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Written question asked by Phyllis Starkey (Labour) on Monday, 15 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 March 2010. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2010 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Israel

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account the Government plans to take of Israel's observance of OECD rules on (a) corruption, (b) intellectual property rights and (c) extraterritorial economic activity in determining its policy on Israel's application for OECD membership.
Answer

The UK supports Israel's bid for accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).On the specific points raised:"(a) Israel became a party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention on 10 May 2009, and has made significant progress in this field, amending its legislation on sanctions for, and jurisdiction over, the offence of bribery of foreign public officials, in response to the recommendations of the Working Group on Bribery. We now look to Israel to address the remaining recommendations of the Working Group""(b) During the accession process, Israel made significant commitments to make changes in its regulatory framework for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.""(c) There are a small number of issues, in particular the scope of statistical data, which are being resolved in the course of the accession process."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c973W; 322902
Session
2009-10
Related items
Subjects
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Israel
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