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88 VOLUNTARY PEER REVIEW OF CLP: A TRIPARTITE REPORT ON THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA – ZAMBIA – ZIMBABWE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................. 89
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................... 91
1. GOALS OF COMPETITION POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 91
1.1 Socio-Economic Background ................................................................................................................................ 91
1.2 Foundations and History of Competition Policy and Law in Zambia ........................................................96
1.3 National Competition and Consumer Policy ...................................................................................................103
2. SCOPE OF COMPETITION POLICY AND LAW ............................................................ 106
2.1 Competition and Consumer
Protection Act .........................................................................................................................................................106
2.2 Application and Exemptions ...............................................................................................................................111
2.3 Substantive Analysis: Core Issues Covered by the Act .................................................................................113
2.4 Procedural Issues ...................................................................................................................................................131
2.5 Sanctions ..................................................................................................................................................................134
2.6 Sector Regulators ...................................................................................................................................................136
2.7 Judicial Review ........................................................................................................................................................140
3. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................ 142
3.1 Resources .................................................................................................................................................................142
3.2 Assessment of Cases .............................................................................................................................................147
3.3 The Investigative Wing .........................................................................................................................................149
3.4 The Adjudicative Wing .........................................................................................................................................150
4. COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT ......................................................................... 151
4.1 Competition Case Load ........................................................................................................................................151
4.2 Anti-Competition Practices-Prone Sectors .....................................................................................................155
4.3 Competition Enforcement Challenges ..............................................................................................................156
5. COMPETITION ADVOCACY .............................................................................................. 156
6. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE .......................... 159
6.1 International Cooperation ...................................................................................................................................159
6.2 Technical Assistance ..............................................................................................................................................161
7. FINDINGS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................ 163
7.1 Findings ....................................................................................................................................................................163
7.2 Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................163