ACN Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Anti-Corruption Division Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France Phone: +33 (0)1 45 24 13 19, Fax: +33 (0)1 44 30 63 07 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.oecd.org/corruption/acn ISTANBUL ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTION PLAN THIRD ROUND OF MONITORING GEORGIA PROGRESS UPDATES The third round monitoring report on Georgia was adopted by the 12th Istanbul Action Plan monitoring meeting in September 2013. This document contains progress updates on the implementation of the third round recommendations by Georgia and the assessment of progress made. The document includes the progress updates made at the following ACN Istanbul Action Plan Plenary Meetings: 16-18 April 2014; 8-10 October 2014; 23-25 March 2015 and 7-9 October 2015. 1 Table of Contents SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 5 PILLAR 1. ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY ............................................................................................... 7 Recommendation 1 ............................................................................................................................... 7 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 16-18 April 2014 ....................................... 7 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 8-10 October 2014 ...................................... 8 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 10 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 14 Recommendation 2 ............................................................................................................................. 16 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 16-18 April ............................................... 17 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 19 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 20 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 22 Recommendation 3 ............................................................................................................................. 25 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 25 Measures taken to implement this recommendation: ........................................................................ 25 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 26 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 27 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 29 PILLAR 2. CRIMINALISATION OF CORRUPTION .............................................................................. 31 Recommendation 4 ............................................................................................................................. 31 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 32 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 32 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 33 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 34 Recommendation 5 ............................................................................................................................. 35 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 35 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 37 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 37 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 38 Recommendation 6 ............................................................................................................................. 39 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 40 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 40 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 40 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 41 2 New information on the implementation of the recommendation was provided at 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting on 23-25 March, 2015. .............................................. 41 Recommendation 7 ............................................................................................................................. 41 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 41 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 42 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 42 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 45 Previous recommendation 2.7. .......................................................................................................... 49 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 50 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 50 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 51 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 52 PILLAR 3. PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ....................................................................................... 52 Previous recommendation 3.2.-3.3. ................................................................................................... 52 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 52 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 55 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 58 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 60 Recommendation 8 ............................................................................................................................. 65 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ..................................................... 65 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 68 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 72 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 76 Recommendation 9 ............................................................................................................................. 79 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ..................................................... 80 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 .................................................. 82 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 85 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 89 Recommendation 10 ........................................................................................................................... 90 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ...................................................... 91 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................... 93 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 .................................. 95 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................... 98 Recommendation 11 ......................................................................................................................... 100 13th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 16-18 April 2014 ................................................... 100 3 14th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Meeting on 8-10 October 2014 ................................................. 101 15th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 23-25 March, 2015 ................................ 103 16th ACN Istanbul Action Plan Monitoring Meeting, 7-9 October, 2015 .................................. 104 Recommendation 12 ......................................................................................................................... 105 13th ACN Istanbul Action