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COMMITTEE OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SEMINAR

 

"THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT: A PREREQUISITE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF BULGARIA INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION"

 

6,7 October 1997, Sofia

National Palace of Culture, Room 8

PROGRAMME

Monday, 6 October 1997

 
14.00 - 14.05 Official opening

Mr. Karadjov - General Secretary of the Committee of Posts and Telecommunications
14.05 Welcome address

Mr. Evgenii Bakardjiev - Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Urbanisation
14.15 - 14.30 Welcome address

Mr. Blagoi Dimitrov - Member of Parliament, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of UDF
14.30 - 15.00 The Draft Telecommunications Act

Mr. Antoni Slavinski - President of the Committee of Posts and Telecommunications
15.00 - 15.30 Telecommunications Legal Regulation in a Competitive Environment

Representative of DG XIII
15.30 - 14.30 Discussion

Panel:

Ms. Neli Ognianova - Director of the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development

Mr. Klaus Dieter Ordemann - Director for European Policy, Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Federal Republic of Germany

Mr. Andreas Argousti - Manager of Fair Trading Group, OFTEL (the regulatory body in Great Britain)
16.30 - 16.45 Coffee break
16.45 - 17.15 The Bulgarian Draft Telecommunications Act and the European Legislation in the field of Telecommunications

Mr. Robert Bruce - Debevoise & Plimpton, Consultant of the World Bank
17.15 - 17.45 The Role of Legislation for the Improvement of the Investment Climate in the Telecommunications Sector

Mr. Nicolas Higham - International Group of Law Firms DENTON HALL, representative of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
17.45 - 18.45 Discussion

Panel:

Ms. Neli Ognianova - Director of the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development

Mr. Klaus Dieter Ordemann - Director for European Policy, Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Federal Republic of Germany

Mr. Andreas Argousti - Manager of Fair Trading Group, OFTEL (the regulatory body in Great Britain)
19.00 Cocktail party at Panorama Cafe - National Palace of Culture
Tuesday, 7 October 1997

 
9.30 - 12.30 Round Table with the following participation:

Representative of DG XIII;

Mr. Robert Bruce - Debevoise & Plimpton, Consultant of the World Bank;

Mr. Klaus Dieter Ordemann - Director for European Policy, Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Federal Republic of Germany;

Mr. Andreas Argousti - Manager of Fair Trading Group, OFTEL (the regulatory body in Great Britain);

Mr. Nicolas Higham - International Group of Law Firms DENTON HALL, representative of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell.

Issues for Discussion:

  • Scope of the Draft Telecommunications Act;
  • Determination of the objects of the Draft Act and of other regulations in the sector;
  • Non-contradiction of the Draft Act with the Constitution and the laws in force;
  • Conformity with the legislation of the European Union

 
12.30 - 12.45 Summary of Discussions and closing of the Seminar

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