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.

Reference: 2018-50/BC-259

The EITI Board agreed that the Kyrgyz Republic is eligible for an extension of its Validation deadline due to exceptional circumstances that led to significant delays in EITI implementation, including publication of the 2015-2016 EITI Report. The Kyrgyz Republic’s Validation deadline is extended by nine months and will commence on 8 June 2019.

Based on: EITI Requirement 8.5 on EITI extension requests

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,

Reference: 2018-46/BC-256

The DRC is eligible for an extension of its Validation deadline due to exceptional circumstances that led to significant delays in EITI implementation. The DRC’s Validation was scheduled for 1 July 2018. It will now begin on 1 October 2018.

The Secretariat will take into consideration, to the extent possible, all publicly available information up to 1 October 2018. 

Based on: EITI Requirement 8.5 on EITI extension requests