June 6, 2014
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will hold the 2nd training course for Asian countries on competition law and policy from June 9 to 13, 2014 in Tokyo, co-hosting with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).
In recent years, many countries in the Asian region have introduced competition legislations or enhanced their law enforcements. Under such circumstances, this training course provides officials in Asian competition and competition-related agencies with the opportunity to obtain knowledge and expertise on Japanese competition law and policy, so as to help their efforts for achieving effective law enforcement; reviewing the existing competition laws and policies; and introducing/amending competition legislations, and thereby to promote competitive environments in the Asian region..
1. Period: June 9-13, 2014
2. Venue: JFTC Headquarters (Tokyo)
3. Organizers: the JFTC and the ADBI
4. Participants: 20 officials from competition authorities and competition-related authorities in the Asia region (see table below)
5. Contents: Lectures by academians on the Antimonopoly Act and competition policy; lectures by JFTC officials on the investigation procedures and techniques, etc.
| Jurisdiction | Number of Participants |
|---|---|
| Cambodia | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| India | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Laos | 5 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
| Myanmar | 3 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
*Every announcement is tentative translation. Please refer to the original text written in Japanese.
