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08/12/2009 - Tokyo, Japan

Consumer Protection: The Role of Public Administration in the EU and Japan (Seminar)

In the wake of the establishment of the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation co-organised on 8 December 2009, with the Delegation of the European Union to Japan and support from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, METI and the Consumer Affairs Agency, a seminar on “Consumer Protection: The Role of Public Administration in the EU and Japan” with Commissioner Kuneva as keynote speaker.

The seminar was opened by Ambassador Richardson, Delegation of the European Union to Japan, Mr. Atsushi Oshima, Senior Vice-Minister for Consumer Affairs and Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Commissioner Kuneva presented her vision of “Consumer Protection in the 21st Century – the Example of Europe”. She suggested that it would be desirable to develop cooperation between the EU and Japan to ensure that the collection of personal and behavioural data online for commercial targeting is fair and transparent. The online environment must remain safe and trustworthy. The keynote speech was followed by a panel discussion with Mrs. Kuneva, Mr. Hideo Hato, Director-General of the newly created Consumer Affairs Agency, Mrs. Rieko Aoyama, Vice-President of Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists (NACS), Ms Toshiko Sawada, Director of EC Network (METI-related non-profit corporation), and Ms Midori Tani, Senior Analyst for Consumer Policy, Commerce and Information Bureau at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Programme:

14:30	Opening remark by Ambassador Hugh Richardson, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan
14:35	Remark by Mr. Atsushi Oshima, Senior Vice Minister for Consumer Affairs
14:40	Remark by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
14:45 - 15:30	Keynote Speech - "Consumer Protection in the 21st Century - the Example of Europe" Speaker: Mrs Meglena Kuneva, Member of the European Commission in charge of Consumer Affairs
15:30 - 16:25	Panel Discussion Moderator: Ms Midori Tani, Senior Analyst for Consumer Policy, Commerce and Information Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Panelists: Mrs Meglena Kuneva, Member of the European Commission in charge of Consumer Affairs Mr. Hideo Hato, Director-General, Consumer Affairs Agency Ms Toshiko Sawada, Director, EC Network Mrs Rieko Aoyama, Vice President, Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists (NACS)
16:30	Closing remark by Mr. Hiroshi Tsukamoto, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Pictures of the event. Click on a thumbnail to zoom in.

Mrs Meglena Kuneva, Member of the European Commission in charge of Consumer Affairs Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2009

Audience Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2009

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