BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7bd77fec384 DTSTART:20201019T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201019T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Eighth United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protec tion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Important notice\n\nIf you have cold- or flu- like symptoms or you are awaiting a COVID-19 PCR test result\, you must not come to the UN premises.\n\nIf you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been present at t he UN premises in Geneva within the previous 14 days\, you are requested t o inform the UN Medical Service (phone +41 (022) 917 25 20)\, or if your a ttendance was for an official meeting\, you may contact the meeting organi zer.\n\nIf you develop cold- or flu- type symptoms while at the UN premise s\, please contact the UN Security Control Centre: +41 (0) 22 917 29 00 or 112 from any fixed phone in the Palais. Security personnel will assist yo u and contact the UN Medical Service.\n\n\nEighth United Nations conferenc e to review all aspects of the set of multilaterally agreed equitable prin ciples and rules for the control of restrictive business practices\n\nThe UN Set on Competition is a multilateral agreement on competition policy th at:\n\n\n\nProvides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-compe titive practices.\n\n\nRecognises the development dimension of competition law and policy.\n\n\nProvides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.\n\n\n\nEvery five years\, a conference is hel d to review the UN Set on Competition. Following the revision of the Unite d Nations guidelines by the General Assembly in 2015\, the conference will \, for the first time\, also consider issues directly related to consumer protection.\n\nThe conference provides an occasion for members of governme nt\, heads of competition and consumer protection authorities and senior o fficials from both developed and developing countries\, including least de veloped countries and economies in transition\, to establish direct contac ts and promote voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.\n \nIt is the highest-level meeting on competition and consumer protection a t the multilateral level and an opportunity for the global community to co ntinue advancing the welfare of consumers in open markets\, leaving no one behind.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe conference will hold high-level consulta tions on the following issues:\n\n\nImplementation of the United Nations G uidelines for Consumer Protection and the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equ itable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practi ces\nStrengthening consumer protection and competition in the digital econ omy\nInternational enforcement cooperation among consumer protection autho rities in electronic commerce\nInternational cooperation under section F o f the Set: Adoption of the guiding policies and procedures\nImproving cons umer product safety worldwide: Good data for good policy\nCompetitive neut rality\nCombating cross-border cartels\nReview of capacity-building in and technical assistance on consumer protection and competition law and polic y\nVoluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy: Peru\nVolu ntary peer review of competition law and policy: West African Economic and Monetary Union\n\n\nIn accordance with past practice\, the conference is expected to provide guidance to UNCTAD on its future work programme in thi s area\, including technical assistance and capacity-building for developi ng countries\, the least developed countries and countries with economies in transition.\n\nContributed papers\n\nIn order to facilitate deliberatio ns and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the issu es to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit w ritten contributions.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meetin g in the form and language in which they are received. Papers should be su bmitted by 18 September 2020 to the contacts provided below.\n\nParticipat ion an registration\n\nThis meeting is open to all member states of UNCTAD . Member states are requested to submit the credentials of their represent atives and advisers to the UNCTAD secretariat by 02 October 2020. Other or ganizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies an d non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, a s well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may pa rticipate as observers\, and are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by the same date.\n\nOnline regist ration\, for attendance and inclusion in the list of participants\, is man datory. Early registration is advisable so that timely approval may be giv en for the issuance of a badge required for access to the Palais des Natio ns. Registration requires uploading an official letter of nomination to re present an organization at this meeting. For government representatives\, a note verbale or an email from the permanent mission in Geneva will suffi ce.\n\n \n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/eighth-united-nations-conference-competi tion-and-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20260812T021631Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7bd77fec3ba DTSTART:20201020T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201020T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Eighth United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protec tion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Important notice\n\nIf you have cold- or flu- like symptoms or you are awaiting a COVID-19 PCR test result\, you must not come to the UN premises.\n\nIf you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been present at t he UN premises in Geneva within the previous 14 days\, you are requested t o inform the UN Medical Service (phone +41 (022) 917 25 20)\, or if your a ttendance was for an official meeting\, you may contact the meeting organi zer.\n\nIf you develop cold- or flu- type symptoms while at the UN premise s\, please contact the UN Security Control Centre: +41 (0) 22 917 29 00 or 112 from any fixed phone in the Palais. Security personnel will assist yo u and contact the UN Medical Service.\n\n\nEighth United Nations conferenc e to review all aspects of the set of multilaterally agreed equitable prin ciples and rules for the control of restrictive business practices\n\nThe UN Set on Competition is a multilateral agreement on competition policy th at:\n\n\n\nProvides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-compe titive practices.\n\n\nRecognises the development dimension of competition law and policy.\n\n\nProvides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.\n\n\n\nEvery five years\, a conference is hel d to review the UN Set on Competition. Following the revision of the Unite d Nations guidelines by the General Assembly in 2015\, the conference will \, for the first time\, also consider issues directly related to consumer protection.\n\nThe conference provides an occasion for members of governme nt\, heads of competition and consumer protection authorities and senior o fficials from both developed and developing countries\, including least de veloped countries and economies in transition\, to establish direct contac ts and promote voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.\n \nIt is the highest-level meeting on competition and consumer protection a t the multilateral level and an opportunity for the global community to co ntinue advancing the welfare of consumers in open markets\, leaving no one behind.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe conference will hold high-level consulta tions on the following issues:\n\n\nImplementation of the United Nations G uidelines for Consumer Protection and the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equ itable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practi ces\nStrengthening consumer protection and competition in the digital econ omy\nInternational enforcement cooperation among consumer protection autho rities in electronic commerce\nInternational cooperation under section F o f the Set: Adoption of the guiding policies and procedures\nImproving cons umer product safety worldwide: Good data for good policy\nCompetitive neut rality\nCombating cross-border cartels\nReview of capacity-building in and technical assistance on consumer protection and competition law and polic y\nVoluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy: Peru\nVolu ntary peer review of competition law and policy: West African Economic and Monetary Union\n\n\nIn accordance with past practice\, the conference is expected to provide guidance to UNCTAD on its future work programme in thi s area\, including technical assistance and capacity-building for developi ng countries\, the least developed countries and countries with economies in transition.\n\nContributed papers\n\nIn order to facilitate deliberatio ns and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the issu es to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit w ritten contributions.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meetin g in the form and language in which they are received. Papers should be su bmitted by 18 September 2020 to the contacts provided below.\n\nParticipat ion an registration\n\nThis meeting is open to all member states of UNCTAD . Member states are requested to submit the credentials of their represent atives and advisers to the UNCTAD secretariat by 02 October 2020. Other or ganizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies an d non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, a s well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may pa rticipate as observers\, and are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by the same date.\n\nOnline regist ration\, for attendance and inclusion in the list of participants\, is man datory. Early registration is advisable so that timely approval may be giv en for the issuance of a badge required for access to the Palais des Natio ns. Registration requires uploading an official letter of nomination to re present an organization at this meeting. For government representatives\, a note verbale or an email from the permanent mission in Geneva will suffi ce.\n\n \n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/eighth-united-nations-conference-competi tion-and-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20260812T021631Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7bd77fec3c0 DTSTART:20201021T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201021T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Eighth United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protec tion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Important notice\n\nIf you have cold- or flu- like symptoms or you are awaiting a COVID-19 PCR test result\, you must not come to the UN premises.\n\nIf you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been present at t he UN premises in Geneva within the previous 14 days\, you are requested t o inform the UN Medical Service (phone +41 (022) 917 25 20)\, or if your a ttendance was for an official meeting\, you may contact the meeting organi zer.\n\nIf you develop cold- or flu- type symptoms while at the UN premise s\, please contact the UN Security Control Centre: +41 (0) 22 917 29 00 or 112 from any fixed phone in the Palais. Security personnel will assist yo u and contact the UN Medical Service.\n\n\nEighth United Nations conferenc e to review all aspects of the set of multilaterally agreed equitable prin ciples and rules for the control of restrictive business practices\n\nThe UN Set on Competition is a multilateral agreement on competition policy th at:\n\n\n\nProvides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-compe titive practices.\n\n\nRecognises the development dimension of competition law and policy.\n\n\nProvides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.\n\n\n\nEvery five years\, a conference is hel d to review the UN Set on Competition. Following the revision of the Unite d Nations guidelines by the General Assembly in 2015\, the conference will \, for the first time\, also consider issues directly related to consumer protection.\n\nThe conference provides an occasion for members of governme nt\, heads of competition and consumer protection authorities and senior o fficials from both developed and developing countries\, including least de veloped countries and economies in transition\, to establish direct contac ts and promote voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.\n \nIt is the highest-level meeting on competition and consumer protection a t the multilateral level and an opportunity for the global community to co ntinue advancing the welfare of consumers in open markets\, leaving no one behind.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe conference will hold high-level consulta tions on the following issues:\n\n\nImplementation of the United Nations G uidelines for Consumer Protection and the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equ itable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practi ces\nStrengthening consumer protection and competition in the digital econ omy\nInternational enforcement cooperation among consumer protection autho rities in electronic commerce\nInternational cooperation under section F o f the Set: Adoption of the guiding policies and procedures\nImproving cons umer product safety worldwide: Good data for good policy\nCompetitive neut rality\nCombating cross-border cartels\nReview of capacity-building in and technical assistance on consumer protection and competition law and polic y\nVoluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy: Peru\nVolu ntary peer review of competition law and policy: West African Economic and Monetary Union\n\n\nIn accordance with past practice\, the conference is expected to provide guidance to UNCTAD on its future work programme in thi s area\, including technical assistance and capacity-building for developi ng countries\, the least developed countries and countries with economies in transition.\n\nContributed papers\n\nIn order to facilitate deliberatio ns and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the issu es to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit w ritten contributions.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meetin g in the form and language in which they are received. Papers should be su bmitted by 18 September 2020 to the contacts provided below.\n\nParticipat ion an registration\n\nThis meeting is open to all member states of UNCTAD . Member states are requested to submit the credentials of their represent atives and advisers to the UNCTAD secretariat by 02 October 2020. Other or ganizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies an d non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, a s well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may pa rticipate as observers\, and are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by the same date.\n\nOnline regist ration\, for attendance and inclusion in the list of participants\, is man datory. Early registration is advisable so that timely approval may be giv en for the issuance of a badge required for access to the Palais des Natio ns. Registration requires uploading an official letter of nomination to re present an organization at this meeting. For government representatives\, a note verbale or an email from the permanent mission in Geneva will suffi ce.\n\n \n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/eighth-united-nations-conference-competi tion-and-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20260812T021631Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7bd77fec3c5 DTSTART:20201022T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201022T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Eighth United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protec tion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Important notice\n\nIf you have cold- or flu- like symptoms or you are awaiting a COVID-19 PCR test result\, you must not come to the UN premises.\n\nIf you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been present at t he UN premises in Geneva within the previous 14 days\, you are requested t o inform the UN Medical Service (phone +41 (022) 917 25 20)\, or if your a ttendance was for an official meeting\, you may contact the meeting organi zer.\n\nIf you develop cold- or flu- type symptoms while at the UN premise s\, please contact the UN Security Control Centre: +41 (0) 22 917 29 00 or 112 from any fixed phone in the Palais. Security personnel will assist yo u and contact the UN Medical Service.\n\n\nEighth United Nations conferenc e to review all aspects of the set of multilaterally agreed equitable prin ciples and rules for the control of restrictive business practices\n\nThe UN Set on Competition is a multilateral agreement on competition policy th at:\n\n\n\nProvides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-compe titive practices.\n\n\nRecognises the development dimension of competition law and policy.\n\n\nProvides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.\n\n\n\nEvery five years\, a conference is hel d to review the UN Set on Competition. Following the revision of the Unite d Nations guidelines by the General Assembly in 2015\, the conference will \, for the first time\, also consider issues directly related to consumer protection.\n\nThe conference provides an occasion for members of governme nt\, heads of competition and consumer protection authorities and senior o fficials from both developed and developing countries\, including least de veloped countries and economies in transition\, to establish direct contac ts and promote voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.\n \nIt is the highest-level meeting on competition and consumer protection a t the multilateral level and an opportunity for the global community to co ntinue advancing the welfare of consumers in open markets\, leaving no one behind.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe conference will hold high-level consulta tions on the following issues:\n\n\nImplementation of the United Nations G uidelines for Consumer Protection and the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equ itable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practi ces\nStrengthening consumer protection and competition in the digital econ omy\nInternational enforcement cooperation among consumer protection autho rities in electronic commerce\nInternational cooperation under section F o f the Set: Adoption of the guiding policies and procedures\nImproving cons umer product safety worldwide: Good data for good policy\nCompetitive neut rality\nCombating cross-border cartels\nReview of capacity-building in and technical assistance on consumer protection and competition law and polic y\nVoluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy: Peru\nVolu ntary peer review of competition law and policy: West African Economic and Monetary Union\n\n\nIn accordance with past practice\, the conference is expected to provide guidance to UNCTAD on its future work programme in thi s area\, including technical assistance and capacity-building for developi ng countries\, the least developed countries and countries with economies in transition.\n\nContributed papers\n\nIn order to facilitate deliberatio ns and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the issu es to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit w ritten contributions.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meetin g in the form and language in which they are received. Papers should be su bmitted by 18 September 2020 to the contacts provided below.\n\nParticipat ion an registration\n\nThis meeting is open to all member states of UNCTAD . Member states are requested to submit the credentials of their represent atives and advisers to the UNCTAD secretariat by 02 October 2020. Other or ganizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies an d non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, a s well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may pa rticipate as observers\, and are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by the same date.\n\nOnline regist ration\, for attendance and inclusion in the list of participants\, is man datory. Early registration is advisable so that timely approval may be giv en for the issuance of a badge required for access to the Palais des Natio ns. Registration requires uploading an official letter of nomination to re present an organization at this meeting. For government representatives\, a note verbale or an email from the permanent mission in Geneva will suffi ce.\n\n \n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/eighth-united-nations-conference-competi tion-and-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20260812T021631Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7bd77fec3c9 DTSTART:20201023T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201023T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Eighth United Nations Conference on Competition and Consumer Protec tion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Important notice\n\nIf you have cold- or flu- like symptoms or you are awaiting a COVID-19 PCR test result\, you must not come to the UN premises.\n\nIf you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been present at t he UN premises in Geneva within the previous 14 days\, you are requested t o inform the UN Medical Service (phone +41 (022) 917 25 20)\, or if your a ttendance was for an official meeting\, you may contact the meeting organi zer.\n\nIf you develop cold- or flu- type symptoms while at the UN premise s\, please contact the UN Security Control Centre: +41 (0) 22 917 29 00 or 112 from any fixed phone in the Palais. Security personnel will assist yo u and contact the UN Medical Service.\n\n\nEighth United Nations conferenc e to review all aspects of the set of multilaterally agreed equitable prin ciples and rules for the control of restrictive business practices\n\nThe UN Set on Competition is a multilateral agreement on competition policy th at:\n\n\n\nProvides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-compe titive practices.\n\n\nRecognises the development dimension of competition law and policy.\n\n\nProvides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.\n\n\n\nEvery five years\, a conference is hel d to review the UN Set on Competition. Following the revision of the Unite d Nations guidelines by the General Assembly in 2015\, the conference will \, for the first time\, also consider issues directly related to consumer protection.\n\nThe conference provides an occasion for members of governme nt\, heads of competition and consumer protection authorities and senior o fficials from both developed and developing countries\, including least de veloped countries and economies in transition\, to establish direct contac ts and promote voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.\n \nIt is the highest-level meeting on competition and consumer protection a t the multilateral level and an opportunity for the global community to co ntinue advancing the welfare of consumers in open markets\, leaving no one behind.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe conference will hold high-level consulta tions on the following issues:\n\n\nImplementation of the United Nations G uidelines for Consumer Protection and the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equ itable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practi ces\nStrengthening consumer protection and competition in the digital econ omy\nInternational enforcement cooperation among consumer protection autho rities in electronic commerce\nInternational cooperation under section F o f the Set: Adoption of the guiding policies and procedures\nImproving cons umer product safety worldwide: Good data for good policy\nCompetitive neut rality\nCombating cross-border cartels\nReview of capacity-building in and technical assistance on consumer protection and competition law and polic y\nVoluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy: Peru\nVolu ntary peer review of competition law and policy: West African Economic and Monetary Union\n\n\nIn accordance with past practice\, the conference is expected to provide guidance to UNCTAD on its future work programme in thi s area\, including technical assistance and capacity-building for developi ng countries\, the least developed countries and countries with economies in transition.\n\nContributed papers\n\nIn order to facilitate deliberatio ns and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the issu es to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit w ritten contributions.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meetin g in the form and language in which they are received. Papers should be su bmitted by 18 September 2020 to the contacts provided below.\n\nParticipat ion an registration\n\nThis meeting is open to all member states of UNCTAD . Member states are requested to submit the credentials of their represent atives and advisers to the UNCTAD secretariat by 02 October 2020. Other or ganizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies an d non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, a s well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may pa rticipate as observers\, and are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretaria t of the names of their representatives by the same date.\n\nOnline regist ration\, for attendance and inclusion in the list of participants\, is man datory. Early registration is advisable so that timely approval may be giv en for the issuance of a badge required for access to the Palais des Natio ns. Registration requires uploading an official letter of nomination to re present an organization at this meeting. For government representatives\, a note verbale or an email from the permanent mission in Geneva will suffi ce.\n\n \n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/eighth-united-nations-conference-competi tion-and-consumer-protection DTSTAMP:20260812T021631Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR