Assessing the Enforcment of the Abuse of Market Dominance Provisions of Ethiopia’s Competition Law in the Cement Market
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2023-07
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AAU
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Abuse of market dominance is one of the major sources of many problems in the dynamic
market in most countries. Many countries, including Ethiopia, prohibit the abuse of market
dominance as part of their legal framework. The cement market in Ethiopia is characterized by
high and substantially increasing prices, which affected the economy, social, and political arenas
in the country. The study is bounded by an assessment of the enforcement framework of the
market dominance provisions of Ethiopian TCCPP 813/2013 in the cement market. The
overarching objective of this study is to assess the abuse of market dominance provisions of
Ethiopian competition law in the cement market for the purpose of maintaining fair trade
competition. The study answers whether the Ethiopian TCCPP abuses of market dominance
provisions are effectively enforced in the cement market or not. It also addresses the legal gaps
in the abuse of market dominance provisions and the practical and institutional challenges in the
enforcement of abuse of market dominance in the cement market. The main actors in
maintaining fair trade competition and protecting consumer rights in the cement market are the
MoTRI, legislative bodies, the FDRE government, and academicians, who are recommended to
take action to mitigate the prevalent problems.
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Assessing the Enforcment of the Abuse, Market Dominance Provisions, Ethiopia’s Competition Law in the Cement Market