Directory of Bodies of the OECD 2011

This directory provides official information on the mandates, dates of creation and durations of current mandates, composition of member countries and observers, and chairmanship of the OECD Council and its related committees, sub-committees, working groups, expert groups, and ad hoc groups. It includes coverage of the International Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and is updated annually.



It is, in effect, a guide to country participation in the many activities of the OECD for the year 2011.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
COUNCIL AND RELATED BODIES
Council
Executive Committee
Budget Committee
External Relations Committee
Audit Committee
Evaluation Committee
Pension Budget and Reserve Fund Management Board
Governing Board of the Development Centre
Global Forum on Development
Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts
Liaison Committee with International Non-Governmental Organisations
Liaison Committee Between the Russian Federation and the OECD
Co-ordination Group for the Global Project on “Measuring the Progress of Societies”
Executive Committee in Special Session
ECONOMIC POLICY
Economic Policy Committee
Working Party on Short-Term Economic Prospects
Working Party No. 1 on Macro-Economic and Structural Policy Analysis
Working Party No. 3 on Policies for the Promotion of Better International Payments
Equilibrium
Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment Policy Committee (EPOC)
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment
Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment
Joint Meetings of Tax and Environment Experts
Working Party on Environmental Performance
Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology
Working Group of National Co-ordinators of the Test Guidelines
Programme (WNT)
Working Group on Good Laboratory Practice
Working Group on Pesticides
Working Group on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in
Biotechnology
Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds
Working Group on Chemical Accidents
Task Force on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Task Force on Biocides
Global Forum on Environment (GFENV)
Working Party on Biodiversity, Water and Ecosystems (WPBWE)
Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development (WPCID)
Working Party on Environmental Information (WPEI)
Working Party on Integrating Environmental and Economic Policies (WPIEEP)
Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste (WPRPW)
Chemicals Committee
Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials
Task Force on Hazard Assessment
Task Force on Harmonisation of Classification and Labelling
Task Force on Exposure Assessment
Working Group on Good Laboratory Practice
Working Group of National Co-ordinators of the Test Guidelines
Programme (WNT)
OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology
DEVELOPMENT
Development Assistance Committee
Global Forum on Development
DAC Working Party on Statistics (WP-STAT)
DAC Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF)
DAC Network on Development Evaluation
DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET)
DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET)
DAC Network on Poverty Reduction (POVNET)
DAC Network on Governance (GOVNET)
DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF)
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Public Governance Committee (PGC)
Global Forum on Public Governance
Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO)
Network on Financial Management
Network of Parliamentary Budget Officials
Network on Performance and Results
Network of Senior Officials from Centres of Government (COG)
Network on Public Employment and Management (NPEM)
Network on Public Sector Integrity
Network on E-Government (EGOV)
Territorial Development Policy Committee (TDPC)
Working Party on Territorial Policy in Urban Areas
Working Party on Territorial Policy in Rural Areas
Working Party on Territorial Indicators
Regulatory Policy Committee
TRADE AND AGRICULTURE
Trade Committee
Global Forum on Trade
Working Party of the Trade Committee
Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and Trade
Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment
Committee for Agriculture (COAG)
Global Forum on Agriculture
Working Party on Agricultural Policies and Markets (APM)
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and Trade
Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment
Group on Commodity Markets
OECD Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables
OECD Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables - Meeting of Heads of National Inspection Services
OECD Seed Schemes
Scheme for Grass and Legume Seed
Scheme for Crucifer Seed and other Oil or Fiber Species
Scheme for Cereals
Scheme for Beet
Scheme for Maize and Sorghum
Scheme for Subterranean Clover and Similar Species
Scheme for Vegetables
OECD Scheme for the Certification of Forest Reproductive Material Moving in International Trade
OECD Standard Codes for the Official Testing of Agriculture and Forestry Tractors
Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Scientific Advisory Body of the Co-operative Research Programme: Biological
Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CRP SAB)
Fisheries Committee (COFI)
FINANCIAL AND ENTERPRISE AFFAIRS
Investment Committee
Global Forum on International Investment
Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
Working Party of the Investment Committee
Working Group on International Investment Statistics
Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Advisory Group on Investment and Development
Insurance and Private Pensions Committee
Task Force on Private Health Insurance
Working Party of Governmental Experts on Insurance
Working Party on Private Pensions
Task Force on Personal Pension Plans
Task Force on Pension Statistics
Task Force on Terrorism Insurance
Joint Task Force on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion Statistics
Task Force on Insurance Statistics
Ad Hoc Task Force on the Governance of Insurers
Global Forum on Finance (GFF)
Committee on Financial Markets
Working Party on Financial Statistics
Working Party on Debt Management
Joint Task Force on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion Statistics
Global Forum on Finance (GFF)
Competition Committee
Global Forum on Competition
Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation
Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement
Corporate Governance Committee
Working Party on State Ownership and Privatisation Practices
Advisory Group on Non-Member Work
TAX POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA)
Board For Co-operation With Non-OECD Economies
Advisory Group for Co-operation with Non-OECD Economies (AGCNOE)
Joint Meetings of Tax and Environment Experts
Working Party No. 1 on Tax Conventions and Related Questions
Steering Group on the Revision of the Model Tax Convention
Joint Drafting Group for Working Party No. 1 and Working Party No. 6 on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments
Working Group 10 on the Definition of Permanent Establishment (WG10)
Working Party No. 2 on Tax Policy Analysis and Tax Statistics
Working Party No. 6 on the Taxation of Multinational Enterprises
Joint Drafting Group for Working Party No. 1 and Working Party No. 6 on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments
Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes
Joint Working Parties No. 8 and No. 9 Tax Information Exchange System Sub-Group (TIES)
Forum on Harmful Tax Practices
Forum on Tax Administration
Forum on Tax Administration Compliance Sub-Group
Forum on Tax Administration Taxpayer Services Sub-Group
Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing
Working Party No. 10 on Exchange of Information and Tax Compliance
Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes
OECD Network on Fiscal Relations Across Levels of Government
Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes
Global Forum Steering Group
Global Forum Peer Review Group
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY
Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)
Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (WPSMEE)
Working Party on Industry Analysis (WPIA)
Working Party on Globalisation of Industry (WPGI)
Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP)
Working Party of National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (NESTI)
Working Party on Biotechnology (WPB)
Task Force on Industrial Biotechnology (TFIB)
OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology
OECD Global Science Forum (GSF)
Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP)
Working Party on Research Institutions and Human Resources (RIHR)
Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN)
Steering Group on Governance of International Co-operation on Science, Technology and Innovation for Global Challenges (STIG)
Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP)
Working Party on Communication Infrastructures and Services Policy (WPCISP)
Working Party on the Information Economy (WPIE)
Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP)
Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society (WPIIS)
Committee on Consumer Policy (CCP)
Working Party on Consumer Product Safety
Steel Committee (STEEL)
Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (COUNCILWP6)
Informal Expert Group on the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships
EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Health Committee
OECD Health Data National Correspondents
Health Care Quality Indicators Expert Group (HCQI)
Health Accounts Experts
Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee (ELSAC)
Working Party on Migration
Working Party on Employment
Working Party on Social Policy
Board of Participating Countries for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adults Competencies (PIAAC)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMES AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Co-operative Action Programme on Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
Tourism Committee
International Forum on Tourism Statistics
EDUCATION
Education Policy Committee
Global Forum on Education
Network on Early Childhood Education and Care
Board of Participating Countries of the Teaching and Learning International
Survey (TALIS)
Group of National Experts on Vocational Education and Training
Working Party on Indicators of Educational Systems (INES)
INES Network for the collection and the adjudication of system-level descriptive information on educational structures, policies and practices
INES Network for Data Development on labour market and social outcomes education
INES Advisory Group
Board of Participating Countries for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adults Competencies (PIAAC)
Centre for Effective Learning Environments Board of Participants
Group of National Experts on Education Facilities Evaluation
Group of National Experts on Evaluation and Assessment
Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Governing Board (CERI)
Institutional Management in Higher Education Governing Board (IMHE)
Group of National Experts on the AHELO Feasibility Study (AHELO GNE)
AHELO Stakeholders Consultative Group (AHELO SCG)
Programme for International Student Assessment Governing Board (PISA)
PISA Strategic Development Group
Group of PISA National Project Managers
PISA Editorial Group
STATISTICS
Committee on Statistics (CSTAT)
Working Party on National Accounts (WPNA)
OECD Expert Group on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX)
Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS)
TRANSPORT
Joint OECD/ITF Transport Research Committee
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA)
International Energy Agency Governing Board
Standing Group on Emergency Questions
Standing Group on the Oil Market
Standing Group on Long-Term Co-operation
Working Party on Energy Efficiency
Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT)
Working Party on Energy End-Use Technologies
Working Party on Fossil Fuels
Working Party on Renewable Energy Technologies
Fusion Power Co-ordinating Committee (Fusion Working Party)
Experts’ Group on Science for Energy
Expert's Group on Research & Development Priority Setting and Evaluation
Committee on Budget and Expenditure
Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue
Industry Advisory Board
Coal Industry Advisory Board
OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY (NEA)
Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy
High-Level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes
Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI)
CSNI Programme Review Group (CSNI PRG)
Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK)
Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents (WGAMA)
Working Group on Integrity of Components and Structures (IAGE)
Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF)
Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS)
Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS)
Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)
Working Group on Inspection Practices (WGIP)
Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC)
Working Group on Operating Experience (WGOE)
Working Group on the Regulation of new Reactors (WGRNR)
Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC)
RWMC Regulators' Forum (RWMC-RF)
Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC)
Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC)
Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD)
Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH)
Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM)
Nuclear Science Committee (NSC)
Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Co-operation (WPEC)
Working Party on Scientific Issues of Reactor Systems (WPRS)
Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS)
Working Party on Scientific Issues of the Fuel Cycle (WPFC)
Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems (WPMM)
Executive Group of the NSC (Data Bank Management Committee) (DB)
The Scientific Co-Ordination Group of the Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion (Jeff) Data Project
Committee for Technical and Economic Studies on Nuclear Energy Development and the Fuel Cycle (NDC)
Joint NEA/IAEA Group on Uranium (UG)
Working Party on Nuclear Energy Economics (WPNE)
Nuclear Law Committee (NLC)
JOINT SUBSIDIARY BODIES TO THE CO-ORDINATED ORGANISATIONS
Co-ordinating Committee on Remuneration (CCR)
Committee of Representatives of the Secretaries-General
Committee of Staff Representatives

Available in French - "Répertoire des organes de l'OCDE 2011":