Meeting between UNCTAD and the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic

31 May 2013

UNCTAD and the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic met to strengthen COMPAL assistance on competition and consumer protection policies, to discuss the use of existing UNCTAD sectoral studies and areas for further studies.

 

Meeting with H.E. José Del Castillo
From left: Anina Del Castillo, Vice-Minister; H.E. José Del Castillo, Minister of Industry and Commerce and Pierre Horna, UNCTAD
On the occasion of the Third Consumer Protection International Forum held in Santo Domingo 23-24 May 2014, UNCTAD paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Industry and Commerce H.E. José Del Castillo Saviñón in order to present the work of COMPAL on advising in public-policy making for competition and consumer protection measures.

 

The topics discussed were:

  • The need to disseminate the findings of the Sectoral studies prepared by UNCTAD in the markets of poultry, construction and transport.

  • The need to undertake additional market assessments in selected key sectors where there are some allegations of anti-competitive practices taking place such as Cement, Beer, Flour, among others.

The Minister kindly requested UNCTAD to bear in mind the organization of a public event on Competition Law and Policies in Dominican Republic by the end of 2013. The main event should be based on the critical findings of the sectoral studies carried out in 2011.

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