July 22, 2024
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), together with the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), will co-host the 19th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy and the 16th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy.
The East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy has been held aiming at strengthening the cooperative relationship among competition authorities through candid exchange of views and information with attendance of the top-level officials from those authorities. Sixteen authorities in the region in total will participate in the Meeting this year.
The East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy is a conference open to public for the main purpose of developing common understanding on importance of competition law and policy in the East Asia region through presentation and discussion among participants, from academia, the legal field, etc. in addition to authorities above.
1. Date:
(1) The 19th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
(2) The 16th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
2. Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Agenda:
(1) The 19th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy
- Digital Economy – Lessons from Market Reviews and Advocacy within the Region
- Regional Competition Law Developments
- Best Practices in Merger Control – Investigation Techniques and Enforcement of Remedies
- Planning and Conducting Market Studies
The 16th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy
- Cost of Living
- Merger Controls
East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meetings and East Asia Conferences in the past
| Time | Location | Meeting | Conference |
| March 2004 | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | - | 1st Conference |
| May 2005 | Indonesia (Bogor) | 1st Meeting | 2nd Conference |
| June 2006 | Thailand (Bangkok) | 2nd Meeting | 3rd Conference |
| May 2007 | Vietnam (Hanoi) | 3rd Meeting | 4th Conference |
| April 2008 | Japan (Kyoto) | 4th Meeting | - |
| June 2009 | Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) | 5th Meeting | 5th Conference |
| September 2010 | Korea (Seoul) | 6th Meeting | - |
| September 2011 | Singapore (Singapore) | 7th Meeting | 6th Conference |
| May 2012 | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 8th Meeting | 7th Conference |
| August 2013 | Philippines（Manila） | 9th Meeting | 8th Conference |
| October 2014 | Japan (Tokyo) | 10th Meeting | - |
| August 2015 | Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) | 11th Meeting | 9th Conference |
| September 2016 | Korea (Seoul) | 12th Meeting | - |
| September 2017 | Indonesia (Bali) | 13th Meeting | 10th Conference |
| August 2018 | Australia (Sydney) | 14th Meeting | 11th Conference |
| July 2019 | Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) | 15th Meeting | 12th Conference |
| September 2021 | Singapore (Online) | 16th Meeting | 13th Conference |
| September 2022 | Philippines (Manila) |
17th Meeting | 14th Conference |
| July 2023 | Thailand (Bangkok) |
18th Meeting | 15th Conference |
*It should be noted that this announcement is a tentative translation.
Please refer to the original text written in Japanese for more details.
