International Network

Since its establishment, the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) participates actively and diligently in the regional and international fora related to Competition Policy and Law (CPL) such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC), International Competition Network (ICN), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and East Asia Top Level Officials' Meeting on Competition Policy (EATOP). The participation enables MyCC to keep abreast of the latest progress and trends, which together allows MyCC to actively contribute its expertise and experiences in the course of promoting Competition Policy and Law (CPL) regionally and internationally.

  1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  2. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  3. International Competition Network (ICN)
  4. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  5. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  6. East Asia Top Level Officials' Meeting on Competition Policy (EATOP)
PROGRAMMES HOSTED
PROGRAMMES ATTENDED
WORKING VISITS
Year
International Capacity Building Programmes
MyCC International Capacity Building Programmes In 2024
No. Programme Date Venue Remarks
1. US DOJ Workshop on the Role of Competition Law in Supporting the Growth of MSMEs 22 – 26 Jan Singapore Funding by U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ) & Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Hosted by US DOJ & CCSA
2. European Commission (DG Competition) - Let’s Talk Competition - State Aid & Industrial Policy 30 Jan Virtual Hosted by Directorate-General (DG) Competition of the European Commission
3. AANZFTA CLIP Digital Markets Webinar #2: Data and Intel – the ACCC’s Strategic Data Analysis Unit and Using Date for Competition and Consumer Analysis 5 Feb Virtual Hosted by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP)
4. AANZFTA CLIP Digital Markets Webinar #3: Data and Intel – Tactical Intelligence  19 Feb Virtual Hosted by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP)
5. AANZFTA CLIP Secondments  19 Feb - 29 Mar Melbourne, Australia Funding by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP), Hosted by AANZFTA CLIP
6. E-nomics Making Asian Markets Green and Competitive 21 Feb Virtual Hosted by E-nomics
7. ICN Advocacy Working Group (AWG) Workshop & Digital Markets Advocacy Workshop  21 - 23 Feb Nairobi, Kenya Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) and US FTC
8. AANZFTA CLIP Merger Hypothetical Workshop 28 – 29 Feb Bali, Indonesia Funding by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP), Hosted by AANZFTA CLIP
9. Bundeskartellamt 22nd International Conference on Competition 28 Feb – 1 Mar Berlin, Germany Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Bundeskartellamt
10. "APEC CPLG Workshops on:
i. “Regulatory and Competition Challenges in Digital Markets”; and
ii. “Recent Challenges to Merger Control and Anticompetitive Conducts Proceedings in Order to Protect the Competition Process”"		 27 Feb - 1 Mar Lima, Peru Funding by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) & MyCC, Hosted by APEC
11. AANZFTA CLIP Commissioner-to-Commissioner Mentoring 8 Mar - 24 May Virtual Hosted by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP)
12. 1st Brainstorming Meeting for Post-2025 ACAP 14 Mar Bangkok, Thailand / Virtual Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
13. ICN AEWG Webinar on Effective Training on Competition 14 Mar Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
14. JFTC’s Symposium “Generative AI and Competition Policy” 15 Mar Virtual Hosted by Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)
15. ICN UCWG Webinar on Exclusive Dealing 19 Mar Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG)
16. ICN Technologists Group Forum  25 – 26 Mar Washington, DC, USA Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
17. OECD/KPC Competition Law Workshop for New Staff 9 – 11 Apr Hanoi, Vietnam Funding by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Hosted by OECD
18. ICN AEWG Webinar: Making Enforcement Cooperation Effective 18 Apr Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
19. AANZFTA CLIP Basic Investigations Training on Remedies 7  - 9 May Siem Reap, Cambodia Funding by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP), Hosted by AANZFTA CLIP
20. ICN CWG Webinar on Obstruction 7 May Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Cartel Working Group (CWG)
21.  ICN AEWG Economists Webinar: Quantitative Methods for Coordinate Effects  8 May Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
22. AANZFTA CLIP Expert Placement to MyCC 13 May - 21 Jun MyCC Funding by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP), Hosted by AANZFTA CLIP
23. OECD/KPC 20th Anniversary Workshop on Advocacy 28 - 30 May Seoul, South Korea Funding by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Hosted by OECD/Korea Policy Centre
24. AANZFTA CLIP Digital and Intel Workshop 5 - 7 Jun Hanoi, Vietnam Funding by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP), Hosted by AANZFTA CLIP
25. EU DG Comp Webcast: Past and Future of Competition Policy – Challenges Ahead 25 Jun Virtual Hosted by Directorate-General (DG) Competition of the European Commission
26. EU Competition Summer School 1 - 12 Jul Bruges, Belgium Partial Funding by European Commission (EU), Hosted by EU & Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
27. ICN Sustainability Workshop 2 -3 Jul Virtual Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN)
28. 5th CRESSE-OECD Competition Agency Leaders Executive Programme (CALEP) 6 – 10 Jul Crete, Greece Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) & Competition and Regulation European Summer School and Conference (CRESSE)
29. TCCT Competition Policy Symposium 15 – 16 Jul Bangkok, Thailand / Virtual Partial Funding by International Trade Centre (ITC), Hosted by Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) & ITC
30. GCR Live Law Leaders Asia-Pacific 2024 Conference 27 - 28 Aug Singapore / Virtual Funding by Global Competition Review (GCR), Hosted by GCR
31. ICN Advocacy Working Group Webinar on “Successful Advocacy Strategies to the Judiciary” 25 Sep Virtual  Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN) Advocacy Working Group (AWG)
32. ASEAN-ITC Webinar on Competition Issues Covered in Digital Economy Agreements 30 Sep Virtual  Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & International Trade Centre (ITC)
33. 2024 ICN Cartel Workshop 2 - 4 Oct  Mexico City Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE)
34. OECD-KPC Competition Economics Workshop 16 – 17 Oct Jakarta, Indonesia Funding by OECD/Korea Policy Centre, Hosted by OECD/Korea Policy Centre
35. 2nd ASEAN-CIS-KFTC Enforcers Summit 29 Oct Seoul, South Korea Funding by MyCC & Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), Hosted by KFTC
36. Workshop on Competition Policy and Law in ASEAN 1 Nov Phuket, Thailand Funding by MyCC, Hosted by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP)
37. Concurrences Antitrust in Asia Conference  7 Nov Hong Kong Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Concurrences
38. 2024 ICN Merger Workshop 13 - 15 Nov Taipei, Taiwan Funding by MyCC, Hosted by Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC)
39. IX Annual International Conference Antimonopoly Policy: Science, Practice, Education 14 & 15 Nov Moscow, Russia Funding by Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation, Hosted by FAS Russia
40. Validation Workshop for the Merger Information Sharing Portal (MISP) 9 Dec Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Funding by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & MyCC, Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), GIZ & MyCC
41. Validation Workshop for the ASEAN Competition Action Plan (ACAP) 2030 10 Dec Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Funding by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & MyCC, Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), GIZ & MyCC
International Meetings
MyCC International Meetings In 2024
No. Programme Date Venue Remarks
1. 5th ACFTA WGCC Negotiation

 30 Jan - 2 Feb

Hangzhou, China

 Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. 5th ACAFTA WGC Negotiation  19 & 27 Feb Virtual Funding by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Hosted by APEC
3. 8th Round of the AFAC Negotiation 21 Feb Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
4. Annual APEC CPLG Meeting  2 Mar Lima, Peru Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
5. 32nd AEGC and Other Related Meetings
11 - 14 Mar
Bangkok, Thailand / Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
6. 9th Round of the AFAC Negotiation 15 Mar Bangkok, Thailand / Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
7. 10th Round of the AFAC Negotiation 25 Mar Virtual Hosted by Competition Law Implementation Programme (CLIP)
8. 6th ACFTA WGCC Negotiation 22 -24 Apr Virtual Hosted by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
9. 6th ACAFTA WGC Caucus Negotiation 7 May Virtual Hosted by Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT), Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) & Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
10. 6th ACAFTA WGC Plenary Negotiation 16 May Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
11. 7th ACFTA WGCC Negotiation 27 - 28 May Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
12. 11th Round of the AFAC Negotiation 29 May Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
13. 12th Round of the AFAC Negotiation 13 - 14 Jun Manila, Philippines Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
14. 8th ACFTA WGCC Negotiation 24 – 27 Jun Nanning, China Hosted by Department of Commerce, USA
15. 22nd UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Policy 3 - 5 Jul Geneva, Switzerland Hosted by International Competition Network (ICN)
16. 19th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting (EATOP) 23 Jul Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hosted by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
17. 7th ACAFTA WGC Negotiation 29 – 30 Jul Virtual Hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
18. 8th ACAFTA WGC Negotiation 5, 17 & 19 Sept Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
19. 33rd AEGC and Other Related Meetings 28 Oct - 1 Nov Phuket, Thailand Hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
20. 5th ASEAN Heads of Competition Agencies (AHCA) Meeting 30 Oct Phuket, Thailand / Virtual Hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
21. 9th ACAFTA WGCC Negotiation 25 & 28 Nov Virtual Hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)