International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network

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The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), formerly the International Marketing Supervision Network (IMSN), is a global network of consumer protection authorities which engages in dispute resolution and encourages cooperation between law enforcement agencies for disputes arising from commerce across international borders. Many members are also members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[1]

History

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Delegates from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States established the Network in 1992, with participation from representatives of the OECD and the EU. Greece, Italy, and Luxembourg joined the network later that year.

The ICPEN partners includes organizations from Angola, Suriname, Peru (2013), Kenya and Kosovo (2014).[2]

Participating nations

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The following nations are represented in the network:[2]

Country Date of entry Type
  Angola 2015 member
  Australia 1992 member
  Austria 1992 member
  Azerbaijan 2006 member
  Barbados 2011 member
  Belgium 1992 member
  Bulgaria 2012 member
  Canada 1992 member
  Chile 2005 member
  China 2006 member
  Colombia 2013 member
  Costa Rica 2010 member
  Cyprus 2005 member
  Czech Republic 1996 member
  Denmark 1992 member
  Dominican Republic 2014 member
  Egypt 2010 member
  El Salvador 2010 member
  Estonia 2002 member
  Eswatini 2019 partner
European Commission 1992 observer
  Finland 1992 member
  France 1992 member
  Germany 1992 member
  Greece 1993 member
  Hungary 1992 member
  Ireland 1992 member
  Israel 2013 member
  Italy 1992 member
  Japan 1992 member
  Kenya 2016 member
  Korea 1996 member
  Kosovo 2016 member
  Latvia 2002 member
  Lithuania 2003 member
  Luxembourg 1993 member
  Malawi 2017 partner
  Malta 1996 member
  Mexico 1994 member
  Mongolia 2012 member
  Morocco 2019 partner
  Netherlands 1992 member
  New Zealand 1992 member
  Nigeria 2013 member
  Norway 1992 member
OECD observer
  Panama 2011 member
  Papua New Guinea 2012 member
  Peru 2015 member
  Philippines 2014 member
  Poland 1996 member
  Portugal 1992 member
  Qatar 2017 partner
  Saudi Arabia 2016 member
  Seychelles 2014 member
  Slovakia 1996 member
  South Africa 2019 partner
  Spain 1992 member
  Sri Lanka 2017 member
  Suriname 2015 member
  Sweden 1992 member
   Switzerland 1992 member
  Turkey 2010 member
  United Arab Emirates 2016 member
UNCTAD observer
  United Kingdom 1992 member
  United States 1992 member
  Vietnam 2013 member
  Zambia 2014 member
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References

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  1. ^ European Commission. "Health and Consumers". European Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network. "Participants". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.