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Revision of UN Guidelines on Consumer Protection (UNGCP). Content The Review Process Modalities to review the UNGCP Outcome of the Working Groups: UNCTAD Secretariat Report. The Review Process. VI UN Conference to Review the Set (2010) Competition Consumer Protection.
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Content • The Review Process • Modalities to review the UNGCP • Outcome of the Working Groups: UNCTAD Secretariat Report
The Review Process VI UN ConferencetoReviewthe Set (2010) CompetitionConsumerProtection 4 WG for the UNCTAD Secretariat Report XI IGE (2011) I Ad-hoc Meeting (2012) XII IGE (2012) II Ad-Hoc Meeting (2013) Preparatory meeting 22-23 January 2015 XIII IGE(2013) Draft Resolution IX IGE (2014) PreparatorySession VII UN ConferencetoReviewthe Set (July, 2015) General Assembly, December 2015
Options for the Review • Thematic Approach: Review and amendment of each of the Guidelines of the UNGCP. Implies an individual negotiation for each guideline • Integral Approach: insertion of new topics (vertical) & adaptation of the remaining Guidelines where necessary (horizontal)
Modalities to review the UNGCP • All the topics identified for the review: Integral/Horizontal Thematic/Vertical
Modalities to review the UNGCP • Todos los asuntos identificados para la revisión: Integral/Horizontal Thematic/Vertical Thematic & Integrated - E-Commerce • Financial Services • Access to knowledge • Cross-border trade • Data protection • Turism • IMPLEMENTATION • Collective Actions • Misleading advertising • Public services • Real-estate services
Arquitecture of the Consmer Protection "Temple" for the Century XXI IMPLEMENTATION Thematic issues Integratedtopics FirmCompetitivenes Dialogue and Inter. Cooperation Laws and robust enforcement
Nextstepts Draft Resolution & Report (November) First UNCTAD Report (August 15) Comments (September 15) ReviewConference (July 2015) Preparatory Meeting (22-23 Jan 2015) General Assembly (Dec 2015)
Outcome of the Working Groups: First UNCTAD Secretariat Report
WG on E-commerce • First meeting and questionnaire circulation: 3 and 24 March 2014 • 63 Experts at WG: • Outcome: • Contributions: 26 • In-depth knowledge of E-commerce situations in MS • Full suport and endorsement of OCDE E-Commerce Guidelines of 1999 (in its actual wording). • Interest to include a section in the UNGCP 46 Member States 5 International Organisations 12 NGOs.
WG on Financial Services • First meeting and questionnaire circulation: 14 March 2014 • 50 Experts at WG: • Outcome: • Contributions: 19 • Full suport and endorsement of G-20/OCDE principles • Importance to the compensation mechanisms • Interest to include a section in the UNGCP 12 Member States 1 International Organisation 3 NGOs.
WG on Other issues • First meeting and questionnaire circulation: 7 March 2014 • 34 Experts at WG: • Outcome: • Contributions: 19 • Interest to include a section in the UNGCP on: • Misleading, abusive advertising, • Collective actions, • Data protection, • Turism • Interest to hold discussions for the other issues. 29Member States 1 International Organisation 4 NGOs.
WG on Implementation • First meeting and questionnaire circulation: 3 and 24 March 2014 • 36 Experts at WG: • Outcome: • Contributions: 12 • Importance to the national and bilateral implementation that does not require new UNGCP • Interest in set up an international forum to: • Monitor the universal implementation of UNGCP • Discuss in public forums policymaking issues • Propose capacity-building activities for agencies • Update and review UNGCP periodically 32 Member States 4 NGOs.
Many thanks Hassan Qaqaya Head Competition and Consumer Policies Branch UNCTAD Hassan.Qaqaya@unctad.org