Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

C/MIN(2024)6
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English/French
20 April 2024

COUNCIL

Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level, 2-3 May 2024

ROADMAP FOR THE OECD ACCESSION PROCESS OF ARGENTINA(Adopted by the Council on 26 March 2024)

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1.
On 25 January 2022, the OECD Council decided to open accession discussions with Argentina as
well as five other countries, taking into account the criteria of like-mindedness, significant player, mutual
benefit and global considerations and recognising the progress made by these countries toward fulfillingthe criteria outlined in the Framework for Consideration of Prospective Members [C(2017)92/FINAL]. It
invited the Secretary-General, through a letter agreed by Council, to communicate the Council’s decision
to Argentina and to request Argentina to confirm its adherence to the OECD’s 60th Anniversary Vision
Statement and Ministerial Council Statement adopted in October 2021 and to the letter sent by the
Secretary-General. The Council requested the Secretary-General, as positive responses were received fromcandidate countries, to set out the terms, conditions and process for accession to the OECD in draft
Roadmaps for Accession for consideration and adoption by Council.
2.
In accordance with the Council Resolution of 25 January 2022, this Roadmap sets out the terms,
conditions and process for the accession of Argentina with the objective of enabling Council, at the end of
the process set out in this Roadmap, to come to a decision on whether to invite Argentina to accede to theOECD Convention and thereby become a Member of the Organisation. In response to changing
circumstances, the Council may introduce changes to the Roadmap during the accession process.
3.
The overarching objective of the accession process is to achieve convergence of Argentina with
OECD standards, best policies and best practices, resulting in better outcomes for OECD Members as well
as for Argentina and its citizens. Throughout the accession process, the OECD will work closely with
Argentina to support the adoption of long-lasting reforms to align with OECD standards, best policies andbest practices.

I.

Shared Values, Vision and Priorities

4.
The shared values, vision and priorities of the OECD membership are set out in the OECD’s 60th
Anniversary Vision Statement [C/MIN(2021)16/FINAL] as well as the 2021 Ministerial Council
Statement [C/MIN(2021)25/FINAL] to which Argentina has confirmed its adherence. These shared values,
vision and priorities constitute the strength of the Organisation and the accession process will serve to
confirm Argentina’s adherence to these values, vision and priorities in practice. This is a fundamental
requirement for membership.
5.
OECD Members have set out their shared values, vision and priorities in the OECD’s 60th
Anniversary Vision Statement: “We form a like-minded community, committed to the preservation ofindividual liberty, the values of democracy, the rule of law and the defence of human rights. We believein open and transparent market economy principles. Guided by our Convention, we will pursue sustainableeconomic growth and employment, while protecting our planet. Our shared endeavour is to end poverty,
to tackle inequalities and to leave no one behind. We want to improve the lives and prospects of everyone,
inside and outside the OECD. As a global pathfinder, the OECD will therefore continue to develop
evidence-based analysis that helps generate innovative policies and standards to build stronger, moresustainable and more inclusive economies, inspiring trust and confidence for resilient, responsive andhealthy societies.”
6.
Candidate countries are expected to demonstrate this like-mindedness in their statements andactions in their relations with the Organisation and its Members. This like-mindedness includes thereadiness to engage constructively in open and frank discussions with a view to finding consensus as wellas the willingness to accept the Organisation’s unique working methods including peer review, a hallmarkof the OECD. Members may also consider as appropriate the actions of candidate countries in otherinternational fora. Bilateral issues should not be an impediment in the accession process and should
therefore be resolved in a like-minded and constructive way.

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7.
These shared values, vision and priorities shall be a central element throughout the accession
process including at the ultimate stage when making a final decision on whether to invite a candidate
country to become a Member of the Organisation. Questions related to these shared values, vision andpriorities as well as commitment to the OECD’s working methods will be regularly reviewed by Council,
including in the framework of dedicated meetings to which representatives of the candidate country may
be invited to discuss issues of concern.

II.

Obligations of OECD Membership

8.

The obligations of membership include, inter alia:i.

acceptance of the aims of the Organisation, as set out in Article 1 of the Convention as wellas in the Report of the OECD Preparatory Committee of December 1960;
ii. accession to the OECD Convention and implementation of all of the undertakings andcommitments set out therein;iii. acceptance of Supplementary Protocols Nos. 1 and 2 to the OECD Convention;
iv. acceptance of all decisions, resolutions, rules, regulations and conclusions previously
adopted by the Organisation relating to its management and functioning including thoseconcerning the governance of the Organisation, the financial contributions of Members,
other financial and budget matters, staff matters (including the judgments of the
Administrative Tribunal), procedural matters, relations with non-Members andclassification of information as they stand on the date of membership and with no exception;v. acceptance of the financial statements of the Organisation;
vi. acceptance of the working methods of the Organisation;vii. acceptance of all substantive legal instruments of the Organisation in force on the date ofthe decision of the OECD Council to invite the candidate country to become a Member,subject to any agreed reservations or observations reproduced in the Final Statement.
9.
OECD membership obligations also include the conclusion of an appropriate Agreement on theprivileges and immunities of the Organisation in line with the privileges and immunities which Member
countries should be prepared to grant to the Organisation in order to ensure its independence and proper
functioning. This agreement must be concluded before a decision is made by the OECD Council to invite
the candidate country to become a Member and must enter into force no later than the date of accession to
the OECD Convention. Accordingly, it will be important for negotiations on privileges and immunities tostart promptly.

III.

Technical Reviews by OECD Committees

10.
In order to allow Council to take an informed decision on the accession of Argentina, Argentina
will undergo in-depth reviews by OECD substantive committees (hereafter “committees”) which will eachprovide a formal opinion to the Council upon completion of their technical review.
a) Policy Areas Identified by Council
11.
As set out in the Council Resolution of 25 January 2022, and the resulting letter sent by the
Secretary-General to candidate countries, the Council has identified the following policy areas which will
be covered in the technical reviews:

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manner as a basis for strong, sustainable, green and inclusive growth;- Open trade and investment: how to reinforce the candidate country’s open trade and investment
regime, in light of the value of open, trading, competitive, sustainable and transparent market
economies; how to strengthen rules-based international trade. This includes the importance ofstrengthening the rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its centre, opposition toeconomic coercion, the levelling of the international playing field through increased competition,better integration of SMEs into global value chains and the dismantlement of unnecessary barriers
to international trade, which benefits consumers and promotes economic growth and innovation;- Inclusive growth: how to put in place efficient and effective social and equality of opportunity
policies, in order to contribute to an inclusive growth that delivers for all citizens;- Governance: how to strengthen public governance, integrity and anti-corruption efforts;- Environment, biodiversity and climate: how to ensure effective protection of the environmentand biodiversity, and action on climate change in order to achieve the objectives of the Paris
Agreement on climate change. This includes the need for whole-of-economy policy measuresaligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement and in particular the goal of achieving global netzero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through deep emissions reductions enabled by public andprivate investments. This also includes the importance for each country to adopt and fully
implement public policies in line with its climate goals, including reversing and halting biodiversity
loss and deforestation as agreed during COP26 in Glasgow, and taking effective actions to translate
this on the ground;- Digitalisation: how to advance an inclusive digital economy including through working together
at the international level; and- Infrastructure: how to invest in quality infrastructure in a transparent, accountable and inclusiveway.
12.
This non-exhaustive list of key areas is without prejudice to the range of specific issues that may
be identified as a result of the detailed analysis and assessment of the different committees.
b) List of Committees Conducting Accession Reviews
13.
The following committees will conduct accession reviews of Argentina and provide a formal
opinion to Council, drawing as appropriate on assessments by their subsidiary bodies:-

Investment Committee and the Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct;
Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions;
Corporate Governance Committee;
Committee on Financial Markets;
Insurance and Private Pensions Committee;
Competition Committee;
Committee on Fiscal Affairs;
Environment Policy Committee;
Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee;
Public Governance Committee;
Committee of Senior Budget Officials;
Regulatory Policy Committee;
Regional Development Policy Committee;
Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy;
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Education Policy Committee;
Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee;
Health Committee;
Trade Committee and the Working Party on Export Credits;
Committee for Agriculture;
Fisheries Committee;
Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy;
Digital Policy Committee;
Committee on Consumer Policy;
Steel Committee;
Shipbuilding Committee.

c) Scope and Conduct of Technical Reviews
14.
The technical reviews and resulting formal opinions will cover two principal elements as further
described in paragraphs 19 to 24 below:
i. an evaluation of the willingness and ability of Argentina to implement any substantive OECD legal
instruments within the committee’s competence; andii. an evaluation of Argentina’s policies and practices as compared to OECD best policies andpractices in the relevant area, with reference to the corresponding Core Principles set out in the
Appendix to the present Roadmap.
15.
The technical reviews will begin with the submission by Argentina of an Initial Memorandum (seeparagraphs 19 to 22 below). There will then be a phase of intensive information-gathering and in-depth
analysis by the Secretariat resulting in a background report to support the review by the committee. The
report prepared by the Secretariat will be the basis for a phase of discussions by committees of the elements
set out in paragraph 14. There may be several rounds of dialogue with Argentina as well as closed session
discussions among OECD Members. As a result of this analysis and discussion, committees may
recommend changes to bring Argentina’s legislation, policy and/or practices into line with OECD legal
instruments or to bring Argentina’s policies and practices closer to OECD best policies and practices.
Committees may also consider ways to support the candidate countries in making these changes, including
through technical assistance by the Secretariat and channels for experts from Member countries tovoluntarily share their national experiences.
16.
During the accession review, each committee may communicate the conclusions of their
discussions to the candidate country by means of letters from the committee Chair outlining the issues
identified and recommendations made by the committee as well as next steps in the accession review.
17.
Each committee will determine the list of legislative changes and other reforms that must be
adopted before the completion of its technical review. When a committee is satisfied with Argentina’salignment with OECD legal instruments as well as OECD best policies and practices, it will adopt a formal
opinion that will subsequently be submitted to Council once all committees undertaking accession reviews
have adopted their formal opinions.
18.
While all the legislative changes and other reforms considered essential by committees must be
adopted before the end of the accession process, in their formal opinions, committees may makerecommendations for additional follow-up actions by Argentina and/or state that it wishes to continue tofurther monitor and thereby support the implementation of reforms adopted during the accession process.

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For this purpose, committees may propose to Council a timeline for Argentina to report back to thecommittee after accession (see paragraphs 43 and 44 below).
i) Willingness and ability to implement substantive OECD legal instruments
19.
In practice, the starting point of the technical reviews will be the submission by Argentina to theSecretary-General of an Initial Memorandum, setting out a first self-assessment of the alignment ofArgentina’s legislation, policies and practices with each OECD legal instrument in force that applies to all
OECD Members. This includes all substantive Decisions, Recommendations, Declarations as well asinternational agreements or arrangements developed within the OECD framework (a full list is available
at https://legalinstruments.oecd.org). The self-assessment should cover legal instruments to which
Argentina already adheres.
20.
Reservations or observations to an OECD legal instrument will only be possible if this is in linewith the practice of OECD Members. If Argentina considers that further actions are required in order toalign with the OECD legal instrument, it should set out a proposed action plan setting out how it intends
to modify its legislation, policies and practices for this together with a schedule for these actions.
21.
The Initial Memorandum shall be formally submitted following a review by the Secretariat andany appropriate modifications incorporated thereafter. The relevant parts of the Initial Memorandum willthen be submitted to the different committees reviewing Argentina. The committees will evaluate as partof their technical reviews the alignment of Argentina with OECD legal instruments within theircompetence in order to determine any further actions that are required. The formal opinion of eachcommittee will include an assessment of the willingness and ability of Argentina to implement any OECDlegal instruments within the committee’s competence.
22.
For new or revised OECD legal instruments adopted after the submission of the Initial
Memorandum, Argentina will be requested to provide an alignment self-assessment as soon as possible,
and this will be evaluated by the relevant substantive committee. If the committee has already concluded
its formal opinion, an evaluation of Argentina’s position may be undertaken by the Secretariat (seeparagraph 29 below).
ii) Comparison with OECD best policies and practices
23.
The committees reviewing Argentina will also provide the Council with an evaluation in theirformal opinions of Argentina’s policies and practices as compared to OECD best policies and practices intheir area of competence, with reference to the corresponding Core Principles set out in the Appendix tothe present Roadmap.
24.
Committees may also take into account Argentina’s position on other rules, standards andbenchmarks by which OECD Members generally abide (e.g. position on major multilateral agreements).
d) Timeline and Organisation of Technical Reviews
25.
Technical reviews by substantive committees will be carried out in parallel and the formal opinions
adopted by all committees reviewing Argentina will be submitted to the Council as one package.
26.
The timeline for the technical reviews largely depends on the pace at which Argentina provides
information to the committees and the pace at which Argentina takes appropriate action in response torecommendations by committees for changes to legislation, policy and practice. Argentina will be expected
to fulfil all requirements of the accession process within a reasonable time and the Council will regularly
discuss Argentina’s level of progress in the technical reviews.
27.
Each OECD substantive committee will determine the organisation of its technical accession
reviews with due consideration to other priorities in its work programme. With the support of the
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Secretariat, committees will also consider modalities to manage the workload represented by the accession
reviews. These modalities could include dedicated virtual meetings, a maximum number of accession
reviews per meeting, small groups of delegates advancing the work or having a lead delegate or rapporteur.
e) Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information
28.
In principle, the accession discussions between the OECD and Argentina take place in aconfidential setting in order to preserve a space for open and frank discussions between OECD Members
and Argentina. At the same time, in order to inform discussions and support reforms in Argentina, theOECD and Argentina may agree to disclose certain information. In this regard, the background reports
prepared by the Secretariat to support the accession reviews may be published before the end of theaccession process under the authority of the Secretary-General. However, the version of the reports to be
published should not contain the final evaluation of the two criteria set out in paragraph 14 above since
this evaluation is destined for the Council only.

IV.

Technical Review by the Secretariat

29.
Argentina’s alignment with OECD legal instruments which do not fall within the competence of acommittee reviewing Argentina or which have not been reviewed by the competent committee because
they were adopted after the conclusion of its formal opinion, will be evaluated by the Secretary-General
who will present a report to the Council at the end of the process.

V.

Participation in OECD Substantive Committees during the Accession Process30.
During the accession process, Argentina is invited to participate, on the basis of its status as anaccession candidate country, in the meetings of all OECD substantive committees and their subsidiarybodies open to participation by all OECD Members. Where it participates on the basis of its status of anaccession candidate country, it will participate in all discussions except confidential sessions and haveaccess to related documents but it will not take part in decision-making. Where Argentina is an Associate
or Participant in an OECD body in line with the Resolution on Partnerships [C(2012)100/REV2/FINAL],
it will maintain this status and the corresponding rights and obligations throughout the accession process.

VI.

Development Assistance Committee

31.
The Development Assistance Committee will engage in a structured dialogue with Argentina
during the accession process to discuss the opportunity and feasibility of joining the Committee.

VII.

Participation in Optional OECD Bodies or Programmes

32.
During the accession process, Argentina is invited to state whether it intends to participate, upon
becoming a Member of the Organisation, in some or all of the Organisation’s optional bodies orprogrammes in which it does not already participate. This includes the International Energy Agency, theNuclear Energy Agency as well as other optional bodies and programmes, which may have special
membership criteria and/or require the acceptance of specific obligations. If Argentina expresses its
intention to join some of these activities, the relevant bodies or programmes may undertake theirestablished membership procedures in parallel with the OECD accession process.

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VIII. Coordination Role of the Secretariat
33.

Throughout the process, the Secretariat will:˗˗˗

assist Argentina in complying with the requirements of the accession process and provide its
authorities with any necessary information or advice, including reviewing the draft Initial
Memorandum and other documentation submitted;
provide information and analysis for the technical reviews by committees of Argentina, as well as
provide procedural guidance and facilitate coordination including on the treatment of any legal
instruments or issues that will be reviewed by more than one committee;
provide the Council with regular reports on the status of the accession process as well as any
material it may require for the consideration of Argentina’s request for membership.

IX.

Conclusion of the Accession Process

A.

Final Statement

34.
When all of the technical reviews and other discussions are complete, the Government ofArgentina will submit to the Secretary-General a Final Statement:a) stating that it shall assume all obligations of Member of the Organisation including:i. the acceptance of the aims of the Organisation, as set out in Article 1 of the Convention as
well as in the Report of the OECD Preparatory Committee of December 1960;
ii. accession to the OECD Convention and implementation of all of the undertakings andcommitments set out therein;iii. acceptance of Supplementary Protocols Nos. 1 and 2 to the OECD Convention;
iv. acceptance of all decisions, resolutions, rules, regulations and conclusions previously adopted
by the Organisation relating to its management and functioning including those concerning
the governance of the Organisation, the financial contributions of Members, other financial
and budget matters, staff matters (including the judgments of the Administrative Tribunal),
procedural matters, relations with non-Members and classification of information as theystand on the date of membership and with no exception;v. acceptance of the financial statements of the Organisation;
vi. acceptance of the working methods of the Organisation;vii. acceptance of all substantive legal instruments of the Organisation in force on the date of thedecision of the OECD Council to invite the candidate country to become a Member, subject
to any agreed reservations or observations reproduced in the Final Statement;b) accepting that the Privileges and Immunities Agreement between Argentina and the OECD musthave entered into force at the time of the deposit of the instrument of accession to the Convention;c) specifying its intention to participate in any optional bodies or programmes upon becoming a
Member of the Organisation;d) noting that any prior agreements between Argentina and the Organisation concerning participation
as a non-Member in OECD bodies shall be considered to be terminated as of the date of its
accession to the OECD Convention;e) agreeing to submit any progress reports to OECD committees after accession as set out in thedecision of the Council to invite Argentina to accede to the OECD Convention, to designate a highlevel contact point on post accession progress, to contribute financial resources to cover the costs

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prepared by the Secretariat; andf) setting out any additional undertakings that may be appropriate in light of the discussions on theterms and conditions of its membership.
B.
Decision by Council on Whether to Extend an Invitation to Argentina to Accede to the OECD
Convention
35.
When all the technical reviews and other discussions are complete and Argentina has submitted
its Final Statement, the Secretary-General will present the relevant analysis and documents for Council’s
consideration. This will include a general report on the accession process with the Secretary General’s
recommendation to Council, the Final Statement of Argentina, the formal opinions of all committees
reviewing Argentina and a report on the technical review by the Secretariat of Argentina’s position on
OECD legal instruments not reviewed by any committee.
36.
On the basis of these documents and any other relevant information including consideration of any
issues related to shared values, vision and priorities, the Council will decide by unanimity, in accordancewith Article 16 of the Convention, whether to invite Argentina to accede to the Convention as well as theterms and conditions of that invitation.
37.
If the Council Decision is positive, an Accession Agreement will be signed between Argentina andthe Organisation which would incorporate, as its main elements, the Final Statement of Argentina and theCouncil Decision. This Agreement will be made public.
38.
With regard to any new or revised substantive legal instruments adopted between the date of thedecision of the OECD Council to invite Argentina to accede to the OECD Convention and the date on
which Argentina deposits its instrument of accession and becomes an OECD Member, Argentina will be
expected to adhere to these instruments at the time of adoption.
39.
Once an invitation to become a Member has been extended, it will be for Argentina to take theappropriate steps at the national level to ratify the Accession Agreement and accede to the OECD
Convention. In the period between the Council Decision and the date of membership, Argentina will be
invited to participate, without decision-making rights, in the work of the Council and its standing
committees.
40.
Once invited to become a Member, Argentina will be expected to complete its internal procedures
swiftly and the Secretary-General would provide updates to Council on progress. If there is an unexpected
delay, the Council may call for a discussion with Argentina and consider whether further action is required.
C.

Deposit of the Instrument of Accession

41.
Once Argentina has completed its internal procedures, it will accede to the OECD Convention bydepositing its instrument of accession with the French Government, the depositary of the Convention. As
from the date of the deposit of the instrument of accession, Argentina will be an OECD Member.
D.

Adoption of the Council Resolution Recording Accession

42.
The procedure concludes, following the practice of the Organisation, with a Resolution of theCouncil noting the accession and the date on which it took effect.
E.

Post-Accession Reporting Process

43.
While all the legislative changes and other reforms considered essential by committees must be
adopted before the end of the accession process, committees may make recommendations for additional
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follow-up actions by Argentina and/or state that it wishes to continue to further monitor and thereby
support the implementation of reforms adopted during the accession process. For this purpose, committees
may propose to Council a timeline for Argentina to report back to the committee after accession (seeparagraph 18 above).
44.
As noted above (see paragraph 34), Argentina would agree in its Final Statement to submit any
progress reports to OECD committees after accession as set out in the decision of the Council to invite
Argentina to accede to the Convention, to designate a high-level contact point on post accession progress,
to contribute financial resources to cover the costs of the evaluation of these reports and to the publicationof annual post-accession progress reports prepared by the Secretariat.

X.

Resources Required for the Accession Process

45.
Argentina will be required to provide the necessary resources to cover the costs of its accession
process. These non-recurring costs associated with its accession process will include OECD staff time andthose associated with missions, meetings, documentation, co-ordination and management, communication
as well as miscellaneous costs. The accession contributions will also cover the costs of integration ofArgentina into the Organisation’s work during the accession process. If, at the end of the process, theCouncil invites Argentina to become a Member of the Organisation, the accession contributions will also
cover any further costs between the date of the Council decision and the date of membership related tocoordination or the integration of Argentina into the statistical and other work of the Organisation as a
Member.
46.
Accession costs will be charged to Argentina as from the date of the adoption by Council of thepresent Roadmap and will include accession costs incurred for the period between the Council decision to
open accession discussions and the adoption of the present Roadmap.
47.
To ensure that the necessary resources are available in time to allow the accession process toproceed, Argentina will be required to make payments in advance of expenditure on the basis of Secretariat
estimates of costs. These estimates, which will be made annually, will include a margin for unanticipatedexpenditures during the course of the year ahead.
48.
The amount to be paid for the subsequent year may need to be adjusted in the light of the costs
actually incurred in the preceding year. For example, if costs incurred in a given year exceed Argentina’s
payment for that year it may be necessary for Argentina to make a larger payment the following year.
49.
The total cost of accession may ultimately be greater or less than the amount estimated since theprogress of the accession process depends on a number of factors including the pace at which Argentina
provides information to the committees and responds to recommendations made by committees. In thisrespect and in line with the approach taken for previous accession processes, any unspent appropriations
will be automatically carried-forward to the following year.
50.
At the end of the accession process, an accounting of the final total amount of the non-recurringcosts shall be provided by the Secretary-General to the Council for its approval and final settlement with
Argentina. Any outstanding balance shall be paid by Argentina or reimbursed by the Organisation(including through an offset against membership contributions) as the case may be.

XI.

Practical Arrangements

51.
Argentina shall correspond with the Organisation and make all information available in one of theofficial languages of the Organisation (English or French) or provide official translations of suchcorrespondence or documentation. The cost of any interpretation or translation into or from another

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language shall be covered by Argentina as part of the accession contributions referred to in paragraph 45
above.
52.
Argentina should designate and maintain at all times a high level contact person in capital entrustedwith coordinating national authorities involved in the accession process. Argentina should also designatea person with authority in charge of OECD accession who will be posted in Paris with the objective offacilitating contacts and handling operational matters arising in connection with the implementation of thisprocess. Finally, Argentina should maintain and provide the Secretariat with a list of contact persons
responsible for each of the committee reviews set out in paragraph 13 above.

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Appendix: List of Accession Core Principles
for OECD Committees

This Appendix sets out Core Principles for the technical accession review of each OECD committee. As
stated in Section III above, as part of its review, each committee will evaluate the alignment of Argentina
vis-à-vis all the substantive OECD legal instruments within its area of competence as well as Argentina’s
policies and practices as compared to OECD best policies and practices, with reference to thecorresponding Core Principles set out in this Appendix. These lists of Core Principles are non-exhaustive
and the committees may consider other issues within their competence as appropriate. In coming to theirown conclusions, committees may rely on technical opinions provided by their subsidiary bodies.

Investment Committee and the Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
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Full compliance with the principles of non-discrimination, transparency and ‘standstill’, inaccordance with the OECD Codes of Liberalisation (the Code of Liberalisation of Capital
Movements [OECD/LEGAL/0002] and the Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations[OECD/LEGAL/0001]), as well as the National Treatment Instrument [OECD/LEGAL/0263] of
the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises[OECD/LEGAL/0144] (reservations under the Codes must be limited to existing restrictions);
An open and transparent regime for foreign direct investment (FDI) restrictions must be limited
and concern sectors where restrictions are not uncommon in OECD countries;
Liberalisation of other long-term capital movements, including equity investment and debt
instruments of a maturity of one year or more; commercial credit and other capital operations
relating to international trade are also to be liberalised; a timetable for the abolition of remaining
controls on short-term capital movements is required;
No restrictions on payments or transfers in connection with international current accounttransactions; the candidate countries must comply with all IMF Article VIII requirements;
Relaxation of restrictions on cross-border trade in services, particularly banking, insurance andother financial services;
Alignment with the principles of non-discrimination, transparency of policies and predictability ofoutcomes, proportionality of measures and accountability of implementing authorities, if thecandidate country implements investment policies designed to safeguard national security, in linewith the Recommendation of the Council on Guidelines for Recipient Country Investment Policies
relating to National Security [OECD/LEGAL/0372];
Ensuring an investment climate that is aligned with the investment policy principles embodied in
the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI);
Evidence of commitment and effective measures to promote Responsible Business Conduct inrelation to disclosure; business respect for human rights, including those of indigenous peoples;
employment and industrial relations; environment; anti-corruption; consumer interests; science andtechnology; competition; and taxation; including the implementation of the OECD Guidelines for

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Multinational Enterprises and the use of the OECD Due Diligence Guidances by business, as wellas an adequate legal and regulatory framework in the areas covered by the Guidelines;
An effectively functioning and adequately resourced National Contact Point for the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that operates in conformity with the provisions set out in
the Decision of the Council on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises[OECD/LEGAL/0307], and taking into account the Procedural Guidance;
Completion of the OECD Survey of Implementation of Methodological Standards for Direct
Investment (based on the implementation of the Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct
Investment, 4th edition (BD4) [OECD/LEGAL/0363], agreement to report data for the compilationof the OECD International Direct Investment Statistics database and the bi-annual reports on FDI
trends published by the OECD, in accordance with the timetable and template agreed by Members.

Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
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Full compliance with the requirements of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public
Officials in International Business Transactions (the Convention);
A satisfactory legal framework for combating bribery on a domestic level;
Criminalisation of bribery of foreign public officials;
A legal framework for corporate liability for bribery of foreign public officials (whether
administrative, civil, criminal or hybrid);
Capacity and ability of investigative, prosecutorial and judicial authorities to carry out theirfunctions free from undue influence in line with Article 5 of the Convention and particularly as it
relates to enforcing the foreign bribery offence under Article 1;
Express non-tax deductibility of bribes and adequate accounting and auditing requirements;
Ability to co-operate with other Parties to the Convention;
Enforcement capacity for investigation and prosecution of bribery cases;
Readiness and ability to undergo and to participate in peer reviews of other Parties to theConvention;
Strong and effective legal and institutional frameworks for the protection of reporting persons.

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Ensuring a coherent institutional and regulatory framework that supports market-based access tofinance and provides for the existence and effective enforcement of shareholder rights and theequitable treatment of shareholders, including minority and foreign shareholders;
Requiring timely and reliable disclosure of corporate information in accordance withinternationally recognised standards of accounting, auditing and non-financial reporting;
Establishing professionalised and transparent ownership and oversight arrangements for stateowned enterprises to safeguard their integrity, accountability, autonomy and performance;
Establishing effective separation of the government’s role as an owner of state-owned enterprises
and other state functions that may influence the conditions for state-owned enterprises;
Ensuring a level-playing field in markets where state-owned enterprises and private sector
companies compete, or could compete, in order to avoid market distortions arising from state
ownership;
Having a clear framework for the duties, rights and responsibilities of boards of directors, and thatrecognises stakeholder rights as established by law or through mutual agreements and encourages

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Committee on Financial Markets
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Market-oriented and sufficiently open, efficient and sound financial system, including the market
and regulatory structure, based on high standards of transparency, confidence and integrity, andalso evidence of effective and efficient financial regulations;
Ensuring good market practices and policies with respect to:o sustainable finance, including ESG, climate transition, and other environmental considerations;o digitalisation of finance, with respect to tokenisation of assets, crypto-assets, decentralised
finance, as well as the broader energy efficient use of Blockchain and distributed ledger
technologies in financial systems; ando public debt management.
Relaxation of restrictions on cross-border trade, investment and establishment in banking and otherfinancial services, as required under the OECD Codes of Liberalisation;
Ensuring appropriate level of access, protection and support for the demand-side, via financial
consumer protection and financial literacy policies, to address asymmetries in market power andother consumer vulnerabilities.

Insurance and Private Pensions Committee
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Ensuring efficient, resilient, stable, and inclusive insurance markets, based on sound prudential
regulation and supervision of insurers and the protection of policyholders and beneficiaries, that
support the capacity of the individuals, businesses, and governments to address risks andchallenges, such as population ageing, sustainability and digitalisation;
Ensuring that funded and private pension arrangements are well designed and inclusive, with soundprudential regulation and supervision, so that they work in the best interest of members,
contributing to providing adequate retirement income within the overall pensions system, andaddressing the many challenges they face, such as population ageing, sustainability anddigitalisation;
Market liberalisation: Relaxation of restrictions on cross-border trade, investment andestablishment in insurance and pension services, as required under the OECD Codes of
Liberalisation;
Consumer finance: Ensuring appropriate level of access, protection and support for the demandside, via financial consumer protection and financial literacy policies, to address asymmetries inmarket power and other consumer vulnerabilities.

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Ensuring effective enforcement of competition laws through the establishment and operation of
appropriate legal provisions, sanctions, procedures, policies and institutions;
Facilitating international co-operation in investigations and proceedings that involve application ofcompetition laws;

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Actively identifying, assessing and revising existing and proposed public policies whose objectives
could be accomplished with less anti-competitive effect, and ensuring that persons or bodies withcompetition expertise are involved in the process of such competition assessment.

Committee on Fiscal Affairs
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Eliminating international double taxation on income and capital without creating opportunities for
non-taxation or reduced taxation through complying with the key substantive conditions underlying
the OECD Model Tax Convention;
Committing to provide appropriate data for the CFA’s periodic tax statistics and tax policy
publications and also to contribute actively to the analysis of tax policy in terms of its effects on
inclusive and sustainable economic growth and well-being;
Eliminating double taxation through ensuring the primacy of the arm’s length principle, as set out
in the OECD’s Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations,for the determination of transfer pricing between associated enterprises;
Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) in accordance with the BEPS package andthe ongoing work of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS, including the two-pillar solution to address
the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy;
Engaging in administrative assistance in tax matters, including through effective exchange of
information as reflected in the international standards on exchange of information on request andon automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters;
Reducing uncertainty and risks of double taxation and unintended non-taxation when applying
Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax in a cross-border context, through the design andoperation of these taxes in accordance with the 2016 Council Recommendation setting out theOECD’s International VAT/GST Guidelines and the further guidance provided in related reports;
Combating tax crimes and other crimes in accordance with the 2009 Council Recommendation,
the 2010 Council Recommendation and the Principles in Fighting Tax Crime: The Ten Global
Principles;
Committing to provide appropriate data for the International Survey on Revenue Administration
for purposes of the Tax Administration Comparative Information Series.

Environment Policy Committee•••

Developing and implementing effective and ambitious environmental and climate strategies andpolicies aimed at achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and commensurate
medium-term targets in line with this pathway, while demonstrating actual implementation throughrobust transparency systems and no backsliding in ambition;
Implementing target-based, transparent policies to ensure long-term biodiversity conservation andits sustainable use, including stopping and reversing biodiversity loss, deforestation and landdegradation by 2030 as well as protecting other vital ecosystems, through an efficient mix of
economic and regulatory instruments and integration of biodiversity-related objectives into sectoral
policies, as well as taking effective actions that are implemented on the ground, while respecting
and enforcing the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Implementing water policies that are based on long-term sustainable water management plans,encourage joint and shared management of water quantity and quality, and address practices, trends
and developments that affect water availability, water demand, and exposure and vulnerability towater risks;

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Implementing policies directed towards ocean conservation, including effective target-based
strategies to curb overexploitation and promote sustainable management of marine resources;
With respect to sustainable management of resources, implementing integrated life-cycle-oriented
approaches to waste and materials (including plastics) management and establishing framework
conditions for a more resource-efficient and circular economy;
Ensuring that generation of waste, including hazardous waste, is reduced, export of waste for final
disposal is minimised, and that waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner;
Controlling exports and imports of hazardous waste while allowing trade in waste as end-of-lifematerials and products destined for economically efficient and environmentally sound recovery
operations within the OECD area;
Pursue policies for effective control of air pollution to achieve ambient air quality consistent withinternational public health standards; implement a national air quality monitoring system;
Applying the Polluter-Pays Principle so that costs of pollution prevention and control measures,are borne by polluters and not generally subsidised by others, including governments;
Promoting the use of economic instruments to improve allocation and efficient use of natural
resources and better reflect the environmental and social costs of resource use, waste and pollution;
Working towards phasing out any environmentally harmful subsidies across the economy with aview to directing all financial flows towards activities that are either neutral or positive for theenvironment;
Integrating market and non-market instruments into an environmentally effective, economicallyefficient and socially equitable mix of policies, undertaking regular evaluations of the objectives,effectiveness and efficiency of environment- and climate-related policy and implementation
instruments;
Implementing a requirement for environmental assessment and continuous monitoring of projects,
plans and programmes with potentially significant impacts on the environment, with measures fortransparency and meaningful participation, early in the decision-making process and throughout
implementation, by all people, including vulnerable, indigenous and local communities;
Implementing integrated approaches for pollution prevention and control, and sustainable
management of natural resources, working closely with other countries to address trans-frontier
pollution;
Integrating environmental and climate considerations into economic and sectoral policies andpractices, promoting technological and organisational improvements to facilitate achievement ofenvironmental and climate goals;
Investing in climate resilience and adaptation as part of the national development agenda;
mainstreaming adaptation and sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity into policy making
and spatial and infrastructure planning;
Improving the process and quality environmental information and reporting, providing objective,
reliable, policy-relevant and accessible information on the environment and sustainable
development to decision makers and the public, including in ways that make it easy for local
communities to access and understand;Ensuring effective enforcement of environmental laws by strengthening the capacity ofenvironmental agencies and encouraging civil society’s participation in such efforts, including by
providing adequate access to justice, fighting impunity for violations of environmental laws andensuring that acts of violence and intimidation against environmental defenders are rigorously
investigated and prosecuted;
Applying domestic policies and measures that hold polluters responsible for remediation ofcontaminated sites, and that support and directly engage communities affected by pollution;

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Assuming a similar level of obligations and commitments in relevant Multilateral Environmental
Agreements, as those accepted by most or all OECD Member countries, e.g. the Paris Agreement
on climate change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, and setting national policy
objectives in accordance with these obligations and commitments;
Supporting non-OECD Member countries through international co-operation in the development
and implementation of effective and ambitious environmental and climate strategies.

Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee
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Agreeing to accept, from the date of OECD accession at the latest, data generated in the testing ofchemicals by countries adhering to the OECD Acts on Mutual Acceptance of Data and inaccordance with the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice and Test Guidelines, for the
purposes for the assessment and other uses relating to the protection of man and the environment;
Ensuring the harmonisation of their chemical safety policies with those of OECD countries in orderto (i) ensure that the instruments used to protect man and the environment are of comparable quality
to those in Member countries, (ii) promote an OECD-wide system of chemicals management,
thereby contributing to creation of a level playing field, and (iii) increase the possibilities of worksharing with OECD Partners;
Giving particular attention to hazard communication in the supply chain and to the establishmentof a systematic and comprehensive industrial chemicals management system;
Promoting and supporting pollution prevention, control and as appropriate remediation;
Working together with OECD countries to encourage and support convergence of safety policies
of non-Members towards OECD standards for chemical and biotechnology products;
Exchanging technical and policy information to address current and newly-emerging issues
associated with chemical management and biotechnology product safety;
Committing to global agreements related to chemicals management;
Willingness and ability to take on the obligations consistent with OECD instruments in the fields
of chemical safety;
Assuming obligations in Multilateral Environmental Agreements related to chemicals management
to the same extent as the ones accepted by most or all OECD Members.

Public Governance Committee
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A sound structure of government, including the separation of powers and the ability to maintainthe rule of law and continuously strengthen trust in institutions and democracy;
Strengthen the public institutions’ ability to promote systemic change as a way to respond to
economic, social and environmental challenges through evidence-based and innovative policies;
Leadership, prioritisation, co-ordination, and foresight capacity within the Centre of Governmentthat ensures a whole-of-government approach to strategic decision-making and effective interface
between the political and administrative levels in support of greater public sector effectiveness.
This includes coherent enforcement frameworks, as well as robust set-ups for the governance of
critical risks and crisis management;
An open government able to foster transparency and accountability towards citizens, communicate
with the public, promote stakeholder participation throughout the policy cycle, and protect andpromote civic space;

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The use of ICTs, digital technologies and data, open data and innovation to improve access andquality of public services, including the vision and framework conditions for digital and innovative
government as a strategic enabler of public-sector performance and responsiveness to the needs ofsociety and the economy;
The coherence of the legal, institutional and administrative settings and governance tools needed
to design and implement policies, programmes and services to achieve societal goals such as genderequality, youth empowerment and intergenerational equity, access to justice and relevant
Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 16, underpinned by a strategic vision to enhance
policy coherence;
A coherent and comprehensive public integrity system, enabling effective government
accountability and building a culture of integrity, including through sound safeguards at theintersection of the public and private sectors for lobbying and conflict of interest;
Infrastructure governance frameworks and public procurement systems that are comprehensive,
efficient and transparent and contribute to maximise the impact of public spending while achievingpressing policy goals such as sustainability;
A fit for purpose public service aiming to ensure that adaptive and responsive employment systems
enable skilled and effective public servants to work in values-driven culture and leadership,
integrating strategic workforce planning and management, diversity, and mechanisms to ensure
staff performance and capacity;
The use of performance indicators and data on public governance, including performance data foreventual inclusion in the OECD public governance database published biennially in Government
at a Glance.

Committee of Senior Budget Officials••••

Capacity for spending better by the effective allocation and reallocation of public resources basedon evidence;
Capacity to meet existing and upcoming budgetary challenges and address high-level policy
priorities in a sustainable manner, including through e.g. Green Budgeting;Openness and accessibility of public spending with clear mechanisms for transparency andaccountability;
Effective oversight of the budget process by parliaments and arrangements in place for public
engagement.

Regulatory Policy Committee
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Commitment to strengthen public governance through regulatory policy leading to high quality,
fit-for-purpose laws and regulations that ensure transparency, legitimacy, accountability andrespect for the rule of law to continuously strengthen trust in institutions and democracy;
Improve and strengthen regulatory policy and governance at all levels of government to promoteregulations that respond to economic, social and environmental challenges;
The approach to policy development, including the establishment of institutions and processes for
ensuring sound policy development, including regulatory impact assessment (RIA) and oversightand reporting on government-wide compliance with regulatory management practices;
RIA assessment capacity, including the implementation of a regulatory impact assessment
framework that addresses the appropriateness of regulating, determines the effectiveness ofregulations to achieve their objectives, ascertains whether regulations give rise to unnecessary costs
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and incorporates explicit consideration of alternative policy instruments, non-regulatory options aswell as the efficient use of market mechanisms;
Adherence to the principles of transparency and public participation in the development ofregulations;
Regulatory performance, including the performance of its regulatory system, focussing on theorganisation of the functions of its regulatory agencies and inspectorates, their public
accountability and their conformance with review and appeals processes;
Multi-level governance for regulatory coherence, including the promotion of regulatory coherence
through coordination with national, sub-national and supra-national bodies and the promotion ofinternational regulatory co-operation;
Develop agile regulatory governance to respond to the changing environment with more flexible
regulatory systems that will be more resilient to future shocks;
Capacity to consider relevant foreign and international regulatory frameworks when regulating andthe ability to assess the transboundary impacts of regulatory measures.

Regional Development Policy Committee
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Data on regional development, including the collection, publication and use of relevant data andindicators at different territorial levels for national and regional policy development, monitoringand performance evaluation;
Regional development strategies and policies to strengthen regional and national performance,
resilience, sustainability and citizen well-being, and reduce territorial divides. This implies placebased approaches to policy design and delivery tailored to the distinct attributes of each region
within a coherent national framework and which should include notably:o urban development frameworks;
o rural development frameworks;o incentives to foster urban-rural linkages.
Effective multi-level governance, including effective co-ordination within and across levels ofgovernment and policy sectors to achieve inclusive and sustainable development, competitivenessand well-being outcomes nationally, regionally and locally;
Subnational institutional and fiscal capacity to implement subnational government policy
responsibilities as well as contribute to the design and implementation of national policy, while
delivering relevant public investments and services for growth, competitiveness, equity andsustainability in each region;
Framework conditions that enable subnational jurisdictions to make public investments in an
effective, efficient and transparent manner.

Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy••

Willingness and ability to fulfil the obligation in Article 3 a) of the OECD Convention to “furnish
the Organisation with the information necessary for the accomplishment of its tasks”, including
providing short term, structural and other analytical statistics and their associated methodologicalinformation needed for adequate policy analysis and surveillance;
Establishment or maintenance of a legal and institutional framework for statistics and data alignedwith the OECD Recommendation on Good Statistical Practice [OECD/LEGAL/0417] and the Set

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of Good Statistical Practices1 that pertain to the individual provisions of the Recommendation,
namely:o ensuring professional independence of national statistical authorities;
o establishing an efficient coordination of the national statistical system and an effective
governance of the data system;o providing the producers of official statistics with a clear mandate to collect information for
statistical purposes, including access to data from administrative sources and to privately helddata;
o developing policies to ensure adequate human, financial and technical resources for thesustainable production of high-quality official statistics;o using sound methodologies aligned with international standards, and commitment toprofessional standards and innovation in methods and sources;o developing effective policies and good practices to ensure continuous improvement of thequality of official statistics, and to ensure their equitable and user-friendly accessibility anddissemination;o ensuring impartiality, objectivity and transparency of official statistics;
o providing appropriate protection of the privacy of data providers and confidentiality of theindividual information collected for statistical purposes;
o committing to international cooperation.
Establishment and maintenance of a sound statistical and data infrastructure (for instance housing
and population census, labour force survey or business register) aligned with policies and goodpractices in OECD Members;
Successful integration into the Organisation’s reporting and information systems by the time ofaccession, including appropriate mechanisms to transmit the data and metadata on a regular basis.

Economic Development Review Committee•

To ensure effective policy-making in order to improve economic performance on a sustainablebasis:
o a robust macroeconomic policy framework and a sound financial system, including in theface of economic shocks;
o structural policy settings (including across product, labour and financial markets) consistent
with promoting improved economic performance;o a well-functioning economy and strong institutions to support sustainable and inclusive growth.

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Ensuring the quality and effectiveness of education and training programmes, and improving thequality of learning outcomes;
Promoting equality in educational opportunities, ensuring access to and success in quality
education for all;Gathering and using information to guide skills development;
Using funding instruments and incentives to steer and encourage investment in skills development;

See https://www.oecd.org/statistics/good-practice-toolkit/goodpractices/.

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Engaging stakeholders in designing and implementing policy.

Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee•

Ensuring that labour market, training, social protection and migration policies and institutions arein place to facilitate economic adjustment and promote inclusive and sustainable economic
prosperity for all through:o appropriate inclusive labour market and training policies and institutions as well as industrial
relations systems which are in line with the 2018 OECD Jobs Strategy;o policies to improve labour market opportunities for under-represented and vulnerable groups(for example, the unskilled, persons with disabilities, youth and older people) as well as policies
to promote social dialogue, labour market inclusion and the transition from informal to formal
employment;o policies to promote gender equality in employment and pay, as well as in training and accessto social protection;o policies to promote the economic, employment and social opportunities for all groups of young
people;o policies to promote the social and labour market inclusion of persons with disabilities andmental health issues;o financially and socially sustainable policies to promote social integration and cohesion,
including retirement income policies, support for families with children, and measuresdesigned to assist people without work and other vulnerable groups to combat poverty and findproductive and rewarding jobs;
o effective governance of the labour market and social protection systems, including the capacity
to monitor the implementation of policies and analyse and evaluate the outcomes achieved;o policies to ensure the full respect of labour rights and thorough exercise of individual andcollective labour rights, including through effective labour inspection, with a particularemphasis on fundamental labour rights, including the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights
at Work;o policies to combat all forms of discrimination in all areas of the economic and social life of thecountry;o policies to better manage migration flows and to foster the labour market and social integrationof immigrants and their children, as well as policies to harness the skills of emigrants to support
economic growth.

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The ability of the health system to deliver safe, people-centred and appropriate services, including
access to preventive health care and medical treatment, to all social groups and in a transparent andtimely manner;
The resilience and preparedness of the health system to prepare for and respond to healthemergencies and other crisis. This includes, but it is not limited to, addressing communicablediseases with epidemic or pandemic potential, through alignment with International HealthRegulations (IHR), the resilience of health services and interconnected systems and One Healthapproach to tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) and viral pathogens;
The financial sustainability of the health system, including the ability of government andindividuals to meet the financial obligations being placed on them;

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The governance of the health system, which includes effective design, implementation andevaluation of policies; the ability to coordinate different stakeholders; the collection, monitoring
and analysis of data on health system and policy performance; and the ability to use health data ina privacy respectful way to advance research and care;
The policies which are in place in key areas of global concern, including the prevention andtreatment of communicable/infectious and non-communicable diseases, the health workforce, andinnovation in health goods and services;
The willingness and ability to provide internationally comparable data and information, andparticipation in the projects and programmes of the Health Committee and its sub-groups as wellas other international organisations involved in health policy, to facilitate mutual benefit andlearning;
The accountability and transparency of stakeholders involved in decision making and the provisionof health services.

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Record of, and commitment to, transparency and openness of decision making on trade policies
and practices;
Record of, and commitment to, market access in agricultural and non-agricultural goods andservices;
Record of, and commitment to, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights;
Adoption of, and commitment to OECD standards and best practices on export credits policies andpractices;
Commitment to demonstrate leadership in WTO reform efforts and WTO negotiations as befits
members of the OECD.

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Agriculture policy and other support for the agriculture and agri-food sector, assessing the extent
to which polices designed to support the agriculture and agri-food sector support sustainable foodsystems, including a better-functioning domestic and multilateral market environment, throughbeing transparent; targeted to specific outcomes; tailored to the desired outcome; flexible,reflecting diverse situations; consistent with multilateral rights and obligations; and equitable;
Whether agriculture policies foster sustainability, in particular the sustainable use of available
water, land, energy, soil, biodiversity resources, forest – including with respect to deforestation –and contribute to solutions to climate change;
Whether the necessary institutional, non-regulatory and regulatory frameworks (including the useof market-based instruments) are in place to enable markets for food and agriculture products tofunction predictably, efficiently and effectively, including to promote resilience of food systems,
attract investment, support innovation and improve productivity;
Whether policies for the food and agriculture sector are coherent with general macroeconomic,
structural, social, climate and other environmental policies.

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The application of sustainable fisheries management policies and practices, including eco-system
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A governance structure that can deliver sustainable fisheries and aquaculture outcomes, including
with respect to stakeholder involvement in the management process;Sufficient research capacity to support developments in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
A sufficiently resourced fisheries surveillance and enforcement system to deter illegal, unreported
and unregulated fishing activities;
National uptake of international principles for fisheries and aquaculture such as the FAO Code of
Conduct;
Participation in international bodies dealing with fisheries and aquaculture – both regional fisheries
management bodies and international organisations dealing with fisheries and aquaculture matters.

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Develop a modern system for the governance of STI policies that promotes interaction acrossgovernment and is inclusive of stakeholders, civil society and citizens. Such a system ofgovernance should also encourage multi-stakeholder dialogue on the broader goals and normativevalues that underlie STI policy agendas, including with regard to socio-technical transitions, crisis
preparedness and response;
Develop and maintain institutional arrangements and policies to support fundamental, basic andapplied research, including the sustainability of scientific research infrastructures;
Promote excellence in targeted and curiosity driven scientific research through a balance ofappropriate institutional and competitive funding mechanisms as well as evaluation mechanisms;
Promote inclusivity and diversity in scientific education, research and employment and remove
barriers to the participation of women and under-represented/marginalised groups;
Develop policies and good practices regarding access, use and management of research data frompublic funding and promote open science;
Ensure the preservation of academic freedom, respect for research ethics, and scientific integrityin all areas of research;
Develop policies to foster interactions between industry and science (e.g. co-creation and thecommercialisation of public research results via academic spin-offs, the licensing of intellectual
property and mobility of highly skilled personnel);
Promote mutually-beneficial international scientific and technology co-operation, economic
growth and social development and address barriers that may affect such co-operation;
Promote, individually and collectively, advances in scientific knowledge and technologicaldevelopment, while supporting the diffusion and access to scientific and technical knowledge;
Develop supply-side and demand-side innovation policies that encourage private sector
investments in R&D and innovation to improve competitiveness and address societal challenges(e.g. through mission-oriented innovation policies, public-private partnerships, public
procurement, regulatory policies, etc.);
Recognise in policymaking and implementation that technological innovation takes place in quite
different sectoral environments, in terms of sources, actors and institutions, and innovation policies
may need to be differentiated by sectors and stages of technological development (e.g. early stage,
demonstration and deployment);
Promote responsible research and innovation policies that take into account effects and potential
impacts on the environment and society;

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Promote the engagement of science with society through a variety of channels (e.g. public
understanding of science, science communication, institutional arrangements for scientific advice,
and citizen science);
Provide comparative statistical information, according to OECD guidelines, on science andtechnology performance, which is the basis for the Committee for Scientific and Technological
Policy’s analytical work;
Consider and follow, when appropriate, the best practices in science and technology policy,
including intellectual property rights, developed by the Committee for Scientific and Technological
Policy.

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Implementation of effective policies, institutions and legal and regulatory frameworks to foster an
inclusive digital transformation, including policies to spur the access to, investment in,development, uptake and responsible use of digital technologies, in particular trustworthy artificial
intelligence systems;
Promoting the expansion of high-quality and secure broadband communication services ataffordable prices, including through competitive markets, investments and innovation, whileaccounting for their environmental impacts;
Preserve digital technologies’ role in stimulating innovation and advancing economic and social
goals and in giving voice to democratic aspirations, while promoting a safe and trusted online
environment for all users, including vulnerable populations such as children;
Improving the ability to use data to solve economic and social challenges (e.g., climate change,
pandemics) through improved access and sharing;
Protection of individuals’ personal data and privacy and co-operation in the enforcement of privacy
laws;
Promotion of a culture of security risk management in the use of information systems and networks
and the protection of critical activities, including development of policies and practices to address
those risks.

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Advance consumer welfare through the development and enforcement of policies that areevidence-based, informed by behavioural insights, and promote:o protection and empowerment of consumers engaging in e-commerce (including via online
marketplaces), and the digital transformation more broadly;o enforcement co-operation against deceptive and unfair commercial practices affecting
consumers, within and across borders, including by equipping consumer protection authorities
with relevant powers and authority to investigate and take action;o the development of effective mechanisms for consumers to resolve disputes and obtain redress,
including alternative (out of court) mechanisms;
o effective consumer product safety policy frameworks, including cross-border co-operation
informed by online market surveillance and global product recall initiatives;o initiatives to detect and prevent the sale of unsafe products in all markets, including on online
marketplaces;o enhanced consumer engagement in the green economy;

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o education and initiatives aimed at raising awareness of emerging consumer risks andchallenges, consumer rights and obligations, as well as businesses’ role and responsibilities.
Develop and implement a process for consumer policy making that enables authorities to: i) define
the nature of a problem; ii) assess the degree of consumer detriment; iii) determine whether action
is warranted; iv) set desired policy objectives; v) identify the most appropriate policy response
options; and vi) develop a process to review the effectiveness of those policy responses.

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Contribute to a level playing field in steel by avoiding policy measures that distort steel markets
and contribute to trade frictions;Support Members’ efforts to address excess capacity in the global steel sector and its root causes;
Reduce undue barriers to trade of steel products and related materials, on the import and export
side, that increase the likelihood of restrictive trade actions being introduced by other countries;
Facilitate needed restructuring of the steel sector that will diminish pressures for trade actions andpromote rational allocation of productive resources, while making every effort to provide effective
programmes to assist workers and mitigate the social costs of structural adjustments;
Avoid the provision of preferential treatment to state-owned steel enterprises and ensure that suchenterprises act in accordance with market principles and principles of competitive neutrality;
Contribute to plurilateral and multilateral dialogue, best practice exchange and policy learning
consistent with the need to address excess capacity, maintain competition, ensure well-functioning
steel markets, to promote the green transition and decarbonisation, and to anticipate and prevent
emerging problems in the steel sector.

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Contributing to a business climate that enables growth and innovation in the shipbuilding industry
considering the economic, social, environmental and other relevant conditions that impact on the
global shipbuilding industry;
Designing and implementing policies that foster normal competitive conditions, and which accountfor globalisation and enable structural change, notably by developing policies that assist in the
reduction of market distortions and eliminating policy measures that distort normal competitive
conditions in the shipbuilding industry;
Increasing transparency and improving the understanding of the domestic shipbuilding market,
including supply and demand, economy-level policy settings, and international and inter-industry
linkages;
Contributing to the international dialogue, exchange of best practices and policy learning with othershipbuilding economies.

ROADMAP FOR THE OECD ACCESSION PROCESS OF ARGENTINA
Unclassified