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Competition Commission of India (CCI) has on 11 May 2011 issued the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (Combination Regulations) which deals with merger and acquisitions in India. The Combination Regulations shall come into force on 1 June 2011. Combination Regulations deals with procedural aspects related to notification of Combination under the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act), exemptions and pre-merger notification process.
The much debated Regulations governing combinations have been finally notified by the Government on 11 May 2011. These Regulations shall come into force on 1st day of June, 2011. This article summarizes key provisions of the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (Regulations) relating […]
Competition watchdog CCI has issued a show cause notice to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) asking why a penalty should not be imposed for its unfair trade practices in connection with currency derivatives trading . The commission has found NSE guilty of violating Section 4 of the Competition Act, which is abuse of dominant position, according to a source in the CCI.
Categories of transactions not likely to have appreciable adverse effect on competition in India. In view of the duty cast upon the Commission under section 18 and powers conferred under section 36 of the Act, and having regard to the mandate given to the Commission to, inter alia, regulate combinations which have caused or are likely to cause appreciable adverse effect on competition in terms of sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act, it is clarified that since the categories of combinations mentioned in Schedule I are ordinarily not likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India, notice under sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Act need not normally be filed.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) today released the regulation of Combinations related with the implementation of provisions of Section 5 & 6 of Competition Act (the Combination Provisions, which have been envisaged to prevent creation of anti competitive environment in Indian economy),are coming into effect from 1st June, 2011.
As many as 230 persons, including ex-Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, former Corporate Affairs Secretary R Bandyopadhyay and other senior bureaucrats and eminent economists have lined up for the two high profile jobs at the country’s anti-monopoly watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI).
The government will notify the new rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions on May 5, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Competition Commission”s approval for high voltage deals, Chairman Dhanendra Kumar said today. By May 3-4, the rules will be finalised and by May 5, we will notify the same. And by June 1, the provisions relating to mergers and acquisition approvals would come into effect, Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of an AMCHAM event here.
The Competition Commission will finalise rules for corporate merger and acquisitions by the first week of May, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Commission’s approval for such deals. The notification will be finalised in the first week of May and would be implemented from June 1, 2011, Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs D K Mittal told reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI event here.
The Supreme Court has declined to admit a plea by the Central Circuit Cine Association, an apex body of film traders, challenging investigations against it by the fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India(CCI). The association moved the court after it failed to get relief from the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) on the point that they don’t fall under the purview of the CCI Act.
As per sections 5 & 6 of the Competition Act, the commission is empowered to probe a corporate deal for any possible breach of the competition law. However, the government has set a threshold limit as per which only those M&As would come under the CCI purview that have combined assets of R1,000 crore or more or combined turnover of R3,000 crore or more.
