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CARICOM to be represented at UNCTAD Meetings in July, 2014

The CCC has been invited to attend the Fourteenth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy (IGE) that will be held 8-10, July 2014. The IGE session will be preceded on 7 July, 2014 by the Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on "The Role of Competition Law and Policy in Fostering Sustainable Development". The IGE session will also be followed by the 5th Research Partnership Platform (RPP) on competition and consumer protection policies on 11 July, 2014.

The consultations during the Fourteenth IGE session will focus on the following topics:

(a) The benefits of competition policy for consumers;

(b) Communications strategies of competition authorities as a tool for agency effectiveness;

(c) Informal cooperation among competition authorities on specific cases;

(d) Voluntary peer reviews on the competition laws and policies of Namibia, Seychelles and Philippines;

(e) Review of capacity building activities extended to young competition authorities.

All relevant information on the substantive discussions, reports as well as logistical aspects of the conference can be found here.