Category:Preparatory actions

As a general principle, all preparatory actions must produce practical recommendations and/or information which can be implemented (either during the project or after the project) and be used without requiring further preparatory work.

Furthermore, where preparatory actions do not lead to direct implementation during the project, the proposal must provide sufficient set of explanations, commitments and guarantees to show that their full implementation after the project is effectively ensured. Most projects include preparatory actions. Projects may not include preparatory actions that have been fully completed prior to the start of the project.

In general, and amongst others, preparatory actions:

• should not be research actions,
• should be of limited duration (i.e. should be significantly shorter than the project duration),
• should be clearly related to the objective(s) of the project

Preparatory actions should thus primarily remain restricted to the preparation of the actual implementation phase of the project (technical planning, permit procedures,stakeholder consultations, etc.)