Summary: The Competition Commission of India has notified the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Amendment Regulations, 2026 on 18 August 2026 under sections 36 and 64 of the Competition Act, 2002. The amendments to the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024 revise several procedural requirements. The period in regulation 3(3) is changed from 45 to 60 days, while regulation 3(4) is replaced to provide for return of defective applications, refiling within 10 working days, adjustment of the original fee and invalidation where defects are not removed within the specified period. The period in regulation 4(1) is increased from 7 to 15 days and the period in regulation 4(7) from 130 to 180 working days, with time taken or extensions availed by applicants or other parties for furnishing information, clarification or response excluded from computation. The amendments also update references from the CCI (General) Regulations, 2009 to the CCI (General) Regulations, 2024 and make corresponding changes to regulation references. The amendment regulations come into force on publication in the Official Gazette.
THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2026
Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Amendment Regulations, 2026
(No. 01 of 2026)
No. CCI/Reg-C.R. (Amdt.)/2026.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36 and 64 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Competition Commission of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, namely: –
1. Short title and commencement.
(1) These regulations may be called the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Amendment Regulations,2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 3, in sub-regulation (3), the words “45 (forty-five)” shall be substituted with the words “60 (sixty)”.
3. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 3, in sub-regulation (4), the words “the Commitment Applicant may be asked to remove such defect(s) or furnish the required information including document(s). The Commitment Applicant shall rectify such defects or furnish the required information including document(s) within ten (10) working days of the receipt of communication or such other period as may be specified by the Commission, failing which the Commitment Application may be treated as invalid” shall be substituted by the following sub-clauses, namely:
“(a) the same shall be returned to the applicant, indicating the defects or deficiencies to be rectified.
(b) the applicant shall, within ten (10) working days from the date of receipt of such communication, refile the application after curing the defects and ensuring compliance with these regulations
(c) the fee paid for the original application shall be adjusted against the fee payable upon refiling in accordance with regulation 3(4)(b)
(d) In case of failure to remove the defects, within the time as specified in regulation 3 (4) (b), the Commitment Application shall be considered invalid”.
4. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 4, in sub-regulation (1), the word “7 (seven)” shall be substituted with the word “15 (fifteen)”.
5. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 4, in sub-regulation (7), the words “130 (one hundred and thirty)” shall be substituted with the words “180 (one hundred and eighty)”.
6. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 4, in sub-regulation (7), before the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted:
“Provided that, for the purpose of computing the said period, any time taken or extension availed by the Commitment Applicant or any other party in furnishing the requisite information, clarification, or response shall stand excluded. In case the commitment proceedings are not concluded within the stipulated period, after excluding such time, the inquiry under section 26 of the Act against the Commitment Applicant shall stand resumed.”
7. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 4, in the existing proviso to sub-regulation (7), after the word “Provided”, the word “further” shall be inserted.
8. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 4, in the existing proviso to sub-regulation (7), the words “130 (one hundred and thirty)” shall be substituted with the words “180 (one hundred and eighty)”.
9. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 5, in sub-regulation (2), the words “filed by the concerned parties” shall be omitted.
10. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in Regulation 5, in sub-regulation (2), in clause (a), the words “the concerned party and its” shall be substituted by the words “such person and their”
11. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 9, the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
12. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 11, in sub-regulation (3), the words “regulation 35 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “regulation 36 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
13. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 13, in sub-regulation (1), the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
14. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 13, in sub-regulation (2), the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
15. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 14, in sub-regulation (1), the words “regulation 37 and regulation 50 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “regulation 38 and regulation 51 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
16. In the Competition Commission of India (Commitment) Regulations, 2024, in regulation 14, in the proviso to sub-regulation (1), the words “regulation 35 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2009” shall be substituted by the words “regulation 36 of the CCI (General) Regulations, 2024”.
INDER PAL SINGH BINDRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./283/2026-27]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide Notification number CCI/Reg-C.R./2024, dated the 6th March, 2024.
