France

PWYP French Platform

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Country of operation:
France
Date launched:
28 Feb 2003
Media Contact:

Anne Bonnefont
00 33 1 45 49 74 93

PWYP Objectives:
Transparency of company payments and government revenues
Transparency of contracts and licensing procedures

Recent activities

PWYP France has recently sent letters to several members of the French government calling for regulations requiring extractive companies to report their payments made to governments on country-by-country basis. They expect to resume dialogue with government contacts on this issue in September. These advocacy efforts were made in the context of the French EU presidency and followed a Paris launch of the 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies mentioned above.

In addition, French coalition member Amis de le Terre launched a campaign calling for the European Investment Bank to adopt a series of lending requirements that adhere to ‘environmental and social standards’ in the mining sector in Africa.