TAIEX to work out recommendations for RA Postal Communication Sector

20.03.2010 18:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On April 19-23 TAIEX (Technical Assistance
Information Exchange) Technical Assistance Information Exchange)
program will conduct 5 day assessment mission to review the existing
Armenian legislative, institutional and regulatory frameworks of
Postal Communication Sector.

The review aims at assessment of the level of compliance of the
Armenian legislation and regulatory policy concerning Postal
Communication Sector with the relevant EU legislation and best
practices, identification of existing legislative, institutional and
regulatory gaps; elaboration of recommendations aimed at the
enhancement of the process of Postal Communication Sector’s reforming
and approximation of the concerned legislation to the relevant EU
acquis and best practices.

The target audience is: representatives of the Ministry of Transport
and Communication of the Republic of Armenia; representatives of
Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia,
representatives of "Haypost" CJSC.

TAIEX is the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument
of the Institution Building unit of Directorate-General Enlargement of
the European Commission. In operation since 1996, TAIEX provides
centrally managed short-term technical assistance in the field of
approximation, application and enforcement of legislation. Its
services are complementary to the several alternative assistance
programmes the European Commission offers to new Member States,
candidates for accession to the European Union, and the countries of
the Western Balkans. The role of TAIEX is that of a catalyst,
channelling requests for assistance, as well as that of a facilitator,
acting as a broker between the concerned institutions and European
Union Member States for the delivery of appropriate tailor-made
expertise to address problems at short notice. TAIEX is demand driven
in that most of the assistance provided is in response to requests
from the beneficiary countries, the Commission Services, and Member
States. TAIEX is also strategy driven in that requests are addressed
in accordance with the priorities identified by the Commission. The
strategic approach is also evident in the large number of TAIEX’s own
initiatives.