PHNOM PENH: CCF organized a workshop on Fostering Collaborative Public-Private Dialogue: «Navigating Competition Law & Consumer Protection in E-Commerce and Intellectual Property Rights for SMEs» at Siem Reap Province

On Monday, 29 July 2024, the Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate General «CCF» of the Ministry of Commerce collaborated with GIZ Cambodia under the COMPETE II and PROTECT II Project to organize a workshop on “Fostering Collaborative Public-Private Dialogue: Navigating Competition Law & Consumer Protection in E-Commerce and Intellectual Property Rights for SMEs.

” The workshop took place in Siem Reap Province and was chaired by H.E. PHAN Oun, Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in charge as Director General of CCF, and His Excellency LY Sary, Deputy Governor of Siem Reap Provincial Administration, along with Ms. Marie Hoffmann, Private Sector Development Advisor at GIZ Cambodia.

The workshop is highly interactive, with participants from various sectors, including the representatives from the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce in Siem Reap-Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Thom, and Preah Vihear, the Siem Reap Provincial Departments, the Siem Reap Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, and the Department of Commerce in Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Thom, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear. Additionally, the Cambodia Women Enterprise Association (CWEA), Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC), vendors, business owners, and students based in Siem Reap, as well as CCF branches, also participated, making a total of approximately 180 participants.

The purpose of this workshop is to broaden and integrate stakeholders’ understanding of, especially small and medium enterprises, the Law on Competition, Law on Consumer Protection, Law on Food Safety, and other relevant regulations in E-Commerce and intellectual property rights, resulting in fair competition in the market, creating a level playing field between businesses, and safeguarding the well-being and economic interests of consumers, especially in the context of the digital market.

The workshop provided a platform for speakers from institutions and stakeholders to engage in roundtable discussions where they collectively shared their experiences regarding the challenges and implementation of the Law on Competition and the Law on Consumer Protection in relation to e-commerce and intellectual property rights.

The panelists, who are experts in their respective fields, included representatives from the Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Intellectual Property Rights, CCF Directorate General of the Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), Cambodia Women Enterprise Association (CWEA), and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC).