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capacity; (iv) the Ministry of Finance should also remove sales tax on cement sales below 20 bags in order to increase he
competitiveness of small cement merchants vis-à-vis informal cement traders, and to lessen the burden on small users
of cement; (v) the Zimbabwe Investment Centre and the Small Enterprises Development Corporation should encourage
and support the establishment of economical and less capital intensive cement production plants in smaller centres and
Growth Points along the lines of the new processing and blending plants of Zimbabwe Cement Company (Pvt) Limited
of Norton and Techniks (Pvt) Limited of Gweru; and (vi) Government procurement of cement for public projects should
be centrally coordinated, and responsibility placed at senior level within the implementation agencies so as to ensure
202 It should be noted that a case might involve more than one types of restrictive and unfair business practices, e.g., one
case can involve both abuse of dominance and collusive and cartel-like behaviour. The number of types of restrictive
business practices addressed during a particular period therefore does not necessarily mean that the same number of
competition cases was decided upon during that period.
203 Report on Study on Socio-Economic Impact of Implementation of Competition Policy and Law in Zimbabwe: Part II,
August 2008 (unpublished).
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205 The mergers that were not challenged were those that were examined post-merger but found not to raise serious
competition concerns in the relevant markets.
206 Report on Study on Socio-Economic Impact of Implementation of Competition Policy and Law in Zimbabwe: Part I,
November 2006 (unpublished).
207 Mitchell, L. (2003). Economic Theory and Conceptual Relationships between food Safety and International Trade. In:
Buzby, J.C.(ed.); International Trade and Food Safety- Economic Theory and Case Studies. USDA Agricultural Economic
report #828.pp10–24.
208 Cabinet paper on the repeal of the Fair Competition Act, 1994 and enactment of the Fair Competition Act No. 8 of 2003.
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