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Annex 1 – list of additional and ongoing actions to be carried out across government

EU and Multilateral Efforts [pages 20-21]

• Promote business and human rights issues in global policy processes within the framework of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, in particular through sustainable development goals 8, 1 and 5.
• Continue to participate in the Kimberley Process Certification scheme and support the scheme’s stewardship by the European Commission.
• Support the implementation of the Regulation establishing an EU-wide system for supply chain due diligence of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Continue to take account of the human rights elements of European Commission impact assessments when providing input in the course of Free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and support the appropriate implementation of human rights clauses in FTAs as they arise in EU agreements. Participate actively in the united Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.
• Share information about challenges and good practices on business and human rights with partners in the EU and the UN, including promoting coherence in the implementation of the EU’s action Plan on Human Rights and democracy (2015-2019) and EU’s gender Action Plan (2016-2020).
• Use the universal Periodic Review to encourage states to implement the UN guiding Principles and to report on their progress.