Human Rights Council Resolution 8/7. Mandate of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises The Human Rights Council, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/69 of 20 April 2005 on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights, Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate-holders of the Council of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto, Stressing that the obligation and the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms lie with the State, Emphasizing that transnational corporations and other business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights, Recognizing that proper regulation, including through national legislation, of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and their responsible operation