CHAPTER ONE: THE APR PROCESS AND ITS LAUNCH IN ALGERIA of action (PoA) based on existing policies, programmes and projects. The CSAR and preliminary PoA are submitted to the APR Secretariat. During this time, the Secretariat has prepared a background document on the country. This document is drafted on the basis of documentary research and the collection of pertinent, up-to-date information on the governance and development status of the country in the four areas of assessment. 6. Stage Two is the country review visit. Under the leadership of the APR Panel, the Country Review Mission (CRM) visits the country under review. Its priority is to carry out the widest possible consultations with the government, public officials, political parties, parliamentarians and representatives of civil society organisations, including media representatives, academia, trade unions, business and professional bodies. Its main objectives are as follows: to learn about the perspectives of the various stakeholders on governance in the country; to clarify the issues identified in the Issues Paper that are not taken into account in the country‟s preliminary PoA; and to build consensus on the manner in which these could be addressed. 7. It is important to note that the country mainly plays a facilitating role during the visit, ensuring that the CRM is in a position to carry out its review. The CRM is granted access to all sources of information and to all stakeholders, as stipulated in the MOU on technical assessments and the country review visit signed by the country and the APRM. 8. During Stage Three, the report of the CRM is drafted. It is informed by the Background Document and Issues Paper prepared by the APR Secretariat, and the information derived from official and unofficial sources during broad consultations with the stakeholders in the course of the CRM. 9. The draft report: examines the applicable commitments as regards political and economic governance and socio-economic development made in the preliminary PoA; identifies all the remaining shortcomings; and recommends the inclusion of additional actions in the final PoA. 10. The draft report must be clear on specific actions to be taken where important issues have been identified. Since the draft report is initially discussed with the government to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in it, this is also the opportunity for the government to react to the findings of the CRM and put forward its own opinion on the identification of shortcomings to be remedied. Finally, the government‟s responses are appended to the CRM‟s report, together with the PoA finalised by the country on the basis of the findings and recommendations expressed in the draft report. 31