Guidance on data timeliness (4.8)

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EITI data are most useful and relevant when published regularly. Timely data is essential if the EITI is to contribute to meaningful and informed public debate.

The Standard requires that implementing countries must disclose data no older than the second to last complete accounting period. This is a ‘safeguarding’ requirement meaning that if countries do not met this requirement and cannot demonstrate exceptional circumstances, they will be suspended.

See requirement 4.8 in full
See also requirement 8.2 on reporting deadlines.

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Related publications

EITI Open data policy

Published Date: 
January, 2016
Publisher: 
EITI

Approved by the International EITI Board on 9 December 2015. This policy is now part of the 2016 EITI Standard.

PreambleOpen data objectivesOpen data in EITI Implementation

This policy contains recommendations on open data in implementation of the EITI. It builds on lessons emerging from national level implementation and emerging international best practice*. The EITI Principles declare that “a public understanding of government revenues and expenditure over time [can] help public debate and inform choice of appropriate and realistic options for sustainable

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Mainstreaming action plan

Published Date: 
October, 2016
Publisher: 
EITI

This action plan outlines activities to be undertaken by the EITI International Secretariat, working together with supporting organisations, to accelerate the trend toward mainstreaming.

The EITI is currently looking for consultants (individuals and firms) interested in supporting this work are invited to submit an expressions of interest. 

EITI Mainstreaming is about encouraging and recognising countries that make transparency an integral feature of their governance and management of the extractive industries.

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Board decision related to data timeliness

The Board approved the application of the safeguard provisions for Validation of EITI countries

Published Date: 
December, 2016
Publisher: 
EITI

Reference: 2016-39/BC-223/BP-35-4-H

The Board approved the application of the safeguard provisions for Validation of EITI countries, as proposed by the Implementation Commitee and Validation Committee.

Revised application of the EITI safeguard provisions in 8.3.c.i.:

Provision 8.3.c.i states that “country must achieve satisfactory progress on the following four requirements in order to avoid suspension: government engagement (1.1), company engagement (1.2), civil society engagement (1.3) and timely EITI reporting (4.8).

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The Board agreed on recommendations on systematic disclosures.

Published Date: 
January, 2018
Publisher: 
EITI

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,

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Validation of this requirement

See Validation Guide, section 4.8 - Data timeliness

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