Lear has been appointed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to provide technical assistance to the Armenian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC RA”). The project, funded by the European Union, aims at supporting the institutional development, policy enforcement capacity, and advocacy activities of the CPC RA; it will be a comprehensive capacity building programme based on trainings, advocacy support, market studies, and secondary legislation drafting. The project also envisages the organization of several study visits to other national competition authorities and the participation of SCPEC RA staff members to international events.