Representatives of the presidential candidates observe the Independent Election Commission’s audit of results, Kabul, 8 October. (OSCE/Drew Hyslop) 15 Legal reviews 2009 COUNTRY TITLE OF DOCUMENT DATE OF ISSUE ALBANIA Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania 13 March 2009 UKRAINE Joint Opinion on Draft Law No. 3366 about Elections to the Parliament of Ukraine 15 June 2009 FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Draft Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 11 June 2009 SERBIA Joint Opinion on Draft Laws on Electoral Legislation of Serbia 12 October 2009 UKRAINE Joint Opinion on the Law on Amending Some Legislative Acts on the Election of the President of Ukraine 12 October 2009 and sustainability, voter registration and the legal framework for elections. The ODIHR EST co-ordinated its efforts closely with the UN missions in Afghanistan and the EU Election Observation Mission. Despite a challenging security environment, the ODIHR EST also held regular meetings with election-administration authorities, candidates, political parties, domestic observers, civil society organizations, security agencies, ministry officials, the media and other international agencies supporting the elections. ODIHR Annual Report 2009 ODIHR issued a comprehensive report, including recommendations on improving future electoral processes. The experts represented 11 different OSCE participating States and were deployed for a period of 15 weeks. Team members were based in Kabul but visited other parts of Afghanistan in the course of their work. Elections