Implementing Countries
A country that has fully and to the satisfaction of the EITI Board met the four sign-up indicators becomes a Candidate country. These indicators are explained in the EITI Validation Guide. Once a country has obtained the Candidate status it has two years to be validated as a Compliant country.
The steps required to become a fully EITI Compliant Country are also set out in the Validation Guide. These steps, in short, are: the country needs to appoint a credible, independent administrator, disclose and disseminate information on all material payments from oil, gas and mining companies to the state, all with the full engagement of an Multi-Stakeholder Group.
To achieve EITI Compliant status - or to extend Candidate status beyond 2 years - a country must complete an EITI Validation. Validation is an essential element of the EITI global standad. It provides an independent assessment of the progress achieved and identifies what measures are needed to strengthen the EITI process. The Validation is carried out by an independent Validator selected by the Multi-stakeholder Group, using the methodology set out in the EITI Validation Guide.
If the EITI International Board considers a country to have met all the indicators in the Validation grid, the country will be recognised as EITI Compliant. The full details of the EITI validation process can be found in the EITI Validation Guide.
Many other countries have signalled their intent to implement the EITI. As soon as the EITI Board considers that a country has met the four first indicators, the country becomes a EITI Candidate Country.
For information about the EITI progress in these countries, please contact the EITI Secretariat.