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10 Sep 2008

Author:
Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA)

[DOC] Argentine and Dutch Governments Admit Complaint Filed Against Shell for Alleged Violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The Dutch and Argentine governments jointly admitted a complaint...against Shell Argentina and Shell International for alleged violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises at their largest Latin American refinery facilities located in Buenos Aires. Shell’s Argentine refinery was ordered “closed” back in September of 2007, due to a long list of violations of environmental safety codes, as well as infraganti petrol contamination observed…by the Argentine Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat...Local environmental groups…took the Shell case to the OECD for violations of social and environmental norms…The Argentine and Dutch NCPs…state that they will take up the case…because the complaint is against Shell Capsa...the formal process of the complaint will be taken up by the Argentine NCP.