Good Practice Guidance

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

http://www.oecd.org/document/13/0,3746,en_2649_34859_39884109_1_1_1_1,00.html

The OECD's Good Practice Guidance is addressed to companies for establishing and ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls, ethics, and compliance programs or measures for preventing and detecting the bribery of foreign public officials in their international business transactions, and to business organizations and professional associations, which play an essential role in assisting companies in these efforts.

Key Facts
The guidance provides a list of good practices to consider as part of an effective compliance program, including these actions related to intermediaries:

Additional Information
Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics, and Compliance PwC White Paper: The Case for Risk-Based Due Diligence: A practical approach to a complex problem

Who it affects
Companies, business organizations and professional associations operating in foreign countries.

Wikipedia Entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_for_Economic_Cooperation_and_Development

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