General Questionnaire
QUESTIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS NOT RELATED TO A
PARTICULAR SECTOR
A project’s environmental and social impacts (including relevant project-related human rights impacts) play an important
role when it comes to deciding whether an export transaction is eligible for support. For this reason the projects are
reviewed under the terms of the environmental and social guidelines of the OECD (Common Approaches). In the course
of an initial screening all applications, to which the Common Approaches apply, are assigned to one of the categories
A, B or C in accordance with the potential environmental and social impacts of the respective project as a whole. More
detailed information on the assessment procedure can be found at
http://www.agaportal.de/en/aga/nachhaltigkeit/umwelt.html.
The completion of this questionnaire is voluntary. However, we recommend replying to the questions below as thoroughly and detailed as possible in order to speed up the assessment procedure. This may supplement or replace the
description of the environmental and social impacts in the project memorandum.
In the course of the application procedure further questions regarding the project’s impacts may arise. Above all, this
questionnaire does not replace the sector-related information required for specific sectors (for that, please, see also the
sector-related questionnaires at http://www.agaportal.de/en/aga/nachhaltigkeit/umwelt/checklisten.html).
A. Project description
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Project name:
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Please describe the scope of the German supplies and services:
3.
Please provide information on the overall project1:
 Project background (purpose and subject)
 Components which are physically and technically integrated with the undertaking and are directly owned,
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operated or managed by the buyer and/or project sponsor (including contractors)
Upstream and downstream production plants and processes
Stand-alone plant or integration into an (existing) large-scale plant
New plant or replacement and/or modernization
Planned production capacity or increase of capacity in absolute figures
Change in the environmental situation
Timetable of the overall project
New infrastructure (streets, pipelines, energy supply) required for the project
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In the case that the supplies and services, in respect of which cover is applied for, form part of a major investment
(e.g. irrigation pumps for a major agricultural project) or are intended for an existing plant, information on the overall
project and/or the entire production plant is required.
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Please describe the key processes at the site and include details regarding the following aspects:
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Waste water
Air emissions and ambient air quality
Ambient noise
Raw materials and waste
Hazardous substances
Occupational health and safety
Social aspects
5.
Please describe your role and responsibilities in the overall project (sole or joint supplier, share in the overall
project, etc.):
6.
Please provide information on necessary associated facilities (those facilities that are not a component of the
project but that would not be constructed or expanded if the project did not exist and on whose existence the
viability of the project depends, e.g. terminals, harbours, quarries, plantations. Such facilities may be funded,
owned, managed, constructed and operated by the buyer and/or project sponsor or separately from the project):
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Which other export credit agencies or international financial institutions are involved in the German supplies
or the overall project?
B. Site description
1.
Please describe the whole site as well as any existing/planned associated facilities:
 Exact address and/or coordinates
 Size and land requirements
 Original and current use as well as ownership
 Industrial estate (since when) or new development
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Please describe the site’s surroundings:
 Use of adjacent land
 Distance to the nearest residential area
Please attach a detailed map and/or a site map.
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Is the site located in or near a sensitive area?
Yes
No
Not known
(Definition: Sensitive areas include National Parks and other protected areas identified by national or international
law and other sensitive locations of international, national or regional importance such as wetlands, forests with
high biodiversity value, areas of archaeological or cultural significance and areas of importance for indigenous
peoples and other vulnerable groups.)
If this is the case, please provide additional information (type of area, distance to the site, protection category,
protective role, protective measures, etc.):
C. Environmental and social aspects
Note: If the exports are part of an overall project, a description of the relevant aspects of the overall project is required
in addition to the direct aspects of the German supplies and services.
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Which standards are met?
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German supplies /
overall project
World Bank Safeguard Operational Policies
IFC Performance Standards
Local standards
German standards
EU standards
General and sector-related standards of the World Bank Group
(EHS Guidelines)
Other standards (industry best practice, etc.)
Please describe them:
Have all official permits required (regarding the environment, occupational health and safety, operation, etc.)
been obtained?
Yes
No
If not, please explain why and when you expect to obtain these:
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Does a certified environmental, occupational health and safety and/or social management
system exist at the site?
Yes
No
Planned
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ISO 14001
OHSAS 18001
SA8000
Others:
Please describe specific positive aspects of the overall project and of the German supplies and services (e.g.
greenhouse gas savings, job creation, improvement in energy efficiency, etc.)
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Do the supplies or the overall project involve:
Yes
No
 Resettlements2?
 Expropriation of land?
If so, please provide details (number of persons affected, mitigation measures, etc.):
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Do the supplies or the overall project
Yes
No
 affect minorities or indigenous peoples3?
If so, please provide details:
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Which of the following documents will be/have been prepared and/or are available for the overall project?
Yes
No
Planned
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
Other studies/documents and if so, what kind of studies?
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Have communities been involved or is such involvement planned?
Yes
No
Informed
Consulted
If so, please provide detailed information on the process.
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Resettlements refer both to physical resettlements (relocation or loss of shelter) and economic resettlements (loss of
assets or access to assets that leads to loss of income sources or other means of livelihood).
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Indigenous peoples are considered to be distinct social and cultural groups which (a) regard themselves as members
of such a distinct indigenous cultural group and are recognized as such by others, (b) show a collective attachment to
their geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in the project area and to the natural resources thereof, (c)
have customary cultural, economic, social or political institutions that are separate from those of the mainstream society
or culture or (d) speak a distinct language or dialect, which often differs from the official language of the country or
region.
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Are you aware of any objections/concerns raised by the following groups?
Yes
No
General public/residents
NGOs
Others
If so, what objections/concerns?
10. Further/additional information:
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We herewith declare that all information herein has been correctly provided to the best of our knowledge. We will inform
you immediately of any changes or amendments.
Place and date
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