Technical Papers PACA
These technical reports and presentations have been prepared under the PACA Project. They do not necessarily reflect official positions of the Council of Europe.
2012
- Proposed template for reports of the Department for Internal Administrative Control and Anti-corruption (DIACA); Quentin Reed (December 2012)
- Implications for corruption control of laws and regulations governing health insurance in Albania; Frank Feeley (October 2012)
- Comments on Inspection report of the Department for internal administrative control and anti-corruption on the National Medicines Control Centre; Quentin Reed (October 2012)
- Comments on draft Council of Ministers decision on the State Education Inspectorate; Professor Ian Smith and Tom Hamilton (October 2012)
- Recommendations for the content of manuals for the Inspection of Higher Education Institutions; Professor Ian Smith and Tom Hamilton (September 2012)
- Opinion on criteria and methodology that should be used by the High Inspectorate of declaration and audit of assets (HIDAA) to implement the cooperation agreement between HIDAA and the immovable property registrations office (IPRO); Ms Kathrine Kelm, Council of Europe expert(September 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft “Law on some amendments and changes to the Law No. 9258 dated 15.07.2004 on measures against Financing of Terrorism" in light of its compliance with the former Special Recommendation III and the new recommendation 6 of the Financial Action Task Force; Mr Lajos Korona, Council of Europe expert (September 2012)
- An analysis of the current framework for ensuring the exchange of information between the High Council of Justice and the High Inspectorate for the declaration and audit of assets; Mr Gent Ibrahimi, Council of Europe expert (August 2012)
- Annex I (August 2012)
- Opinion and comments on draft code of ethics for the immovable property registration office; Ms Kathrine Kelm, Council of Europe expert (July 2012)
- Comments on draft amendments to conflict of interest and asset declarations laws passed by the Council of Ministers in July 2012; Mr Quentin Reed, Team leader of PACA project (July 2012) ENG - ALB
- Assessment and recommendations concering draft amendments to the law on higher education regulating inspections of higher education institutions, and sub-legal acts to implement the law; Professor Ian Smith and Mr Tom Hamilton, Council of Europe experts (July 2012)
- Facilitating and protecting complaints of alleged official corruption and malpractive in Albania: the current system and recommendations for improvements; Mr Quentin Reed, Team leader of PACA project (June 2012)
- Assessment of provisional system of inspections of higher education institutions and recommendations for the future inspection system; Professor Ian Smith and Mr Tom Hamilton, Council of Europe experts (June 2012)
- Comments and recommendations on the draft Teachers' code of ethics; Mr John Anderson, Council of Europe expert (June 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft amendments to the law 9917 on the prevention of "Money-laundering and Financing of Terrorism" of 19 May 2008 as last amended through law 10391 on 3 March 2011; Mr Zammit Herbert Laferla, Council of Europe expert (April 2012)
- Access to information in Albania: the current legal/institutional framework and recommendations for reform; Mr Quentin Reed, Team leader of PACA project (April 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft “Law on some addenda and amendments to the Law No. 7895 dated 27.01.1995 ‘Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania’ as amended” in light of its compliance with Special Recommendation II of the Financial Action Task Force; Mr Lajos Korona, Council of Europe expert (February 2012)
- Proposed guidance on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) for Directorate general for Prevention of Money Laundering; Mr Bob Upton Council of Europe expert (January 2012)
2011
- Expert opinion on the draft amendments to "Instruction no. 20 of the Ministry of Finance of Albania concerning the reporting methods and procedures of the obliges persons and entities under the "Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" and "Instructions no. 21 of the Ministry of Finance of Albania on reporting methods and procedures of designated nonfinancial professions"; Mr Herbert Zammit Laferla, Council of Europe expert (December 2011)
- Recommendations for the future regulation of Immunities of elected officials in Albania; PACA team (September 2011)
- Opinion on provisions to ensure transparency of party funding in Albania and recommendations for future monitoring by the central electoral commission; Mr Lippold Freiherr von Bredow, Council of Europe expert (April 2011)
- Proposed final version of addendum to Albanian Law Drafting Manual:“Corruption Proofing: Using Good Law Drafting to Avoid Creating Corruption Risks in Draft Legislation”; Ms Cristina Cojocaru, Council of Europe expert, and Mr Quentin Reed, PACA Team Leader (April 2011)
- Opinion on the draft regulation on the functioning of the inter-ministerial working group for preparation, drafting and follow-up of implementation of the Anti-corruption strategy; Mr Quentin Reed, PACA Project Team Leader (April 2011)
- Immunities in Council of Europe member states: legislative, executive and judicial office holders; Mr Tilman Hoppe, Council of Europe expert (April 2011)
- Albanian judicial practice in the interpretation and implementation of seizure of crime proceeds under the Anti-mafia law; Mr Pedro Perreira, Council of Europe Expert and Mr Gent Ibrahimi, PACA Long Term Advisor (February 2011)
- The mechanism for coordination and monitoring implementation of the Albanian Anti-corruption strategy: assessment and proposed next steps; Mr Quentin Reed, PACA Team Leader (January 2011)
- Assessment of the revised proposed amendments to the law on prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing; Mr Gent Ibrahimi, PACA Long Term Adviser (January 2011)
2010
Technical Papers 2010
- Line Ministry reporting on implementation of the 2009 Anti-corruption Action Plan and proposed measures for 2010 (January 2010)
- Guidelines for Albanian Line Ministries on the elaboration of sectoral Anti-corruption Action Plans (January 2010)
- Opinion on the Albanian legal and institutional framework for regulating the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns (March 2010)
- Review of the Albanian Laws on the Status of a Civil Servant and on Rules of Ethics in Public Administration from the perspective of their efficacy in boosting/preserving the integrity of civil servants and preventing corruption (April 2010)
- Qualitative and Quantitative indicators to assess/measure the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy (ACS), the Action Plan (AP) and line Ministries’ Action Plans & Practical guidance to the coordinating institution and the Ministries (April 2010)
- Methodology for Corruption Screening of Legal Acts and Draft Legal Acts for Albanian Legal Drafters (May 2010)
- Compliance of the relevant Albanian legislation with recommendations of 3rd Round GRECO evaluation concerning criminal liability and incriminations (May 2010)
- Annex to the law drafting manual: Methodology on avoiding corruption risks in draft legislation of Albania (May 2010)
- Review of the consistency of the Albanian legislation in respect of the confiscation of criminally derived assets in the light of Albania’s international and Human Rights obligations (May 2010)
- Comparative analysis between the provisions on forfeiture in the Albanian Criminal Code and the new Albanian Anti-Mafia Law provisions on civil forfeiture, and their applicability with regard to offences of money laundering and the financing of terrorism (May 2010)
- Recommendations for amendments to the political parties law (June 2010)
- Enhancing the implementation of the Albanian law "for the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism" (June 2010)
- Recommendations for integration of anticorruption education principles into general education curriculum of Albania (June 2010)
- Comments on 2010 anti-corruption action plan and recommendations for future action plans (June 2010)
- Comments on selected ministries in 2010 Action Plan (June 2010)
- Preliminary study on risks of corruption in the Albanian system for registration of immovable property (July 2010)
- Corruption risks in the allocation of public housing in Albania (July 2010)
- Preliminary study: corruption risks in the process of administrative complaints against judges in Albania (July 2010)
- Preliminary analysis on Albanian health system financing and corruption (July 2010)
- Opinion on the law "on the prevention of conflict of interest in the exercise of public functions" and proposed amendments (July 2010)
- Opinion on the law "on the declaration and audit of assets, financial obligations of the elected officials and certain public officials" of the Republic of Albania and proposed amendments (July 2010)
- Findings from discussions with AASCA and an abstract review of the law on preventing and striking at organised crime and trafficking through preventive measures against assets (July 2010)
- Thematic inspection of courts in Albania and their potential as anti-corruption instruments (July 2010)
- The 2010 anti-corruption action plan, recommendations for next steps and further assistance (July 2010)
- Reporting on implementation of the 2009 anti-corruption action plan (July 2010)
- Review of draft guidelines on money laundering typologies (August 2010)
- Corruption in the Albanian education system (August 2010)
- The draft Teacher's Code of Conduct: Summary of discussions and recommendations for next steps (September 2010)
- Comments and recommendations on the draft TEACHERS’ code of conduct and regulatory mechanism (September 2010)
- Matrix of compliance of Albanian legislation (October 2010)
- Comments on the PACA draft corruption risk assessment methodology (October 2010)
- Summary and conclusions following the meeting between PACA team and high inspectorate for the declaration and audit of assets on amendments to/comments on the conflict of interest and asset declarations laws (October 2010)
- Assessment of the Albanian anti-money laundering regime and proposed amendments to the law on prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing (October 2010) ENG - ALB
- Background and guidelines for drafting the action : Plan for 2011-2013 (November 2010)
- The Mechanism for Coordination and Monitoring Implementation of the Albanian Anti-corruption Strategy: Assessment and Proposed Next Steps (November 2010)
- From institutions to policy areas: suggestions for revising the structure of the Albanian Anti-corruption Action Plan (November 2010)
- Comments on amendments to the political parties law approved by the Council of Europe of Ministers on 24 November 2010 (November 2010)
- Manual on the design and implementation of media campaigns for the high inspectorate for declaration and audit of assets (December 2010)
- Corruption risk assessment methodology guide: comments and suggested changes (December 2010)
- Preliminary assessment of the Albanian competition authority for the purpose of anti-corruption risk assessment (December 2010)
Technical Papers 2011
- The mechanism for coordination and monitoring implementation of the Albanian Anti-corruption strategy: assessment and proposed next steps (January 2011)
- Assessment of the revised proposed amendments to the law on prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing (January 2011)
- Albanian judicial practice in the interpretation and implementation of seizure of crime proceeds under the Anti-mafia law (February 2011)
- Opinion on provisions to ensure transparency of party funding in Albania and recommendations for future monitoring by the central electoral commission (April 2011)
- Proposed final version of addendum to Albanian Law Drafting Manual:“Corruption Proofing: Using Good Law Drafting to Avoid Creating Corruption Risks in Draft Legislation” (April 2011)
- Opinion on the draft regulation on the functioning of the inter-ministerial working group for preparation, drafting and follow-up of implementation of the Anti-corruption strategy (April 2011)
- Immunities in Council of Europe member states: legislative, executive and judicial office holders (April 2011)
- Recommendations for the future regulation of Immunities of elected officials in Albania (September 2011)
- Expert opinion on the draft amendments to "Instruction no. 20 of the Ministry of Finance of Albania concerning the reporting methods and procedures of the obliges persons and entities under the "Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" and "Instructions no. 21 of the Ministry of Finance of Albania on reporting methods and procedures of designated nonfinancial professions" (December 2011)
Technical Papers 2012
- Proposed guidance on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) for Directorate general for Prevention of Money Laundering (January 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft “Law on some addenda and amendments to the Law No. 7895 dated 27.01.1995 ‘Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania’ as amended” in light of its compliance with Special Recommendation II of the Financial Action Task Force (February 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft amendments to the law 9917 on the prevention of "Money-laundering and Financing of Terrorism" of 19 May 2008 as last amended through law 10391 on 3 March 2011 (April 2012)
- Access to information in Albania: the current legal/institutional framework and recommendations for reform (April 2012)
- Facilitating and protecting complaints of alleged official corruption and malpractive in Albania: the current system and recommendations for improvements (June 2012)
- Assessment of provisional system of inspections of higher education institutions and recommendations for the future inspection system (June 2012)
- Comments and recommendations on the draft Teachers' code of ethics (June 2012)
- Opinion and comments on draft code of ethics for the immovable property registration office (July 2012)
- Comments on draft amendments to conflict of interest and asset declarations laws passed by the Council of Ministers in July 2012 (July 2012) ENG - ALB
- Assessment and recommendations concering draft amendments to the law on higher education regulating inspections of higher education institutions, and sub-legal acts to implement the law (July 2012)
- An analysis of the current framework for ensuring the exchange of information between the High Council of Justice and the High Inspectorate for the declaration and audit of assets (August 2012)
- Annex I (August 2012)
- Recommendations for the content of manuals for the Inspection of Higher Education Institutions (September 2012)
- Opinion on criteria and methodology that should be used by the High Inspectorate of declaration and audit of assets (HIDAA) to implement the cooperation agreement between HIDAA and the immovable property registrations office (IPRO) (September 2012)
- Expert opinion on the draft “Law on some amendments and changes to the Law No. 9258 dated 15.07.2004 on measures against Financing of Terrorism" in light of its compliance with the former Special Recommendation III and the new recommendation 6 of the Financial Action Task Force (September 2012)
- Implications for corruption control of laws and regulations governing health insurance in Albania (October 2012)
- Comments on Inspection report of the Department for internal administrative control and anti-corruption on the National Medicines Control Centre (October 2012)
- Comments on draft Council of Ministers decision on the State Education Inspectorate (October 2012)
- Proposed template for reports of the Department for Internal Administrative Control and Anti-corruption (DIACA) (December 2012)