter p
olic
y co
ordi
natio
n
(v) T
he U
S sh
all p
rovi
de
tech
nica
l and
fina
ncia
l as
sist
ance
to su
ppor
t RM
I to
impl
emen
t the
Tra
de P
olic
y.
R&
D, M
oFA
20
13
US,
dev
elop
men
t pa
rtner
s. 1
Supp
ort t
o im
plem
ent t
he T
rade
Po
licy
secu
red.
$Val
ue o
f Tec
hnic
al a
nd
finan
cial
ass
ista
nce
from
the
US
to im
plem
ent t
he tr
ade
polic
y.
RM
I sec
ures
fund
s fro
m th
e U
S an
d su
cces
sful
ly
impl
emen
ts th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y.
PA
CE
R P
lus
(i)
RM
I sha
ll co
nduc
t a c
ost-
bene
fit a
naly
sis o
n PA
CER
Plu
s an
d id
entif
y it'
s offe
nsiv
e an
d de
fens
ive
inte
rest
s, op
portu
nitie
s, ad
just
men
t cos
ts,
tech
nica
l and
fina
ncia
l as
sist
ance
as w
ell a
s oth
er
mea
sure
s tha
t are
requ
ired
to
addr
ess p
rodu
ctio
n an
d su
pply
ca
paci
ty to
ena
ble
the
priv
ate
sect
or to
pro
duce
qua
lity
good
s an
d se
rvic
es w
hich
can
be
trade
d in
a c
onsi
sten
t man
ner.
The
stud
y sh
all b
e in
line
with
R
MI’
s dev
elop
men
t pla
n an
d pr
omot
e th
e ob
ject
ives
of R
MI’
s Tr
ade
Polic
y.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
12
AN
Z, O
CTA
, ot
her
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
PA
CER
Plu
s stu
dy.
Rep
ort o
n co
mpr
ehen
sive
PA
CER
Plu
s stu
dy su
bmitt
ed to
N
TFC
and
R&
D.
RM
I is f
ully
pre
pare
d an
d pa
rtici
pate
s ful
ly in
PA
CER
Pl
us n
egot
iatio
ns a
nd se
cure
s a
deve
lopm
ent f
riend
ly
agre
emen
t.
(ii) T
he P
AC
ER P
lus s
tudy
shal
l re
com
men
d co
ncre
te m
easu
res
on d
evel
opm
ent c
oope
ratio
n un
der P
AC
ER P
lus t
o en
sure
th
at th
ere
is a
dequ
ate,
pr
edic
tabl
e an
d le
gally
bin
ding
co
mm
itmen
ts o
n te
chni
cal a
nd
finan
cial
ass
ista
nce
to
impl
emen
t the
agr
eem
ent a
nd to
ex
ploi
t the
opp
ortu
nitie
s offe
red
by th
e ag
reem
ent.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
13
AN
Z, O
CTA
, ot
her
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
ch
apte
r on
deve
lopm
ent
coop
erat
ion.
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
cha
pter
on
deve
lopm
ent c
oope
ratio
n in
clud
ed in
the
PAC
ER P
lus
agre
emen
t.
RM
I sec
ures
lega
lly b
indi
ng,
pred
icta
ble
and
adeq
uate
re
sour
ces t
o im
plem
ent t
he
agre
emen
t as w
ell a
s to
take
ad
vant
age
of th
e op
portu
nitie
s offe
red
by th
e ag
reem
ent.
32
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iii)
The
Agr
eem
ent s
hall
have
a
stro
ng d
evel
opm
ent d
imen
sion
, in
corp
orat
e th
e pr
inci
ple
of
spec
ial a
nd d
iffer
entia
l tre
atm
ent;
asym
met
ry a
nd ta
ke
into
acc
ount
the
uniq
ue a
nd
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces o
f C
ompa
ct S
tate
s.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
13
AN
Z, O
CTA
, ot
her
deve
lopm
ent
partn
ers.
1
Fina
l Agr
eem
ent
with
a d
evel
opm
ent
dim
ensi
on.
A d
evel
opm
ent f
riend
ly
agre
emen
t whi
ch in
clud
es a
co
mpr
ehen
sive
dev
elop
men
t co
oper
atio
n ch
apte
r, m
ore
favo
rabl
e [C
TH] R
oO a
nd
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
on S
PS a
nd
TBT
requ
irem
ents
, RM
I and
ot
her C
ompa
ct st
ates
giv
en
adeq
uate
S&
D tr
eatm
ent i
n lib
eral
izat
ion
com
mitm
ents
and
in
the
lega
l tex
t.
A d
evel
opm
ent f
riend
ly
agre
emen
t whi
ch
inco
rpor
ates
spec
ial a
nd
diffe
rent
ial t
reat
men
t and
the
uniq
ue c
once
rns o
f the
C
ompa
ct st
ates
.
Ja
pan
(i)
RM
I sha
ll w
ork
with
the
Japa
nese
Gov
ernm
ent t
o en
sure
th
at R
MI g
ets t
he m
axim
um
bene
fits f
rom
its t
una
reso
urce
s.
MIM
RA
, R
&D
, NTF
C
2013
Japa
n 1
RM
I max
imiz
ing
its
bene
fits f
rom
fis
herie
s res
ourc
es.
RM
I max
imiz
ing
the
bene
fits
from
its f
ishe
ries r
esou
rces
. R
MI g
ettin
g m
ore
retu
rns
from
its f
ishe
ries r
esou
rces
.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
seek
tech
nica
l and
fin
anci
al a
ssis
tanc
e fro
m
Japa
n/R
oC a
nd o
ther
de
velo
pmen
t par
tner
s to
impl
emen
t the
Tra
de P
olic
y.
R&
D, M
oFA
20
12
Japa
n, R
oC, U
AE
1
Fund
s to
impl
emen
t th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y se
cure
d.
RM
I sec
ures
fund
s and
im
plem
ents
the
trade
pol
icy.
R
MI s
ecur
es fu
nds t
o im
plem
ent t
he a
ctiv
ities
id
entif
ied
in th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y an
d is
abl
e to
use
trad
e an
d in
vest
men
t to
prom
ote
sust
aina
ble
econ
omic
gro
wth
an
d de
velo
pmen
t.
(iii)
RM
I sha
ll ex
plor
e ot
her
prod
ucts
that
can
be
expo
rted
to
Japa
n in
clud
ing
noni
, ha
ndic
rafts
and
tour
ism
se
rvic
es.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
12
Japa
n, P
IFS
1
Qua
ntity
or v
alue
of
prod
ucts
exp
orte
d to
Ja
pan.
RM
I ide
ntifi
es th
e go
ods a
nd
serv
ices
that
can
be
expo
rted
to
Japa
n.
Incr
ease
in e
xpor
ts o
f tra
de in
go
ods a
nd se
rvic
es to
Japa
n.
(iv) R
MI s
hall
wor
k w
ith R
oC
and
Japa
n to
dee
pen
its tr
ade,
de
velo
pmen
t, in
vest
men
t co
oper
atio
n w
ith A
sia.
R&
D, M
oFA
, N
TFC
20
12
Chi
na, R
oC,
Japa
n 2
RM
I sha
ll ex
plor
e a
coop
erat
ion
arra
ngem
ent w
ith
Japa
n, R
oC
incl
udin
g th
e fe
asib
ility
of d
irect
ai
r and
ship
link
s w
ith R
oC to
pro
mot
e di
rect
trad
e in
goo
ds
and
tour
ism
.
Feas
ibili
ty st
udy
on c
oope
ratio
n be
twee
n co
untri
es th
at
reco
gniz
e R
oC a
nd R
oC o
n po
ssib
le d
irect
air
and
ship
link
s be
twee
n R
oC, s
outh
pac
ific
and
the
Nor
th P
acifi
c.
Dee
pen
deve
lopm
ent
coop
erat
ion
betw
een
RoC
, Ja
pan
and
othe
r Asi
an
coun
tries
and
RM
I esp
ecia
lly
in th
e ar
ea o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n;
trade
in g
oods
and
serv
ices
, to
uris
m, i
nves
tmen
t and
aid
fo
r tra
de.
33
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
E
cono
mic
Par
tner
ship
Agr
eem
ent (
EPA
)
(i) R
MI s
hall
sign
the
com
preh
ensi
ve E
PA to
allo
w
the
fishe
ries i
ndus
try to
ben
efit
from
the
liber
al ru
les o
f orig
in
on p
roce
ssed
fish
that
hav
e be
en
offe
red
by th
e EU
.
NTF
C, R
&D
, M
IMR
A,
MoF
2013
PIFS
1
EPA
sign
ed.
RM
I sub
mit
a tra
de in
goo
ds
mar
ket a
cces
s offe
r and
sign
s th
e EP
A te
xt in
201
2.
RM
I sig
ns th
e EP
A a
nd h
as
acce
ss to
the
EU m
arke
t es
peci
ally
for f
ishe
ries
prod
ucts
.
(ii) M
IMR
A sh
all e
stab
lish
the
Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
to e
nabl
e R
MI t
o ex
port
fishe
ries p
rodu
cts
to th
e EU
.
R&
D,
MIM
RA
20
12
PIFS
, MIM
RA
, FF
A, S
FP, o
ther
de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
esta
blis
hed
and
certi
fied
by th
e EU
.
RM
I Com
pete
nt A
utho
rity
whi
ch c
ompl
ies w
ith th
e EU
re
quire
men
ts fu
lly fu
nctio
ning
.
RM
I is a
ble
to e
xpor
t fis
h to
th
e EU
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith
the
SPS
and
IUU
re
quire
men
ts.
(iii)
RM
I/MIM
RA
shal
l wor
k w
ith th
e PN
A/F
FA/P
AC
PS to
ad
dres
s the
trad
e/fis
herie
s iss
ues
in th
e EP
A n
egot
iatio
ns to
en
sure
that
RM
I’s o
bjec
tives
of
max
imiz
ing
its re
turn
from
its
reso
urce
s are
real
ized
.
MIM
RA
, R
&D
20
12
PNA
/FFA
1
RM
I get
ting
a fa
ir sh
are
from
its
fishe
ries r
esou
rces
.
RM
I sec
ures
max
imum
retu
rns
from
its f
ishe
ries r
esou
rces
and
en
sure
s tha
t all
the
agre
emen
ts
on fi
sher
ies c
ompl
y w
ith it
s de
velo
pmen
t asp
iratio
ns a
nd
obje
ctiv
e of
pro
mot
ing
onsh
ore-
proc
essi
ng a
nd v
alue
add
ition
.
RM
I max
imiz
es re
turn
s fro
m
fishe
ries a
nd a
dds v
alue
its
reso
urce
s the
reby
cre
atin
g em
ploy
men
t and
gen
erat
ing
reve
nue.
M
icro
nesi
a T
rade
Com
mitt
ee (M
TC
)
(i) R
MI s
hall
wor
k w
ith F
SM
and
Pala
u un
der t
he M
TC to
ad
dres
s tra
de is
sues
that
are
co
mm
on to
FA
S.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
12
PIFS
, US
1
MTC
Per
man
ent
Secr
etar
iat
esta
blis
hed
and
assi
stin
g FA
S to
ad
dres
s iss
ues o
f co
mm
on in
tere
st.
MTC
Stru
ctur
e es
tabl
ished
and
fu
lly fu
nctio
ning
. FA
S ab
le to
coo
rdin
ate
and
addr
ess i
ssue
s of c
omm
on
inte
rest
und
er th
e M
TC.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
supp
ort t
he
esta
blis
hmen
t of t
he M
TC
Secr
etar
iat a
nd se
ek fu
ndin
g fro
m d
evel
opm
ent p
artn
ers f
or
the
oper
atio
n of
the
Secr
etar
iat.
NTF
C, R
&D
20
12
PIFs
, US,
Chi
na,
EU, U
AE.
1
Fund
ing
secu
red
and
the
MTC
Sec
reta
riat
esta
blis
hed.
Fund
ing
secu
red
for t
he fu
ll op
erat
iona
l of t
he M
TC
Secr
etar
iat.
Fund
ing
for t
he M
TC se
cure
d an
d FA
S co
oper
atin
g cl
osel
y on
trad
e-re
late
d is
sues
.
34
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(iii)
The
FAS
shal
l est
ablis
h a
trade
and
inve
stm
ent o
ffice
in
the
US
to p
rom
ote
trade
, in
vest
men
t, to
uris
m a
nd li
nk th
e FA
S pr
oduc
ers o
f goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
with
the
buye
rs in
the
US
mar
ket.
The
FAS
Trad
e an
d In
vest
men
t offi
ce sh
all b
e re
spon
sible
for g
athe
ring
mar
ket
inte
llige
nce,
rese
arch
, bra
ndin
g,
and
assi
stin
g ex
porte
rs to
co
mpl
y w
ith e
xpor
t re
quire
men
ts.
R&
D, N
TFC
, M
oFA
20
12
US,
PIF
S,
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtner
s
1
FAS
Trad
e an
d In
vest
men
t C
omm
issi
on in
US
esta
blis
hed.
FAS
Trad
e an
d In
vest
men
t of
fice
esta
blis
hed
in th
e U
S an
d qu
alifi
ed st
aff a
ppoi
nted
.
Incr
ease
in e
xpor
ts,
inve
stm
ent a
nd to
uris
m a
s a
resu
lt of
pro
mot
ion
by th
e tra
de a
nd in
vest
men
t offi
ce.
W
orld
Tra
de O
rgan
izat
ion
(i)
RM
I sha
ll w
ork
clos
ely
with
th
e PI
FS O
ffice
in G
enev
a to
ad
dres
s any
issu
es a
ffect
ing
RM
I inc
ludi
ng fi
sher
ies
subs
idie
s, pr
efer
ence
ero
sion
, no
n-ta
riff b
arrie
rs a
s wel
l as
othe
r rel
evan
t iss
ues.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
12
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 2
RM
I's in
tere
sts f
ully
re
flect
ed a
t the
WTO
th
roug
h th
e Fo
rum
G
enev
a O
ffice
.
RM
I wor
king
clo
sely
with
PIF
S of
fice
in G
enev
a to
ens
ure
that
its
inte
rest
s are
add
ress
ed.
RM
I's in
tere
sts r
efle
cted
at
the
WTO
leve
l.
(ii) R
MI s
hall
wor
k w
ith th
e U
S to
ens
ure
that
the
wai
ver o
n C
ompa
ct is
ext
ende
d be
yond
20
16.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
13
UN
DP,
US
3
Wai
ver e
xten
ded.
A
gree
men
t ext
endi
ng th
e W
TO
wai
ver.
R
MI C
ompa
ct tr
ade
pref
eren
ces s
uppo
rted
by a
w
aive
r pos
t 201
6.
A
id fo
r T
rade
(i) R
MI s
hall
use
the
Trad
e Po
licy
to se
cure
Aid
for T
rade
fro
m it
s tra
de a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
partn
ers t
o ad
dres
s the
trad
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t nee
ds id
entif
ied
in
the
Trad
e Po
licy.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
12
Trad
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
Tech
nica
l and
fin
anci
al a
ssis
tanc
e se
cure
d to
impl
emen
t th
e tra
de a
nd
deve
lopm
ent n
eeds
id
entif
ied
in th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y.
Val
ue o
f tec
hnic
al a
nd fi
nanc
ial
assi
stan
ce se
cure
d to
impl
emen
t th
e tra
de p
olic
y.
RM
I has
ade
quat
e re
sour
ces
to fu
lly im
plem
ent t
he tr
ade
polic
y.
35
Tra
de P
olic
y L
ead
Age
ncie
s R
espo
nsib
le
Tim
e Fr
ame
Pote
ntia
l Sou
rce
of F
undi
ng
Prio
rity
M
easu
rabl
e
Indi
cato
rs
Out
put
Out
com
es
(ii) A
id fo
r Tra
de sh
all c
over
all
the
trade
and
dev
elop
men
t ne
eds i
dent
ified
in th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y in
clud
ing
thos
e th
at fa
ll un
der t
he fi
ve c
ateg
orie
s of A
id
for T
rade
iden
tifie
d by
the
WTO
Ta
sk fo
rce
on A
id fo
r Tra
de.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
11
Trad
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t pa
rtner
s.
1
cate
gorie
s and
val
ue
chan
nele
d un
der
vario
us c
ateg
orie
s of
AfT
Am
ount
of A
fT p
rovi
ded
to
RM
I. R
MI r
ecei
ves A
id fo
r Tra
de
to a
ddre
ss it
s tra
de a
nd
deve
lopm
ent n
eeds
.
Im
plem
enta
tion
(i) T
he T
rade
Pol
icy
shal
l be
impl
emen
ted
over
a lo
ng p
erio
d of
tim
e an
d PI
FS sh
all p
lay
a vi
tal r
ole
in m
obili
zing
the
reso
urce
s req
uire
d fo
r im
plem
entin
g th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y.
PIFS
/RM
I sha
ll or
gani
ze a
do
nor c
onfe
renc
e to
pre
sent
the
Trad
e Po
licy
and
mob
ilize
fu
ndin
g.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
12
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 1
Ade
quat
e re
sour
ces
to im
plem
ent t
he
Trad
e Po
licy
secu
red.
Am
ount
of A
fT se
cure
d to
im
plem
ent t
he T
rade
pol
icy.
Fu
ndin
g se
cure
d to
ens
ure
full
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Trad
e po
licy.
(ii) T
he F
orum
Sec
reta
riat s
hall
also
ass
ist R
MI t
o re
view
its
Trad
e Po
licy
afte
r 3-5
yea
rs.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
15
PIFS
, G
over
nmen
t. 3
Trad
e Po
licy
Rev
iew
co
nduc
ted
no la
ter
than
201
5.
Trad
e Po
licy
Rev
iew
Rep
ort.
Rep
ort o
n th
e pr
ogre
ss o
r ch
alle
nges
face
d in
im
plem
entin
g th
e tra
de
polic
y.
(iii)
Qua
ntifi
able
indi
cato
rs b
e in
corp
orat
ed in
to th
e Tr
ade
Polic
y w
hen
accu
rate
and
di
sagg
rega
ted
stat
istic
s are
av
aila
ble.
R&
D, N
TFC
20
15
Gov
ernm
ent/P
IFS
3
Acc
urat
e an
d di
sagg
rega
ted
stat
s us
ed to
mea
sure
im
plem
enta
tion
of
the
Trad
e Po
licy
by
2015
.
Acc
essi
ble,
relia
ble
and
regu
larly
upd
ated
dat
abas
e m
aint
aine
d ke
pt b
y R
&D
, and
sh
ared
with
EPP
SO
Acc
urat
e st
atis
tics u
sed
to
mon
itor a
nd a
sses
s the
im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e tra
de
polic
y.