National Contact Point Peer Reviews

National Contact Points can undergo voluntary peer reviews which identify their strengths as well as areas for improvement.

The peer-review procedure is governed by the 2019 Revised Core Template for Voluntary Peer Reviews of NCPs.

Peer reviews are facilitated by the Secretariat and carried out by representatives of 2 to 4 different NCPs who conduct an on-site visit to the NCP under review, meet with government, business and civil society stakeholders and provide recommendations in a public report.

A peer review will look at whether the NCP is functioning in a visible, accessible, transparent and accountable manner. It also explores whether the NCP handles cases in a way that is impartial, predictable, equitable and compatible with the Guidelines.

Database of cases handled by NCPs

NCP Peer reviews and associated country implementation reports can be accessed below.

A-B

Australia - 2022

Austria - 2019

Argentina - 2019

Belgium - 2016

Brazil - 2022

C-E

Canada - 2019

Czechia - 2023

Chile - 2018

Denmark - 2015

Estonia - 2024

F-H

France (English) - 2018

Response by the French NCP, 2019

France (français) - 2018

Réponse du PCN français, 2019

Germany - 2018

Response by the German NCP, 2019

Hungary - 2024

I-O

Iceland - 2024

Ireland - 2022

Italy - 2017

Response by the Italian NCP, 2018

Japan - 2012

Kazakhstan - 2024

Korea - 2021

Response by the Korean NCP, 2022

Latvia - 2023

Luxembourg - 2023

Morocco (English) - 2023

Morocco (French) - 2023

New Zealand - 2023

Norway - 2014

P-Z

Peru - 2023

Poland - 2024

Portugal - 2023

Romania - 2024

Slovak Republic - 2023

Slovenia - 2022

Spain - 2022

Sweden - 2022

Switzerland - 2017

The Netherlands - 2009

Türkiye - 2024

United Kingdom - 2019

United States - 2019

2020 - 2023 Peer Reviews Timetable

2023

Slovak Republic -February
Czech Republic - February
Latvia - March
Portugal -May
Poland - June
Estonia - September
Hungary - October
Kazakhstan - October
Türkiye - November
Iceland - December

2024

Romania - March
Finland - May
Israel - September
Colombia - October

Peer reviews are a unique opportunity for governments to learn from others and review the practices of their NCPs through a systematic process. They are voluntary, but in recognition of their importance, at the June 2017 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM), governments committed “to having fully functioning and adequately resourced National Contact Points, and to undertake a peer learning, capacity building exercise or a peer review by 2021, with a view to having all countries peer-reviewed by 2023.”