BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af8bf218a381 DTSTART:20150327T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150327T170000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Informal Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Sixth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of th e Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Cont rol of Restrictive Business Practices (Geneva\, 8-12 November 2010) invite d UNCTAD to convene two expert meetings on consumer policy between the Rev iew Conferences\, separate from the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy.\n\nFollowing the first expert meeting held on 12 and 13 July 2012\, Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection: The in terface between competition and consumer policies\, it was decided that UN CTAD should begin a consultation process on the revision United Nations Gu idelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP). As a result of this consultation and call for contributions\, the UNCTAD secretariat produced the Implemen tation Report on the United Nations guidelines for Consumer Protection (19 85-2013) (TD/B/C.I/CLP/23).\n\nThe Second Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consume r Protection held on 11 and 12 July 2013 discussed the Implementation Repo rt and its conclusions\, and proposed the creation of four Working Groups (on e-commerce\, financial services\, other issues and implementation) tha t would feed into the UNCTAD Secretariat report on the Modalities for the Revision of the UNGCP to be submitted to the VII UN Review Conference to R eview all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices Set.\n\n An a dditional Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection\, which was planned under the regular work of the Secretariat and arising from the Doha Manda te\, was held on 22 and 23 January 2015\, and discussed the conclusions of the Modalities Report plus the Secretariat proposal Draft Resolution for Consideration of the General Assembly containing the Revision of the Unite d Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection.\n\nContinuing the consultati ons process leading up to the VII Conference to Review the United Nations Set of Principles on Competition of July 2015\, UNCTAD will hold an Inform al Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection on the margins of UNCTAD'\;s Expert Meeting on Cyberlaws and Regulations for Enhancing E-commerce: Incl uding Case Studies and Lessons Learned.\n\nThe Informal Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection will seek further input to the Annex of the Draft Reso lution for consideration of the General Assembly containing the Revision o f the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection\, as revised with the written contributions received from experts and permanent missions in Geneva until 16 February 2015. The version of Annex to the Draft Resolutio n to be discussed in the Informal Expert Meeting will be circulated and po sted online on 27 February 2015. Please note the Informal Expert Meeting w ill not benefit from interpretation services.\n<\;p>\;The Sixth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agr eed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (Geneva\, 8-12 November 2010) invited UNCTAD to convene two exp ert meetings on consumer policy between the Review Conferences\, separate from the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Following the first expert meeting held on 12 a nd 13 July 2012\, Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection: The interf ace between competition and consumer policies\, it was decided that UNCTAD should begin a consultation process on the revision United Nations Guidel ines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP). As a result of this consultation and call for contributions\, the UNCTAD secretariat produced the Implementati on Report on the United Nations guidelines for Consumer Protection (1985-2 013) (TD/B/C.I/CLP/23).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Second Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection held on 11 and 12 July 2013 discussed the Implementation Report and its conclusions\, and proposed the creation of f our Working Groups (on e-commerce\, financial services\, other issues and implementation) that would feed into the UNCTAD Secretariat report on the Modalities for the Revision of the UNGCP to be submitted to the VII UN Rev iew Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Eq uitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Pract ices Set.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;An additional Ad Hoc Exper t Meeting on Consumer Protection\, which was planned under the regular wor k of the Secretariat and arising from the Doha Mandate\, was held on 22 an d 23 January 2015\, and discussed the conclusions of the Modalities Report plus the Secretariat proposal Draft Resolution for Consideration of the G eneral Assembly containing the Revision of the United Nations Guidelines f or Consumer Protection.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Continuing the consultat ions process leading up to the VII Conference to Review the United Nations Set of Principles on Competition of July 2015\, UNCTAD will hold an Infor mal Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection on the margins of UNCTAD'\;s Expert Meeting on Cyberlaws and Regulations for Enhancing E-commerce: Inc luding Case Studies and Lessons Learned.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Inf ormal Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection will seek further input to the Annex of the Draft Resolution for consideration of the General Assembly c ontaining the Revision of the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Prote ction\, as revised with the written contributions received from experts an d permanent missions in Geneva until 16 February 2015. The version of Anne x to the Draft Resolution to be discussed in the Informal Expert Meeting w ill be circulated and posted online on 27 February 2015. Please note the I nformal Expert Meeting will not benefit from interpretation services.<\; /p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/inform al-expert-meeting-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20261114T200553Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR