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Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Corporate Purchasing Card | Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books | Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases | Equipment Leases | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence | Authorizing Official Business Travel | UN Travel Documents and National Passport | Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation | Visas at Headquarters (New York) | Vehicle Management
Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Corporate Purchasing Card | Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books | Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases | Equipment Leases | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence | Authorizing Official Business Travel | UN Travel Documents and National Passport | Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation | Visas at Headquarters (New York) | Vehicle Management
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9 January 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property | Leasehold Improvements | Corporate Purchasing Card | Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) | Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office | Management of Local Presences | Duty Travel | Travel Requirements | Vehicle Management

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centra ...

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property)Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Leasehold Improvements Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) Corporate Purchasing Card Corporate Purchasing Card Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases Equipment Leases Management of Local Presences Developing a Business Case for Local Presence Clearing a Local Presence Setting Up a Local PresenceClosing a Local Presence Duty TravelAuthorizing Official Business TravelPost travelUN Travel Documents and National Passport (policy and procedures)Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of AccommodationVisas at Headquarters (New York) (policy and procedures) Vehicle ManagementVehicle Management
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Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)

21 September 2021

Furniture and Equipment

The Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off policy has been updated to clarify that vehicle mileage is not a blank approval for vehicle disposal but is only a trigger to assess the vehicle for disposal and that full disclosure of the case and reasoning for vehicle disposal shall be provided in the RAD disposal form.
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)

21 September 2021

Furniture and Equipment

​The Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy has been updated to clarify that vehicle mileage is not a blank approval for vehicle disposal but is only a trigger to assess the vehicle for disposal.
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)

25 February 2021

Furniture and Equipment

​A new SLA between UNDP and UNDSS was signed in 2019, replacing the 2006 MoU. Clause 18 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy has been updated to link to the new SLA.
 
Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Intangible Assets: Acquisition, Development and Maintenance | Intangible Assets : Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions | Intangible Assets: Disposal and Write-Off | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence
Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Intangible Assets: Acquisition, Development and Maintenance | Intangible Assets : Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions | Intangible Assets: Disposal and Write-Off | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence
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11 February 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property | Leasehold Improvements | Intangible Assets | Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office | Management of Local Presences

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page: Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)Acquisition and and Maintenance (Plant and Property) Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvement ...

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page: Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)Acquisition and and Maintenance (Plant and Property) Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) Acquisition, Development and Maintenance (Intangible Assets) Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions (Intangible Assets) Disposal and Write-Off (Intangible Assets)Developing a Business Case for Local PresencesClearing a Local PresenceSetting up a Local PresenceClosing a Local Presence
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Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)

27 January 2021

Furniture and Equipment

​​Publishing errors in the policy have been corrected.
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Procurement Methods
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Procurement Methods
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22 October 2020

Furniture and Equipment | Procurement Methods

​The threshold of Request for Quotations (RFQs) has increased from US$150,000 to US$200,000 to align with the increase in the delegated authority to Heads of Business Units with the continued systemic use of eTendering. This measure is mainstreamed in the launch of the new harmonized RFQ template established in collaboration with other UN Agencies by the HLCM Procurement Network. The RFQ is linked in clause 4.b. of the Solicitation policy and in clause 29 of the Procurement Methods policy.
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)

13 March 2020

Furniture and Equipment

​The International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 has been linked in clause 64 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy, as well as in clause 1 of the Asset Management Atlas User Guide.Differences between Incoterms 2010 and 2020:The Incoterms FCA (Free Carrier) now provides the additional option to make an on-board notation on the Bill of Lading prior loading of the goods on a vessel.The costs now appear centralized in A9/B9 of each Incoterms rule.CIP now requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (A) (All risk, subject to i ...

​The International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 has been linked in clause 64 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy, as well as in clause 1 of the Asset Management Atlas User Guide.

Differences between Incoterms 2010 and 2020:

  • The Incoterms FCA (Free Carrier) now provides the additional option to make an on-board notation on the Bill of Lading prior loading of the goods on a vessel.
  • The costs now appear centralized in A9/B9 of each Incoterms rule.
  • CIP now requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (A) (All risk, subject to itemized exclusions).
  • CIF requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (C) (Number of listed risks, subject to itemized exclusions).
  • The Incoterms rules Free Carrier (FCA), Delivered at Place (DAP), Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) and Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) now take into account that the goods may be carried without any third-party carrier being engaged, namely by using its own means of transportation.
  • The rule Delivered at Terminal (DAT) has been changed to Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) to clarify that the place of destination could be any place and not only a “terminal”.
  • The Incoterms 2020 now explicitly shifts the responsibility of security-related requirements and ancillary costs to the seller.
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Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property)
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property)
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14 February 2020

Furniture and Equipment | Leasehold Improvements | Plant and Property

​The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in the following clauses of the policies below:Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 9)Furniture and Equipment: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 20)Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 1)Leasehold Improvements: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 31.a.)Leasehold Improvements: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 9)Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance (clau ...

​The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in the following clauses of the policies below:Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 9)Furniture and Equipment: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 20)Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 1)Leasehold Improvements: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 31.a.)Leasehold Improvements: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 9)Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 11.b.)Plant and Property: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 5)
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Property, Plant and Equipment | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property)
Property, Plant and Equipment | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property)
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7 February 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property

UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process.   UNDP has updated the following policies to reflect the changed asset capitalization threshold: 1.Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off The following clause has been amended accordingly: 40 Additionally, the Asset Disposal Authority has inc ...

UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process.   UNDP has updated the following policies to reflect the changed asset capitalization threshold: 1.Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off The following clause has been amended accordingly: 40 Additionally, the Asset Disposal Authority has increased from US $2,500 to US $5,000. Clauses 2, 4, 5, 15, 17, 19 and 22 of the policy have been updated accordingly. 2.Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 3, 5-7; 14; 35-37; 41, 43, 46, 48; 73 and 83. 3.Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 1, 3, 5 and 21 4.Plant and Property: Disposal and Write-Off The Asset Disposal Authority has increased from US $2,500 to US $5,000. Clause 4 has been updated accordingly. 5.Furniture and Equipment: Property, Plant and Equipment (PPandE)  The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 1, 4, and 5
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