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The 4th East Asia Top Level Officials' Meeting on Competition Policy

The 4th East Asia Top Level Officials' Meeting on Competition Policy

April 7/2008
Japan Fair Trade Commission

In cooperation with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will hold the 4th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy on April 16, in Kyoto,Japan.
The Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy is organized for the purpose of strengthening the cooperative relationship among competition authorities/competition related authorities through frank exchange of views and information among the top level officials of such authorities in the East Asian region. The 1st meeting was held in Bogor, Indonesia, in May 2005, the 2nd meeting was held in Bangkok,Thailand, in June 2006 and the 3rd meeting was held in Hanoi, Vietnam,in May 2007.
This year, fourteen authorities from ASEAN member economies, Japan, etc. will participate in the meeting.

1. Date: 4:00 pm – 6:15 pm, April 16, 2008
2. Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto), Japan
3. Participant: Top level officials of competition authorities/competition related authorities in the East Asian region (please see Appendix.)From the JFTC, Chairman Takeshima, etc. will participate in the meeting.
4. Organizer: JFTC and ADBI
5. Theme:
(a) Recent Developments of Competition Law and Policy in East Asia
(b) Technical Assistance Activities in the East Asian Region and Their Coordination and Cooperation

Appendix

List of participating authority
Authority Economy
Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (KPPU) Indonesia
Competition Commission of Singapore Singapore
Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce Thailand
Department of Trade and Industry Philippines
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) Myanmar
Foreign Economic Relations Department Myanmar
Japan Fair Trade Commission Japan
Korea Fair Trade Commission Republic of Korea
Ministry of Commerce Cambodia
Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Malaysia
Taiwan Fair Trade Commission Chinese Taipei
Tariff Commission Philippines
Unfair Competition Regulatory Authority Mongolia
Vietnam Competition Administration Department, Ministry of Trade Vietnam

(alphabetical order)

*Every announcement is tentative translation. Please refer to the original text written in Japanese.

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