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Date: 12-Jan-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 36 and 64 of the Competition Act

Issued by The Competition Commission of India · Not Applicable

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification introduces the Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024. It amends the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009.

Key Changes

  • Definition of 'Interlocutory Application' is inserted, meaning an application filed before the Commission in a case instituted under section 19 of the Act, except those filed in compliance of any order or direction of the Commission.
  • Every Interlocutory Application filed will be registered and numbered and scrutinized within 7 days. Defects, if any, will be communicated to the party, who has 5 days to rectify them, failing which the application will be treated as invalid.
  • A fee is introduced for filing Interlocutory Applications, with the amount varying based on the type of applicant:
  • Rupees 500 for individuals or Hindu Undivided Families (HUF).
  • Rupees 1000 for Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Consumer Associations, Cooperative Societies, or Trusts.
  • Rupees 1000 for firms (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or companies (including one person company) having turnover in the preceding year upto rupees two crore.
  • Rupees 5000 in all other cases.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Legal Professionals: Lawyers and legal professionals advising clients on competition law matters will need to be aware of the new regulations and advise their clients accordingly.

Operational Impact

  • The CCI will need to develop guidelines and procedures for implementing the new regulations to ensure consistency and transparency.

Action Items

  • Monitor the implementation of the new regulations and provide feedback to the CCI as needed.

Key Entities Referenced

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The regulatory body responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002. Competition Act, 2002: The primary legislation governing competition law in India. Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009: The regulations framed by the CCI to govern its procedures and operations, which are being amended by this notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13012024-251332 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-13012024-251332 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 34] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी 12, 2024/पौष 22, 1945 No. 34] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024/PAUSHA 22, 1945 भारतीय प्रजतस्ट्प धा ाआयोग अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 12 िनवरी, 2024 भारतीय प्रजतस्ट्प धा ाआयोग (साधारण) सिं ोधन जवजनयम, 2024 (2024 की स.ं 01) स.ं एल-3(2)/जवजनयम-साधारण(सिं ो.)/2024/सीसीआई—भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधा ा आयोग, प्रजतस्ट् पधा ा अजधजनयम, 2002 (2003 का 12) के खडं 36 और 64 द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा आयोग (साधारण) जवजनयम, 2009 म ेंऔर संिोधन करन े के जलए एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह ैअर्ाात:् 1. सजं िप्त नाम एव ंआरंभ.- (1) इन जवजनयमों का संजिप् त नाम भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा आयोग (साधारण) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2024 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत् त होंगे। 2. भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा आयोग (साधारण) जवजनयम, 2009 म,ें जवजनयम 2 में, उप जवजनयम (1) में खंड (च) के पश् चात जनम्न जलजखत खडं अंत:स्ट् र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 275 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (चक) ‘’अंतवती आवेिन’’ से आयोग के समि िाजखल उन मामलों के जसवाय, िो आयोग के कोई आिेि या जनिेि के अनुपालन में िाजखल दकये गय े हैं, अजधजनयम की धारा 19 के अधीन संजस्ट्र्त मामले म ें िाजखल आवेिन अजभप्रेत ह;ै 3. भारतीय प्रजतस्ट्प धाा आयोग (साधारण) जवजनयम, 2009 म,ें जवजनयम 15 म,ें उप जवजनयम (5) के पश् चात जनम्न जलजखत उप जवजनयम अंत:स्ट् र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाात:् मामले म ें िाजखल प्रत्येक अतं वता ी आवेिन पंिीकृत और संख् यादकत दकया िाएगा। ऐस े सभी आवेिनों की 7 दिनों के भीतर संवीिा की िाएगी और उनम ें त्रुटियां, यदि कोई हो, की संसूचना पिकार को िी िाएगी। आवेिन करन े वाला पिकार उन त्रुटियों को हिाकर उसे संसूचना प्राप्त होन े के 5 दिनों के भीतर प्रस्ट् ततु करेगा, ऐसा न करन े पर आवेिन अजवजधमान्य माना िाएगा। भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा आयोग (साधारण) जवजनयम, 2009 म,ें जवजनयम 49 में, उप जवजनयम (1) के पश् चात जनम्न जलजखत उप जवजनयम अंत:स्ट् र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाात:् ‘’(1क) जवजनयम 15 के उप जवजनयम (6) के अधीन प्राप् त प्रत् यके अंतवती आवेिन के सार् संित् त िुल् क का साक्ष्य संलग्न होगा यर्ा,- (क) व् यजि या जहन्ि ूअजवभक्त पटरवार (एचयूएफ) के मामल ेमें 500 (पााँच सौ) रुपए, या (ख) गैर सरकारी सगं ठन (एनिीओ) या उपभोिा संघ, या सहकारी सजमजत अर्वा न् यास के मामले में 1000 (एक हिार) रुपए, या (ग) ऐसी फम ा (इसमें प्रोराइिरजिप, पािानरजिप अर्वा जलजमिेड लाइजबजलिी पािानरजिप फमा भी िाजमल ह)ै या कंपनी (इसमें एकल व्यजि कंपनी भी िाजमल ह)ै पूवावती वषा म ें जिनका कारबार िो करोड़ रुपये का रहा हो, के मामल े में 1000 (एक हिार) रुपए, (घ) अन् य सभी मामलों में 5000 (पांच हिार) रुपए।‘’ अनपु मा आनिं , सजचव [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./692/2023-24] टिप्प ण:- मलू जवजनयमों को भारत का रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खण्ड 4 में अजधसूचना सं.आर- 40007/6/जवजन-साधारण/अजध/04/सीसीआई तारीख 21 मई, 2009 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया र्ा और तत्प श् चात इन् ह ें सिं ोजधत करके भारत का रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खण्ड 4 म ें तारीख 20 अगस्ट् त, 2009 की अजधसूचना सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधारण(संिो.)/2009-10/सीसीआई, तारीख 20 अक्त ूबर, 2010 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2009-10/सीसीआई, तारीख 31 माचा, 2011 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2009- 10/सीसीआई, तारीख 8 नवंबर, 2011 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2011/सीसीआई, तारीख 7 अक् तूबर, 2013 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2013/सीसीआई, तारीख 6 दिसंबर, 2018 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन- साधा.(संिो.)/2018/सीसीआई, तारीख 20 नवंबर, 2019 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2019/सीसीआई, तारीख 6 फरवरी, 2020 की सं. एल-3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(सिं ो.)/2022 /सीसीआई, तारीख 6 जसतंबर, 2021 की स.ं एल- 3 (2)/जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2021/सीसीआई और तारीख 8 अप्रैल, 2022 की सं. जवजन-साधा.(संिो.)/2022/सीसीआई द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया र्ा।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th January, 2024 The Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024 (No. 01 of 2024) No. L-3(2)/Regl. -Gen. (Amdt.)/2024/ CCI — 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 further to amend the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, in regulation 2, in sub- regulation (1) after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (fa) "Interlocutory Application" means an application filed before the Commission in a case instituted under section 19 of the Act, except those filed in compliance of any order or direction of the Commission; 3. In the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, in regulation 15, after sub- regulation (5), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely: (6) Every Interlocutory Application filed in a case shall be registered and numbered. All such applications shall be scrutinized within 7 days and defects, if any, shall be communicated to the party. The party making application shall remove the defects and submit the same within 5 days from the receipt of communication failing which the application shall be treated as invalid. In the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, regulation 49, after sub- regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely: "(1A) Each Interlocutory Application received under sub-regulation (6) of regulation 15 shall be accompanied by proof of having paid the fee as under, - (a) Rupees 500 (five hundred) in case of individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or (b) Rupees 1000 (one thousand) in case of Non-Government Organisation (NGO), or Consumer Association, or Co-operative Society, or Trust or (c) Rupees 1000 (one thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one person company) having turnover in the preceding year upto rupees two crore, or (d) Rupees 5000 (five thousand) in all other cases.” ANUPAMA ANAND, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./692/2023-24] Note:--- The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part Ill, Section 4 vide Notification number R-40007/6/ Reg- General/ Noti/ 04- CCI, dated the 21st day of May, 2009 and subsequently amended and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part Ill, Section 4 vide notifications number L-3(2)/ Regln.-Gen. (Amdt.) 2009- 10/CCI dated the 20th August, 2009; number L-3(2) Regln.- Gen. (Amdt.)/2009-10/CCI dated the 20th October, 2010; number L-3(2) Regin.-Gen. (Amdt.)/2009-10/CCI dated the 31st March, 2011; No. L-3 (2)/Regln.-Gen. (Amdt.)/2011/CCI dated the 8th November, 2011; number L-3 (2)/Regln.-Gen.Amdt./2013/CCI dated the 7th October, 2013; number L-3 (2)/Regln.- Gen.(Amdt.)/2018/CCI dated the 6th December, 2018; number L-3 (2)/Regln.- Gen.(Amdt.)/2019/CCI dated the 20th November, 2019; number L-3 (2)/Regln.- Gen.(Amdt.)/2020/CCI dated the 6th February, 2020; number L-(32)/ Regl-Gen. (Amdt.)/2022/-CCI dated the 6th September, 2021 and number. Regln.-Gen. (Amdt.)/ 2022/ CCI dated the 8th April, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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