The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have agreed the final form of the new EU rules for the disclosure, on a project by project basis, of payments to governments by companies operating in the extractive industries. The EU's agreement is part of a suite of transparency initiatives which are designed to promote good governance and improved national development outcomes for developing countries.
All large companies "active" in the oil, gas and minerals industries or the logging of primary forests will be affected and the rules will apply to both EU-incorporated companies and non-EU companies that have a listing in the EU.
We have summarised in a briefing the key aspects of the new requirements, when they will come into force and how they compare with the similar requirements being introduced in the United States under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Please email Fiona Rafla if you would like a copy of this briefing.
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