The 1st Caucus of the 5thround of negotiation of the Working Group on Competition and Consumer Protection (WGCC) for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement was virtually held on 25th January 2024.
Representatives from the Competition and Consumer Protection Sectors in ASEAN member States, China and the ASEAN Secretariat Office attended the meeting.
As representatives from Myanmar, officials from the Department of Trade and the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Commerce were present.The attendees discussed the competition chapter and consumer protection chapter to be included in the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement and the methology to move forward on the negotiations on the text and its workplan.