Reference: 2018-9-I/BM-39/BP-39-4-C

The EITI Board notes that the Solomon Islands did not publish the 2015 EITI Report by the deadline of 31 December 2017 and did not submit an extension request.

Recognising that the Solomon Islands is currently suspended due to having achieved insufficient progress during Validation, the EITI Board calls upon the government to ensure progress with the corrective actions, including the publication of an EITI Report that meets requirement 4.8 on timely EITI Reporting (i.e. a 2016 EITI Report),

Reference: 2018-9-F/BM-39/BP-39-4-C

The Board concluded that Peru is ineligible for an extension of the reporting deadline for the 2015 and 2016 EITI Reports. The Board noted that the delayed reports were published on 12 February 2018. In accordance with previous practice, the suspension was not enforced.

The EITI Board grants Peru an extension of the deadline for commencement of the second Validation. Taking into account the progress made on corrective actions, the delays in preparing for Validation caused by the delays with the 2015 EITI Report,

The EITI standard as a tool for parliamentarians in resource-rich countries

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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources. Currently, there are 51 countries implementing the EITI Standard through a national multi-stakeholder group (MSG) composed of government, industry and civil society.

Reference: 2018-8/BM-39/BP-39-4-A

The EITI Board agreed the following recommendations:

That by end 2018, all implementing countries are expected to develop a costed work plan for 2019 and onwards that includes steps to mainstream EITI implementation in company and government systems within 3-5 years, with the scope to seek a longer transitional period where needed. This approach acknowledges that the circumstances differ in each country, that not all countries will be able to transition to systematic disclosure at the same speed,