{"id":24370,"date":"2019-01-14T15:27:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oecdwatch.org\/?page_id=24370"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:47:14","slug":"stage-six-ncp-final-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oecdwatch.org\/pt\/guidelines-and-complaints\/ncps-and-complaints\/step-by-step-complaints-guide\/stage-six-ncp-final-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage six: Final statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the conclusion of the mediation, the National Contact Point (NCP) will issue a final statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Final statement process<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NCP\u2019s final statement is either published after the conclusion of the initial assessment when rejecting a complaint or three months after the conclusion of mediation. It may explain why the NCP did not accept the complaint, discuss whether and what agreement was reached by the parties, or, if no agreement was reached, provide an overview of the issues raised and procedures followed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>R<\/strong><b>ecommendations and determinations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially if parties do not reach an agreement, OECD Watch encourages NCPs to commit to including in their final statement:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommendations to the company on aligning its future conduct with the OECD Guidelines and taking steps to remedy past harms (wherever applicable).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determinations on whether the company met or did not meet the standards in the OECD Guidelines. Determinations are useful as they clarify the meaning of the standards in the Guidelines and enable companies to understand and comply with them in the future. Determinations also increase companies\u2019 accountability and can represent a form of remedy for complainants in terms of public validation of their experiences and concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should also ask the NCP to follow-up on any recommendations or determinations in a follow-up statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Consequences<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some NCPs are also able to ask other government ministries to apply consequences to companies that did not participate in the process in good faith. If you feel this is the case in your complaint, we encourage you to ask the NCP to seek such consequences. You can check <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/master-7rqtwti-dajnvptkvhf6a.eu-5.platformsh.site\/indicator\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OECD Watch\u2019s evaluations of NCP effectiveness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see whether the NCP has a practice of doing this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We consider recommendations, determinations, and consequences important to incentivise companies to negotiate in good faith and reach an agreement. NCPs should make clear before the complaint begins<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that they will issue recommendations and determinations and seek consequences whenever applicable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Role of complainants<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a complainant, you may be asked to comment on a draft final statement. Make sure the final statement accurately represents your position and sentiment towards the complaint process. Feel free to urge the NCP to include in the final statement recommendations, determinations, a request for consequences, and a commitment to engage in follow-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should also feel free to publish your own statement on the case proceedings and outcome alongside the NCP\u2019s statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complainants often have questions about how much they may communicate about the case during the final assessment stage. We have developed <a href=\"https:\/\/master-7rqtwti-dajnvptkvhf6a.eu-5.platformsh.site\/how-to-file-a-complaint\/other-filing-considerations\/transparency-and-campaigning\/\">guidance<\/a> on transparency and confidentiality by complainants and companies during the NCP complaint process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Role of companies<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the OECD Guidelines are not binding on companies, they can choose not to engage in the final statement stage or complaint process overall. 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