Cabinet approves amendment of the Competition Act, 2002

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..... Cabinet approves amendment of the Competition Act, 2002
News and Press Release
Dated:- 5-10-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 04-October, 2012 10:24 IST The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to further amend the Competition Act, 2002, with a view to fine tune it and to meet the present day ne .....

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..... eds in the field of competition, in the light of the experiences gained in the actual working of the Competition Commission of India in the last few years. Major amendments approved by the Cabinet relate to changing the definition of "turnover", "Group", reducing the overall time limit of finalization of combinations from 210 days to 180 days and insertion of a new Section 5A enabling the Central .....

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..... Government to lay down, in consultation with the Competition Commission of India, different thresholds for any class or classes of enterprises for the purpose of examining acquisitions, mergers and amalgamations by the Commission. The other amendments relate to procedural aspects in working of the Commission. Background: The proposal after its initial consideration in April, 2012 was referred t .....

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..... o a Group of Ministers to examine it in details, with particular reference to jurisdiction of sectoral regulators on Competition related issues. The Group of Ministers considered the issues referred to it by the Cabinet and while endorsing the original proposal also proposed amendment in the Competition Act requiring other regulators to mandatorily refer matters impinging on "Competition" to the .....

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..... Competition Commission of India, and vice-versa to concerned regulators by CCI, on matters relating to those regulators. To this extent the original proposal has been modified. *** SH/SKS
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