...6. The Assembly notes that only eighteen member States of the Council of Europe have adopted NAPs...

7. The Assembly welcomes the adoption of Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 on human rights and business on 2 March 2016 and stresses the importance of its role in encouraging member States of the Council of Europe to implement the UNGP at the regional level. It welcomes the fact that some Council of Europe member States – mainly European Union member States – have adopted comprehensive measures to implement this Recommendation, including legislative measures imposing a duty to implement human rights due diligence procedures in business enterprises.

8. The Assembly therefore urges Council of Europe member States to take all the necessary measures to implement the UNGP and Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 on human rights and business, and in particular to:

8.4. review their national legislation, practice and policies to ensure that they comply with the requirements stemming from these two instruments [the UNGP and Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3]...

10. Moreover, the Assembly invites member States of the Council of Europe to support the adoption of a legally binding instrument on business activities and human rights...