Competition Law in the ASEAN Economic Community Conference: “Is Harmonisation Achievable?”
March
17
Friday
| Speaker: | Associate Professor Burton Ong Head (Competition Law), EW Barker Centre for Law & Business NUS Law Andrea Gideon Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, NUS Law Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool Associate Professor Nasarudin Bin Abdul Rahman International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Associate Professor Haniff Ahamat Universiti Kembangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Associate Professor Pornchai Wisuttisak Chiang Mai University Judge Benjawan Tangsatapornpan Thailand Court of Appeal for Specialised Cases Associate Professor Hà Thị Thanh Bình Ho Chi Minh City University of Law Que Anh (Alice) Pham AP Research Consults Company (APCO), Hanoi Professor Udin Silalahi Universitas Pelita Harapan Professor Ningrum Sirait University of North Sumatra Professor Arisa Wakabayashi Komazawa University Law School Krystal Uy Philippine Competition Commission James Daniel S. Donato University of the Philippines Law Center |
| Moderator: | Plenary Session 1 Associate Professor Burton Ong Head (Competition Law), EW Barker Centre for Law & Business NUS Law Plenary Session 2 Andrea Gideon Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, NUS Law Lecturer, University of Liverpool |
| Time: | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm (SGT) |
| Venue: | Staff Lounge (Block B, Level 2) NUS Bukit Timah Campus 469 Bukit Timah Road |
| Type of Participation: | Open To Public |
Description
At the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting in September 2022, negotiations between ASEAN Member States (AMSs) commenced to develop a formal cooperation agreement that would facilitate cross-border cooperation and coordination on Competition Law and Policy matters between these jurisdictions. This was done pursuant to the strategic goals of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint and ASEAN Competition Action Plan (ACAP) 2025.
The propose ASEAN Framework Agreement on Competition (AFAC) aims to facilitate cross-border cooperation between competition agencies, promote the internalisation of competition policy in regional and domestic economic policies and provide effective measures to deal with competition issues of mutual interest.
Cooperation and coordination between the national competition authorities of the AMSs must be underpinned by a common set of foundational substantive principles in their respective national competition law frameworks. This conference aims to explore the opportunities and challenges facing the AEC in achieving substantive convergence or harmonisation between the competition laws of the ten AMSs.
Competition law academic experts from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will make presentation on the prospects for achieving pro-harmonisation reforms to their respective national competition law frameworks, focusing in particular on two of the most obvious areas for legal convergence: anti-cartel laws and merger control.
Fees Applicable
$291.60 (incl. 8% GST).
Limited complimentary seats are available for NUS staff/students at the discretion of the conference organisers.
CPD Points
3.5
Practice Area: Competition Law
Training Level: Foundation
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.