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INTRODUCT ION.............................. ............... ............... .

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BACKGROUND..............................................................

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·3.0 DEF IN IT ION................

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4.0 THE NEED FOR POLiCy..................................... .. ..... ...
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5.0 POL ICY FRAMEWORK FOR COM PET IT ION ................. ;.... .

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Competitiveness........................ ....... ........................ .. .... . .

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Consumer Welfare.................................. ................ ..........

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6.0. GU IDING PR INCi PLES................................................... .

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7.0 POL ICY O BJECTiVES............... . ...................... .................

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8.0 STRATEG IC POLICY CONSiDERAT IONS............................

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Development of Public Awareness and Support 

for Competition Enforcement........ . . . . ...

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Interfacing the Competition Authority With Other
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Structural Reform of Public· Monopolies................. ........ . . . . . . ...

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Mergers and Acquisitions........... ..................................... ....

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Professional Services................................. ................... . .. . .

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Consumer Protection............................. . ................... . . ......

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Ensuring Consistency of the Competition Policy 

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Establishment of Competition Authority

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