The Board agreed that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is eligible for an extension of its Validation deadline due to exceptional circumstances that led to significant delays in EITI implementation.
Date: 04.09.2018
Reference: 2018-46/BC-256
Description:
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.
Where: Board circular 256
Based on: EITI Requirement 8.5 on EITI extension requests
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Keywords: DRC, extension request for Validation