Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 14401 | 09 October 2017
The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2016-2017
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 2.4, insert the following paragraph:
"The enlarged Assembly underlines the importance of balanced multilateral trade relations for enhancing prosperity for all and securing fundamental rights, sustainability, social peace and fully-functioning democracy. It encourages the OECD to pursue its research on the impact of evolving trade and investment protection arrangements on fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law. The enlarged Assembly also calls on the OECD to evaluate the implications for development in the light of Brexit and President Trump’s rejection of the Paris Agreement on climate change."
Explanatory note
Multilateral trade (and investment) is central to the healthy balance of private commercial goals and public interests, both in the short and long term. The OECD’s research on the interaction between trade and fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law should help politicians make informed policy choices.