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OCCF ESTABLISHMENT :
The
OCCF has come to being vide the
OCCF Act of
November 27th
1999 According to this Act the Council is
comprised of a chairman appointed by the Council of
Ministers and the membership of
(22)
members representing ministries,
corporations, professional Councils and
professional
associations, under the guidance of a minister
appointed by the president .
OCCF TERMS OF REFERENCE :
According to the 1999 Act the Council has the
following responsibilities :
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Registration and classification of consultancy firms .
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Identification of consultancy areas.
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Set the competition basis for consultancy services
awards to be adopted by clients .
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Set the basis for a code of professional ethics to be
adopted by consultancy firms.
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Set
the criteria and measures for registration
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES:
The
Council executes its functions through three committees
as follows:-
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Financial
and administrative committee.
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Professional committee.
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Registration and classification committee.
REGISTRATION:
The 1999 OCCF
Act prohibits any consultancy firm, whether Sudanese or
foreign to offer any consultancy service unless it has
been registered and classified according to the
OCCF Act.
Registration certificates :
The
following certificates of registration are issued by
the OCCF
as appropriate :
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Certificate of permanent registration, given to
national and foreign firms operating in Sudan .
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Certificate of temporary registration; given to
foreign firms which have a specific consultancy
assignment and which will terminate with the
completion of assignment .
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Notification of registration in Council’s
Consultancy Roster for foreign firms .
The
Consultancy Register :
The
OCCF issues a
Consultancy Register which embodies information about
permanent registered firms this register is annually
updated .
Registration requirements :
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The
founder or founders should be; according to
OCCF
standards; qualified in the area of firm’s
activities, and at least one of them should be
full time with the firm.
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The
available staff should include one specialist or
more in the areas of firms activities.
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The
firm should specialize in the consultation services
which have been approved at registration.
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Firm should have a reasonably well equipped office
in Sudan to perform its work .
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