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CountryLatestprogressreportAssessmentreportCountry contextStatus(Self-, joint, externalassessment)BLIsCPIsVietnam - Dec. 2006updated inJune 2008The 2006/2007 pilot assessment came at a critical juncture in the country’sreform program, as a new omnibus law became effective in April 2006.Preliminary results of the 2008 Paris Declaration Survey show that there is asignificant increase in the proportion of the ODA amount delivered throughGovernment of Vietnam (GoV) procurement systems. However, donors are stillexpecting further reforms in the GoV legal and regulatory framework onprocurement and in actual procurement practices. The assessment on thequality and performance of the national procurement system is considered animportant exercise in order to map out its internal strengths and weaknesses, itsexternal opportunities and threats, facilitate further dialogue between GoV andits development partners in developing an appropriate and effective strategy topush the reforms forward toward full implementation.2006: Self-assessment byDepartment of PublicProcurement and parallelassessment byinternational consultant.2008: Self-assessment byworking group with supportby national procurementconsultant.yesnoYemen 33 2008 The public procurement system in Yemen is regulated by Law No. 23 for 2007on tendering, bidding and public storehouses. The development of the StandardBidding Documents (SBDs) in 2007 was established in cooperation with the IDAthe SATBC. These documents are applicable for all entities from theGovernment of Yemen carrying out procurement.Self-assessment.atministrylevelAtministrylevelLatin AmericaParaguay - April 2007 The assessment formed an integral part of a joint update of the CPAR. Paraguayalso agreed to serve as a pilot country for use of the Methodology.Joint assessment as part ofthe CPAR update.yesyesParaguay approved a new Public Procurement Act in 2003. Procurementcontracts are implemented by the municipalities, regional or provincialgovernments, autonomous entities, and dependencies of the three branches ofState, totalling 307 bodies covering more than 1,000 contracting units.A base study wasproduced by a team oflocal/internationalconsultants.In 2005, about 18,500 contracts with a total value of 678,515,208 USD wereawarded.33Non-pilot country.COMPENDIUM OF COUNTRY EXAMPLES AND LESSONS LEARNED […] - OECD 2008 67