BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9d2f0b1c2 DTSTART:20170703T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170703T060000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and P olicy\, second session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protec tion Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nation s Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) that meets annually to monito r the application and implementation of the guidelines\, provide a forum f or consultations\, produce research and studies\, provide technical assist ance\, undertake voluntary peer reviews\, and periodically update the guid elines.\n \nUN Guidelines for Consumer Protection\nThe United Nations Gui delines for Consumer Protection are a valuable set of principles for setti ng out the main characteristics of effective consumer protection legislati on\, enforcement institutions and redress systems and for assisting intere sted Member States in formulating and enforcing domestic and regional laws \, rules and regulations that are suitable to their own economic and socia l and environmental circumstances\, as well as promoting international enf orcement cooperation among Member States and encouraging the sharing of ex periences in consumer protection.\n \nWritten contributions\n\nIn order t o facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and be st practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers a re requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 2 June 2017.\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Intergovernmental Gr oup of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protection Law and Policy<\;/strong>\ ; is a standing body established under the United Nations Guidelines for C onsumer Protection (UNGCP) that meets annually to monitor the application and implementation of the guidelines\, provide a forum for consultations\, produce research and studies\, provide technical assistance\, undertake v oluntary peer reviews\, and periodically update the guidelines.<\;br /&g t\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;strong>\;UN Guidelines for Consume r Protection<\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\nThe United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection are a valuable set of principles for setting out the main characteristics of effective consumer protection legislation\, en forcement institutions and redress systems and for assisting interested Me mber States in formulating and enforcing domestic and regional laws\, rule s and regulations that are suitable to their own economic and social and e nvironmental circumstances\, as well as promoting international enforcemen t cooperation among Member States and encouraging the sharing of experienc es in consumer protection.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\ ;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;In order to facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of exper iences and best practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States an d observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD se cretariat by <\;strong>\;Friday\, 2 June 2017<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p >\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergov ernmental-group-experts-consumer-protection-law-and-policy-second-session DTSTAMP:20260708T004327Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9d2f0b1dd DTSTART:20170704T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20170704T060000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and P olicy\, second session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protec tion Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nation s Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) that meets annually to monito r the application and implementation of the guidelines\, provide a forum f or consultations\, produce research and studies\, provide technical assist ance\, undertake voluntary peer reviews\, and periodically update the guid elines.\n \nUN Guidelines for Consumer Protection\nThe United Nations Gui delines for Consumer Protection are a valuable set of principles for setti ng out the main characteristics of effective consumer protection legislati on\, enforcement institutions and redress systems and for assisting intere sted Member States in formulating and enforcing domestic and regional laws \, rules and regulations that are suitable to their own economic and socia l and environmental circumstances\, as well as promoting international enf orcement cooperation among Member States and encouraging the sharing of ex periences in consumer protection.\n \nWritten contributions\n\nIn order t o facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and be st practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers a re requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 2 June 2017.\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Intergovernmental Gr oup of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protection Law and Policy<\;/strong>\ ; is a standing body established under the United Nations Guidelines for C onsumer Protection (UNGCP) that meets annually to monitor the application and implementation of the guidelines\, provide a forum for consultations\, produce research and studies\, provide technical assistance\, undertake v oluntary peer reviews\, and periodically update the guidelines.<\;br /&g t\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\;strong>\;UN Guidelines for Consume r Protection<\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\nThe United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection are a valuable set of principles for setting out the main characteristics of effective consumer protection legislation\, en forcement institutions and redress systems and for assisting interested Me mber States in formulating and enforcing domestic and regional laws\, rule s and regulations that are suitable to their own economic and social and e nvironmental circumstances\, as well as promoting international enforcemen t cooperation among Member States and encouraging the sharing of experienc es in consumer protection.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;br />\;\n<\ ;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;In order to facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of exper iences and best practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States an d observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD se cretariat by <\;strong>\;Friday\, 2 June 2017<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p >\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergov ernmental-group-experts-consumer-protection-law-and-policy-second-session DTSTAMP:20260708T004327Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR