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COGECA Conference
Helsinki, Finland Fair Centre, 12 - 14 November 2003
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P R O G R A M M E |
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Wednesday, 12 November 2003 |
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From 17.00 hours onwards
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Registration for the Conference at the
Holiday Inn hotel, 2nd floor
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20.00 hours |
Get-together Party, OKOBANK, Teollisuuskatu 1b,
Helsinki |
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Thursday, 13 November 2003 |
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9.30 hours |
Praesidium meeting |
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12.00 hours |
Lunch at Helsinki Fair Centre's Restaurant. |
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COGECA Conference |
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14.00 hours |
Welcome and Opening by Mr. Marcus H. BORGSTRÖM,
President of COGECA |
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14.10 hours |
Presentation on the main lines on the Commission Policy
Intervention of Mr. Mario MONTI, EU Commissioner for Competition |
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14.40 hours |
Towards an Equal Competition Policy
Mr. Mauri PEKKARINEN, Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry
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14.50 hours |
Discussion |
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EU countries |
Concentration of agricultural co-operatives with regard
to national competition legislation - Experiences from different EU
countries
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15.10 hours |
Spain: Mr. Eduardo BAAMONDE, Director General, Confederación de
Cooperativas Agrarias de Espana.
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15h25 hours |
Germany: Mrs. Birgit BUTH, Director, Deutscher
Raiffeisenverband |
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15h40 hours |
France: Mr. Jacques PICARD, Vice-Président du COGECA |
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15.55 hours |
Discussion |
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16.10 hours |
Coffee break |
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16.30 hours |
Competition and Co-operation
Mr. Paavo OKKO, Vice-Rector, Professor of Turku School of Economics
and Business Administration |
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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
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17.10 hours |
Introduction to the discussion by Mr. Matti PURASJOKI, Director
General, Finnish Competition Authority (to be confirmed) |
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17.20 hours |
Discussion |
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17.50 hours |
Closing remarks by
Mr. Marcus H. BORGSTRÖM, President of COGECA
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18.00 hours |
End of Conference |
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19.30 hours |
Finnish Government's Reception at The Houses of the
Estates
Hosted by Mr. Mauri PEKKARINEN, Minister of Trade and Industry.
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| 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,
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| Friday,
14 November 2003 |
| Excursion: |
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09h00:
Departure from the hotel |
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10h00: Visit
to M-real Paper Mill in Kirkniemi |
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12.00: Lunch
at the Paper Mill |
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About 13h30:
Departure from the Paper Mill |
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About 14h30:
Arrival at the airport. |
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15h15:
Arrival at Holiday Inn. |
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| Praesidium
and Seminar Venue : Finland FAIR CENTRE |
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Messuaukio 1
00520 HELSINKI (FIN)
Tel. +358 9 150 91
http://www.finnexpo.fi
info@finnexpo.fi |
| Hotel
Accommodation: HOLIDAY INN Helsinki |
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Messuaukio 1
00520 HELSINKI (FIN)
Tel. +358 9 150 900 / Fax +358 9 150 901
http://www.helsinki.holiday-inn.com
holidayinn@iaf.fi |