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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998                                                                                  (202) 616-2771

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE


TO HOLD FIRST MEETING





	WASHINGTON, D.C. --	  The International Competition Advisory
Committee (ICPAC) will hold its first meeting Thursday, 

February 26, 1998.  




	The Committee was established by the Department of Justice
to provide advice regarding issues relating to international
trade and competition policy.  

 

	The agenda for the meeting will include an overview of
international antitrust enforcement, enforcement against
international cartels, international merger review, and the
relationship between trade and competition policies.




	WHO:    Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust 
             Division; Merit Janow, ICPAC Executive Director;     
             James Rill, ICPAC Co-Chair; Paula Stern, ICPAC Co-   
             Chair;  Gary Spratling, Deputy Assistant Attorney    
             General, Antitrust Division; Charles Stark, Chief,   
             Foreign Commerce Section, Antitrust Division; and    
             Charles Biggio, Senior Counsel, Antitrust Division.  





	WHEN:   Thursday, February 26, 1998

             9:00 a.m.




	WHERE:  The Carlton Hotel, Potomac Room, 

             16th and K Streets, NW







	Attendance is open to the interested public.  Persons
needing special assistance should contact Merit Janow or Gerald
M. DiGiusto at (202) 514-2439.







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