IND.POLLUTION CTRL.

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The Industrial Pollution Control Project's broad objective is to assist the government in reducing exposure to hazardous pollution which causes health problems or serious ecological degradation. Its specific objectives are to: 1) strengthen the institutional and legal framework; and 2) initiate an investment program in the industrial sector of Annaba for mitigating the adverse environmental and health effects of pollution. The project will consist of two main components: 1) strengthening of the institutional and legal framework, including: (a) institution building; (b) enhancement of the legal and regulatory framework; (c) design and implementation of a system for monitoring and enforcement; and (d) activating of the National Environmental Fund; and 2) pilot investments comprising: (a) Entreprise Nationale des Engrais et Produits Phytosanitaires-Annaba; and (b) Entreprise Nationale de Siderurgie-Annaba.