National Reference Group Meetings

PHASE-I CULMINATION MEETING

7-8 September 2001, Goa, India

National Reference Group Meetings 

Kenya, 13th June 2001, Nairobi

Tanzania,15th June 2001, Dar-E-Salaam

Sri Lanka, 19th June 2001, Colombo 

Zambia, 18^th June 2001, Lusaka

Pakistan,   25^th June 2001, Islamabad    

INDIA, 27th June 2001,New Delhi

South Africa,   29th June 2001, Johannesburg

LAUNCH MEETING

7 Up Project, December 20-21, Jaipur, India

National Reference Group Meetings 

 One of the objectives of the 7 Up Project is to form a National Reference Group (NRG) in each of the project countries. NRGs were formed  to deliberate on the inputs prepared in each country and conduct the advocacy part of the project. The  NRG comprises of representatives of the following category of organisations/person.

• Consumer organisation, where existing and having the capacity

• Other civil society organisations with demonstrated interest in economic issues

• Research institutions, academia, experts (economists and lawyers)

• Chambers of Commerce

• Media

• Competition Authority

• External Trade Department

• Internal Trade and/or Consumer Affairs Departments

• Politicians and/or Parliamentarians

• Regulatory Authorities

 NRG meetings were organised in the project countries to deliberate on the draft phase-I report prepared by the partners. This exercise would create a base for the launching of advocacy for strengthening competition culture in these countries. NRG meetings were held according to following schedule.

Contact Address:

Dr. Garth le Pere,

Institute for Global Dialogue, 8^th Floor, Braamfontein Centre, 23 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, P. O. Box 32571, South Africa 2017

Ph: +27 11 339 6585; Fax: +27 11 339 6616; E mail: info@igd.org.za

“Symposium on Existing and Proposed Competition Law of India”

Contact Address:

Dr. Pradeep Srivastava, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Parisila Bhawan, 11 Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi 110 002

Ph: +91-11-337 8860/337 9861-63, 337 9865-66/337 9868 Fx: +91-11-332 7164/9788

Email: psrivastava@ncaer.org Website: www.ncaer.org

Contact Address:

Hafiz Aziz-ur-Rehman

The Network for Consumer Protection, House No. 60-A, Street 39, Sector F-10/4, Islamabad

Email: netcp@apollo.net.pk; Ph: 92-51-2281755/226 1085/226 0133/2256895

Contact Address:

Malathy John

Law & Society Trust (LST), 3, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8

Ph: +94-1-691 228/684 845/989 843, Fx: +94-1-686 843; Email: lst@slt.lk

Contact Address:

Dr. L.J. Chingambo

Institute of Economic and Social Research, Munali Road (off Great East Road), P.O. Box 30900, Lusaka

Ph: +260-1-294 131/673; Fx: +260-1-294291; Email: inesor@zamnet.zm

Contact Address:

Dr. Flora Musonda

The Economic & Social Research  Foundation, 51 Uporoto Street, Ursino Estates, P.O. Box 31226, Dar es Salaam

Ph: +255-22-276 0260/758; Fx: +255-22-276 0062; E mail: esrf@esrf.or.tz  

Contact Address:

Ms Betty Maina

Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Bishop Garden Tower, 3^rd Floor, Bishops Road, P. O. Box 53989,

Nairobi, Kenya

Ph: (254 2) 717402/716231/721262; Fax: (254 2) 716231; Email: instecon@nbnet.co.ke

CONTACT US

CUTS Centre For International Trade, 

Economics & Environment (CITEE)

D–217,  Bhaskar Marg,  Bani  Park, 

Jaipur  302 016,  India,

Ph: +91(0)141-228 2821

Fax: 91.141.2282485  

Email: citee@cuts.org