Countries that implement the EITI are required to complete an EITI Validation process within two years of becoming an EITI Candidate country. Validation assesses whether a country has fulfilled all of its obligations to be considered EITI Compliant. Twenty Candidate countries have a Validation deadline of 9 March 2010. Two countries (Azerbaijan and Liberia) completed Validation in 2009 and were subsequently designated EITI Compliant. The EITI Board will meet in Berlin on 15-16 April to review progress with Validation.