World Competition Day 5th December Theme 2016 Linkages between Competition and Intellectual Property www.facebook.com/WorldCompetitionDay www.incsoc.net/World_Competition_Day.htm

World Competition Day 5th December Why World Competition Day? Ensure awareness among consumers regarding potential benefits of an effectively implemented competition regime Create awareness regarding role to be played by consumers in shaping an effective competition regime Why on 5th December? The United Nations (UN) General Assembly formally adopted the UN Set of Competition Principles at its 35th meeting on 5th December 1980

Linkages between Competition and Intellectual Property World Competition Day 5th December Themes… since 2010 World Competition Day 2010 2013 International Air-transport Cartels and its Impact on Developing Countries Adverse Impact of Cartels on the poor 2016 Linkages between Competition and Intellectual Property 2011 2014 Cartels and their Harmful Effects on Consumers Competition Issues in Public Procurement 2012 2015 Adverse Impact of Cartels on the poor Competition Issues in Public Procurement

Support from Countries ... since 2010 World Competition Day 5th December Support from Countries ... since 2010 Competition agencies called upon UNCTAD towards a formal adoption of the Day Philippines adopted 5th December as a National Competition Day European Commission – DG Competition Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Directorate, Republic of Afghanistan Federal Austrian Competition Authority, Republic of Austria Commission on Protection of Competition, Republic of Bulgaria Fiji Commerce Commission, Fiji

Support from Countries ... since 2010 World Competition Day 5th December Support from Countries ... since 2010 Competition agencies called upon UNCTAD towards a formal adoption of the Day Fiji Commerce Commission, Fiji Gambia Competition Commission, The Gambia Bundeskartellamt, Germany The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), Hungary Competition Protection Agency, Republic of Kazakhstan Competition Council, Republic of Latvia

Support from Countries ... since 2010 World Competition Day 5th December Support from Countries ... since 2010 Competition agencies called upon UNCTAD towards a formal adoption of the Day Namibian Competition Commission, Namibia Competition Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), Poland Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russia Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia Spanish Competition Authority (CNC), Spain

Support from Countries ... since 2010 World Competition Day 5th December Support from Countries ... since 2010 Competition agencies called upon UNCTAD towards a formal adoption of the Day Swedish Competition Authority (KONKURRENSVERKET), Sweden Fair Competition Commission, Tanzania The Office of Fair Trading, UK Vietnam Competition Authority, Vietnam Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Zambia Competition and Tariff Commission, Zimbabwe

‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 World Competition Day 5th December ‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 Activities Countries In Media Competition Authority celebrates World Competition Day Mmegi Online, December 01, 2016 Botswana Better competition policy protects consumers and the poor, says UNCTAD on World Competition Day UNCTAD, December 05, 2016 Geneva Institute unfair trade law – Date-Bah The Finder, December 13, 2016 Ghana needs to embrace a functional competition regime – Date-Bah The Finder, December 13, 2016 Ghana Marks World Competition Day 2016 AllAfrica, December 04, 2016 Ghana 8

‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 World Competition Day 5th December ‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 Activities Countries In Media ‘Cement ‘war’ good for building industry’ Graphic Online, December 02, 2016 Ghana Commemorates World Competition Day GNA, December 01, 2016 Ghana Intellectual property vs competition law Live Mint, December 07, 2016 Competition for innovation to strengthen competitiveness in India KNN, December 06, 2016 Competition for innovation to strengthen competitiveness in India  New Delhi, December 05, 2016 India

‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 World Competition Day 5th December ‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 Activities Countries In Media CCP launches guidance on competition compliance Pakistan Observer, December 06, 2016 CCP launches 'The Guidance on Competition Compliance' Business Recorder, December 06, 2016 Competition compliance guide launched Down, Pakistan, December 06, 2016 CCP Launches ‘The Guidance on Competition Compliance’ on the Occasion of ‘World Competition Day’ on 5th December CCP, December 05, 2016 Pakistan Antitrust body to zero in on 4 industries in 2017 GMA News, December 05, 2016 PCC's 2017 priorities: Int'l shipping, cement, power, agriculture Rappler, December 05, 2016 Philippines 10

World Competition Day 5th December ‘Actions’ taken around the world… 2016 Activities Countries In Media Poland: Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) (In Polish) December 07, 2016 5 grudnia obchodzimy Światowy Dzień Konkurencji PortalSpozywczy, , December 06, 2016 Poland SA marks global competition day CAJ News Africa, December 06, 2016 South Africa Togo: Association Togolaise des consommateurs (ATC)  December 05, 2016 Togo ‘there is need to dismantle cartels in trade’ Zambia Daily Mail, December 06, 2016 Zambia: Press Release on World Competition Day December 05, 2016 Zambia

World Competition Day 5th December Glimpses… Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) and CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition (CIRC) organised a panel discussion along with representation from Competition Commission of India, industry, law firms, etc. on “Linkages between Competition and Intellectual Property” on December 05, 2015 in New Delhi. 12

World Competition Day 5th December Glimpses… World Competition Day celebration at 12th Annual Asian Competition Forum (ACF) in Hong Kong CUTS Ghana organised a Policy Dialogue on “Cement Market: Issue of Competition or Unfair Trade Practice? on 30th November in Accra, Ghana

World Competition Day 5th December Glimpses… CUTS International, Geneva in cooperation with the WTO Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division organised the roundtable discussion along with representation from UNCTAD, WIPO, WTO, etc. on 5th December.

World Competition Day 5th December Glimpses… CUTS release E-Compendium of short article by eminent experts at a global level on the theme of WCD.

World Competition Day 5th December Thank You REQUEST FOR SUGGESTIONS: THEME FOR 2017 Suggestions are welcome for the next year’s theme (i.e. 5th December 2017). Webpage: www.incsoc.net/World_Competition_Day.htm Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WorldCompetitionDay Twitter: Use Hashtag #WorldCompetitionDay and tag @CUTSCCIER For further information, please contact: Udai S. Mehta, usm@cuts.org Ashutosh Soni, ash@cuts.org