6th UN Conference on Competition Policy

The Sixth UN Review Conference will mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (United Nations Set).

The UN Set is a multilateral agreement on competition policy that:

Provides a set of equitable rules for the control of anti-competitive practices.
Recognizes the development dimension ofcompetition law and policy.
Provides a framework for international operation and exchange of best practices.

Every five years since the adoption of the United Nations Set, a Review Conference has been held, providing an occasion for heads of competition authorities and senior officials of developed and developing countries, including least developed countries (LDCs) and economies in transition, to establish direct contacts and networking among themselves for voluntary cooperation and the exchange of best practices.

This framework also provides vital technical assistance and capacity-building for interested member States so that they are better equipped to use competition law and policy for development. Read More »

News

Meeting for Asian countries, Bali, 8 to 10 June 2010

3 June 10 - This Preparatory meeting is intended to provide Asian countries with an opportunity to identify their priorities and contributions to the Conference.

Meeting for the Latin American and Caribbean region, Brasilia, 26–28 May 2010

25 May 10 - This Preparatory meeting is intended to provide Latin American and Caribbean Nations with an opportunity to identify their priorities and contributions to the Conference.

Meeting for African LDCs, Lusaka, 10-12 May 2010

5 May 10 - This Preparatory meeting is intended to provide African countries and African LDCs with an opportunity to identify their priorities and contributions to the Conference.

Call for papers

In order to facilitate the deliberations and the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the three clusters of issues to be discussed, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Monday 27 September 2010 in order to allow participants to prepare themselves for the consultations.

Clusters of issues:

Implementation of competition law and policy
Review of the experience gained in the implementation of the UN Set, including voluntary peer reviews
The role of competition policy in promoting economic development

Accreditation and Registration

States wishing to attend the Conference are requested to submit to the UNCTAD secretariat the credentials of their representatives and advisers by
15 October 2010.

Specialized agencies, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the General Category who wish to participate as observers are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by the same date.

Venue

The Conference will open on 8 November 2010
in Room XVII of the Palais de Nations, Geneva

Contact

Accreditation and Registration

UNCTAD Secretariat
Intergovernmental Support Service
Office E-3061
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10

Fax: + 41 22 917 02 14
E-mail: meetings@unctad.org

Substantive and other inquiries

Competition and Consumer Policies Branch

Fax: 41 22 917 0247
E-mail: hassan.qaqaya@unctad.org
or
E-mail: veronica.rivera-cruz@unctad.org