Development of a regional consumer policy framework and model law to provide policy guidelines and facilitate development and implementation of the regional policy at national level, encourage common measures, common approaches, and common enforcement practices. The regional policy framework strengthen the network of national consumer protection authorities to promote cooperation and harmonisation of consumer regulation in the region as well as assist countries to implement consumer laws in conformity with the goals of the SADC region. The model law on consumer policy serve as a template for drafting and revising consumer legislation.