SARAJEVO / ISTANBUL – Ninela Salihbašić, President, and Adisa Moćević, Member of the Competition Council, participated in the international workshop entitled “Workshop on the Exchange of Best Practices Regarding Abuse of Dominance”, which was held from 27 to 29 April 2026, organized by the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA).

The workshop brought together experts and representatives of competition authorities from eleven countries in the region. The aim of the meeting was to exchange best practices, experiences and challenges in the application of competition rules, with a special focus on preventing the abuse of dominant market position.

During the intensive two-day work program, participants had the opportunity to analyze specific cases from the practice of the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA), as well as comparative experiences of other participating countries. The program covered the following areas:

• Discount systems and exclusive sales – Analysis through practical examples and TCA decisions in cases of large corporations (Novonesis, Unilever).
• Measures related to exhibition space (display stands) – Discussions and experiences regarding restrictions on visibility and product positioning (cases Unilever, Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay).
• Intellectual property rights – Consideration of specific practices of abuse of dominant position through intellectual property rights, with a focus on the decision in the Tetrapak case

A special panel was dedicated to presentations by visiting competition authorities, where representatives of the Competition Council, together with colleagues from other countries, actively participated in the discussion. On this occasion, the latest trends, challenges in law enforcement, and practical approaches to resolving complex cases of abuse of dominant position in the domestic context were presented.

Participation in this event represents a continuation of the continuous strengthening of cooperation between the Competition Council and the TCA and provided an excellent opportunity to harmonize practices with international standards in the field of competition protection.