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The scope for the first phase of the program (2002-2005) was very broad, and it targeted civil society, government, parliament and the private sector in a multi-faceted approach to limit corruption. The National Audit Office, the Ministry of Finance, the Public Procurement Agency, and major ministries benefited most from USAID assistance. In 2005, in order to better target the effort, USAID, in close cooperation with the EU Delegation to Bulgaria, refocused the program on strengthening and streamlining public procurement, internal controls and government audit systems. The program helped the Bulgarian Government to establish and utilize a Public Procurement Register in 2005, and to develop and refine a new Public Procurement Law in 2006.