The National Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) calls on MPs to support the draft law No. 12374-d only after removing provisions that threaten the effectiveness of the NAPC and are not related to the ARMA reform.
Today, the Public Council of the NAPC, together with civil society organizations, called on MPs to reject amendments to draft law No. 12374-d that would limit the powers of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.
“The new law on ARMA should not block the key functions of the NAPC! This is another proof that it is impossible to write a law on ARMA without involving ARMA itself. At the same time, it is also impossible to write a law without inviting other interested state authorities, in particular the Ministry of Justice and the NAPC,” emphasized the Head of the ARMA, Olena Duma.
According to her, there were several unpleasant “surprises” during the preparation of the draft law:
- ARMA was not officially invited to a meeting of the relevant committee before the second reading;
- The Committee Chair gave a positive opinion on the draft law for the second reading, rejecting 906 amendments;
- The text of the draft law contains new provisions that undermine the functioning of the NAPC;
- The conclusions of the Main Legal Department of the VRU Secretariat and the VRU Committee on EU Integration contain comments on the draft law in its current form.
“I should note that there is also a victory for the ARMA, as the absurd provisions on insolvency officers and private enforcement officers have already been rejected and are not in the text of the draft law for the second reading. After all, the procedures developed by the Agency and launched on Prozorro and Prozorro.Sale are in place and only need to be improved, which we support absolutely,” added the Head of the National Agency.
The ARMA joins the call of the NAPC Public Council and emphasizes that the changes to limit the powers of the NAPC appeared without the Agency's knowledge and approval.
