Det er vigtigt at sikre, at fordelene ved liberaliseringen inden for handel ikke ophæves ved private konkurrencefjendtlige tiltag som f.eks. opdeling af markeder, oprettelse af ulovlige karteller og misbrug af monopollignende situationer.
to ensure that the advantages of trade liberalisation are not nullified by anticompetitive private practices that have a similar effect: dividing markets, engaging in illegal cartels, abusing monopoly positions, etc.