BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9d557097d DTSTART:20210705T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210705T170000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and P olicy\, fifth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Advisory\nThe extent of physical and/or virtual partic ipation will depend on the prevailing conditions at the time.\n\n\nIn line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Eighth United Nations Conferen ce to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Pri nciples and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (TD/RB P/CONF.9/9)\, held on 19–23 October 2020\, the deliberations at the fift h session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts will focus on the foll owing topics:\n\n\nReport on the implementation of the United Nations guid elines for consumer protection by member States and relevant stakeholders\ ;\nLatest developments in legal and institutional frameworks: UNCTAD world consumer protection map\;\nReport of the working groups on consumer produ ct safety: modalities for the prevention of cross-border distribution of u nsafe consumer products and on consumer protection in electronic commerce\ ;\nReport of the working group on modalities of UNCTAD voluntary peer revi ews of competition and consumer protection law and policy\;\nConsumer prot ection needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers in connection with public utilities\;\nConsumer law\, policy and regulatory actions in respon se to and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic\;\nVoluntary peer revi ew on consumer protection law and policy: Chile\;\nReview of capacity-buil ding on and technical assistance in consumer protection law and policy\;\n Provisional agenda for the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy\;\nAdoption of the report o f the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy\n\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\, 4 June 2021\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the mee ting.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNC TAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmen tal bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general category may participate as observers.\n<\;div align="\;center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-co nsumer-protection-law-and-policy-fifth-session DTSTAMP:20260708T004405Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d9d55709a9 DTSTART:20210706T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210706T170000Z LOCATION:Geneva and Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and P olicy\, fifth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Advisory\nThe extent of physical and/or virtual partic ipation will depend on the prevailing conditions at the time.\n\n\nIn line with the agreed conclusions adopted by the Eighth United Nations Conferen ce to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Pri nciples and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (TD/RB P/CONF.9/9)\, held on 19–23 October 2020\, the deliberations at the fift h session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts will focus on the foll owing topics:\n\n\nReport on the implementation of the United Nations guid elines for consumer protection by member States and relevant stakeholders\ ;\nLatest developments in legal and institutional frameworks: UNCTAD world consumer protection map\;\nReport of the working groups on consumer produ ct safety: modalities for the prevention of cross-border distribution of u nsafe consumer products and on consumer protection in electronic commerce\ ;\nReport of the working group on modalities of UNCTAD voluntary peer revi ews of competition and consumer protection law and policy\;\nConsumer prot ection needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers in connection with public utilities\;\nConsumer law\, policy and regulatory actions in respon se to and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic\;\nVoluntary peer revi ew on consumer protection law and policy: Chile\;\nReview of capacity-buil ding on and technical assistance in consumer protection law and policy\;\n Provisional agenda for the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy\;\nAdoption of the report o f the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy\n\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\, 4 June 2021\, to allow participants to prepare themselves for the mee ting.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNC TAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmen tal bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general category may participate as observers.\n<\;div align="\;center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-co nsumer-protection-law-and-policy-fifth-session DTSTAMP:20260708T004405Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR