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The original member countries of the OECD since 1961 are:
Austria Luxembourg
Belgium Netherlands
Canada Norway Directory
Denmark Portugal
France Spain of bodies
Germany Sweden
Greece Switzerland
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Iceland Turkey
Ireland United Kingdom
Italy United States
The following countries became members through
accession at the dates indicated hereafter:
Japan 28 April 1964
Finland 28 January 1969
Australia 7 June 1971
New Zealand 29 May 1973 D
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Hungary 7 May 1996 y o
Poland 22 November 1996 f b
Korea 12 December 1996 od
Slovak Republic 14 December 2000 ie
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Directory
of Bodies
of the OECD
JUNE 2010
INTRODUCTION
Article 9 of the Convention of 14th December 1960 on the OECD states that "The
Council may establish an Executive Committee and such subsidiary bodies as may be required for
the achievement of the aims of the Organisation".
This directory presents the bodies established by the Council which are currently
operative. It includes the sub-committees, working parties, groups of experts, ad hoc groups, etc.
which those bodies have in their turn set up to assist them in their work. For ease of reference, the
titles of the principal bodies are framed; those of their working parties are underlined; and those of
third-level sub-groups are in italics.
For each body listed, information is given concerning the chairmanship and
vice-chairmanship(s), membership (in cases where the body does not include all OECD Member
countries or where non-Members of the Organisation are full participants in its work), observers,
date of creation, duration and mandate.
It should be noted that some bodies have been in continuous existence for a lengthy
period and that their functions have evolved. Moreover, certain bodies have a precisely defined
field of action and/or a sizeable sub-structure, while the definition of the competence of others has
remained very broad. The present functions of some bodies, or the relative importance of their
activities, may not, therefore, always be clearly and completely reflected by the texts of the
mandates alone.
This compilation is updated and published annually. The information in this edition
applies to the situation as of the beginning of June 2010. An electronic version is also available on
the OECD Internet Site (http://www.oecd.org).
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M E M B E R C O U N T R I E S O F O E C D
Australia Hungary Norway
Austria Iceland Poland
Belgium Ireland Portugal
Canada Italy Slovak Republic
Chile Japan Spain
Czech Republic Korea Sweden
Denmark Luxembourg Switzerland
Finland Mexico Turkey
France Netherlands United Kingdom
Germany New Zealand United States
Greece
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Table of Contents
COUNCIL AND RELATED BODIES ........................................................................................ 15
Council .................................................................................................................................... 16
Executive Committee ............................................................................................................... 17
Budget Committee .................................................................................................................... 18
External Relations Committee .................................................................................................. 19
Committee on Public Affairs and Communications ...................................................................20
Audit Committee ....................................................................................................................... 22
Evaluation Committee .............................................................................................................. 23
Pension Budget and Reserve Fund Management Board .......................................................... 25
Governing Board of the Development Centre ........................................................................... 27
Global Forum on Development .................................................................................... 31
Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts............................................................... 33
Liaison Committee with International Non-Governmental Organisations ................................... 35
Liaison Committee Between the Russian Federation and the OECD ........................................ 37
Co-ordination Group for the Global Project on “Measuring the Progress of Societies” .............. 39
Executive Committee in Special Session .................................................................................. 41
ECONOMIC POLICY ............................................................................................................... 43
Economic Policy Committee ..................................................................................................... 44
Working Party on Short-Term Economic Prospects ...................................................... 45
Working Party No. 1 on Macro-Economic and Structural Policy Analysis ..................... 46
Working Party No. 3 on Policies for the Promotion of Better International Payments
Equilibrium ................................................................................................................... 47
Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) ......................................................... 49
ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... 51
Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) ................................................................................... 52
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment .............................................. 55
Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment ........................................................... 57
Joint Meetings of Tax and Environment Experts .......................................................... 59
Working Party on Global and Structural Policies .......................................................... 60
Working Group on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity (WGEAB) ...................... 62
Working Party on National Environmental Policies ....................................................... 64
Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling ........................................ 66
Working Group on Transport ........................................................................... 68
Working Party on Environmental Performance ............................................................. 70
Working Group on Environmental Information and Outlooks ............................ 72
Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology ........................................ 73
Working Group of National Co-ordinators of the Test Guidelines Programme
(WNT) ............................................................................................................. 75
Working Group on Good Laboratory Practice ..................................................77
Working Group on Pesticides .......................................................................... 79
Working Group on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in
Biotechnology .................................................................................................. 81
Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds ...................................... 83
Working Group on Chemical Accidents............................................................ 85
Task Force on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers ................................ 87
Task Force on Biocides ................................................................................... 89
Global Forum on Environment (GFENV) ......................................................................91
Chemicals Committee .............................................................................................................. 92
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Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials ........................................................... 96
Task Force on Hazard Assessment ............................................................................. 98
Task Force on Harmonisation of Classification and Labelling ..................................... 100
Task Force on Exposure Assessment ........................................................................ 102
DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................... 105
Development Assistance Committee ...................................................................................... 106
Global Forum on Development .................................................................................. 108
DAC Working Party on Statistics (WP-STAT) ............................................................. 109
DAC Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF) .................................................. 112
DAC Network on Development Evaluation ................................................................. 115
DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET) ..................................................... 119
DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET) ..........123
DAC Network on Poverty Reduction (POVNET) .........................................................127
DAC Network on Governance (GOVNET) ..................................................................131
DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF) .....................................135
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 139
Public Governance Committee (PGC) ....................................................................................140
Global Forum on Public Governance .........................................................................143
Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO) ......................................................... 144
Network on Financial Management................................................................ 145
Network of Parliamentary Budget Officials ..................................................... 146
Network on Performance and Results ...........................................................147
Network of Senior Officials from Centres of Government (COG) ................................ 148
Public Employment and Management Working Party (PEMWP) ................................ 149
Expert Group on Conflict of Interest: Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in
the Public Service ...................................................................................................... 150
Network of Senior E-Government Officials (EGOV) .................................................... 151
Territorial Development Policy Committee (TDPC) ................................................................. 152
Working Party on Territorial Policy in Urban Areas ..................................................... 155
Working Party on Territorial Policy in Rural Areas ...................................................... 158
Working Party on Territorial Indicators ....................................................................... 161
Regulatory Policy Committee................................................................................................. 164
TRADE AND AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................... 167
Trade Committee.................................................................................................................... 168
Global Forum on Trade .............................................................................................. 170
Working Party of the Trade Committee ......................................................................171
Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees ............................................ 172
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and Trade ............................................................ 174
Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment .........................................................175
Committee for Agriculture (COAG) ......................................................................................... 177
Global Forum on Agriculture ...................................................................................... 180
Working Party on Agricultural Policies and Markets (APM)......................................... 182
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and Trade ............................................................ 184
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment ............................................ 185
Group on Commodity Markets ................................................................................... 187
OECD Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and
Vegetables ................................................................................................................. 188
OECD Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and
Vegetables - Meeting of Heads of National Inspection Services .................... 189
OECD Seed Schemes ............................................................................................... 190
Scheme for Grass and Legume Seed ............................................................191
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