Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 22 April 2004, OECD/LEGAL/0327 (OECD Principles of Corporate Governance)

The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance were originally developed in response to a call by the OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial level on 27-28 April 1998, to develop, in conjunction with national governments, other relevant international organisations and the private sector, a set of corporate governance standards and guidelines.