GCCA and China's SAMR Working on Cooperation Memorandum

Irakli Lekvinadze, Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (GCCA), met with a delegation from the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of the People's Republic of China in Tbilisi on October 26. According to the GCCA, the aim of the meeting was to deepen future partnership between the two agencies.

Lekvinadze introduced the guests to the agency's structure and areas of activity, presented the heads of departments, and spoke about completed and ongoing cases in the fields of competition, consumer rights and anti-dumping measures. The Chinese delegation was addressed by its head, Deputy Director General of the First Department of Antimonopoly Policy Zhai Yunpeng.

The sides discussed competition policy and law enforcement, sharing experience and best practices, and opportunities for further deepening cooperation. They also considered participation in international conferences, working meetings and other professional events.

At the meeting, they discussed the memorandum of mutual cooperation between the GCCA and SAMR, the main directions and forms of bilateral cooperation, as well as the next steps needed to finalize and sign the memorandum. Lekvinadze said that signing the memorandum will lay the foundation for the development of bilateral relations and future coordination between China and Georgia in the field of competition policy.

The Chinese delegation included representatives of the First and Second Departments of Antimonopoly Policy.