a tripartite report - Unctad

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................. 30
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................... 33
1.0 GENERAL FRAMEWORK ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT .................. 33
1.1 Political Context ........................................................................................................................................................33
1.2 Economic Context ....................................................................................................................................................35
1.3 Foundations and History of Competition Policy ..............................................................................................37
1.4 Economic Goals of Competition Policy ..............................................................................................................39
1.5 Process of Competition Law Drafting .................................................................................................................40
2.0 THE SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY .............. 41
2.1 Objectives of the TanzanianCompetition Law ...................................................................................................41
2.2 Scope of application of the law ............................................................................................................................ 41
2.3 Elements of the United Republic of Tanzania’s Competition Law ................................................................46
2.4 Procedural Issues .....................................................................................................................................................56
2.5 Sanctions ...................................................................................................................................................................59
2.6 Statutory Limitations ...............................................................................................................................................62
2.7 Enforcement record.................................................................................................................................................62
3.0 ANTI-COUNTERFEITING UNDER THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT ........................ 63
3.1 Counterfeits and Competition .............................................................................................................................. 64
3.2 Counterfeits and Consumers ................................................................................................................................ 65
3.3 Other Pertinent Issues on Counterfeits ..............................................................................................................65
3.4 Organization and Responsiveness....................................................................................................................... 66
4.0 THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 67
4.1 The Fair Competition Commission ...................................................................................................................... 67
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4.3 Agency Resources and
Performance ..............................................................................................................................................................70
4.4 The Fair Competition Tribunal (FCT) .................................................................................................................... 73
4.5 National Consumer Advocacy Council ...............................................................................................................75
4.6 The Minister ...............................................................................................................................................................76
5.0 COMPETITION ADVOCACY ........................................................................................... 76
5.1 Competition advocacy and the policy/legislation making process ............................................................77
5.2 Competition advocacy and the private sector .................................................................................................77
5.3 Advocacy and the regulators ................................................................................................................................ 78
5.4 Research and competition advocacy ..................................................................................................................79
6.0 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ............................ 79
6.1 International Cooperation ..................................................................................................................................... 79
6.2 Technical Assistance ................................................................................................................................................80
6.3 Areas requiring urgent technical assistance ......................................................................................................81
6.4 Other supportive areas for technical assistance ..............................................................................................81
7.0 FINDINGS AND POSSIBLE POLICY OPTIONS .............................................................. 82
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