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CONTENTS
The United Nations Conference on Restrictive Business Practices,
Recognizing that restrictive business practices can adversely affect
international trade, particularly that of developing countries and the economic
development of these countries,
Affirming that a set of multilaterally agreed equitable principles and rules for the
control of restrictive business practices can contribute to attaining the objective in the
establishment of a new international economic order to eliminate restrictive business
practices adversely affecting international trade and thereby contribute to development
and improvement of international economic relations on a just and equitable basis,
Recognizing also the need to ensure that restrictive business practices do not impede
negate the realization of benefits that should arise from the liberalization of tariff and
non-tariff barriers affecting international trade, particularly those affecting the trade
and development of developing countries,
Considering the possible adverse impact of restrictive business practices,
including among others those resulting from the increased activities of transnational
corporations, on the trade and development of developing countries.
Convinced of the need for action to be taken by countries in a mutually reinforcing
manner at the national regional and international levels to eliminate or effectively deal
with restrictive business practices, including those of transnational corporations,
adversely affecting international trade, particularly that of developing countries and the
economic development of these countries.
Convinced also of the benefits to be derived from a universally applicable set of
multilaterally agreed equitable principles and rules for the control of restrictive
business practices and that all countries should encourage their enterprises to follow in
all respects the provisions of such a set of multilaterally agreed equitable principles
and rules,
Convinced further that the adoption of such a set of multilaterally agreed
equitable principles and rules for the control of restrictive business practices will
thereby facilitate the adoption and strengthening of laws and policies in the area of
restrictive business practices at the national and regional levels and thus lead to
improved conditions and attain greater efficiency and participation in international trade
and development, particularly that of developing countries, and to protect and promote
social welfare in general, and in particular the interests of consumers in both developed
and developing countries,
Affirming also the need to eliminate the disadvantages to trade and development
which may result from the restrictive business practices of the transnational corporations
or other enterprises, and thus help to maximize benefits to international trade and
particularly the trade and development of developing countries.
Affirming further the need that measures adopted by States for the control of
restrictive business practices should be applied fairly, equitably, on the same basis to
all enterprises and in accordance with established procedures of law; and for States to
take into account the principles and objectives of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed
Equitable Principles and Rules,
Hereby agrees on the following Set of Principles and Rules for the control of
restrictive business practices, which take the form of recommendations.
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