Translation of "Due Diligence Guidance " (English → French) :

(ca) ‘OECD Due Diligence Guidance’ means the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013)), including all Council recommendations, annexes and supplements, which may be periodically modified or replaced.

1. Companies operating downstream of the supply chain and taking due diligence measures, based on the OECD Due Diligence Guidance or an equivalent due diligence scheme recognised under this Regulation, may be granted a "European certification of responsibility";

12. Calls on the OECD to establish a multi-stakeholder process on responsible supply chains of textiles and garments with a view to developing practical due diligence guidance, consistently with the OECD MNE Guidelines and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, for companies to ensure that their goods are produced exclusively in factories fully respecting safety standards and labour rights; considers that such due diligence guidance should complement and strengthen existing international and national efforts and could constitute the basis for future legislation and labelling ...[+++]initiatives on responsible supply chains in textiles and garments;

Self-certification requires EU importers of these metals and their ores to exercise 'due diligence' – i.e. to avoid causing harm on the ground – by monitoring and administering their purchases and sales in line with the five steps of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance.

UNSCR 2270 (2016) recalls that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has called upon countries to apply enhanced due diligence and effective countermeasures to protect their jurisdictions from the DPRK's illicit financial activity, and calls upon UN Member States to apply FATF Recommendation 7, its Interpretive Note and related guidance to effectively implement targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation.

1. Without prejudice to the operators’ obligation to exercise due diligence under Article 4(2), Member States, assisted by the Commission where appropriate, may provide technical and other assistance and guidance to operators, taking into account the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, in particular in relation to the implementation of a due diligence system in accordance with Article 6.