ALAN K. YU, U.S. NATIONAL CONTACT POINT ENFORCEABLE CODES OF CONDUCT: PROTECTING CONSUMERS ACROSS BORDERS NOVEMBER 29, 2012 OECD GUIDELINES AND THE U.S. NATIONAL CONTACT POINT

What are the OECD Guidelines? Voluntary recommendations from Governments to MNEs Established in 1976 – most recently updated in 2011 Substantive input from stakeholders

Guidelines Focus Areas Information Disclosure Human Rights Labor Environment Combating bribery Consumer Interests Science and Technology Competition Taxation Due Diligence and Supply Chains

National Contact Points Governments create offices to implement Guidelines  34 OECD Members  10 Non-OECD:  Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru  Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia  Latvia, Lithuania, Romania Role of NCPs Promote awareness/implementation of the Guidelines Offer good offices to parties to mediate specific instances Proactive agenda