Translation of "Comité directeur sur la politique sociale " (French → English) :

18. Takes note that in order to prevent conflicts of interest in respect to its Governing Board members, experts and employees, the Joint Undertaking has put in place specific measures which are included in the rules of procedure of both the Governing Board and the Scientific Committee, as well as in the documentation on the code of conduct and conflicts of interest in the case of independent experts during evaluation; notes furthermore that the Joint Undertaking has adopted an updated and comprehensive policy on conflicts of interest for both management and staff members in April 2013;

36. Underlines the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the field of human rights as expressed in the Commission communication of 25 October 2011, which refers inter alia to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; stresses the need to include CSR in EU human rights strategies; recalls that European and multinational companies also have responsibilities and obligations and welcomes the reaffirmation of CSR by the EU; urges all enterprises to fulfil their corporate responsibility to respect human rights in line with the UN Guiding Principles; welcomes the Commission’s readiness to develop human rights guidan ...[+++]ce for small and medium-sized enterprises; calls on the Member States to develop their own national plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles and to insist on the need for partner countries too to adhere to internationally recognised CSR standards, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the ILO Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy;

Report (A5-0004/2002 ) by Mrs Hermange, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the scoreboard on implementing the social policy agenda [COM(2001) 104 – C5-0536/2001 – 2001/2215(COS)]

– The next item is the report (A5-0004/2002 ) by Mrs Hermange on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the scoreboard on implementing the social policy agenda (COM(2001)104 – C5-0536/2001 – 2001/2215(COS)).

The rapid implementation of Article 118A of the Treaty.- The improved protection of safety and health at work, provided for in Article 118A of the Treaty, was one of the main actions aimed at developing the first of the guiding principles of Community social policy, that of promoting the improvement of living and working conditions.

With me today are Deputy Minister Claire Morris; Wilma Vreeswijk, Acting Director General of Labour Market Policy; Gordon McFee, Director of Policy and Legislative Development; Luc Leduc, Counsel, Legal Services and from the Department of Finance, Réal Bouchard, Director of Social Policy.