BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a76e58d0dc28 DTSTART:20180711T010000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180711T010000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, seventeenth 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.\n\nThe UN Set is a multilateral agreement on compet ition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolu tion 35/63 on 5 December 1980.\n\nThe Set:\n\n\nProvides a framework for i nternational operation and exchange of best practices\nRecognizes the deve lopment dimension of competition law and policy\nProvides for equitable ru les for the control of anti-competitive practices\n\n\nBackground and purp ose of the meeting\n\nIn line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the I ntergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\ , the consultations at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:\n\n\nCapacity-building activities and technical assistance implem ented\nChallenges faced by developing countries in competition and regulat ion in the maritime transport sector\nCompetition issues in the sale of au dio-visual rights for major sports events\nVoluntary peer review of the co mpetition law and policy of Botswana\nReports on the UNCTAD Discussion Gro up on International Cooperation and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools\n\n\nIn this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and P olicy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide on its wor k programme until its next session.\n\nPrior to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform will take place on Wednesday 1 1 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergov ernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy will be h eld from 9 to 11 July 2018.\n\nWritten contributions\n\nIn order to facili tate the deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and best p ractices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are r equested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Frid ay 1 June 2018\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consu ltations.\n\nInformation for participants\n\nParticipants at the meeting n eed bring copies of their registration forms in order to collect their bad ge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeting.\n\nThe Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a. m. Participants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity c ard with them.\n\n \n<\;p>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (I GE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rule s for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor th e application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competition policy\, which was nego tiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980 .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Set:<\;/strong>\;<\; /p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Provides a framework for internationa l operation and exchange of best practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Recog nizes the development dimension of competition law and policy<\;/li>\; \n<\;li>\;Provides for equitable rules for the control of anti-competi tive practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;B ackground and purpose of the meeting<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;In line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\, the consultati ons at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Capacity-building activities and technic al assistance implemented<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Challenges faced by de veloping countries in competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Competition issues in the sale of audio- visual rights for major sports events<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Voluntary peer review of the competition law and policy of Botswana<\;/li>\;\n&l t\;li>\;Reports on the UNCTAD Discussion Group on International Cooperat ion and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools<\;/li>\;\n<\;/u l>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and Policy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide o n its work programme until its next session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Pri or to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platfor m will take place on Wednesday 11 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Pro tection Law and Policy will be held from 9 to 11 July 2018.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;In order to facilitate the deliberations and the inform al exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discusse d\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributi ons to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday 1 June 2018\, to allow participant s to prepare themselves for the consultations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;& lt\;strong>\;Information for participants<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Participants at the meeting need bring copies of their regist ration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Securit y Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeti ng.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Partic ipants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts -competition-law-and-policy-seventeenth-session DTSTAMP:20260808T081509Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a76e58d0dc5c DTSTART:20180712T010000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180712T010000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, seventeenth 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.\n\nThe UN Set is a multilateral agreement on compet ition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolu tion 35/63 on 5 December 1980.\n\nThe Set:\n\n\nProvides a framework for i nternational operation and exchange of best practices\nRecognizes the deve lopment dimension of competition law and policy\nProvides for equitable ru les for the control of anti-competitive practices\n\n\nBackground and purp ose of the meeting\n\nIn line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the I ntergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\ , the consultations at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:\n\n\nCapacity-building activities and technical assistance implem ented\nChallenges faced by developing countries in competition and regulat ion in the maritime transport sector\nCompetition issues in the sale of au dio-visual rights for major sports events\nVoluntary peer review of the co mpetition law and policy of Botswana\nReports on the UNCTAD Discussion Gro up on International Cooperation and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools\n\n\nIn this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and P olicy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide on its wor k programme until its next session.\n\nPrior to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform will take place on Wednesday 1 1 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergov ernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy will be h eld from 9 to 11 July 2018.\n\nWritten contributions\n\nIn order to facili tate the deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and best p ractices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are r equested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Frid ay 1 June 2018\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consu ltations.\n\nInformation for participants\n\nParticipants at the meeting n eed bring copies of their registration forms in order to collect their bad ge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeting.\n\nThe Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a. m. Participants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity c ard with them.\n\n \n<\;p>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (I GE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rule s for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor th e application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competition policy\, which was nego tiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980 .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Set:<\;/strong>\;<\; /p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Provides a framework for internationa l operation and exchange of best practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Recog nizes the development dimension of competition law and policy<\;/li>\; \n<\;li>\;Provides for equitable rules for the control of anti-competi tive practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;B ackground and purpose of the meeting<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;In line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\, the consultati ons at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Capacity-building activities and technic al assistance implemented<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Challenges faced by de veloping countries in competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Competition issues in the sale of audio- visual rights for major sports events<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Voluntary peer review of the competition law and policy of Botswana<\;/li>\;\n&l t\;li>\;Reports on the UNCTAD Discussion Group on International Cooperat ion and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools<\;/li>\;\n<\;/u l>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and Policy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide o n its work programme until its next session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Pri or to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platfor m will take place on Wednesday 11 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Pro tection Law and Policy will be held from 9 to 11 July 2018.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;In order to facilitate the deliberations and the inform al exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discusse d\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributi ons to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday 1 June 2018\, to allow participant s to prepare themselves for the consultations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;& lt\;strong>\;Information for participants<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Participants at the meeting need bring copies of their regist ration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Securit y Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeti ng.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Partic ipants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts -competition-law-and-policy-seventeenth-session DTSTAMP:20260808T081509Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a76e58d0dc63 DTSTART:20180713T010000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20180713T010000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy\, seventeenth 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.\n\nThe UN Set is a multilateral agreement on compet ition policy\, which was negotiated and adopted by General Assembly resolu tion 35/63 on 5 December 1980.\n\nThe Set:\n\n\nProvides a framework for i nternational operation and exchange of best practices\nRecognizes the deve lopment dimension of competition law and policy\nProvides for equitable ru les for the control of anti-competitive practices\n\n\nBackground and purp ose of the meeting\n\nIn line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the I ntergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\ , the consultations at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:\n\n\nCapacity-building activities and technical assistance implem ented\nChallenges faced by developing countries in competition and regulat ion in the maritime transport sector\nCompetition issues in the sale of au dio-visual rights for major sports events\nVoluntary peer review of the co mpetition law and policy of Botswana\nReports on the UNCTAD Discussion Gro up on International Cooperation and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools\n\n\nIn this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and P olicy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide on its wor k programme until its next session.\n\nPrior to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform will take place on Wednesday 1 1 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergov ernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy will be h eld from 9 to 11 July 2018.\n\nWritten contributions\n\nIn order to facili tate the deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and best p ractices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are r equested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Frid ay 1 June 2018\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consu ltations.\n\nInformation for participants\n\nParticipants at the meeting n eed bring copies of their registration forms in order to collect their bad ge at the United Nations Security Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeting.\n\nThe Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a. m. Participants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity c ard with them.\n\n \n<\;p>\;The Intergovernmental Group of Experts (I GE) on Competition Law and Policy is a standing body established under the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rule s for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UN Set) to monitor th e application and implementation of the Set.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competition policy\, which was nego tiated and adopted by General Assembly resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980 .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Set:<\;/strong>\;<\; /p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Provides a framework for internationa l operation and exchange of best practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Recog nizes the development dimension of competition law and policy<\;/li>\; \n<\;li>\;Provides for equitable rules for the control of anti-competi tive practices<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;B ackground and purpose of the meeting<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;In line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts at its sixteenth session on 7 July 2017\, the consultati ons at the seventeenth session will focus on the following topics:<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Capacity-building activities and technic al assistance implemented<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Challenges faced by de veloping countries in competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Competition issues in the sale of audio- visual rights for major sports events<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Voluntary peer review of the competition law and policy of Botswana<\;/li>\;\n&l t\;li>\;Reports on the UNCTAD Discussion Group on International Cooperat ion and the UNCTAD Repository of Best Practice Tools<\;/li>\;\n<\;/u l>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this Seventeenth Session\, the IGE on Competition Law and Policy is expected to adopt the Agreed Conclusions and to decide o n its work programme until its next session.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Pri or to the IGE\, the 9th Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platfor m will take place on Wednesday 11 July in the morning. Early in the week\, the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Pro tection Law and Policy will be held from 9 to 11 July 2018.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;In order to facilitate the deliberations and the inform al exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discusse d\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributi ons to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday 1 June 2018\, to allow participant s to prepare themselves for the consultations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;& lt\;strong>\;Information for participants<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Participants at the meeting need bring copies of their regist ration forms in order to collect their badge at the United Nations Securit y Service\, Pregny Gate (opposite the Red Cross Building) before the meeti ng.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Security Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are strongly advised to arrive before 8.30 a.m. Partic ipants are requested to carry a passport or a national identity card with them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts -competition-law-and-policy-seventeenth-session DTSTAMP:20260808T081509Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR