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MYANMAR
THAILAND
VIETNAM
LAOS
CAMBODIA
BRUNEI
CCS, SINGAPORE
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
SPOTLIGHT
ON ASEAN
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
CCS’S ROLE IN RCEP
AND OTHER FTAS
NEGOTIATIONS BY THE RCEP
WGC IN HO CHI MINH CITY,
VIETNAM
15-19 August 2016
Singapore chaired the 10th round
of the Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (“RCEP”)
Working Group on Competition
(“WGC”). The Working Group
made good progress with clean
text achieved for Article 9 (Non-
Application of Dispute Settlement)
and Article 10 (Consultations).
NEGOTIATIONS FOR RCEP
COMPETITION CHAPTER IN
TANGERANG, INDONESIA
6-10 December 2016
The WGC made significant
progress at the 16th round of
negotiations for the RCEP, with
clean text achieved for almost
the entire Competition Chapter.
The substantial negotiations for
the Competition Chapter have
been completed.
SRI LANKA-SINGAPORE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
(“SLSFTA”) IN SINGAPORE
13-15 December 2016
During the third round of
negotiations for the SLSFTA, Sri
Lanka and Singapore reached a
principle agreement on the draft
text for competition. Both parties
are currently working towards
a conclusion of the bilateral
agreement by 2017.
VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES
COMPETITION COMMISSION
IN MANILA
6 October 2016
CCS Chief Executive, Mr. Toh Han
Li visited the newly established
Philippines Competition
Commission (“PCC”) to meet with
their Chairman, Commissioners
and Directors. CCS was the first
foreign competition agency to
visit their new office. CCS and
PCC discussed experiences and
developments in their respective
competition regimes and possible
areas for cooperation.
APEC’S COMPETITION
POLICY AND LAW GROUP
(“CPLG”) MEETING IN NHA
TRANG, VIETNAM
26 February 2017
The issues discussed at the
APEC’s CPLG Meeting include
the CPLG 2017 work plan, the
CPLG database and selected
key developments in APEC
economies (including Singapore).
Singapore shared the findings of
the International Competition
Network’s Special Report 2016
on Government Advocacy and
Disruptive Innovations at the APEC
Economic Committee meeting.
CCS & APEC
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE
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