individuals to which the customary and traditional community under him has recognized rights, without prejudice to the provisions of the Rural Code. In all cases, he prepares conciliation or nonconciliation reports which must be entered into an ad-hoc register and an extract forwarded to the administrative authority of the area under him and to the competent court of jurisdiction. 29. Niger Mutual Social Insurance Agency: Established by Decree No. 2015474/PRN/MET/SS of 4 September 2015 on the setting up of a Social Public Establishment called the “Niger Mutual Social Insurance Agency (ANMS)”, its mission is to monitor and control the registered social mutual insurance companies and to continue the implementation of Niger’s social protection policy. It was established to meet a community requirement. In fact, Article 23 of Regulation No. 07-2009/CM/UEMOA of 26 June 2009 on the regulation of social mutual insurance in UEMOA requires each Member State to set up an administrative social mutual insurance body as well as a national register of mutual insurance companies. It is the second agency to be established within UEMOA after that of Cote d’Ivoire. 30. Niger Independent Pension Fund (CARENI): Established by Law No. 2012-69 of 31 December 2012 on the setting up of a public social establishment called the “Niger Independent Pension Fund”, its mission is to grant, settle and pay pensions due to civil servants of the Republic of Niger. Since the passage of Decree No. 2014-490/PRN/MFP/RA/MF of 22 July 2014 on the approval of its statutes, it has been carrying out its activities normally. The decentralization of pension handling services is being implemented with the setting up of two CARENI regional units at Maradi and Tahoua which are tasked with the receipt, handling, transmission and monitoring of pension files as well as the issuance of health care coverage certificates to pensioners. The CARENI was also involved in the sponsorship of the orphans of serving and retired civil servants through the coverage of the expenses of their marriages and the provision of housing to the couples or families. 31. National Political Dialogue Council (CNDP): Established by Decree No. 2004030/PRN/PM of 30 January 2004, the CNDP is a permanent framework for political conflict prevention and resolution as well consultation on issues of national interest by its members. It is presided over by the Prime Minister and includes all the legally recognized political parties which stood at 122 as at 14 August 2019 and three (3) of which are led by women. It meets whenever necessary to deal with serious issues affecting the political life of the country. 32. National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF): It is established by Law No. 2004-41 of 8 June 2004 on the fight against money laundering. Its mission is to collect and process financial information on the channels of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. On 26 July 2019, Cabinet issued a decree to adopt the National Evaluation Report on the Risk of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism in accordance with the recommendations of the Financial Action Group and by taking Directive No. 02/2015/CM/UEMOA of 2 July 2015 on the fight against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism into account. 33. General Inspectorate of the Judicial and Prisons Services: Its mission involves the moralization of the judicial and prisons sectors and the improvement in the supervision of the ancillary bodies of the justice system. Its resources have been improved and its staffing position and quality have been beefed up by Decree No. 2019-304/PRN/MJ of 7 June 2019. The body is now made up of several departments whose terms of reference and organization will be established by an order. National “Green Line” Coordination Unit: It was instituted to meet the need for the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Its mission is to combat corruption, influence peddling and related offences within judicial circles. Its composition, mode 34. 20

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