THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND COMPETITION
Buenos Aires, Argentina. September  24 to 25, 2013

AGENDA

 

9:00-10:30 Welcome remarks by the representatives of:
    • ARGENTINA
    • SELA
    • UNCTAD
    • President of WGTC, BRAZIL

 
10:30-11:15 Coffee Break

 
11:15-13:00 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

 

Trade and Competition policies in the energy markets (Sub-Working Group 5)

 

Moderator: Argentina

 

  • Interventions of Ministers and/or senior officials of the authorities in charge of International Trade and Competition.
  • Discussion

 
13:00-14:30 Lunch

 
14:30-16:00 Update of reports by: Sub-Working Groups 2 & 4

 

Moderator: Brazil (Preseident WGTC)

 

    • Introduction: UNCTAD or SELA
    • Presentations:
    • Chile: Update of the report on Internal and External Coherence between Trade and Competition Policies
    • UNCTAD-AEG: Update of the report on Competition and Trade Issues in Relation to Health Sector in SELA Member Countries.
    • Discussion

 
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

 
16:30-18:00 Need of institutional capacity building for Trade and Competition authorities of SELA member countries (Sub-Working Group 3)

 

Moderator: (TBD)

 

  • Introduction: UNCTAD or SELA
  • Presentation: México y Peru
  • Discussion

 
9:00-10:30 Trade and Competition policies in telecommunications

 

Moderator: (TBD)

 

    • Introduction UNCTAD or SELA
    • Presentation: Argentina
    • Presentation: OLADE Latin American Energy Organization (TBC)
    • Discussion

 

 
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 
11:00-12:30 Benefits of Trade and Competition policies in the provision of goods and services and the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

 

Moderator: (TBD)

 

  • Introduction: UNCTAD or SELA
  • Presentations: (TBD)
  • Discussion

 
12:30-14:00 Lunch

 
14:00-15:30 Cooperation in Competition and Trade cases involving more than one SELA member country.

 

Moderator: (TBD)

 

  • Introduction: UNCTAD or SELA
  • Presentations: (TBC, one case between Trade Authorities and one case between Competition Authorities)
  • Discussion

 
15:30-16:30
  • Conclusion and Recommendations of the Meeting
  • Draft agenda for the fourth Session of the WGTC

 

Moderator: UNCTAD o SELA

 

 
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break

 
17:00-18:00 Closing ceremony

 

Presented by personalities from: ARGENTINA, SELA & UNCTAD