Roadmap for the Accession of Israel to the OECD Convention
OECD countries have given a green light for the start of accession talks with five prospective new members, notably Israel, signalling a new stage in the Organisation's drive to broaden and deepen its involvement with emerging new players in the global economy. The approval of so-called "road maps" setting a negotiating framework for each of the five countries marks the formal launch of a process agreed at an OECD ministerial meeting in Paris last May.