European Agricultural Co-operatives and the Competition Law and Policy in Europe

Competition Policy - Are all Company Forms Equal ?


 

COGECA Conference
Helsinki, Finland Fair Centre, 12 - 14 November 2003

 

P R O G R A M M E
Wednesday, 12 November 2003

From 17.00 hours onwards

 Registration for the Conference at the Holiday Inn hotel, 2nd floor

20.00 hours Get-together Party, OKOBANK, Teollisuuskatu 1b, Helsinki
Thursday, 13 November 2003
9.30 hours  Praesidium meeting
12.00 hours  Lunch at Helsinki Fair Centre's Restaurant.
COGECA Conference
14.00 hours  Welcome and Opening by Mr. Marcus H. BORGSTRÖM, President of COGECA
14.10 hours  Presentation on the main lines on the Commission Policy
Intervention of Mr. Mario MONTI, EU Commissioner for Competition
14.40 hours

Towards an Equal Competition Policy
Mr. Mauri PEKKARINEN, Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry

14.50 hours  Discussion
EU countries Concentration of agricultural co-operatives with regard to national competition legislation - Experiences from different EU countries
15.10 hours 

Spain: Mr. Eduardo BAAMONDE, Director General, Confederación de Cooperativas Agrarias de Espana.

15h25 hours  Germany: Mrs. Birgit BUTH, Director, Deutscher Raiffeisenverband
15h40 hours  France: Mr. Jacques PICARD, Vice-Président du COGECA
15.55 hours  Discussion
16.10 hours  Coffee break
16.30 hours  Competition and Co-operation
Mr. Paavo OKKO, Vice-Rector, Professor of Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
16h50 hours 

Overall approach of the competition law applicable to Agricultural Co-operatives in the EU
Successful merger within Danish Co-operative Slaughterhouse Industry
Mr. Leif Erland NIELSEN, Secretary General, The Federation of Danish Co-operatives

17.10 hours  Introduction to the discussion by Mr. Matti PURASJOKI, Director General, Finnish Competition Authority (to be confirmed)
17.20 hours  Discussion
17.50 hours 

Closing remarks by
Mr. Marcus H. BORGSTRÖM, President of COGECA

18.00 hours  End of Conference
19.30 hours 

Finnish Government's Reception at The Houses of the Estates
Hosted by Mr. Mauri PEKKARINEN, Minister of Trade and Industry.

20.30 hours 

Gala Dinner at the Restaurant SIPULI
Guest speaker Mr Mauri PEKKARINEN, Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry.

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Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,

Friday, 14 November 2003
Excursion:
09h00: Departure from the hotel
10h00: Visit to M-real Paper Mill in Kirkniemi
12.00: Lunch at the Paper Mill
About 13h30: Departure from the Paper Mill
About 14h30: Arrival at the airport.
15h15: Arrival at Holiday Inn.
Praesidium and Seminar Venue : Finland FAIR CENTRE
Messuaukio 1
00520 HELSINKI (FIN)
Tel. +358 9 150 91
http://www.finnexpo.fi
info@finnexpo.fi
Hotel Accommodation: HOLIDAY INN Helsinki
Messuaukio 1
00520 HELSINKI (FIN)
Tel. +358 9 150 900 / Fax +358 9 150 901
http://www.helsinki.holiday-inn.com
holidayinn@iaf.fi



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