The 5th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy and the 5th East Asia Top Level Officials' Meeting on Competition Policy

June 26/2009
Japan Fair Trade Commission

In cooperation with the Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection, Mongolia (AFCCP) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will hold the 5th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy and the 5th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy is organized for the purpose of developing a common understanding on importance of competition law and policy in the East Asian region. The East Asia 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 competition authorities/competition related authorities.
This year, 13 authorities in East Asian region will participate in the conference and the meeting.

1. Date: The 5th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy June 29th (Mon), 2009
The 5th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy June 30th (Tue), 2009

2. Venue: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

3. Participant: Top level officials of competition authorities/competition related authorities in the East Asian region (please see Appendix.) As for the East Asia Conference, representatives from industrial sector, academia, etc. will also take part. From the JFTC, Chairman Takeshima, etc. will participate in the conference and the meeting.

4. Organizer: JFTC, AFCCP and ADBI

5. Theme:
(1) The 5th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy
(a) Roles of Competition Law/ Policy
(b) Peer Review on Mongolian Competition Law/ Policy
(c) Relation between Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy
(2) The 5th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy
(a) Recent Development of Competition Law/ Policy in East Asia
(b) New Movement and Future Direction in the Technical Assistance Area

Appendix
List of participating authority

Participating Authorities
Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia (MOC, Cambodia)
Ministry of Commerce, China (MOFCOM, China)
National Development and Reform Commission, China (NDRC, China)
State Administration for Industry and Commerce, China (SAIC, China)
Commission for the Supervision Business Competition, Indonesia (KPPU, Indonesia)
Fair Trade Commission, Japan (FTC, Japan)
Fair Trade Commission, Korea (FTC, Korea)
Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection, Mongolia (AFCCP, Mongolia)
Tariff Commission, Philippines (TC, Philippines)
Competition Commission, Singapore (CCS, Singapore)
Fair Trade Commission, Chinese Taipei (FTC, Chinese Taipei)
Office of Trade Competition Commission, Thailand (OTCC, Thailand)
Competition Authority, Vietnam (VCA, Vietnam)

Reference

East Asia Conference and East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting in the past

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