MAMEN PALLARES SANTISTEBAN

THE OCDE
OECD IS THE ACRONYM FOR THE ORGANISATION FOR
ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT
FAVOUR PROSPERITY, EQUALITY, OPPORTUNITIES
AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL PEOPLE.
THIS INSTITUTION, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1960, IS
ALSO KNOWN AS THE OECD, SINCE ITS NAME IN
ENGLISH IS THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-
OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
 MEMBER COUNTRIES
Our 36 member countries currently span the globe, from North and
South America to Europe and Asia-Pacific. The countries are
represented by ambassadors, who sit on the OECD Council, the
body that monitors our work and makes recommendations on it, in
accordance with the OECD Convention.

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To become a member:
• Countries can apply or be invited
by the OECD Council to start an
accession process.
•A roadmap for accession is set out
outlining the modalities, conditions
and process to be followed.
•A technical review is conducted to
assess the country's policies and
practices against OECD best
practices.
•The country's capacity to
implement OECD standards is
assessed.
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 WHAT DO THEY DO?
The OECD's work therefore
focuses on the analysis of
Economic and Social
Development, as well as of all
sectoral policies that influence it.
Its scope of activity therefore
covers not only the study and
monitoring of the economic
situation and the economic
policies applied in the various
countries
the OECD takes the form of
reports and recommendations
that are useful for the public
administrations and
governments of the Member
States, as well as for a large
number of non-member States
that follow the work of this
institution with interest.
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FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE (DIRECTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS)
SECRETARY GENERAL
The Secretary-General chairs the
Council, establishing the link between
the national delegations and the
Secretariat and is assisted by one or
more Deputy Secretaries-General. The
Secretariat is composed of some 2,500
members who support the activities of
the committees and carry out the work
in response to priorities decided by the
OECD Council.
The Council meets regularly at the level of
permanent representatives to the
OECD.These meetings are chaired by the
Secretary-General of OECD.
The Council also meets at ministerial level
once a year to discuss key issues and set
priorities for the work of the OECD
The work mandated by the Council is
carried out by the OECD Secretariat.
COUNCIL
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COMMITTEES
Representatives of the 37 OECD countries meet
in specialized committees to present ideas and
review progress in specific policy areas.
There are approximately 250 committees.
Some 40,000 senior officials from national
administrations attend OECD committee
meetings each year to request, review and
contribute to the work done by the OECD
Secretariat. Members in turn have access to
documents online and an intranet is available for
the exchange of information.
OBJETIVES:
To help expand the economies of member
countries, as well as non-members, in a healthy
manner.
To ensure that world trade expands in
accordance with international obligations, on a
multilateral and non-discriminatory basis
To contribute to the development of the world
economy by maintaining financial stability and
by expanding the economic and employment
levels
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 FINANCING
The funding of the OECD is set out in the Organisation's Work Programmes and Budget,
which are drawn up for two-year periods and consist of two parts together with the
annexed budgets.

Part I
Covers the structural costs
and the main activities of the
Organization in all areas, and
is financed by mandatory
contributions from each
State.
Part II
Contains programmes in which not all Member States
necessarily participate and in which non-member
countries may also be involved. It is of a very varied
nature. Each programme in Part II has its own
management body, responsible for approving the
annual budget and the contributions that each country
must make to finance it.

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SPAIN AND THE OCDE
Spain joined the European Organization for
Economic Cooperation (ECO) as a full member
in 1959.
The organization's reports contributed to the
implementation of the Stabilization Plan of that
same year, with which Spain began to open up
the country's economy to liberalization.
Subsequently, together with 19 other
countries, Spain signed the Convention
establishing the OECD on 14 December 1960.
Since then, Spain has been committed to
achieving the fundamental objectives of the
Organization.

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THANK YOU