Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 21
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At a very minimum, State-owned companies have the same responsibilities as other businesses and must comply with the national regulatory framework. When State-owned companies act as arms of government or implementing agents of government policy, the State must ensure policy coherence and guarantee that the activities of those companies contribute to the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation