At the March 25 session, the National Assembly discussed the election of a member of the Competition and Consumer Interest Protection Committee.
Ruben Rubinyan, the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly conducting the session, informed that the “Armenia” and “I have honor” factions nominated Tadevos Avetisyan as an agreed joint candidate for the position of the member of the Competition and Consumer Interests Protection Committee.
The candidate’s biographical data and work path were presented by Artsvik Minasyan, secretary of the Armenia faction.
In his speech, Tadevos Avetisyan referred to the activities of the commission, the scope of powers, the protection of consumers’ rights, and presented the international experience in the field. The reporter noted that the Commission for the Protection of Competition and Consumer Interests should, first of all, exercise control over the provision of effective competition in the field of competition, including public procurement.
Speaking about modern approaches to consumer protection, the candidate singled out the protection of rights in the digital environment. According to Tadevos Avetisyan, innovative regulation packages aimed at the control of digital platforms have been implemented in the EU.
According to the reporter, the commission’s decisions should contain clear legal and economic justifications, effective re-examination and appeal mechanisms should operate.
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