OECD member countries have committed themselves to maintaining and expanding the freedom for international capital movements and current invisible operations under the legally binding OECD Codes of Liberalisation. This publication explains the content and structure of the OECD Codes.

Introduces the principles and procedures of the OECD Codes. Deals with: supporting multilateral liberalisation of capital movements and trade in service, the meaning and scope of the liberalisation obligations of the Codes, operations covered by the Codes, authorised restrictions, and monitoring compliance.

Explains the content and structure of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and Current Invisible Operations and the way they are implemented to achieve progressive liberalisation.

This new edition of the Code presents the full text of the Code, setting out the rights and obligations of adhering countries. It also shows how far each of the 34 adhering countries is open to international capital movements, as of March 2011.