The 2009 Asian Forum on Consumer Policy was joined by 20 foreign delegates from 10 nations (7 ASEAN member nations: Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar/ 3 nations of India, China, and Japan/ delegates from the OECD and ICPEN). Also, 200 general attendants gathered for 2-day-long Forum along with consumer affair specialists, representatives from business circle, and academic circle, and consumer organizations.
During the Forum, all six different agendas were talked. (The detailed agendas are mentioned below) Also, global companies presented how they deal with cross-border consumer affairs.
2009 Asian Forum on Consumer Policy
● Occasion : 2009 Asian Forum on Consumer Policy
● Date & Time : June 24, 2009/ 09:00 ~ 18:00 ~ June 25, 2009/ 09:00 ~ 12:40
● Place : PPS Hall, Korea Fair Trade Commission, Seoul, Korea
● Host : Korea Fair Trade Commission
● Organizer : Korea Consumer Agency
The Korea Fair Trade Commission along with the Korea Consumer Agency will host the 2nd Asian Forum on Consumer Policy to build a concrete consumer cooperation body among Asian countries. We will be honored if you could pay your visit to our Forum despite your busy schedule and share your insights and wisdom with us. Thank you.
Agenda for the 2009 Asian Forum on Consumer Policy
1. Day 1 (June 24, Wed.)
□ sessionxx1 : International Consumer Policy Trend
□ sessionxx2 : Recently-raised Int’l Consumer Issues I (Consumer safety)
□ sessionxx3 : Recently-raised Int’l Consumer Issues II (E-commerce)
2. Day 2 (June 25, Thurs.)
□ sessionxx1 : Consumer Policy System and Law in Asia
□ sessionxx2 : Global Companies’ Reaction to Consumer Issues
□ sessionxx3 : Measures for Co-operation on Consumer Policy in Asia
2009 Asian Forum on Consumer Policy Program
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Day 1 (June 24)
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6.24
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9:30 ~ 10:00
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1. Registration
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10:00 ~ 10:40
(40 min.)
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2. Opening ceremony (MC: Head of Consumer Policy Division, KFTC)
o Opening remarks (Mr. Yong-ho Baek, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission)
o Congratulatory remarks (Ms. Young-sun Kim, Political Affairs Committee Chair of Nat’l Assembly Political Affairs Committee Chair)
o Keynote speech (Ms. Myoung-hee Park, President of Korea Consumer Agency)
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sessionxx1
10:40 ~ 12:30 (50 min.)
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3. International Consumer Policy Trend
o Moderator: Prof. Gi-jong Lee (College of Law, Sookmyung Women’s University of Korea)
o Three Panelists
- OECD Consumer Policy Trend: Mr. Peter Avery (OECD CCP)
- ICPEN Main Issues & Collaboration Plan between the ICPEN and regional co-operation body: Mr. Pablo Zylberglait (US FTC)
- ISO Main issues: Ms. Ji-Yeon Ryu (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards)
o Q&A sessionxx
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12:30 ~ 14:00
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4. Lunch
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sessionxx2
14:00 ~ 15:50 (100 min.)
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5. Discussions on Recently-raised Int’l Consumer Issues I: Consumer Safety
o Moderator: Prof. Jong-young Lee (College of Law, ChoongAng Univ. of Korea)
o Four Panelists
- Measures to Reinforce Safety of Consumer Products in China: Mr. Xie Lin (Counsel for Consumer Protection Bureau of SAIC of China)
- Safety standards and Int’l Trade: Mr. Gab-soo Kang (Manager for Korean Agency for Technology and Standards)
- Case study presentation by CJ (Korean food company entering the Chinese market)
- Legal System related to Consumer Protection and Safety in India: Mr. S.L. Vashishta (Deputy Secretary for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, India)
o Q&A sessionxx
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15:50 ~ 16:20
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6. Coffee Break
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sessionxx3
16:20 ~ 18:00
(100 min.)
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7. Discussions on Recently-raised Int’l Consumer Issues II (E-commerce)
o Moderator: Prof. Jong-yeon Na (Consumer Dept of Seoul Nat’l Univ)
o Four Panelists
- Recent Trend of Scam Websites in Japan: Mr. Yoshiaki Takahashi (Director for Quality-of-Life Policy Bureau, Japan)
- Evaluation on the OECD e-commerce guideline and proposal for its revision direction: Mr. Ho-tae Kim (Head of E-Commerce Team of KFTC)
- Legal Regulations on Fraudulent Acts by Business in terms of Online Ads: Prof. Hyoung-seok Ko (Ph.D. in Laws, SunMoon University of Korea)
- Issues and difficulties of on-line overseas purchasing agent (Mr. Jong-su, Kim, CEO & President of Wizwid & ISE Commerce, Korea)
o Q&A sessionxx
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Day 2 (June 25)
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6.25
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09:20 ~ 09:30
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Opening Declaration
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sessionxx1
09:30~
11:30
(120 min.)
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2. Consumer Policy System and Law in Asia
O Moderator: Dr. Sung-jin Kang (Korea Consumer Agency)
O Four Panelists
- Related Legal System in Korea (General Director for Consumer Policy Bureau, KFTC)
- Toward the Establishment of the Consumer Affairs Agency and Consumer Policy Council in Japan: Mr. Yoshiaki Takahashi (Japan)
- Consumer Protection System and Laws in Thailand: ‘What’s New ’: Mr. Teeravath Chantarasomboon (Deputy Secretary-General for OCPB of Thailand)
- Consumer Protection Policy: Mr. Radu Sembiring (Director of Consumer Protection, Indonesia)
- Consumer Protection Issues in Laos: Mr. Phomma Inthanam (Director for Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Lao PDR)
- Consumer Protection System (Mr. Mr. Dang Hoang Hai (Deputy Director General for VCAD, Vietnam)
o Q&A sessionxx
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11:30~11:50
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2. Coffee Break
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sessionxx2
11:50 ~
13:00
(70 min.)
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3. Global Companies’ Reaction to Consumer Issues
O Moderator: Prof. Hyun-yoon Shin (College of Law, Yonsei University of Korea)
O Three Panelists (LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Amway)
- Difficulties & Countermeasures in terms of consumer issues in terms of exports & FDI
Proposals to the Asian Consumer Policy Officials
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13:00 ~ 13:10
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4. Closing remarks by Vice Chairman of the KFTC
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13:10 ~ 14:00
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5. Lunch
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sessionxx 3
14:00 ~ 15:30
(90 min, closed-door panel discussion)
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6. Measures for Consumer Policy Co-operation in Asia
ㅇModerator: Mr. Seong-gu Yi (General Director for Consumer Policy Bureau, KFTC)
ㅇ Panelists from Asian delegates
- Co-operation Plan at the ASEAN Level (Malaysia)
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15:30 ~ 17:30
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7. Working-level Meeting for Consultative Meeting on Consumer Policy among China, Japan & Korea
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18:00 ~ 21:00
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Dinner
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