SPAI regional conference
September 17-19, 2001
Dubrovnik, Croatia
FRY/Montenegro's action plan under
Pillar 5
The Government and civil society
representatives agree on the following:
National Action Plan
- Civil society organisations to be invited to assist
the Government in the formation of the Joint Executive Committee
(the JEC will plan the overall strategy for fighting corruption in
Montenegro).
Time line: immediate
- Civil society organisations to be invited to join
the Joint Executive Committee as well as anti-corruption meetings,
working groups, etc., on a regular basis.
Time line: immediate
Legislation Drafting
- Civil society organisations to be invited to render
assistance in drafting legislation, including: Freedom of
Information Act, Illicit Enrichment law, Amendments to Bribery
statute, Amendments to Public Procurement law, Amendments to Law on
Citizens' Organisations, Conflict of Interests law, Code of Conduct
for Civil Servants, Parliamentary Investigatory Act, Financing of
Political Parties law, and Anti-Money Laundering scheme. Civil
society organisations will be invited to participate in various
working groups involved in the drafting of the aforementioned
legislation.
Time line: immediate-end of
legislation drafting
- Civil society organisations to be invited to
participate in media campaigns on the drafted legislation to
promote general awareness on corruption issues, citizens' rights
and anti-corruption legislation. This will be accomplished by
issuing press releases and participating in interviews, and public
forums/discussions.
Time line: November 2001-end of
legislation drafting
Public Attitudes
- Civil society organisations to be invited to
participate in the hearing of public comments regarding
anti-corruption legislation.
Time line: November 2001-end of
legislation drafting
- Civil society organisations to be invited to lend
assistance in publicising steps taken in conjunction with the SPAI
recommendations.
Time line: November 2001-end of
legislation drafting
Civil Society Capacity
- Encourage civil society organisations to invite and
find other interested parties (e.g., business organisations and
other CSOs and NGOs) to take part in the above activities.
Time line: immediate-end of activities
foreseen in action plan
For more information please contact the Agency
for Anti-Corruption, Tel/Fax: 381-81-225-568, e-mail: aci@mn.yu.
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