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High-level OECD Conference ICTs, Environment and Climate Change
du 27-mai-2009 au 28-mai-2009
The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation will host a high-level OECD Conference on how ICTs can improve environmental performance and mitigate climate change in all sectors of the economy. One of the sessions will address the role of ICTs for sustainable consumption, and will highlight the importance of consumer protection and education in this respect. The event will gather representative from governments, business, and consumer organisations.
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le 01-avr.-2009
On 1 April 2009, the OECD Committee on Consumer Policy and the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) held a joint meeting on Electronic Commerce at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. Discussions at the joint meeting will inform the review of the 1999 OECD Guidelines on Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce that is being carried out by the Committee on Consumer Policy.
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OECD participation in the EMARS II Launch Event
du 16-mars-2009 au 17-mars-2009
The OECD participated in the EMARS II Launch Event, held on 16-17 March 2009, in Vienna. During the meeting the deliverables of the EMARS project were discussed. The OECD took part in the discussion on the future steps in EMARS II project and explored possibilities of closer co-operation with the European stakeholders in consumer product safety issues. Information on the deliverables produced under EMARS can be found at http://www.emars.eu/EMARS_Deliverables.html
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le 23-oct.-2008
The OECD Roundtable on Consumer Product Safety brought together representatives from government, the business and civil society to discuss emerging consumer product safety issues in OECD countries and non-member economies. Focusing on non-food items, and in light of recent developments and trends, participants examined the challenges in domestic and international consumer product safety regimes, and identified ways to address the problems, including through enhanced international information sharing.
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le 05-mai-2008
The OECD Washington Center regularly holds OECD Breakfast Series events to promote OECD work, and to give the Washington audience a chance to interact with OECD officials. The presentation will provide information on developments and trends, focusing in particular on the growing use of the Internet to conduct ID crime. Efforts to combat the theft will be described, as will policy guidance that was recently approved by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy. The discussants will provide further insights on how issues are affecting consumers in Canada and the United States.
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le 31-janv.-2007
The NSF/OECD Workshop brought together economists, policy-makers, social scientists and technologists, to consider a broad range of factors which have relevance for the future of the Internet.
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du 14-janv.-2003 au 17-janv.-2003
This Forum, a joint initiative of the OECD and APEC, follows the series of major international conferences organised by the OECD on the theme of electronic commerce, the global digital economy and information society.
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du 13-mars-2001 au 14-mars-2001
The Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce aim to reduce the uncertainties encountered by consumers and businesses buying and selling online. The workshop explored efforts undertaken by governments, business and consumer organisations to implement the Guidelines.
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du 11-déc.-2001 au 12-déc.-2001
Online alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADR) hold the promise of providing fast, low-cost and accessible redress for a large number of small claims and low-value transactions arising from business-to-consumer (B2C) online interactions
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