Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 16-17 November this year, at the invitation of the National Competition Agency of Georgia, representatives of the Antimonopoly Committee take part in an international conference on the topic "Competition and consumer protection", which is taking place in Tbilisi.

On the first day of the event, on 16 November, representatives of the committee took part in the following panel sessions

— Competition policy and sustainable development,

— Competition policy/interagency cooperation in regulated markets,

– Legal guarantees of consumer rights protection, as well as the practice of Europe and Georgia in this area

— Indirect enforcement mechanisms.

Today, on 17 November, within the framework of the International Conference on the topic “Competition and Consumer Protection” in Tbilisi, a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in the field of application of competition law was signed between the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the National Competition Agency of Georgia.

In accordance with this memorandum, cooperation is carried out in the following main areas:

— exchange of information on the development of legislation;

— exchange of experience of the parties in the field of investigation of violations of the rules of competition of their state;

— exchange of experience in the implementation of innovative developments and information technologies in the activities of the Participants in order to increase the speed of identifying cases of restriction of competition and the application of enforcement measures;

— exchange of experience on the relationship between antimonopoly authorities and national supervisory authorities;

— exchange of non-confidential information about changes in legislation and cases;

– participation in international conferences, symposiums, seminars and other events organized by the parties;

– organization of high-level meetings/visits to discuss prospects and directions for further cooperation between the parties.