ANNEX 2
The theme of
PFP meeting
1st meeting (18-21 March 1997,
Bangkok)
- Economic and legal theory of competition
policies/laws
- Objectives, role and operation
of competition policies/laws
- International development of competition
policy
- Economic globalization and competition
policies/laws
- Competition law/policy from business
viewpoint
- Development of member economies'
competition policies/ laws
2nd meeting (9-14 February 1998,
Bangkok/Pattaya)
- Economic and legal theory of competition
policies/laws
- Objectives, role and operation
of competition policies/laws
- Remedies and Sanctions against
Violations / Methodology of Investigation
- Regulation of Cartels
- Regulation of Vertical Trade Restraint
- Regulation of Mergers
- Natural Monopoly
- Consumer Protection
- Economic globalization and competition
policies/laws
- Competition law/policy from business
viewpoint
3rd meeting (1-4 March 1999, Chiangmai)
- Economic and legal theory of competition
policies/laws
- Objectives, role and operation
of competition policies/laws
- Core principles of competition
law
- State monopoly, privatization
- Enforcement
4th meeting (14-16 March 2000,
Bangkok)
- The Relationship Between Competition
Policy and Other Economic Policy Objectives Including Economic Development
- Ways and Means to Address Anti-Competitive
Practices with International Dimensions
- Effective Ways to Investigate
and Eliminate Cartels
- How to deal with a Dominant Company
- How to Deal with Mergers
5th meeting (13-15 March 2001,
Bangkok)
- Current State of Play in Developing
Competition Legislation in the Region
- Perspectives of Further Development
and Convergence
- Enhancing skills to detect cartels
and to regulate mergers
- Ensuring compliance and cooperation
in competition law enforcement
- Promoting competition in regulated
sectors or state enterprises