27 - 28 April 2015
Research and Enterprise Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)
Singapore City
, Singapore
The field visit will launch the UNCTAD-ASEAN project entitled "enhancing AMS with effective capacities to adopt and implement consumer protection laws at the national level"
The project will address the need for improved technical competencies and institutional capacity within consumer protection agencies in ASEAN and build a critical mass of consumer protection trainers who are able to contribute in raising the level of compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations.
The project will build/strengthen capacity of government agency personnel through the design, development and delivery of training programs, including modular components or materials, focusing on the technical requirements provisionally involving 6 core areas, as identified in the "Road-mapping Capacity Building Needs in Consumer Protection in ASEAN" project. These areas are:
1) Product safety and labelling;
2) Phone and internet services, and e-commerce;
3) Consumer credit and banking;
4) Environment;
5) Healthcare services; and
6) Professional services.
The field visit to aims to identify the needs and priorities of Singapore in the area of Consumer Protection Law and Policy, particularly their capacities to deal with consumer protection issues such as product safety and labelling; phone and internet services, and e-commerce; consumer credit and banking; environment; healthcare services; and professional services.
The field work programme will engage the following institutions:
o Ministry of Trade and industry
o SPRING Singapore
o Food Control Division, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA)
o The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA)
o Monetary Authority of Singapore(MAS)
o Ministry of Environment (ENV)
o National Environment Agency
o Ministry of Health
o Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
o Attorney General's Chambers
o Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
o Singapore Mediation CenterA detailed report by sector will be prepared crosscutting three countries in the ASEAN region: Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore.
UNCTAD experts:
· Mr. Pierre Horna, Legal Affairs Officer, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
· Mr. Dongryeul Shin, Economic Affairs Officer of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
· Mrs. Ming Yan Xu, Consultant of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
Ad-hoc Consultants:
- Mr. Carl Buik (Australia)
- Mrs. Rajeswari Kanniah (Malaysia)
Co-organizer(s):
ASEAN Secretariat
Sponsor / funding:
ASEAN Secretariat
Language(s)
English |
Related Site:
ASEAN Secretariat: http://www.asean.org/asean/asean-secretariat
Contact
Pierre Horna
Legal Affairs Officer
Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
UNCTAD
T: +41 225480728
E: pierre.horna@unctad.org
Legal Affairs Officer
Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
UNCTAD
T: +41 225480728
E: pierre.horna@unctad.org
