Implementation and Impact of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (1976-2000)

1. OECD adopts investment declaration and annexed Guidelines

   Jun 21, 1976Labels: OECD Declaration, Multinational Enterprises

   • Cambridge ILM
   • OECD About

2. National Contact Points set as implementation mechanism

   Jun 21, 1976Labels: National Contact, Specific Instances

   • OECD NCPs
   • FIDH Guide

3. Council adopts revised decisions after first review

   Jun 13, 1979Labels: OECD Council, Policy Review

   • Cambridge ILM

4. OECD revises the Guidelines again (1982)

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: Guidelines Revision, OECD

   • OECD Annual

5. OECD conducts another revision (1984)

   Jan 1, 1984Labels: Guidelines Revision, OECD

   • OECD Annual
   • BJIR Article

6. Guidelines revised during globalization’s acceleration (1991)

   Jan 1, 1991Labels: Guidelines Revision, Globalization

   • OECD Annual

7. Mid-1990s revision supports continued implementation (1995)

   Jan 1, 1995Labels: Guidelines Revision, Implementation

   • OECD Annual

8. OECD publishes consolidated “Basic Texts” compilation

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: Basic Texts, OECD

   • Tully ICLQ

9. Ministerial-level adoption of major “Revision 2000” update

   Jun 27, 2000Labels: Revision 2000, Ministerial Council

   • OECD Revision
   • Tully ICLQ

10. Implementation procedures emphasize NCPs and “specific instances”

    Jun 27, 2000Labels: Implementation Procedures, Specific Instances

    • OECD NCPs
    • Refworld Text

11. OECD reports on government actions to strengthen observance

    Nov 29, 2001Labels: OECD Report, Government Actions

    • OECD 2001

12. Revision 2000 text disseminated as the 2000-era baseline

    Oct 21, 2003Labels: Revision 2000, Baseline Text

    • OECD Revision