MEETING OF THE APEC GROUP ON COMPETITION POLICY AND DEREGULATION


MERIDA, YUCATAN, MEXICO
17-18 MAY 2002


DRAFT ANNOTATED AGENDA

 

1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
  The agenda will be proposed for adoption by the CPD.
2. CONVENOR'S OPENING REMARKS
  The Convenor will report on developments since the last CPD meeting in May 2001, in China.
3. CHANGE OF CPD CONVENOR
  The Convenor will brief on the process followed to determine the in-coming CPD Convenor, and will call on next convenor to brief on its future plans as new CPD Convenor.
4. ISSUES RELTAED TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE LEADERS, MINISTERS AND SOM
 

The Convenor will report on the guidelines for the 2002 work program received from Leaders, Ministers and the SOM.

A. Implementation of the Shangai Accord

i) Broadening and Updating of OAA
ii) Trade Facilitation
iii) Trade Policy for the New Economy
iv) Contribution to the Path Finder Approach

The Secretariat to brief on the Strenghtening the Functioning of Markets and on e-APEC strategy and how it is related to Competition Policy.

The CPD Group will be invited to discuss on new ideas to the broadening of the OAA to reflect changes in the global economy, such as the development of new economy,. E-APEC Strategy and Strenghtening the Functioning of Markets.

The CPD Group will be invited to consider how it could contribute to the identification of possible pathfinder initiatives that facilitate the move towards the Bogor goals.

 

5. CAP : REVIEW AND REPORT PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING CAP.
6. REPORT ON PROJECTS RELATED TO COMPETITION OR DEREGULATION
  繚 APEC/OECD Cooperative Initiative on Regulatory Reform (CTI08/2002T)
Report on the First and Second Workshops, held in Beijing, China and Merida, Mexico and discussion on the next steps within this initiative. (Peru)

繚 Training Program to Promote Economic Competition in APEC economies (CTI23/2002T)
Report on the preparations of the first componen of the project related to the Energy Sector (Mexico)

繚 APEC Training Program on Competition Policy (CTI33/2002T)
Update on the steps for the implementation of the project (Japan, Thailand and Vietnam).

繚 Summary Report of Updated Competition Policy and Law Database (Chinese Taipei)
7. TILF ISSUES: PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS FOR CPD APPROVAL
  Member economies are invited to present projects to be implemented in 2003, seeking TILF funds.

繚 APEC OECD Cooperative Initiative on Regulatory Reform: Second Phase (Mexico)
繚 APEC Training Program on Competition Policy for 2003 (Japan)
8. RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS DEVELOPED BY MEMBER ECONOMIES
 
繚 Presentation on the paper "U.S. perspective on the International Competition Network (ICN)" (USA)

繚 Presentation on joint FTC-DOJ public hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy" (USA)

繚 Presentation on "The Role Of Competition Policy In Economic Development" (Mexico)
9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  The Convenor will provide concluding remarks.
   


 

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