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International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network

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

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

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

References

  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.
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