(2016-01) Decree Establishing Procedures for the Formulation and Management of the Public Investment Program

Presidency of the Republic of Haiti, Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE) • 2016

Summary — Given 6 January 2016 and published in Le Moniteur No. 20 (29 January 2016), this decree establishes the procedures, mechanisms and responsibilities for formulating, financing, executing, monitoring and evaluating Haiti's annual Public Investment Program (PIP) under the National Investment Planning System (SNIP), led by the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE) in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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Key Findings

Establishes the Programme d'Investissement Public (PIP) as the operational instrument of Haiti's National Investment Planning System (SNIP), updating the 1984 Fonds d'Investissement Public framework.
Sets a 30 November deadline for project documents to reach the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation or be excluded from the annual PIP.
Classifies public investment projects into four funding categories based on Treasury, counterpart, other national, or external resources.
Requires quarterly execution reports (within 10 working days of December, March, June) and periodic evaluations (January, April, July), with fund-allocation suspension for non-compliance.
Mandates a final project report within 30 working days of completion, a joint MPCE/MEF control mission, and CSCCA account settlement within 60 days.

Full Description

This decree, given at the National Palace on 6 January 2016 and published in Le Moniteur No. 20 of 29 January 2016, updates the legal framework for public investment management first set by the 1984 decree creating the Fonds d'Investissement Public. It defines the Programme d'Investissement Public (PIP) as the operational arm of the Plan Stratégique de Développement National, formulated annually within a multi-year rolling investment program whose first year must match the general budget bill. Project documents must reach the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE) by 30 November preceding the fiscal year or be excluded from the annual PIP; feasibility studies are required for new projects. The decree classifies projects into four funding categories (Treasury-financed, counterpart/own-fund financed, other national resources, and externally financed) and assigns MPCE responsibility for coherence checks, financing envelopes jointly determined with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and periodic monitoring (quarterly execution reports due within 10 working days of December, March and June; evaluations in January, April and July). Non-compliant project directors risk suspension of fund allocations. A final report is required within 30 working days of project completion, followed by a joint MPCE/MEF control mission and transmission to the Cour Supérieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (CSCCA) for account settlement within 60 days. The decree is signed by President Martelly, Prime Minister Evans Paul, the Minister of Planning Yves Germain Joseph, and the full cabinet including the Minister of Economy and Finance Wilson Laleau.

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Time Coverage

2016 — 2016

Keywords

Programme d'Investissement Public, PIP, Système National d'Investissement Public, SNIP, Plan Stratégique de Développement National, investissement public, Ministère de la Planification, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances, budget, CSCCA, series:mef-decrets

Entities

Michel Joseph Martelly, Evans Paul, Yves Germain Joseph, Wilson Laleau, Ministère de la Planification et de la Coopération Externe (MPCE), Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (MEF), Cour Supérieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (CSCCA)