HEAD OF MEXICAN COMPETITION AGENCY TO LEAD THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION NETWORK

Ottawa, Canada, September 2, 2003 - The Steering Group of the International Competition Network (ICN), following a special meeting, has confirmed Dr. Fernando Sanchez Ugarte, Chairman of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission, as Chair of the Steering Group following the appointment of the outgoing Chair, Mr. Konrad von Finckenstein, to the Federal Court of Canada. The secretarial duties in support of the ICN will remain the responsibility of the Canadian Competition Bureau until the Annual Conference in Seoul, Korea, which will take place April 20-22, 2004.

For more information please contact:

Mexico
Federal Competition Commission
Mr. Manuel Sandoval Reyes Tel. (52 55) 91 40 65 51

Canada
Competition Bureau Canada
Tim Weil Tel. (819) 953-9271 or (613)