On 27 September, the French OECD National Contact Point...published its statement on the...instance on the operations of Michelin in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu...The claimants were arguing that Michelin had violated the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises by setting up a factory on land occupied by Dalits...[T]he NCP concludes that Michelin did not violate the rights of the local population...[W]hile concluding that Michelin has not violated human rights, the NCP regrets that Michelin did not respect the spirit of the Guidelines, which encourage enterprises to ensure respect for human rights in their projects...[T]he NCP is saying that Michelin has not violated human rights, but that they did not respect them either...I hope this outcome will not discourage other NGOs to use this mechanism in France.