We write to express our support for the...Guiding Principles you are proposing to the UN Human Rights Council. We believe that these...will help companies to better understand their roles in the Human Rights field...Total fully supports your approach...because it provides a fair and clear division of the respective roles and responsibilities of States and companies...[It] also ensures the broad support of all stakeholders. Based on a risk analysis and management policy similar to those practiced...in the safety and environment fields, it is above all operational. Lastly, it is universal...Regarding the succession of your mandate, Total would wish to see it structured...to keep the same multilateral and consultative process that characterized your mandate...