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Cross-Border Railway Traffic

Cross-Border AgreementsEurope and Central AsiaModel Framework Border-Crossing Agreement – (English but also available in Macedonian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian). Annex 4 of Railway…

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Regulatory Authorities

In countries with mandated track access regimes a regulatory authority has to supervise and enforce the specific regulations on track access. Depending on the national railway laws and regulations…

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Concession Agreements

Standard Concession (or Franchise) AgreementThe right to use tracks during a defined term can also be part of a concession (or franchise) agreement. These agreements usually combine construction,…

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Track Access Agreements - European Union

Obligatory Provisions for Track Access Agreements in the EUThe following provisions need to be incorporated into track access agreements in the EU:Preconditions for track access, such as license,…

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Urban Passenger Transport

As cities grow and traffic congestion increases, it will be increasingly important for governments to ensure that their urban populations are adequately served by effective public transportation…

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BOT DBO and Concession Agreements for municipal solid waste disposal, recycling, sanitary landfill and waste to energy

The World Bank has developed a number of sample contracts for client countries for sanitary landfill design construction and operation (and financing), which have been sanitized and summarized below:…

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Solid Waste Sample and Contracts: Street cleaning and waste collection

The World Bank has developed a number of sample contracts for client countries for municipal solid waste collection, which are performance based and focused on outputs, which have been sanitized and…

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Energy Licenses and Licensing Procedures

Guidance On Licenses For RegulatorsUSAID has been very active in providing technical assistance to new electricity regulators in Eastern Europe. See below documents produced by USAID that are primers…

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Public-Private Partnerships in Roads

Laws for Roads and HighwaysBelow are sample laws for road, highway and bridge infrastructure projects legislation that facilitates the implementation of PPPs, tolling and related framework.…

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Raw and Treated Bulk Water Supply Agreements

AustraliaMelbourne, Victoria - Bulk Water Supply Agreement between the Melbourne Water Corporation (MWC) and City West Water (CWW) (now Greater Western Water), one of the utilities for the city…

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Connection to Grid / Power Pooling Arrangements

Public private partnerships in power require also an Interconnection, Grid Connection of Power Pooling Agreement. This kind of contracts outline the responsibilities and fees for connecting the power…

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Full Divestiture and Privatization

Form of Divestiture and PrivatizationTypically a government intending to divest of utility assets will sell shares in the utility or transfer assets into a special purpose company and sell shares in…

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Consideration of climatic factors within Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

This guidance is primarily aimed at SEA practitioners undertaking assessments in Scotland. However, it could also prove useful to plan-makers, ensuring that climate change considerations…

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Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 mandates that climatic factors need to be considered throughout Social and Environmental Assessments.

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Preparing, Procuring and Implementing Climate-Smart PPPs

While infrastructure, such as roads, hydropower projects and water treatment plants, contributes to a large extent to climate change, infrastructure and its services may also become increasingly…