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Art. 1 Tasks
1 The National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (NCP) promotes in terms of Clause I.11 of the OECD Guidelines of 25 May 2011 for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) the implementation of the Guidelines by international enterprises that have their registered office or a permanent establishment in Switzerland. 2 It has the following tasks in particular: a. It promotes awareness and the dissemination of the OECD Guidelines. b. It accepts submissions raising specific instances regarding possible violations by companies of the OECD Guidelines and mediates between the parties. c. It responds to enquiries about the OECD Guidelines.
Para. 1 — Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Para. 1 — OECD Declaration of 25 May 2011; www.oecd.org > Topics > Industry and Entrepreneurship > Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; a German translation is available in the report of 11 January 2012 on foreign economic policy 2011, BBl 2012 827, here 938.
Art. 2 Responsibility
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) runs the NCP.
Art. 3 Submissions raising specific instances
1 Submissions raising specific instances regarding possible violations of the OECD Guidelines may be raised by individual persons or groups. 2 They must be submitted in writing.
Art. 4 Procedure for dealing with submissions raising specific instances
1 The NCP shall issue instructions on dealing with submissions raising specific instances, taking account of the Procedural Guidance of the OECD Guidelines. 2 The NCP shall set up a working group within the Federal Administration to deal with a submission raising a specific instance. The working group shall include representatives of the offices of the Federal Administration that are affected by the specific instance.