March 20, 2010 - 18:21 AMT
TAIEX to work out recommendations for RA Postal Communication Sector
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.