Institutional Development and Capacity Building. 1. Cooperation shall pay systematic attention to institutional aspects and in this context, shall support the efforts of the ACP States to develop and strengthen structures, institutions and procedures that help to: a) promote and sustain democracy, human dignity, social justice and pluralism, with full respect for diversity within and among societies; b) promote and sustain universal and full respect for and observance and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; c) develop and strengthen the rule of law; and improve access to justice, while guaranteeing the professionalism and independence of the judicial systems; and d) ensure transparent and accountable governance and administration in all public institutions. 2. The Parties shall work together in the fight against bribery and corruption in all their societies. 3. Cooperation shall support ACP States’ efforts to develop their public institutions into a positive force for growth and development and to achieve major improvements in the efficiency of government services as they affect the lives of ordinary people. In this context, cooperation shall assist the reform, rationalisation and the modernisation of the public sector. Specifically, cooperation support shall focus on: a) the reform and modernisation of the civil service; b) legal and judicial reforms and modernisation of justice systems; c) improvement and strengthening of public finance and fiscal management with a view to developing economic activities in ACP countries and increasing their tax revenues, whilst fully respecting the sovereignty of the ACP States in this area. (i) enhancing capacities for domestic revenue management, including the building of effective, efficient and sustainable tax systems; (ii) promoting the participation in international tax cooperation structures and processes with a view to facilitating the further development of and effective compliance with international standards; (iii) supporting implementation of international best practices in tax matters, including the principle of transparency and exchange of information, in those ACP countries that have committed to them; d) accelerating reforms of the banking and financial sector; e) improvement of the management of public assets and reform of public procurement procedures; and f) political, administrative, economic and financial decentralisation. 4. Cooperation shall also assist to restore and/or enhance critical public sector capacity and to support institutions needed to underpin a market economy, especially support for: a) developing legal and regulatory capabilities needed to cope with the operation of a market economy, including competition policy and consumer policy; b) improving capacity to analyse, plan, formulate and implement policies, in particular in the economic, social, environmental, research, science and technology and innovation fields; c) modernising, strengthening and reforming financial and monetary institutions and improving procedures; d) building the capacity at the local and municipal levels which is required to implement decentralisation policy and to increase the participation of the population in the development process; and e) developing capacity in other critical areas such as: i) international negotiations; and ii) management and coordination of external aid. 5. Cooperation shall span all areas and sectors of cooperation to xxxxxx the emergence of non State actors and the development of their capacities; and to strengthen structures for information, dialogue and consultation between them and the national authorities, including at regional level. TITLE II
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Samples: Cotonou Agreement, Cotonou Agreement, Cotonou Agreement
Institutional Development and Capacity Building. 1. Cooperation shall pay systematic attention to institutional aspects and in this context, shall support the efforts of the ACP States to develop and strengthen structures, institutions and procedures that help to:
(a) promote and sustain democracy, human dignity, social justice and pluralism, with full respect for diversity within and among societies;
(b) promote and sustain universal and full respect for and observance and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
(c) develop and strengthen the rule of law; and improve access to justice, while guaranteeing the professionalism and independence of the judicial systems; and
(d) ensure transparent and accountable governance and administration in all public institutions.
2. The Parties shall work together in the fight against bribery and corruption in all their societies.
3. Cooperation shall support ACP States’ ' efforts to develop their public institutions into a positive force for growth and development and to achieve major improvements in the efficiency of government services as they affect the lives of ordinary people. In this context, cooperation shall assist the reform, rationalisation and the modernisation of the public sector. Specifically, cooperation support shall focus on:
(a) the reform and modernisation of the civil service;
(b) legal and judicial reforms and modernisation of justice systems;
(c) improvement and strengthening of public finance and fiscal management with a view to developing economic activities in ACP countries and increasing their tax revenues, whilst fully respecting the sovereignty of the ACP States in this area.
(i) enhancing capacities for domestic revenue management, including the building of effective, efficient and sustainable tax systems;
(ii) promoting the participation in international tax cooperation structures and processes with a view to facilitating the further development of and effective compliance with international standards;
(iii) supporting implementation of international best practices in tax matters, including the principle of transparency and exchange of information, in those ACP countries that have committed to them;
d) accelerating reforms of the banking and financial sector;
(e) improvement of the management of public assets and reform of public procurement procedures; and
(f) political, administrative, economic and financial decentralisation.
4. Cooperation shall also assist to restore and/or enhance critical public sector capacity and to support institutions needed to underpin a market economy, especially support for:
(a) developing legal and regulatory capabilities needed to cope with the operation of a market economy, including competition policy and consumer policy;
(b) improving capacity to analyse, plan, formulate and implement policies, in particular in the economic, social, environmental, research, science and technology and innovation fields;
(c) modernising, strengthening and reforming financial and monetary institutions and improving procedures;
(d) building the capacity at the local and municipal levels which is required to implement decentralisation policy and to increase the participation of the population in the development process; and
(e) developing capacity in other critical areas such as:
(i) international negotiations; and
(ii) management and coordination of external aid.
5. Cooperation shall span all areas and sectors of cooperation to xxxxxx the emergence of non non-State actors and the development of their capacities; and to strengthen structures for information, dialogue and consultation between them and the national authorities, including at regional level. TITLE IIlevel.
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Samples: Partnership Agreement
Institutional Development and Capacity Building. 1. Cooperation shall pay systematic attention to institutional aspects and in this context, shall support the efforts of the ACP States to develop and strengthen structures, institutions and procedures that help to:
a) promote and sustain democracy, human dignity, social justice and pluralism, with full respect for diversity within and among societies;
b) promote and sustain universal and full respect for and observance and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
c) develop and strengthen the rule of law; and improve access to justice, while guaranteeing the professionalism and independence of the judicial systems; and
d) ensure transparent and accountable governance and administration in all public institutions.
2. The Parties shall work together in the fight against bribery and corruption in all their societies.
3. Cooperation shall support ACP States’ efforts to develop their public institutions into a positive force for growth and development and to achieve major improvements in the efficiency of government services as they affect the lives of ordinary people. In this context, cooperation shall assist the reform, rationalisation and the modernisation of the public sector. Specifically, cooperation support shall focus on:
a) the reform and modernisation of the civil service;
b) legal and judicial reforms and modernisation of justice systems;
c) improvement and strengthening of public finance and fiscal management with a view to developing economic activities in ACP countries and increasing their tax revenues, whilst fully respecting the sovereignty of the ACP States in this area.
(i) enhancing capacities for domestic revenue management, including the building of effective, efficient and sustainable tax systems;
(ii) promoting the participation in international tax cooperation structures and processes with a view to facilitating the further development of and effective compliance with international standards;
(iii) supporting implementation of international best practices in tax matters, including the principle of transparency and exchange of information, in those ACP countries that have committed to them;
d) accelerating reforms of the banking and financial sector;
e) improvement of the management of public assets and reform of public procurement procedures; and
f) political, administrative, economic and financial decentralisation.
4. Cooperation shall also assist to restore and/or enhance critical public sector capacity and to support institutions needed to underpin a market economy, especially support for:
a) developing legal and regulatory capabilities needed to cope with the operation of a market economy, including competition policy and consumer policy;
b) improving capacity to analyse, plan, formulate and implement policies, in particular in the economic, social, environmental, research, science and technology and innovation fields;
c) modernising, strengthening and reforming financial and monetary institutions and improving procedures;
d) building the capacity at the local and municipal levels which is required to implement decentralisation policy and to increase the participation of the population in the development process; and
e) developing capacity in other critical areas such as:
i) international negotiations; and
ii) management and coordination of external aid.
5. Cooperation shall span all areas and sectors of cooperation to xxxxxx the emergence of non State actors and the development of their capacities; and to strengthen structures for information, dialogue and consultation between them and the national authorities, including at regional level. TITLE IIlevel.
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Samples: Cotonou Agreement
