§ 0.20 - Office of International Affairs.

§ 0.20 Office of International Affairs.

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) comprises is responsible for the agency's international antitrust , and international consumer protection missions in coordination and consultation with the appropriate Bureaus, and international technical assistance. OIA is responsible for designing and implementing including the design and implementation of the Commission's international program, which . OIA provides support and advice to the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection with regard to the international aspects of investigation and prosecution of unlawful conduct. OIA ; builds cooperative relationships between the Commission and foreign authorities; cooperates with foreign authorities on investigations and enforcement; works closely with Bureau personnel the Bureaus to recommend agency priorities and policies and policies to the Commission; works, through bilateral relationships and , multilateral organizations, and trade fora to promote those Commission priorities and policies internationally; and implements Commission policy and participation in the competition and consumer protection aspects of trade fora and negotiations, such as the U.S. inter-agency delegations negotiating bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. OIA works with authorized funding sources to develop and implement competition and consumer protection technical assistance programs.

[72 FR 9434, Mar. 2, 2007

; participates in the United States government interagency process to promote agency views on international issues within the FTC's mandate; and coordinates staff exchanges and internships at the FTC for staff of non-U.S. competition, consumer protection, and privacy agencies. OIA also assists young agencies around the world to build capacity to promote sound competition and consumer protection law enforcement.

[86 FR 38547, July 22, 2021]