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]

CountryDate of entryType
 Angola2015member
 Australia1992member
 Austria1992member
 Azerbaijan2006member
 Barbados2011member
 Belgium1992member
 Bulgaria2012member
 Canada1992member
 Chile2005member
 China2006member
 Colombia2013member
 Costa Rica2010member
 Cyprus2005member
 Czech Republic1996member
 Denmark1992member
 Dominican Republic2014member
 Egypt2010member
 El Salvador2010member
 Estonia2002member
 Eswatini2019partner
European Commission1992observer
 Finland1992member
 France1992member
 Germany1992member
 Greece1993member
 Hungary1992member
 Ireland1992member
 Israel2013member
 Italy1992member
 Japan1992member
 Kenya2016member
 Korea1996member
 Kosovo2016member
 Latvia2002member
 Lithuania2003member
 Luxembourg1993member
 Malawi2017partner
 Malta1996member
 Mexico1994member
 Mongolia2012member
 Morocco2019partner
 Netherlands1992member
 New Zealand1992member
 Nigeria2013member
 Norway1992member
OECDobserver
 Panama2011member
 Papua New Guinea2012member
 Peru2015member
 Philippines2014member
 Poland1996member
 Portugal1992member
 Qatar2017partner
 Saudi Arabia2016member
 Seychelles2014member
 Slovakia1996member
 South Africa2019partner
 Spain1992member
 Sri Lanka2017member
 Suriname2015member
 Sweden1992member
  Switzerland1992member
 Turkey2010member
 United Arab Emirates2016member
UNCTADobserver
 United Kingdom1992member
 United States1992member
 Vietnam2013member
 Zambia2014member

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