5TH ACAFTA WGC
The 5th round of negotiation of the Working Group on Competition (WGC) for the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) was virtually held on 27th February 2024.
Representatives from the Competition Sector in ASEAN Member States, Canada and the ASEAN Secretariat Office attended the meeting.
As representatives from Myanmar, officials from Myanmar Competition Commission Office were present.
The meeting was chaired by Ms. Yvette Yoong, Acting Director of International, Communications and Planning, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), ASEAN Co-Chair for the ACAFTA Working Group on Competition (WGC).
The attendees discussed the competition chapter to be included in the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the methodology to move forward on the negotiations on the text and its workplan.