Access to International Organisations’ Funding and International Expertise: the EBRD’s Legal Transition Programme Gian Piero Cigna Principal Counsel, Office.

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Access to International Organisations’ Funding and International Expertise: the EBRD’s Legal Transition Programme Gian Piero Cigna Principal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel EBRD Baku, 16 January 2009

Preliminary requirements Request for legal assistance in the relevant fields (i.e., corporate governance, securities markets, infrastructure regulation, concessions and PPP, insolvency, legal capacity and secured transactions) Request for legal assistance in the relevant fields (i.e., corporate governance, securities markets, infrastructure regulation, concessions and PPP, insolvency, legal capacity and secured transactions) Request for assistance in line with the EBRD strategy for that country Request for assistance in line with the EBRD strategy for that country Strong commitment to implementation by relevant state authority Strong commitment to implementation by relevant state authority No other donors implementing the requested activities No other donors implementing the requested activities

Assessing the request for assistance Approval by the EBRD (two steps procedure: Office of the General Counsel and the EBRD’s management - TC Com) Approval by the EBRD (two steps procedure: Office of the General Counsel and the EBRD’s management - TC Com) Financing depending on availability of funds: Financing depending on availability of funds: -EBRD donors (i.e., EBRD shareholders) -Regional Funds (e.g., ETC Fund) -EBRD Special Shareholder Fund

What we can finance and how Technical advice on legal and institutional reforms, provided by EBRD specialists assisted by consultants (technical advice, not infrastructure) Technical advice on legal and institutional reforms, provided by EBRD specialists assisted by consultants (technical advice, not infrastructure) Selection of consultants according to EBRD procurement rules Selection of consultants according to EBRD procurement rules Supervision of the project activities by the EBRD Supervision of the project activities by the EBRD Some examples: CG Code in Russia, new corporate and municipal bond law in Albania, new leasing law in Moldova, Investors protection legislation reform in the Kyrgyz Republic Some examples: CG Code in Russia, new corporate and municipal bond law in Albania, new leasing law in Moldova, Investors protection legislation reform in the Kyrgyz Republic

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