BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa685213e25 DTSTART:20101108T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101108T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Sixth United Nations Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Re strictive Business Practices CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The "\;Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles an d Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices"\;\, was ado pted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 35/63 (Decem ber 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in th e Set\, holds the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law an d Policy (IGE on CLP) annually and organizes a Review Conference at Minist erial level every five years. This year\, the Conference the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.The Sixth Review Conference\, which replaces the I GE on CLP for this year\, is open to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country del egations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the head s of their competition authorities.The Sixth Review Conference will\, inte r alia\, assess the application and implementation of the UN Set on compet ition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improve ment. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 2009 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will take up the following issue s for better implementation of the Set:A voluntary peer review of Armenia competition law and policyCluster of issues related to the implementation of competition law and policy:Judicial Review of competition cases.Appropr iate sanctions and remedies.The use of leniency programmes as a tool for t he enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developing c ountries.Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in pr omoting economic development:Evaluating the effectiveness of competition l aw in the promotion of economic development.The appropriate design and enf orcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market development.The role of competition advocacy\, merger control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic trouble.Cluster of i ssues related to the review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:Modalities for facilitatin g voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.Evaluation of the experience gained so f ar in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer r eview.The role of networking in the exchange of non-confidential informati on in facilitating cooperation among competition agencies.Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including consultations on t he Revised Model Law on Competition PolicyAs has become customary\, the Si xth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, ex pressing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in g eneral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;p>\;The "\;Set of Multila terally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restricti ve Business Practices"\;\, was adopted by the United Nations General A ssembly in its resolution 35/63 (December 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in the Set\, holds the <\;strong>\;Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE on CLP)<\;/strong>\; annually and organizes a Review Conference at Ministerial level every five years. This year\, the Conferen ce the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in G eneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Six th Review Conference\, which replaces the IGE on CLP for this year\, is op en to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country delegations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the heads of their competition authorit ies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Sixth Review Conference<\ ;/strong>\; will\, inter alia\, assess the application and implementatio n of the UN Set on competition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improvement. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 20 09 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will ta ke up the following issues for better implementation of the Set:<\;/p> \;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;A voluntary peer review of Armen ia competition law and policy<\;/strong>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;< \;strong>\;Cluster of issues related to the implementation of competitio n law and policy:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Judicial Review of competition cases.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Appropriate sanctions and re medies.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The use of leniency programmes as a tool f or the enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developi ng countries.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in promo ting economic development:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Evaluat ing the effectiveness of competition law in the promotion of economic deve lopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The appropriate design and enforcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market dev elopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of competition advocacy\, merge r control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic troubl e.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Clust er of issues related to the review of the experience gained in the impleme ntation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:<\;/strong>\;&l t\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Modalities for facilitating voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Evaluation of the experience gained so fa r in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer re view.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of networking in the exchange of no n-confidential information in facilitating cooperation among competition a gencies.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\ ;Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including c onsultations on the Revised Model Law on Competition Policy<\;/strong> \;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;As has become customary\, the Sixth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, expre ssing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in gene ral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-united-nations-conference-review-all -aspect-set-multilaterally-agreed-equitable DTSTAMP:20260916T095842Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa685213e65 DTSTART:20101109T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101109T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Sixth United Nations Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Re strictive Business Practices CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The "\;Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles an d Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices"\;\, was ado pted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 35/63 (Decem ber 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in th e Set\, holds the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law an d Policy (IGE on CLP) annually and organizes a Review Conference at Minist erial level every five years. This year\, the Conference the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.The Sixth Review Conference\, which replaces the I GE on CLP for this year\, is open to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country del egations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the head s of their competition authorities.The Sixth Review Conference will\, inte r alia\, assess the application and implementation of the UN Set on compet ition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improve ment. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 2009 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will take up the following issue s for better implementation of the Set:A voluntary peer review of Armenia competition law and policyCluster of issues related to the implementation of competition law and policy:Judicial Review of competition cases.Appropr iate sanctions and remedies.The use of leniency programmes as a tool for t he enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developing c ountries.Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in pr omoting economic development:Evaluating the effectiveness of competition l aw in the promotion of economic development.The appropriate design and enf orcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market development.The role of competition advocacy\, merger control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic trouble.Cluster of i ssues related to the review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:Modalities for facilitatin g voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.Evaluation of the experience gained so f ar in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer r eview.The role of networking in the exchange of non-confidential informati on in facilitating cooperation among competition agencies.Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including consultations on t he Revised Model Law on Competition PolicyAs has become customary\, the Si xth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, ex pressing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in g eneral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;p>\;The "\;Set of Multila terally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restricti ve Business Practices"\;\, was adopted by the United Nations General A ssembly in its resolution 35/63 (December 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in the Set\, holds the <\;strong>\;Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE on CLP)<\;/strong>\; annually and organizes a Review Conference at Ministerial level every five years. This year\, the Conferen ce the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in G eneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Six th Review Conference\, which replaces the IGE on CLP for this year\, is op en to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country delegations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the heads of their competition authorit ies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Sixth Review Conference<\ ;/strong>\; will\, inter alia\, assess the application and implementatio n of the UN Set on competition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improvement. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 20 09 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will ta ke up the following issues for better implementation of the Set:<\;/p> \;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;A voluntary peer review of Armen ia competition law and policy<\;/strong>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;< \;strong>\;Cluster of issues related to the implementation of competitio n law and policy:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Judicial Review of competition cases.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Appropriate sanctions and re medies.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The use of leniency programmes as a tool f or the enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developi ng countries.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in promo ting economic development:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Evaluat ing the effectiveness of competition law in the promotion of economic deve lopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The appropriate design and enforcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market dev elopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of competition advocacy\, merge r control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic troubl e.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Clust er of issues related to the review of the experience gained in the impleme ntation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:<\;/strong>\;&l t\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Modalities for facilitating voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Evaluation of the experience gained so fa r in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer re view.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of networking in the exchange of no n-confidential information in facilitating cooperation among competition a gencies.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\ ;Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including c onsultations on the Revised Model Law on Competition Policy<\;/strong> \;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;As has become customary\, the Sixth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, expre ssing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in gene ral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-united-nations-conference-review-all -aspect-set-multilaterally-agreed-equitable DTSTAMP:20260916T095842Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa685213e6d DTSTART:20101110T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101110T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Sixth United Nations Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Re strictive Business Practices CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The "\;Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles an d Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices"\;\, was ado pted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 35/63 (Decem ber 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in th e Set\, holds the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law an d Policy (IGE on CLP) annually and organizes a Review Conference at Minist erial level every five years. This year\, the Conference the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.The Sixth Review Conference\, which replaces the I GE on CLP for this year\, is open to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country del egations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the head s of their competition authorities.The Sixth Review Conference will\, inte r alia\, assess the application and implementation of the UN Set on compet ition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improve ment. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 2009 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will take up the following issue s for better implementation of the Set:A voluntary peer review of Armenia competition law and policyCluster of issues related to the implementation of competition law and policy:Judicial Review of competition cases.Appropr iate sanctions and remedies.The use of leniency programmes as a tool for t he enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developing c ountries.Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in pr omoting economic development:Evaluating the effectiveness of competition l aw in the promotion of economic development.The appropriate design and enf orcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market development.The role of competition advocacy\, merger control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic trouble.Cluster of i ssues related to the review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:Modalities for facilitatin g voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.Evaluation of the experience gained so f ar in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer r eview.The role of networking in the exchange of non-confidential informati on in facilitating cooperation among competition agencies.Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including consultations on t he Revised Model Law on Competition PolicyAs has become customary\, the Si xth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, ex pressing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in g eneral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;p>\;The "\;Set of Multila terally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restricti ve Business Practices"\;\, was adopted by the United Nations General A ssembly in its resolution 35/63 (December 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in the Set\, holds the <\;strong>\;Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE on CLP)<\;/strong>\; annually and organizes a Review Conference at Ministerial level every five years. This year\, the Conferen ce the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in G eneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Six th Review Conference\, which replaces the IGE on CLP for this year\, is op en to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country delegations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the heads of their competition authorit ies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Sixth Review Conference<\ ;/strong>\; will\, inter alia\, assess the application and implementatio n of the UN Set on competition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improvement. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 20 09 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will ta ke up the following issues for better implementation of the Set:<\;/p> \;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;A voluntary peer review of Armen ia competition law and policy<\;/strong>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;< \;strong>\;Cluster of issues related to the implementation of competitio n law and policy:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Judicial Review of competition cases.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Appropriate sanctions and re medies.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The use of leniency programmes as a tool f or the enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developi ng countries.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in promo ting economic development:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Evaluat ing the effectiveness of competition law in the promotion of economic deve lopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The appropriate design and enforcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market dev elopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of competition advocacy\, merge r control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic troubl e.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Clust er of issues related to the review of the experience gained in the impleme ntation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:<\;/strong>\;&l t\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Modalities for facilitating voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Evaluation of the experience gained so fa r in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer re view.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of networking in the exchange of no n-confidential information in facilitating cooperation among competition a gencies.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\ ;Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including c onsultations on the Revised Model Law on Competition Policy<\;/strong> \;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;As has become customary\, the Sixth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, expre ssing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in gene ral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-united-nations-conference-review-all -aspect-set-multilaterally-agreed-equitable DTSTAMP:20260916T095842Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa685213e72 DTSTART:20101111T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101111T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Sixth United Nations Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Re strictive Business Practices CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The "\;Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles an d Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices"\;\, was ado pted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 35/63 (Decem ber 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in th e Set\, holds the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law an d Policy (IGE on CLP) annually and organizes a Review Conference at Minist erial level every five years. This year\, the Conference the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.The Sixth Review Conference\, which replaces the I GE on CLP for this year\, is open to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country del egations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the head s of their competition authorities.The Sixth Review Conference will\, inte r alia\, assess the application and implementation of the UN Set on compet ition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improve ment. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 2009 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will take up the following issue s for better implementation of the Set:A voluntary peer review of Armenia competition law and policyCluster of issues related to the implementation of competition law and policy:Judicial Review of competition cases.Appropr iate sanctions and remedies.The use of leniency programmes as a tool for t he enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developing c ountries.Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in pr omoting economic development:Evaluating the effectiveness of competition l aw in the promotion of economic development.The appropriate design and enf orcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market development.The role of competition advocacy\, merger control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic trouble.Cluster of i ssues related to the review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:Modalities for facilitatin g voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.Evaluation of the experience gained so f ar in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer r eview.The role of networking in the exchange of non-confidential informati on in facilitating cooperation among competition agencies.Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including consultations on t he Revised Model Law on Competition PolicyAs has become customary\, the Si xth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, ex pressing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in g eneral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;p>\;The "\;Set of Multila terally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restricti ve Business Practices"\;\, was adopted by the United Nations General A ssembly in its resolution 35/63 (December 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in the Set\, holds the <\;strong>\;Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE on CLP)<\;/strong>\; annually and organizes a Review Conference at Ministerial level every five years. This year\, the Conferen ce the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in G eneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Six th Review Conference\, which replaces the IGE on CLP for this year\, is op en to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country delegations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the heads of their competition authorit ies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Sixth Review Conference<\ ;/strong>\; will\, inter alia\, assess the application and implementatio n of the UN Set on competition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improvement. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 20 09 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will ta ke up the following issues for better implementation of the Set:<\;/p> \;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;A voluntary peer review of Armen ia competition law and policy<\;/strong>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;< \;strong>\;Cluster of issues related to the implementation of competitio n law and policy:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Judicial Review of competition cases.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Appropriate sanctions and re medies.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The use of leniency programmes as a tool f or the enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developi ng countries.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in promo ting economic development:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Evaluat ing the effectiveness of competition law in the promotion of economic deve lopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The appropriate design and enforcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market dev elopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of competition advocacy\, merge r control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic troubl e.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Clust er of issues related to the review of the experience gained in the impleme ntation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:<\;/strong>\;&l t\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Modalities for facilitating voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Evaluation of the experience gained so fa r in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer re view.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of networking in the exchange of no n-confidential information in facilitating cooperation among competition a gencies.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\ ;Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including c onsultations on the Revised Model Law on Competition Policy<\;/strong> \;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;As has become customary\, the Sixth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, expre ssing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in gene ral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-united-nations-conference-review-all -aspect-set-multilaterally-agreed-equitable DTSTAMP:20260916T095842Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa685213e78 DTSTART:20101112T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101112T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Sixth United Nations Conference to Review all Aspect of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Re strictive Business Practices CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The "\;Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles an d Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices"\;\, was ado pted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 35/63 (Decem ber 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in th e Set\, holds the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law an d Policy (IGE on CLP) annually and organizes a Review Conference at Minist erial level every five years. This year\, the Conference the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.The Sixth Review Conference\, which replaces the I GE on CLP for this year\, is open to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country del egations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the head s of their competition authorities.The Sixth Review Conference will\, inte r alia\, assess the application and implementation of the UN Set on compet ition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improve ment. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 2009 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will take up the following issue s for better implementation of the Set:A voluntary peer review of Armenia competition law and policyCluster of issues related to the implementation of competition law and policy:Judicial Review of competition cases.Appropr iate sanctions and remedies.The use of leniency programmes as a tool for t he enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developing c ountries.Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in pr omoting economic development:Evaluating the effectiveness of competition l aw in the promotion of economic development.The appropriate design and enf orcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market development.The role of competition advocacy\, merger control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic trouble.Cluster of i ssues related to the review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:Modalities for facilitatin g voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.Evaluation of the experience gained so f ar in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer r eview.The role of networking in the exchange of non-confidential informati on in facilitating cooperation among competition agencies.Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including consultations on t he Revised Model Law on Competition PolicyAs has become customary\, the Si xth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, ex pressing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in g eneral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;p>\;The "\;Set of Multila terally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restricti ve Business Practices"\;\, was adopted by the United Nations General A ssembly in its resolution 35/63 (December 1980). It is\, so far\, the only fully multilateral code in existence on competition law and policy.<\;/ p>\;<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in application of its mandate in the Set\, holds the <\;strong>\;Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE on CLP)<\;/strong>\; annually and organizes a Review Conference at Ministerial level every five years. This year\, the Conferen ce the Sixth Review Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations in G eneva from the 8 to the 12 of November 2010.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Six th Review Conference\, which replaces the IGE on CLP for this year\, is op en to all member States of UNCTAD\, as well as selected civil society and private sector representatives. Country delegations will be invited to be headed by Ministers and to include the heads of their competition authorit ies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Sixth Review Conference<\ ;/strong>\; will\, inter alia\, assess the application and implementatio n of the UN Set on competition in its 30 years of existence\, and discuss proposals for its improvement. As decided by the IGE on CLP at its July 20 09 session in its agreed conclusions\, the Sixth Review Conference will ta ke up the following issues for better implementation of the Set:<\;/p> \;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;A voluntary peer review of Armen ia competition law and policy<\;/strong>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;< \;strong>\;Cluster of issues related to the implementation of competitio n law and policy:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Judicial Review of competition cases.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Appropriate sanctions and re medies.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The use of leniency programmes as a tool f or the enforcement of competition law against hardcore cartels in developi ng countries.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;stron g>\;Cluster of issues related to the role of competition policy in promo ting economic development:<\;/strong>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Evaluat ing the effectiveness of competition law in the promotion of economic deve lopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The appropriate design and enforcement of competition law and policy in countries at different stages of market dev elopment.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of competition advocacy\, merge r control and the effective enforcement of law in times of economic troubl e.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Clust er of issues related to the review of the experience gained in the impleme ntation of the UN Set including voluntary peer reviews:<\;/strong>\;&l t\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Modalities for facilitating voluntary consultations among member States and regional groupings\, in line with section F of the UN Set.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Evaluation of the experience gained so fa r in the implementation of the UN Set\, including UNCTAD voluntary peer re view.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;The role of networking in the exchange of no n-confidential information in facilitating cooperation among competition a gencies.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\ ;Effectiveness of capacity-building and technical assistance\, including c onsultations on the Revised Model Law on Competition Policy<\;/strong> \;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;As has become customary\, the Sixth Review Conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive resolution\, expre ssing consensus views on the UN Set and competition law and policy in gene ral and giving guidance to the UNCTAD secretariat as to its activities in this field in the five years ahead.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/sixth-united-nations-conference-review-all -aspect-set-multilaterally-agreed-equitable DTSTAMP:20260916T095842Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR