| | Event: | International Seminar on Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements | | Date: | 31 July – 1 August 2006 | | Location: | Istanbul, Turkey | Venue: | Yeditepe University | | | Description: |
The aim of this seminar is to review the progress achieved since the launching of this book at the Fifth UN Conference to Review all Aspects of the UN Set on Competition held in Antalya, Turkey in November 2005. In this connection, the discussion will focus on the following questions:
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Have the over 146 agreements that contain commitments on competition policies with implications at both national and regional levels been implemented so far?
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Can Competition and Regional Trade Agreements ensure growth, equity and poverty alleviation?
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Is there a role for competition policy in the energy sector?
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How can regional competition law and policy contribute to an effective implementation of a Regional Trade Agreement?
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The impact of Competition-related provisions in Regional Trade Agreements on domestic competition law and policy: harmonization and policy transfer effects.
The expected participants to this seminar include experts and academic involved in trade and competition issues, authors of the above-mentioned publication, and participants from competition agencies, regional and international organizations.
| | Co-organized with: | UNCTAD and Yeditepe University | | Sponsor / funding: | IDRC/CDRI | | Language(s): | English | | Contact: | regionalcomp@unctad.org | | Related sites: | www.yeditepe.edu.tr (Conference Website)
www.yeditepe.edu.tr
www.idrc.ca
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 | PROGRAMME, , 31/07/06 , 5page(s) , 88Kb | | Cross-border Trade in Network-bound Energy Products: Competition Related Issues. Presentation by Ana María Alvarez, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD, , 31/07/06 , 24page(s) , 238Kb | | Competition provisions in plurilateral trade agreements. Presentation by Anestis Papadopoulos, Hellenic Competition Commission, , 31/07/06 , 18page(s) , 138Kb | | Exceptions and Exemptions to Competition Law: the case for flexibility in developing countries and transition economies. Presentation by Andrea Belényi, , 31/07/06 , 18page(s) , 92Kb | | Cross-border Trade in Network-Bound Energy Products: Competition Related Issues. Presentation by Brendan Oviedo, Centre of Energy Petroleum Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Scotland, , 31/07/06 , 12page(s) , 92Kb | | Competition Policy and Regulated Markets. Presentation by Halil Baha Karabudak, Head of Department II (ICT sectors), Turkish Competition Authority, , 31/07/06 , 25page(s) , 76Kb |
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