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SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Consumer Protection: Product Safety
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Eight United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects o
 f the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the 
 Control of Restrictive Business Practices will be held under the auspices 
 of UNCTAD from 19 to 23 October 2020.\n\nFor the first time\, the Conferen
 ce will review the work of the Intergovernmental group of experts on consu
 mer protection law and policy and consider issues directly related to cons
 umer protection\, as mandated by the General Assembly in 2015.[1]\n\nThe f
 ourth session of the Intergovernmental group of experts on consumer protec
 tion law and policy\, held on 8 and 9 July 2019\, decided to renew the man
 date of the Working Group on Consumer Product Safety to recommend policy o
 ptions for addressing challenges faced by consumer protection authorities 
 in this area\, and to report on its continued work to the Eighth United Na
 tions Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set.[2]\n\nThe Working Group
  is aiming to produce a recommendation on “Preventing International Trad
 e in Unsafe and Hazardous Consumer Products\,” that could be considered 
 by the Conference and included in its outcome resolution. In order to faci
 litate consultations\, discussions and exchange of views\, this Ad Hoc Exp
 ert Meeting on Consumer Protection/Product Safety will discuss this issue 
 and thus serve as a preparatory meeting for the Conference.\n\n\n\n \n \
 n\nThe WebEx link will be sent to registered and approved participants\n\n
  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n[1] A/RES/70/186\n\n[2] TD/B/C.I/CPLP/20\n\n\n/syste
 m/files/official-document/cicplpd20_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n
 https://unctad.org/meeting/ad-hoc-expert-meeting-consumer-protection-produ
 ct-safety
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