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The Board concluded that Tanzania is eligible for an extension for the second Validation.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI

Reference: 2019-32/BC-271

Although Tanzania is not facing exceptional circumstances to be eligible for an extension of its second Validation deadline under Requirement 8.5 of the EITI Standard, the Board agrees that Tanzania’s second Validation will commence on 1 July 2019. Tanzania’s second Validation was scheduled to begin on 25 April 2019. In taking this decision, the Board considered the progress made towards meeting the deadline and alignment between Validation and deadlines for EITI reporting.

Based on: EITI Requirement 8.5 on EITI extension requests

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The Board concluded that Liberia is not eligible for an extension of Validation.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI

Reference: 2019-31/BC-271

The Board agreed that Liberia is ineligible for an extension of Validation under Requirement 8.5 of the EITI Standard.

Noting concerns regarding EITI implementation and adherence to the EITI’s requirements on multi-stakeholder group oversight, in accordance with requirement 8.6, the Board has tasked the International Secretariat with undertaking a review of Liberia’s adherence to requirements 1.1 – 1.5 on government engagement, company engagement, civil society engagement, multi-stakeholder group oversight and EITI work plans.

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The Board approved Iraq's request for adapted implementation.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI

D​ate: 15.04.2019

Reference: 2019-30/BC-271

On 15 April 2019, the Board reached the following decision:

The EITI Board accepts Iraq multi-stakeholder group’s request for adapted implementation with respect to the Kurdistan Region. The request is granted for the reporting period 2016-2018. Thereafter, the Iraq multi-stakeholder group should review progress and consider whether a further request is necessary.

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The Board approved the amendments to the EITI Articles of Association.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI

Reference: 2019-28/BC-271

Description: The Board approved the amendments to the EITI Articles of Association. The draft Articles of Association will be presented to the Members' Meeting on 17 June 2019 in Paris, which will decide on the adoption of the changes. 

Based on: Article 12, EITI Articles of Association

Internal: Board circular 271Public: See attached below (with tracked changes and without)

Go to Board decisions overview

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The Board approved São Tomé and Príncipe's request for adapted implementation.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI

D​ate: 15.04.2019

Reference: 2019-29/BC-271

On 15 April 2019, the Board reached the following decision:

The EITI Board accepts the São Tomé and Príncipe EITI National Committee’s request for adapted implementation with respect to reconciliation of revenues and disclosure of contextual information related to the Nigeria- São Tomé and Príncipe Joint Development Zone. The request is accepted concerning the 2017 and 2018 EITI Reports. In line with the request,

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Colombia 2017 EITI Report

Colombia 2017 EITI Report (IA Summary)

Published Date: 
April, 2019

This is the summary report by the Independent Administrator (EY) for Colombia 2017 EITI Report (Results of reconcilation of payments and revenues).

Full 2017 EITI Report is available here

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OECD and EITI Standards for Transparent Mineral Supply Chains

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
OECD Development Centre

Countries that are dependent on mineral resources often struggle to maximise the benefits from their minerals because regulations are not in place to make sure that benefits flow equitably to citizens.  In countries where governments lack full control of their territory or adequate systems to monitor mining activities, illegal exploitation of these resources and mineral smuggling have the potential to exacerbate conflict.

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EITI Open data policy

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI International Secretariat

Approved by the International EITI Board on 30 April 2019. This policy will be part of the 2019 EITI Standard.

PreambleOpen data objectivesOpen data in EITI ImplementationEngagement with the open data community

This policy contains recommendations on open data in implementation of the EITI within the agreed scope of EITI implementation at the national level. It complements the requirements regarding open data as per Requirement 7.

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The EITI Board agreed that Albania has made meaningful progress in implementing the EITI Standard.

Published Date: 
April, 2019
Publisher: 
EITI International Secretariat

Reference: 2019-44/BM-43

Description: see below for the decision in full. PDF attached at bottom of the page.

Where: 43rd Board meeting in Paris, France

Based on: Requirement 8.3 EITI Validation deadlines and consequences

Internal: Board paper 43-6Public domain:Albania second Validation 2019News item on the decision: EITI countries progress on path to transparency and accountabilityScorecard: Albania's progress by requirement 

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