Friends of the Earth Norway, Forum for Environment and Development...and Cermaq ASA have agreed on a Joint Statement on the foundation for sustainable aquaculture. The statement concludes a more than two years old complaint on Norwegian fish farming activities in Chile and Canada. The agreement was finalised after mediation in the new Contact point for responsible business, Norway's National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Friends of the Earth Norway and ForUM filed a complaint against Cermaq in 2009, claiming the company had acted in violation with the OECD's guidelines. Cermaq rejected these claims...The Joint Statement describes...how Cermaq will operate according to the precautionary principle, indigenous peoples' rights, human rights, labour rights and reporting on sustainability.