Communication from the OECD - Revised OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

World Trade Organization WT/WGTI/W/93 31 October 2000 (00-4561) Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment Original: English communication from the oecd Reproduced hereunder is the statement made by the observer representative of the OECD at the meeting of the Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment held on 11 October 2000. _______________ Revised OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises One of the most important exercises that the OECD has undertaken over the past few years is the Review of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The first version of this instrument, which is one of four that are part of the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, appeared in 1976. This year’s revisions, which were two years in the making, were designed to ensure their continued relevance and effectiveness in the rapidly changing global economy. At the June Ministerial me