Draft Agenda

1. Introduction and adoption of the agenda

• Report on the outcome of the 1st SOM and 1st CTI and any other evelopments since the last workshop held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Adoption of the agenda

2. Discussion of APEC Principles to Enhance Competition and Regulatory Reform

2.1 Introduction from the Chair

2.2 Presentation of papers

• New Zealand: Recent changes in NZ competition law and its implications for strengthening markets
• Korea: Specific ways to implement APEC competition principles
• Peru: Peru's Institutional framework and the implementation of the APEC Principles to Enhance Competition and Regulatory Reform.
• United States: Approaches to Promoting Cooperation and Communication among APEC Economies' Competition/Regulatory Authorities.

2.3 General discussion

3. Approaches for the revision of the CAP and IAPs

• Report on advancements made on Prototype IAP Templates (Peru)

4. Strengthening markets in respective areas

• Legal infrastructure development (Japan)
• Development of SMEs and New Business (Japan)
• Proposal for APEC/OECD Co-operation on Regulatory Reform 2000-2001
• Report on APEC Public Sector Workshop and the OECD Regulatory Reform Presentation (New Zealand)

5. Relations with other APEC sub-fora, PECC and APEC Business Community

6. Reports from Member Economies of Future Activities of Projects

• APEC Competition and Law Database Web site (Chinese Taipei)
• APEC Partners for Progress Technical Assistance Programme (Japan)
• Other APEC Technical Co-operation and Assistance initiatives

7. APEC contribution to the WTO (Competition Policy Aspect)

• APEC Seminar on Investment & Competition (Japan)

8. Discussion of report to CTI and Chair's closing remarks