NEPAD/APRM/Panel3/guidelines/11-2003/Doc8 NEPAD/APRM/Panel2/country /10-2003/Doc 7 (v) With the information provided in the Self-Assessment, the preliminary Programme of Action, and the Background Document, the Secretariat draws up an Issues Paper (Box 3) that will guide the country review process. While the Secretariat must be the lead agency in the development of the Issues Paper, it may request the assistance of the Partner Institutions and other technical experts; (vi) On the basis of all the available data, the APR Secretariat determines whether there are issues that require further indepth assessments before the Country Review Visit can take place. These will be referred to as Technical Assessments. In certain cases, the APR Secretariat may decide that there are no issues that require further investigation before the Country Review Visit can take place. If the Technical Assessment is necessary, the APR Secretariat makes the appropriate arrangements with the country to be reviewed and with competent Partner Institutions to conduct the analysis (Box 4). Page 6 of 20