It calls on Asean countries and China to agree to a code of conduct as soon as possible.
Experts undergo recruitment and training with a criminal record bureau check and they agree to a code of conduct and confidentiality.
Cycling teams and the International Cycling Union agreed to a code of ethics last year that stipulated that riders would not be allowed to participate in the Tour if they were under investigation for doping.
Another source, the Association of Professional Genealogists, at www.apgen.org, does not vet its members, but those who join must agree to a code of ethics and accept mediation of any disputes with a client, says its executive director, Kathleen W. Hinckley.
In March, Smith & Wesson, the nation's largest maker of handguns, agreed to a "code of conduct" outlining many of those safety measures in exchange for being dropped from the litigation.
Woodward, the British Olympic Association's deputy chef de mission, wants Team GB athletes to agree to a code of conduct – including no swearing and responsible use of social media – ahead of a home Games from which much is expected.
Tommy Innala, Polarica's chief executive, said his company had agreed to a code to ensure that its agents and distributors are socially responsible, pay fair wages and monitor conditions.
In 2003 Iran, like other states that accept the agency's help in building a civilian nuclear program, agreed to a code of nuclear conduct in which it would inform the agency of new plants "as soon as the decision to construct or to authorize construction had been taken, whichever is earlier".
One option might be a trust, consisting of worthies gathered mainly from outside Fleet Street, or even a Royal Charter of the sort that underpins the BBC.Meanwhile Fleet Street's editors (and the editor of this newspaper) have met, and speedily agreed to a code enshrining most of the judge's principles but spurning the statutory element.
Most require members to go agree to a code of conduct before they enroll.
