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Causes, Effects, and Risks to Promote Fair Competition
According to the 2017 Trade Competition Act

1) The legal issues include: (1) the lack of necessary criteria or
guidelines for enforcement, mostly relying on discretion; (2) exemptions

for state enterprises with public utility services; (3) penalties to prevent
misconduct; and (4) inefficient law enforcement by regulatory

organizations. Other factors in addition to the law include: (1) no experts
or personnel knowledgeable in economics, law, and trade competition;

and (2) the lack sufficient experience in considering cases related to trade
competition since no trial concerning trade competition has resulted

in a clear decision for prosecution.

2) The hidden factors include: (1) untimely and relevant

laws of Thailand to economic conditions; (2) no regulatory agency, no

independence of the Trade Competition Commission, and no concrete law
enforcement; (3)inequality in understanding trade competition laws and
other related laws among all large businesses and small entrepreneurs;

(4) no concrete regulatory impact assessment; (5) political connected

structure with Thai economy; and (6) the incomprehensible, unclear written
structure of trade competition criteria prevents practical enforcement.

3) The effects include: (1) more opportunities for large business
operators to compete and gain control over the market; (2) inability