Oecd legal Instruments
I.B. The legal and regulatory requirements that affect corporate governance practices should
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OECD principles
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The legal and regulatory requirements that affect corporate governance practices should be consistent with the rule of law, transparent and enforceable. Corporate governance codes may offer a complementary mechanism to support the development and evolution of companies’ best practices, provided that their status is duly defined. If new laws and regulations are needed, such as to deal with clear cases of market imperfections, they should be designed in a way that makes it possible to implement and enforce them in an efficient and even-handed manner covering all parties. Consultation by government and other regulatory authorities with corporations, their representative organisations, shareholders, and stakeholders, is an effective way of doing this. Mechanisms should also be established for parties to protect their rights. In order to avoid over-regulation, unenforceable rules, and unintended consequences that may impede or distort business dynamics, policy measures should be designed with a view to their overall costs and benefits. Public authorities should have effective enforcement and sanctioning powers to deter dishonest behaviour and provide for sound corporate governance practices. In addition, enforcement can also be pursued through private action, and the effective balance between public and private enforcement will vary depending upon the specific features of each jurisdiction. Corporate governance objectives are also formulated in codes and standards that do not generally have the status of law or regulation. Good practices recommended in such codes are usually encouraged through “comply or explain” disclosure mechanisms or other variations such as “apply and/or explain”. While such codes can play an important role in improving corporate governance arrangements and practices, they might leave shareholders and stakeholders with uncertainty concerning their status and implementation. When codes and principles are used as a national standard or as a complement to legal or regulatory provisions, OECD/LEGAL/0413 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 market credibility requires that their status in terms of coverage, implementation, compliance and sanctions is clearly specified. Download 1.3 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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