Guidelines

• Concepts, Principles and Human Rights
• Disclosure
• Employment and Industrial Relations
• Environment
• Combating Bribery
• Consumer Interests
• Science and Technology
• Competition
• Taxation

National Contact Point

• Organisation
• Promotion
• Filing complaints (procedure)
• Pending complaints
• Closed complaints (statements)
• Other NCP’s
• Stakeholders & partners

Knowledge Center

• Tools & checklisten
• Landeninformatie
• Sectorinformatie
• MVO overzicht
• Veelgestelde vragen

Science and Technology

Enterprises should:

1. Endeavour to ensure that their activities are compatible with the science
and technology (S&T) policies and plans of the countries in which they
operate and as appropriate contribute to the development of local and
national innovative capacity.

2. Adopt, where practicable in the course of their business activities, practices
that permit the transfer and rapid diffusion of technologies and know-how,
with due regard to the protection of intellectual property rights.

3. When appropriate, perform science and technology development work in
host countries to address local market needs, as well as employ host country
personnel in an S&T capacity and encourage their training, taking into
account commercial needs.

4. When granting licenses for the use of intellectual property rights or when
otherwise transferring technology, do so on reasonable terms and conditions
and in a manner that contributes to the long term development prospects of
the host country.

5. Where relevant to commercial objectives, develop ties with local
universities, public research institutions, and participate in co-operative
research projects with local industry or industry associations.