Guidelines Nr.2 "EC Support to sector programmes: covering the three financing modalities: Sector budget support, Pool funding and EC procurement and EC project procedures" - 2007

The guidelines are aimed primarily at the EC staff responsible for designing, implementing or evaluating support by the European Commission to the implementation of sector programmes by partner governments.

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However, they should also be useful to partner country staff to fellow-donors and to others involved in development work, both by outlining general principles and by explaining EC policies and procedures.

Each section in chapters 1 to 3 explains general concepts, identifies good practice principles and describes the specific policies and procedures of the EC. Throughout the guidelines there are links to more detailed advice and examples, including cross-references to related Commission manuals and guidelines.

An important point to remember is that sector approaches and sector programmes must, a priori, reflect the particular circumstances of individual sectors and countries. There can therefore be no blueprint and these Guidelines seek only to provide guidance on how to proceed. They should be used in close conjunction with relevant sectoral and thematic guidelines.