The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Member States (AMS) have set themselves the goal of creating an Economic Community and adopting national competition law and policy by 2015. Several ASEAN members have already adopted national competition laws and have made noticeable progress in enforcement.
However, four countries have yet to finalize their competition law and policy; Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. The Philippines, which has a set of provisions on competition law in different legislations and an effective enforcement agency, is in the process of adopting a comprehensive competition law.
The workshop "Appropriate Design and Formulation of Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN Member States" organized by GIZ in cooperation with KPPU and the ASEAN Secretariat, seeks to upgrade the skills and knowledge of representatives from the AMS, both from within and outside the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC), on the relevant best practices drawn from a wide range of jurisdictions.
The material prepared by the UNCTAD Secretariat for this workshop provides a comprehensive overview of all the relevant issues relating to the formulation and enforcement of competition law and policy in different economic and social contexts that seeks to promote economic growth and development. The issues covered are based on UNCTAD research and recommended best practices arising from the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy and the five-yearly United Nations Conference to Review the Set on Competition Law and Policy.
UNCTAD will be able to share the current work of Competition through 5 presentations in a two-day workshop, in particular:
The formulation of a Competition Policy Framework, and National Competition Law and Policy Coherence
The formulation of Competition Law – in Consideration of the Economic and Social Circumstances of Different ASEAN Countries
Substantive Elements of a Modern Competition Law – with reference to the UNCTAD Model Law on Competition and its Commentaries and the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Competition Policy
Institutional Design for the Enforcement of the Law and Agency Effectiveness
Application of Exemptions and Criteria for Public Interest Considerations in the Application of Competition Policy
UNCTAD experts:
- Mr Hassan Qaqaya, Head of the UNCTAD Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
- Mr Pierre Horna, Legal Affairs Officer of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
- Mr Dongryeul Shin, Economic Affairs Officer of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
Participants:
Representatives of the ASEAN Competition Authorities both from within and outside the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC)
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GIZ Germany Indonesia: http://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/352.html
ASEAN Secretariat: http://www.asean.org/asean/asean-secretariat
KPPU website: http://www.kppu.go.id/id/