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It helps users to identify key concepts of competition compliance and develop compliance strategies or measures that best suit their needs, in order to enhance competition compliance within the company as well as business practices.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="publications-item"> <a href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-ca-guidelines.ashx"> <div class="publications-item__image"> <img src="/-/media/custom/ccs/images/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-ca-guidelines-thumbnew.ashx"> </div> <div class="publications-item__text"> <p class="title">ASEAN Guidelines on Consumer Associations</p> <a class="download" href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-ca-guidelines.ashx"><i class="icon-pdf"></i><span>Download PDF</span><span class="size">2.4 MB</span></a> <p class="text">On 12 April 2022, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection published the Guidelines to further promote engagement with the ASEAN Consumer Associations Network. The Guidelines aim to assist consumer associations by providing practical guidance related to the formation, formalisation, operation and sustainability of consumer associations in ASEAN Member States.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="publications-item"> <a href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-odr-guidelines.ashx"> <div class="publications-item__image"> <img src="/-/media/custom/ccs/images/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-odr-guidelines-thumbnew.ashx"> </div> <div class="publications-item__text"> <p class="title">ASEAN Guidelines on Online Dispute Resolution</p> <a class="download" href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-odr-guidelines.ashx"><i class="icon-pdf"></i><span>Download PDF</span><span class="size">392.5 KB</span></a> <p class="text">On 8 April 2022, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection published the Guidelines, which is a follow-on initiative of the ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Feasibility Study published in December 2020. The Guidelines aim to assist ASEAN Member States in establishing or improving their national ODR systems to help resolve e-commerce transactions disputes.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="publications-item"> <a href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-cp-handbook-2nd-ed8nov21.ashx"> <div class="publications-item__image"> <img src="/-/media/custom/ccs/images/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-cp-handbook-2nded-thumbnew.ashx"> </div> <div class="publications-item__text"> <p class="title">Handbook on ASEAN Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations (2nd Edition)</p> <a class="download" href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/asean-cp-handbook-2nd-ed8nov21.ashx"><i class="icon-pdf"></i><span>Download PDF</span><span class="size">7.0 MB</span></a> <p class="text">On 4 November 2021, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection published the 2nd Edition of the Handbook. The Handbook includes updates on consumer protection laws and redress schemes of ASEAN Member States and new chapters on consumer protection in E-Commerce and case studies on successful consumer protection advocacy efforts.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="publications-item"> <a href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/case-study-manual-for-asean-competition-agencies.ashx"> <div class="publications-item__image"> <img src=""> </div> <div class="publications-item__text"> <p class="title">Case Study Manual for ASEAN Competition Agencies</p> <a class="download" href="/-/media/custom/ccs/files/media-and-publications/publications/asean-publications/case-study-manual-for-asean-competition-agencies.ashx"><i class="icon-pdf"></i><span>Download PDF</span><span class="size">4.7 MB</span></a> <p class="text">This case study manual serves as a practical guide and an advocacy tool for ASEAN Member States (AMS). It aims to improve understanding of competition law enforcement in ASEAN, particularly in terms of how various competition regulators interpret and apply their respective competition laws. 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