The terms of reference of the Committee on Consumer Policy are

1. To examine questions relating to consumer policy and law in Member countries and within international and regional organisations and to contribute to the further development and strengthening of co-operation between Member countries in policy development and law enforcement.
2. To examine and help develop, in particular, the consumer policy aspects of electronic commerce, to participate in and encourage the development of the principles which should govern an efficient, transparent and fair global marketplace for consumers, and to develop mechanisms for the implementation of these principles and for the effective enforcement of consumer laws in an age of global electronic commerce.
3. To examine issues of consumer safety, particularly those concerning international trade or the development of a global marketplace for consumers.
4. To collaborate closely with other relevant subsidiary bodies of the OECD.
5. To consult with the advisory bodies to OECD, BIAC and TUAC, consumer organisations, the private sector, academia and other international organisations.
6. To encourage the development and use of quantitative information on business to consumer transactions in policy deliberations, to facilitate overall policy coherence through the inclusion of consumer policy considerations in other policy areas, and to engage in outreach to non-member countries.