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THE CONCEPT OF “DOMINANT POSITION” IN COMPETITION LAW
AND ITS DIFFERENCE FROM SUPERIOR BARGAINING POWER
Davlatova Guliza Shavkat qizi
PhD student at Tashkent State University of Law
e-mail: gprimova97@gmail.com
ORCID: 0009-0003-7496-7628
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14040268
Annotatsiya:
Ushbu tezisda raqobat huquqida “ustun mavqe” tushunchasi,
ustun mavqening belgilari, ushbu tushuncha to‘g‘risida olimlar tomonidan
berilgan ta’riflar, ustun mavqening ustun muzokara kuchidan farqli jihatlari
tahlil qilingan.
Kalit so‘zlar:
raqobat,
raqamli platforma, ustun mavqe, ustun muzokara
kuchi, raqamli bozor.
Аннотация:
В данной диссертации анализируются понятие
«доминирующее положение» в конкурентном праве, признаки
доминирующего положения, определения, данные учеными этому
понятию, различные аспекты доминирующего положения превосходящей
переговорной силы.
Ключевые слова:
конкуренция, цифровая платформа, доминирующее
положение, доминирующая переговорная сила, цифровой рынок
Abstract:
This dissertation analyzes the concept of "dominant position" in
competition law, the signs of a dominant position, the definitions given by
scientists to this concept, various aspects of a dominant position of superior
negotiating power.
Keywords:
competition, digital platform, dominant position, dominant
negotiating power, digital market.
One of the negative manifestations of competition is the creation of
conditions for monopolization of the market. The essence of a monopolistic
position is revealed through the category of the dominant position of an
economic entity in the market. In the scientific literature, one can find different
points of view on the issue of what constitutes a dominant position. Some
scientists believe that a dominant position is determined by evaluation criteria.
P.M.Filippov, A.Yu.Belonoykin propose to distinguish between a superior
position and a privileged legal position. In their opinion, if a dominant position
characterizes an economic entity according to objective criteria, then a
privileged legal position determines the features of the process of exercising
rights taking into account certain circumstances, that is, it describes the process
of exercising subjective rights, and not the process of exercising rights itself.
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subject. A dominant position is an objective category describing the
characteristics of an economic entity, that is, describing its characteristics and
superiority in comparison with other market entities according to the criteria
established by law.[1]
In other literature, there are different views on the dominant position. For
example, a number of scientists consider the dominant position as market
power. According to M.A. Egorova, the dominant position is not the
concentration of the market, but the legal equivalent of the economic theory of
market power, since it reflects the state and structure of the market position of a
certain entity in relation to its direct competitors. The dominant position of an
economic entity is the potential opportunity to realize the advantages provided
to it by the objective market position.[2]
Confirmation of the correctness of the existing approach can be found in the
practice of international arbitration. United Brands Company and United Brands
Continental In the Commission of the European Communities, a dominant
company is one that has sufficient economic power to act virtually
independently of competitors, customers and consumers.[3]
In international practice, the ability of an economic entity to possess special
market power is taken into account when determining a dominant position.
From the point of view of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the
concept of “dominant position” is defined in the Law of the Republic of
Uzbekistan “On Competition” as follows: implementation independently of
competing economic entities and having a decisive influence on the state of
competition, hindering the entry of other economic entities into the relevant
market, or a situation that allows otherwise limiting the freedom of economic
activity of these other entities, is a preferential position.”
A dominant position in a commodity or financial market is recognized as
follows:
if the economic entity or group of persons has no competitors;
if the market share of the economic entity or group of persons is 40 percent
or more;
if the economic entity or group of persons is recognized as a subject of a
natural monopoly;
if the economic entity or group of persons is granted the exclusive and (or)
exclusive right to manufacture or sell or purchase certain goods in accordance
with the procedure established by law.[4]
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A qualitative feature of a dominant position is the ability to influence
competition. A quantitative characteristic of a dominant position is the ratio of
two economic quantities: the actual share of an economic entity in a certain
commodity market and the norm established by law.
At this point, we should understand the difference between the concept of a
superior competitive position and the concept of superior bargaining power.
Article 14 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Competition" defines the
concept of superior bargaining power as follows: Superior negotiating power is
recognized as the ability of an economic entity or group of persons that does not
have a dominant position to unilaterally influence the determination of the
terms of the transaction, territory and price of sale of goods.
According to this definition, a dominant negotiating force is an economic entity
or group of persons that does not have a dominant position, but is able to
influence the terms of the transaction, the place of sale and the price of the
goods. have. Thus, we can consider superior negotiating power as the initial
stage of achieving a superior position.
References:
1.
Филиппов П. М., Белоножкин А. Ю. Новое определение субъективного
гражданского права и злоупотребление им. Волгоград: ВА МВД России,
2009. 248 с.
2.
Егорова М. А. Доминирующее положение хозяйствующего субъекта
как правовой аналог его рыночной власти // Юрист, 2016. № 1. С. 5.
3.
United Brands Company and United Brands Continental in Commission of
the European Communities.
4.
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:61976CJ0027&from=E
N#I2/
5.
Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan On Competition. 2 nd June 2023.
https://www.lex.uz/uz/docs/-6518381
