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EEC delegation held high-level meetings on competition and public procurement in China 11 Dec 2024 EEC delegation held high-level meetings on competition and public procurement in China During a working visit to Beijing on December 11, the Eurasian Economic Commission's delegation headed by Maxim Ermolovich, EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, held official meetings with the leadership of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China. The meeting with Wang Dongwei, Vice Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China, and Li Xianzhong, Director General of the Department of Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, covered a wide range of topics, including support for SMEs in PRC public procurement, e-procurement, determining the country of origin of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union, and accessibility of Chinese procurement procedures for the EAEU countries. The meeting discussed the areas of work under the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the People's Republic of China, on the other part. During the meeting with Meng Yang, Deputy Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the interaction under the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of competition policy and antitrust regulation between the Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China was reviewed. Key issues of digital market regulation, effective competition advocacy tools, academic events and other topics were also discussed. "Today we have taken an important step towards a more open dialogue. Cooperation in the field of competition and public procurement will allow our countries to develop best practices, which, in turn, will contribute to the growth of our economies," mentioned Maxim Ermolovich. The meetings resulted in agreements to continue cooperation, which will create a basis for further joint work and exchange of experience between the Eurasian Economic Commission and state authorities of the People's Republic of China.
10 Dec 2024 Current trends in international competition law reviewed in Moscow Advanced training of antitrust authorities' employees and specialized lawyers from the Eurasian Economic Union countries under the new program "Competition Law in the EAEU: International and Regional Approaches" took place at MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Representatives of specialized government agencies and businesses of the Union studied current trends in international law, international and regional practices of competition (antitrust) policy, familiarized themselves with the nuances of law enforcement and rule-making activities in cross-border markets carried out by the Eurasian Economic Commission, as well as best practices of national antitrust regulation. Representatives of the EEC Antitrust Regulation Department, Department of Competition Policy and Public Procurement Policy and lecturers of MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry shared their experience. Maxim Ermolovich, EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, also spoke to the audience. "The Eurasian Economic Commission is interested in maximizing the involvement of specialists from the Union countries in the work to improve competition law and increase the efficiency of interaction," the EEC Minister noted. During the event, Maxim Ermolovich met with Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
04 Dec 2024 Maxim Ermolovich, "Cooperation between the EEC and OECD allows to participate in the discussion of the global competition agenda" A delegation of the Eurasian Economic Commission took part in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Competition in Paris. This year's forum discussed competition and inequality, cross-border mergers, competition law enforcement in the global food supply chain and a peer review of Thailand's competition regime. According to Maxim Ermolovich, competition in the food supply chain is of particular importance in the context of globalization. The EEC Minister noted that it is important to correctly delineate the state regulation and the natural market functioning. International cooperation also plays a significant role in addressing this issue. On the sidelines of the forum, EEC representatives met with Benoît Coeuré, the incoming Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee; Frédéric Jenny, Chairman of the OECD Global Forum on Competition; Maria Pilar Canedo Arrillaga, Curator of the OECD Regional Center for Competition in Hungary; Luz Maria de la Mora, Director of the UNCTAD Division on International Trade and Commodities; and a number of other forum participants. Early 2025 joint activities were discussed with the head of the Egyptian competition authority. Agreement was reached to sign a memorandum with the Arab Competition Network and the Saudi competition authority. Further cooperation of the Commission with the OECD and participation in events on competition were discussed. The OECD is one of the main international platforms on competition. The OECD Global Forum annually brings together heads of competition authorities from more than 100 countries, representatives of international and regional entities, and experts to discuss the global competition agenda.
29 Nov 2024 Maxim Ermolovich, "Cooperation within the ICAP framework is one of the priority areas in the field of competition on the international track" During the 57th meeting of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy (ICAP), Maxim Ermolovich, Minister in charge Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, briefed the officials of competition (antimonopoly) authorities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries gathered in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on innovations in the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, law enforcement practice, and the work of the Competition Advocacy Commission. The EEC Minister emphasized that participation in the ICAP activities is of particular value for the Commission, as it allows to regularly exchange experience with colleagues from the Interstate Council and participate in the development of approaches on topical issues, as well as model documents in the field of competition. The event participants discussed the most notable happenings in the CIS countries in the field of competition policy and antitrust regulation, as well as the vectors of joint work to improve competition legislation and law enforcement. On the ICAP margins, Maxim Ermolovich held a working meeting with Khalilillo Turakhuzhayev, Chairman of the Committee on Competition Development and Consumer Rights Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan, an observer state at the EAEU. The parties discussed areas of further cooperation in the field of competition policy and law enforcement. The ICAP platform provides a possibility for competition authorities of the CIS participating states and the EEC to exchange experience, facilitating synchronized efforts to improve competition law and enforcement in the CIS.  The Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy (ICAP) was established in 1993. It is comprised of plenipotentiary representatives of the CIS states and carries out its activities in close cooperation with the CIS Executive Committee. The work of the ICAP is primarily aimed at improving the national competition legislation of the CIS countries and its enforcement based on international best practices.
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24 2021 EAEU to master new methods for regulating digital markets - EEC Minister The Eurasian Economic Commission constantly improves working conditions of the EAEU business, and sophisticating the antitrust regulation mechanisms is one of the directions thereto. As the EEC has suggested during the Antitrust Forum held on February 18, the Eurasian Union needs new approaches to antitrust compliance since the existing norms have not been brought to unified standards. The issue also concerns digital markets, the development of which has been intensified in response to the pandemic and restrictions accompanying it. Arman Shakkaliev, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Commission, has told in his interview to "Eurasia.Expert” about measures the EEC now uses to protect competition as well as changes it prepares.
24 2021 "It is up to the business community to define the EEC agenda, and we should hear the business community" Published in the "Competition and Law" Magazine No. 1, 2021 The Eurasian Economic Commission’s Antitrust Unit was one of the main news-makers in the field of competition protection last year. The regulator's plans are large-scale as well: to control anticompetitive digital practices, to elaborate specialized guidelines, to expand the EEC's powers to companies from third countries and to introduce a compliance system at the supranational level as well as interactive format for interaction with business. What are the main outcomes of the Unit’s work in 2020? And what are the objectives set for 2021? Arman Abaevich Shakkaliev, Member of the Board – EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, reports. About "digital" antitrust regulation.
03 2021 Interview with Arman Shakkaliev, EEC Minister in charge of Competition Highlights - International roaming will be canceled within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) by 2025. Russian citizens will be able to use home tariff plan in Kazakhstan, Armenia and other Union countries.
14 2016 The interview of the Minister on the technical regulation of the EEC Valery Koreshkov with BELTA news agency on establishment of the common market of medicines in the Eurasian Economic Union Medicines is the first group of specific goods, with which the EAEU countries started to work closely by the beginning of the functioning of the common market. Using this experience, the EAEU will form other common markets - for finances, energy, oil and gas, and so on. The BELTA journalist discussed with the EEC Board Member - Minister in charge of technical regulation Valery Koreshkov, what stages are yet to be covered and how the common market of medicines will work.​
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