International PPP colloquium, May 2-3, 2013, UNCITRAL, Vienna, Austria

The goal of the colloquium - preparation of recommendations for UNCITRAL regarding possible future work on PPP legal support development, in particular, expediency of preparation of new model PPP law, key issues to be fixed in this law, directions of further improvement of legal manual of UNCITRAL on PPP issues, work organization principles of expert community in this field. 

Ukraine was represented by: Teresia Babych, the head of the department of Ukravtodor and Irina Zapatrina, the Chaiman of the Board of the Center. Irina Zapatrina has actively participated in the work of the colloquium, made a presentation on analysis of the legal problems while implementing PPPs, evaluation of necessity to harmonize public procurement procedures with PPP procurment; determination of key elements to be included to the sample (model) PPP law; directions of harmonization and consolidation of the current legal and other manuals on PPP issues, prepared by different international organizations; PPP forms and types that require special attention; directions of further development of international regulation in PPP area and peculiarities of its adaptation to the institutional peculiarities of the developing countries.