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International Consultant on EU approximating and upgrading the Moldovan Environmental Protection LawVacancy Number: Pr14/00771
Contacts: Mr. Traian Turcanu. Background
Relations between the Republic of Moldova (RM) and the European Union (EU) formally started with the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in 1994 that entered into force in 1998. The PCA established the basic principles of cooperation between RM and EU and was designed for a10 year period. The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will soon be replaced by an Association Agreement which includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). The documents provide for political association and economic integration and have been initialed in Vilnius in November 2013. For the Republic of Moldova the AA represents a reform agenda which is based on a comprehensive program of legal harmonization with EU norms. Exceeding the classical arrangements of free trade, DCFTA provides not only a mutual opening of markets for most goods and services but requires a gradual rapprochement of norms and standards such as quality standards and rules, sanitary rules, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, public procurement and competition, energy trade and other. Except for European Economic Area and EU candidate states, never before has the EU opened its internal market to such an extent to a third country. This reality is possible due to the commitment of the Republic of Moldova to take over the acquis communautaire. In exchange to effective implementation of EU legislation Moldova will gradually become part of the EU internal market. A deeper economic integration through DCFTA will boost the country's economic growth, will create business opportunities and promote real economic modernization and integration into the EU. The direct result of establishing free trade area with EU is that citizens will benefit from higher quality and safer goods and services while manufacturers will be supported to access international markets. UNDP and its international partners are committed to assist Moldova, through technical and financial assistance, in promoting costly legal and institutional reforms that DCFTA entails. The Project “Building Institutional Capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI)” aims at strengthening the institutional capacity of the MFAEI as lead institution in the AA negotiation process. In the same context, the Project seeks to contribute to developing EU integration capacities of key line ministries through aligning relevant policies, administrative and institutional arrangements, legislation, procedures and best practices to EU standards and requirements. Scope of work
The global objective of the assignment is to strengthen and enhance good environmental governance in order to enable the Ministry of Environment, Moldova to meet EU and international standards. The specific objective is to analyze the draft of Environmental Protection Law, to adjust it in accordance with changes or amendments arising out of the consultative process, and to carry out the Regulatory Impact Analysis for this draft law in accordance with the GD No. 1230 of 24the October2006. The expert will draft the Environmental Framework Law in accordance with changes or/and amendments arising out of the consultative process, as a part of the law approval process, and in conformity with EU and international environmental standards and best practices, elaborate regulatory Impact Analysis in accordance with the requirements of Governmental Decision no. 1230 of 24the October2006, provide support to the Ministry of Environment in the negotiation of the draft Law through the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) process in relation to the impact of EU environmental law and policy on the legal framework and on business in Moldova and deliver workshop with beneficiaries. Requirements for experience
Academic Qualification
Experience
Competencies
Language requirements
Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals the financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fee, taxes, travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days). Travel All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed. Up to two travel missions are envisaged under this assignment, with a minimum 20 working days in Moldova.
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