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[55] After a first failure in Parliament in July 2011 and the Commission's recommendations to return to the law in two consecutive CVM reports, several Member States ambassadors intervened publicly in support of the law in May and the Commission advised on some aspects of the law.

Legislation was also drafted to further strengthen the efficiency of the parliament and the public administration.

7. Expresses its concern at the imminent adoption of the draft Foreign NGO Management Law, given that in its current state it would drastically hamper the activities of Chinese civil society and would severely restrict the freedoms of association and expression in the country, including by banning overseas NGOs that are not registered with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and prohibiting provincial public security departments from funding any Chinese individual or organisation, and Chinese groups from conducting ‘activities’ on behalf of, or with the authorisation of, non-registered overseas NGOs, including those based in Hong Kon ...[+++]g and Macao; calls on the Chinese authorities to substantially revise this draft law in order to bring it into line with international human rights standards, including international commitments made by the People’s Republic of China;

15. Welcomes further good progress in adopting anti-corruption legislation, in particular the new public procurement law, the law on the financing of political parties and the amendments to the law on conflict of interest; notes, however, that the new public procurement law may be more restrictive than previous legislation and might therefore discourage reporting on corruption; is concerned about the strong role of representative ...[+++]s of political parties in the Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interest, which is responsible for implementing the new amendments to the law on conflict of interest; is of the view that the current draft law on the free access to information may restrict access to information and, by doing so, may reduce the ability of civil society organisations and the media to reveal corruption cases; notes that corruption is still prevalent in many areas, continues to be an issue of particular concern and can also cause significant costs to public finances;