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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-588/annex/annex-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/588",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 27 September 2010 concerning the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of Niger under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (2010/588/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-588",
  "path": "annex/annex/1",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX TO THE ANNEX: SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Commitments by partners\nNiger\nEU\nSituation as of 26 May 2010\nThe European Union will continue to finance humanitarian and emergency operations in direct support of the people of Niger and measures to assist in the political transition and in ending the crisis\nConsensual adoption of an electoral code (with the favourable opinion of the National Consultative Council)\nEstablishment of the Independent National Electoral Commission with a consensually chosen membership (with the favourable opinion of the National Consultative Council)\nResumption of the project Consolidation of Democracy, in particular the component for electoral support, and its extension until the forthcoming polls. The Financing Agreement is in force\nProcessing of a request from the authorities to increase the financial allocation for the Financing Agreement for ‘Electoral Support’\nRenewal of institutional support for reforms in the field of public-finance management, including support for the Court of Auditors, with the aim of maintaining eligibility for budgetary support\nResumption of the support programme for justice and the rule of law (PAJED)\nAdoption of the proposed basic laws by the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (with a favourable opinion of the National Consultative Council)\nDisplaying of electoral rolls (in order to update the electoral register)\nDecriminalisation of press offences\nReintroduction for approval of projects to support trade and the national statistics system\nResumption of the appraisal of 10th EDF NIP programmes (justice, decentralisation, rural development, etc.) and launch of the necessary studies\nRetention of the remaining balances of the Financing Agreement on 9th EDF budgetary support\nLaunching of study to identify measures to support the stabilisation of the situation in the North\nStart-up of support for the Rural Development Strategy (10th EDF)\nResumption of the Support Programme for Development of the Mining Sector\nHolding of constitutional referendum in conditions deemed satisfactory\nGradual disbursement of budgetary support (9th and 10th EDFs)\nResumption of tender procedure for 10th EDF-financed road maintenance\nResumption of tender procedure for the extension of the Arlit hospital (mining sector programme)\nHolding of parliamentary elections and the first round of presidential elections in conditions deemed satisfactory\nHolding of the second round of presidential elections (if necessary) in satisfactory conditions\nInaugural sitting of the new National Assembly\nInauguration of the President of the Republic\nContinued disbursements of the budgetary support already committed\nSigning of Financing Agreements for the projects to support trade and the national statistics system\nResumption of cooperation activities across the board",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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