Cooperation on Technical Assistance
in the East Asia Region
SHIH, Hui-Fen
Vice Chairperson
Chinese Taipei, Fair Trade Commission
15 September, 2011
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Outline
1. CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
2. Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the
East Asia Region
3. Future Outlook
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CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
The Importance of TA
To ensure a level playing field, it is hard for a competition agency
to avoid cooperating with counterparts in other jurisdictions.
The fundamental premise of effective cooperation is that we could play
by the rules and that we do not have objections.
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CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
Start-up technical assistance in 1999
Over the past twelve years, the CTFTC has organized various
technical assistance activities for more than 12 Asian countries
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CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
Goals of TA
• Acquire Practical Know-how
• Apply the Law Effectively
• Facilitate Networking
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CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
Contents of
TA programs
• Developing laws
• Providing education and training in
substantive legal principles
• Establishing an analytical framework
• Teaching on investigative techniques
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CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
2008
Footsteps for TA
Coordination with other donor agencies
2002
Individual technical assistance
2001
Initiation
1999
OECD International Cooperation Program
1992
CTFTC Establishment
CTFTC’s Technical Assistance Activities
Main purpose:
Sharing and exchanging viewpoints
coordination with
other donor agencies
individual
technical assistance
Types of
Technical Assistance
others
assisting in drafting laws and
establishing hardware & equipment
capacity building program
regional seminars
Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Vietnam (2004)
Thailand (1999)
Malaysia (2010)
Indonesia (1999)
Singapore (2004)
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Experience
• Current situation
 Regional seminars
 Sending experts to conferences held by ASEAN Member Economies
 Technical assistance programs in Chinese Taipei
 Chinese Taipei International Conference on Competition Policy and Law
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Experience
•Setting priorities of TA activities
As the bridge connecting the developed countries with the
developing ones
Similarities and geographical proximity
Limited financial resources
•Understanding the needs of recipients
Communication between technical assistance donors and recipients
Internal communication of technical assistance providers
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Experience
•Designing missions that best address those needs
Easily understood
Socially appropriate
Practical and well received by the beneficiaries
•Evaluating the effectiveness of TA activities
Questionnaire: improving future TA activities
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Regional Seminars with ASEAN Member Economies
Year
Topic
1999
The Role of Competition Policy and Competition Authorities
2000
Cartels and Their International Aspects
2001
Building a Competition Culture
Venue
Bangkok, Thailand
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phuket, Thailand
The Role of Competition Policy in Developing Countries and Emerging Market
2002
Hanoi, Vietnam
Economies
2003
Abuse of Dominance and Vertical Restraints
2004
The Interface between Competition Authorities and Sector Regulators
Singapore
Kuantan, Malaysia
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Year
Topic
Venue
2005
Investigating Cartel and Other Horizontal Restraints Cases
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2006
The Interface between Competition and Consumer Policies
Bali, Indonesia
2007
Merger Control Issues in Developing and Transition Economies
2008
Competition Issues in Retailing
2009
Training Course on Unfair Competition Acts Related to IP Law－Facts in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bangkok, Thailand
Hanoi, Vietnam
Indochinese Countries and Experiences of Chinese Taipei
2010
Cartel Enforcement and International Cooperation among Competition
Jakarta, Indonesia
Agencies
2011
The Role of the Competition Authority in this Era of High Inflation
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Individual Technical Assistance
Form
Years
Recipient
Place
Duration
2002
Vietnam
Hanoi
Two days
2003
Thailand
Bangkok
Two days
2004
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Two days
2005
Thailand
Bangkok
One week
2005
Vietnam
Hanoi
Two days
2006
Vietnam
Quang Bình
Two days
2006
Vietnam
Sapa
Two days
2007
Mongolia
Ulanbattar
One day
2008
Thailand
Bangkok
One day
2010
Indonesia
Bali Island
One day
Sending experts
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Individual Technical Assistance
Form
Internship Program
Training course
Years
Recipient
Place
Duration
2002
Thailand
Taipei, Kaohsiung
One month
2004
Thailand
Taipei, Kaohsiung
One month
2004
2005
Vietnam
Mongolia
Taipei
Taipei
Two days
One day
2005
2006
Vietnam
Indonesia/ Mongolia
Taipei
Taipei
Two days
Five days
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
Vietnam
Mongolia
Indonesia
Mongolia
Indonesia
Vietnam
Mongolia
Indonesia
Mongolia
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Eight days
One week
Five days
Five days
Five days
Five days
Five days
Five days
Five days
p.s. In addition to ASEAN member economies, Mongolia is also included in individual TA programs
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
Form
Years
Recipient
Place
Duration
Indonesia
Malaysia
2003
Thailand
Taipei
Two days
Taipei
Two days
Taipei
Two days
Vietnam
Chinese
Taipei
International
Conference
on
Competition
Policy and Law
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
2006
Malaysia
Mongolia
Indonesia
2009
Vietnam
p.s. Besides ASEAN member economies, Mongolia is also included in international conferences
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Cooperation on Technical Assistance in the East Asia Region
USD
Regional and Individual Technical Assistance
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
2002
2003
2004
Regional TA
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Individual TA
p.s. In 2009, ICN Merger Workshop and APEC Training Course on Competition Policy were held in Chinese Taipei
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Future Outlook
Challenge
• Competition policy or law is a product of a combination of
economic, ideological, philosophical, historical and political factors
• Coordination among different legal systems in different jurisdictions
after regional economic integration
• Efficient allocation of resources contributed by donor agencies
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Future Outlook
Reaction
• Designing missions that best address those needs and
post-evaluation
• Reaching a common consensus among ASEAN and East Asia
competition agencies in EATOP Meetings, and disseminating
consensus opinions via ICN to reflect the needs of the regional
countries
• Cooperation and coordination among donor agencies
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Thank you
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