58 thanks to the increasing desire of the authorities to make progress in this area. On a visit to ASCE, the Prime Minister conveyed the firm willingness of the Government to fight corruption. He reassured the general public of the follow up actions the Government intended to take in relation to the recommendations of the 2011 report as well as those of other control entities of State. Already, eight (8) measures have been taken (Cf. Annex1). On their part, civil society organizations engaged in this process continued their efforts through awareness-raising, advocacy and denunciation activities. In order to contribute to anti-corruption efforts and, at the initiative of the anti-corruption network, “BURKINDI”, two (2) parliamentary commissions of enquiry were set up, one on public procurement and the other on subventions in the health sector. After investigating abnormal practices, the commissions made recommendations to the National Assembly for greater transparency in the award and execution of government contracts. These include the following: - Pass a public procurement law to replace the current decree, while strengthening other arrangements; - Give special treatment to the staff of the General Directorate of Public Procurement and Financial Commitments (DGCMEF) by granting them a specific allowance as is the case for the staff of the WAEMU Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP) in all WAEMU member countries; - Entrust to the General Inspectorate of Finance, the mission of monitoring the implementation of public procurement recommendations. With regard to the fight against fraud, the General Directorate of Customs strengthened the mechanism for monitoring exemptions with regular verification of the final destination of exempted goods. This mechanism was bolstered with scanners at the dry ports of Ouagadougou and BoboDioulasso.