Supporting measures
Article 15
1. The Parties have identified the areas indicated in Annex VIII as those in which there is a need for additional technical and financial resources in order to implement this Agreement. 2. The provision of such resources shall be subject to the normal procedures of the Union and its Member States for programming assistance to Liberia and to the budgetary procedures of Liberia itself. 3. The Parties shall consider the need for a joint arrangement whereby the financing and technical contributions of the European Commission and the Member States of the Union are coordinated to support these processes. 4. Liberia shall ensure that capacity-building to implement this Agreement is included in its national planning instruments, such as poverty reduction strategies and budgets. 5. The Parties shall ensure that activities associated with the implementation of this Agreement are coordinated with relevant existing and future development initiatives such as, among others, those supporting action to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+). 6. The provision of additional resources shall be subject to the procedures governing Union aid, as set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and to those governing the bilateral aid given to Liberia by Member States of the Union.