Article 38 Type Approval (a) The Authority shall set technical rules and standards specifications applicable to Telecommunications Equipment and Telecommunication Stations to ensure their compatibility with the existing Telecommunications Networks or Services and without affecting on public health, safety, the environment, or national security. (b) No person shall import, manufacture, assemble or commercialize Telecommunications Equipment without obtaining an Authorization from the Authority, pursuant to its approved standards and specifications, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and the Relevant Security Agencies. (c) The Executive Provisions shall determine the procedures for Type Approvals, which shall be consistent with international specifications, the mechanism for importing Telecommunications Equipment for which the Authority has not identified specifications and the procedures to withdraw, modify and cancel Type Approvals. Chapter Nine - Regulating the Telecommunications Market Article 39 Determination of Significant Market Power The Authority shall identify and define the Telecommunications Markets subject to regulation in Syria, determine the Licensees who have Significant Market Power, and those who have a Dominant Position, in those Markets, and determine the special obligations to be imposed on such Licensees. The Executive Provisions shall set forth the conditions related thereto. Article 40 Competition and Consumer Protection Regulation (a) Subject to the provisions of Law No. 2 of 2008 regarding consumer protection, and Law No. 7 of 2008 regarding competition and antitrust, and their amendments, this Law shall apply to all matters that concern regulating competition and consumer protection in the Telecommunications Markets in Syria. The Authority shall have jurisdiction to review matters related thereto. (b) The Authority shall determine the practices, which it deems anti-competitive. Licensees are prohibited from engaging in any such practices, and generally any action that disrupts or limits competition. The Executive Provisions shall set out the conditions related thereto. (c) The Authority shall adopt the necessary procedures to counter anti-competitive practices in accordance with the provisions of this Law, the Executive Provisions and the relevant License provisions. These procedures may include: 1) Instruct a Licensee to refrain from carrying out any anti-competitive practice. 28