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Advocacy
ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPETITION COMMISSION
INTERVIEWS:
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza, Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan , on 'Competition Ordinance', November 26, 2007, CNBC, Karachi ;
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza, Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan, on Introduction of Competition Commission of Pakistan, January 16, 2008, Dawn News TV, Karachi;
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza, Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan , on 'Working of Competition Commission and the enforcement of Competition Law', February 12, 2008, Dawn News TV;
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza, Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan , on 'Role of CCP and actions taken by the CCP', February 13, 2008, Business-Plus, Karachi ;
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan, on 'Issues relating to competition Law', March 20, 2008, CNBC TV, Karachi;
Mr. Khalid A. Mirza Chairman, Competition Commission of Pakistan , on 'Enforcement of Competition Law in Pakistan ', May 05, 2008, CNBC TV, Karachi .
ROUNDTABLES:
Pakistan Business Council Roundtable-I . To provide point-wise answers to the concerns raised by the Pakistan Business Council, February 11, 2008, Karachi ;
Investment Bankers Roundtable . To address concerns with respect to mergers/ acquisition provisions of the Competition Ordinance, with 15-20 CEOs of Inv. Banks - Organized by IGI, February 14, 2008, Karachi ;
Corporate lawyers' Roundtable . To discuss working of the Competition Commission, March 20, 2008, organized by Vellani & Vellani, Karachi (attended by top twenty law firms);
CFA Roundtable . To discuss working of the Competition Commission, organized by CFA Association of Pakistan, March 22, 2008, Karachi (attended by CEOs and Senior executives);
Pakistan Business Council Roundtable-II . To provide point-wise answers to the concerns raised by the Members and office bearers of Pakistan Business Council, May 05, 2008, Karachi .
SEMINARS:
Seminar on 'Corporate Governance', Forman Christian College , Lahore , November 27, 2007;
Seminar on 'The Role of the Competition Commission of Pakistan', organized by Management Association of Pakistan, January 17, 2008, Karachi ;
Seminar on 'Economic and Financial Risks in the Economy', organized by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, January 24, 2008, Islamabad ;
Seminar on 'Implementation of Competition Law and Policy in Pakistan ', organized by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, March 19, 2008, Karachi .
MEETINGS:
Meeting with officers of Competition Commission, United Kingdom to discuss competition law enforcement issues, October 22 - 24, 2007, UK
Meeting for interaction with the Managing Committee & Member Companies of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry, November 27, 2007, Karachi ;
Meeting with World Bank Regional Director and local team to discuss capacity building of Competition Commissions, January 14, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with Country Head, Deutsche Bank, IGI Investment Bank on 'Working of Competition Commission and the banking sector', January 16, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with Chairman, Unilever Pakistan Ltd. for presenting CCP as facilitator of business growth, January 16, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with ADB, Country Director about collaboration between ADB and CCP, January 31, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with World Bank economists and experts on 'Organizational Strengthening of Competition Commission', February 04, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with OICCI - office bearers regarding competition advocacy and to get feedback from the OICCI members, February 04, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with World Bank Regional Director and local team members on 'Strengthening of Competition Commission', February 06, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with Vice President & other office bearers of CFA Association of Pakistan to make alliances with professionals and professional associations for advocacy work, February 14, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with Governor and Executive Director of State Bank of Pakistan for competition advocacy and confidence building, February 14, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with Director General and senior officers of Intellectual Property Organisation on 'Collaboration between IPO and the Competition Commission', March 6, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with Director General, Intellectual Property Organisation on 'Interface between competition and intellectual property rights and the role of IPO and CCP', March 14, 2008, Islamabad ;
Meeting with intellectual property rights experts in a Seminar on 'Annual World Intellectual Property Day', organized by IPO and Pakistan Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights Association, 25th April, 2008.
Inaugural Meeting of the Competition Consultative Group (CCG) for Consultations on Competition related issues, May 06, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with President and office bearers of the OICCI for Competition Advocacy and confidence building, May 07, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with UBL Fund Manager for Competition Advocacy and Research, June 13, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with CEO and Dy.Chief Executive, Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan for Competition Advocacy and Research, June 13, 2008, Karachi ;
Meeting with Country Head & MD Barclays Bank for Competition Advocacy to promote the role of CCP as a facilitator of growth for businesses, June 13, 2008, Karachi .
PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL FORA:
Competition Commission participated in:
Conference on Small Economies and Competition Policy, 18-19 October, 2007, Luxemburg;
2007 ICN Cartel Workshop, October 30 to November 3, 2007, San Salvador , El-Salvador;
12th International Workshop on Competition Policy, November 8-9, 2007, Seoul , South Korea ;
Seminar on Competition Policy by OECD and Korea Fair Trade Commission, December 5-7, 2007, Seoul , South Korea ;
OECD Global Forum on Competition, 21-22 February, 2008, Paris ;
International Competition Network's 7th Annual Conference -2008 held in Kyoto , Japan on April 14-16, 2008;
Regional Antitrust Workshop organized by the OECD-Korea Regional Centre for Competition, April 23-25, 2008, Seoul , Korea .
WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS:
Participated in the development of questionnaire and finalization of Report as a member of task force on 'Abuse of dominant bargaining position' alongwith Japan Fair Trade Commission, October-November, 2007;
Competition Law enforcement updates, published in the Competition and Anti-trust Review - 2008, December 2, 2007;
'Accomplishments of the MCA: July 1 st , 2006 - June 30 th , 2007', December 4, 2007;
Sent filled-in questionnaires to the UNCTAD about Independence of competition Agencies, Abuse of Dominance, etc. December 14, 2007;
'Role of competition law and policy in alleviating poverty in developing countries', January 27, 2008;
Competition Commission's comments on International Competition Network's Operational Framework and Outreach activities, January, 30 -31, 2008;
About Competition Commission of Pakistan, published in the Handbook of Competition Agencies - 2008, February 7, 2008;
IDRC research proposal on 'Competition and development with reference to Pakistan 's power sector', February 14, 2008;
10. Comments on the draft text of 'Revised Disciplines on Domestic Regulation Pursuant to General Agreement on Trade in Services', February 28, 2008;
11. Steps taken by the MCA and the CCP during last three years for protection of consumers, 'Working of the MCA', 'Competition Ordinance and steps to improve competition framework, April 8th, 2008;
12. The Recent Cement Price Hike: Cartel or Not? Short in-house report posted on CCP website, 11 th April, 2008;
13. Legislation updates about United States ' Report on Trade Barriers, 09 May, 2008.
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