SADC Polic y for Strategy Development, Planning, M onitoring and Evaluation an output for an intervention is a model legislative provision for implementing a regional competition policy at national level. Outcome shall mean the intended or achieved short-term and medium-term effects that an intervention’s outputs, usually requiring the collective effort of partners the intervention. Outcomes represent changes in the operating condition which lead to the achievement of impact. For example, a model competition law (an output at regional level) after translation into national law and enforced (effort required at national level) is meant to foster investment and economic growth (outcomes) which would improve employment levels and contribute to raise standards of living (impact). Objectives are the intended physical, financial, institutional, social, environmental, or other results to which a project or program is expected to contribute. Results are the output, outcome or impact (intended or unintended, positive and / or negative) of an intervention. 31