BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70cb87285f DTSTART:20140708T020000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20140708T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, fourteenth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of R estrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor the application and impl ementation of the Set.The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competitio n policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.The Set:Provides a framework for international o peration and exchange of best practicesRecognizes the development dimensio n of competition law and policyProvides for equitable rules for the contro l of anti-competitive practicesThe Fourteenth Intergovernmental Group of E xperts will focus on the following topics:Benefit of competition policy fo r consumersInformal cooperation among competition agencies in specific cas esCommunication strategies of competition authorities as a tool for agency effectivenessVoluntary Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy of Nami bia\, Philippines and SeychellesReview of Capacity Building activities: UN CTAD'\;s online data bank on competition casesIn addition\, preceding the IGE will be the Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Role of Competition Law a nd Policy in Fostering Sustainable Development. A number of other internat ional organizations have been invited to contribute to address different p erspectives of the relationship between Competition and Development\, and Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights in the case of WIPO\, Internat ional Trade in the case of WTO\, and Competitive Neutrality in the case of the OECD. The UNCTAD Secretariat will focus on the contribution of Compet ition to Resource-based development\, and the role of Competition policy i n Global value chains.Written contributionsIn order to facilitate the deli berations and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on t he topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to s ubmit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 21 June 2013\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consultations.I nformation for participantsParticipants at the meeting need bring copiers of their registration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) b efore the meeting.The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parti cipants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Participants are r equested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;p& gt\;<\;strong>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Compet ition Law and Policy<\;/strong>\; is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monito r the application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;< \;strong>\;The UN Set<\;/strong>\; is a multilateral agreement on co mpetition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly re solution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Set:<\;/p&g t\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e3360fdb7777bbb4ed71d6ec57 dbfbde1\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergov ernmental-group-experts-competition-law-and-policy-fourteenth-session DTSTAMP:20261020T063952Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70cb872887 DTSTART:20140709T020000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20140709T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, fourteenth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of R estrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor the application and impl ementation of the Set.The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competitio n policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.The Set:Provides a framework for international o peration and exchange of best practicesRecognizes the development dimensio n of competition law and policyProvides for equitable rules for the contro l of anti-competitive practicesThe Fourteenth Intergovernmental Group of E xperts will focus on the following topics:Benefit of competition policy fo r consumersInformal cooperation among competition agencies in specific cas esCommunication strategies of competition authorities as a tool for agency effectivenessVoluntary Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy of Nami bia\, Philippines and SeychellesReview of Capacity Building activities: UN CTAD'\;s online data bank on competition casesIn addition\, preceding the IGE will be the Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Role of Competition Law a nd Policy in Fostering Sustainable Development. A number of other internat ional organizations have been invited to contribute to address different p erspectives of the relationship between Competition and Development\, and Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights in the case of WIPO\, Internat ional Trade in the case of WTO\, and Competitive Neutrality in the case of the OECD. The UNCTAD Secretariat will focus on the contribution of Compet ition to Resource-based development\, and the role of Competition policy i n Global value chains.Written contributionsIn order to facilitate the deli berations and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on t he topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to s ubmit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 21 June 2013\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consultations.I nformation for participantsParticipants at the meeting need bring copiers of their registration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) b efore the meeting.The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parti cipants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Participants are r equested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;p& gt\;<\;strong>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Compet ition Law and Policy<\;/strong>\; is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monito r the application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;< \;strong>\;The UN Set<\;/strong>\; is a multilateral agreement on co mpetition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly re solution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Set:<\;/p&g t\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e3360fdb7777bbb4ed71d6ec57 dbfbde1\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergov ernmental-group-experts-competition-law-and-policy-fourteenth-session DTSTAMP:20261020T063952Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70cb87288e DTSTART:20140710T020000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20140710T020000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, fourteenth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of R estrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor the application and impl ementation of the Set.The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competitio n policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.The Set:Provides a framework for international o peration and exchange of best practicesRecognizes the development dimensio n of competition law and policyProvides for equitable rules for the contro l of anti-competitive practicesThe Fourteenth Intergovernmental Group of E xperts will focus on the following topics:Benefit of competition policy fo r consumersInformal cooperation among competition agencies in specific cas esCommunication strategies of competition authorities as a tool for agency effectivenessVoluntary Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy of Nami bia\, Philippines and SeychellesReview of Capacity Building activities: UN CTAD'\;s online data bank on competition casesIn addition\, preceding the IGE will be the Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Role of Competition Law a nd Policy in Fostering Sustainable Development. A number of other internat ional organizations have been invited to contribute to address different p erspectives of the relationship between Competition and Development\, and Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights in the case of WIPO\, Internat ional Trade in the case of WTO\, and Competitive Neutrality in the case of the OECD. The UNCTAD Secretariat will focus on the contribution of Compet ition to Resource-based development\, and the role of Competition policy i n Global value chains.Written contributionsIn order to facilitate the deli berations and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on t he topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to s ubmit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 21 June 2013\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consultations.I nformation for participantsParticipants at the meeting need bring copiers of their registration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) b efore the meeting.The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parti cipants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Participants are r equested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;p& gt\;<\;strong>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Compet ition Law and Policy<\;/strong>\; is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monito r the application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;< \;strong>\;The UN Set<\;/strong>\; is a multilateral agreement on co mpetition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly re solution 35/63 on 5 December 1980.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Set:<\;/p&g t\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e3360fdb7777bbb4ed71d6ec57 dbfbde1\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergov ernmental-group-experts-competition-law-and-policy-fourteenth-session DTSTAMP:20261020T063952Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR