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Date: 06-Mar-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 1 and clause fb and (gd) of sub section 2 of section 64 read with Explanation to clause

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued regulations regarding the determination of turnover or income for the purposes of the Competition Act, 2002.
  • These regulations provide clarity on how turnover and income are to be calculated for enterprises and individuals when assessing violations and penalties under the Competition Act.
  • The regulations are called the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Turnover or Income) Regulations, 2024.

Key Changes

  • The regulations define how turnover or income is determined for enterprises, including what constitutes turnover (value of sales and other operating revenue, excluding other income, indirect taxes, trade discounts and intra-group sales).
  • For enterprises required to prepare consolidated financial statements under Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013, turnover or income will be based on these consolidated statements.
  • If audited financial statements are unavailable, turnover or income must be certified by a statutory auditor or a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit from an authorized person.
  • Turnover or income not maintained in Indian Rupees must be converted using the average foreign currency reference rates published by the Reserve Bank of India, certified by a Chartered Accountant, and supported by an affidavit.
  • For individuals, income is defined as the gross total income as per the Income Tax Returns (ITRs) under the Income Tax Act, 1961, excluding income from house property and capital gains.
  • If ITRs are unavailable or filed in multiple jurisdictions, income must be certified by a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit.
  • Individuals not required to file ITRs must have their total income certified by a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit.
  • The regulations came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, March 6, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Enterprises

  • Enterprises must be prepared to provide affidavits from authorized personnel to support their turnover calculations.

Individuals

  • Individuals who are not required to file ITR will need to obtain income certification from a Chartered Accountant and provide affidavit.

Chartered Accountants

  • Chartered Accountants will need to provide certifications for turnover/income in cases where audited financial statements or ITRs are not available.

Competition Commission of India (CCI)

  • The CCI's interpretation of the regulations will be binding in situations not explicitly covered.

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. Companies Act, 2013: The law governing companies in India, specifically Section 129 which relates to financial statements. Income Tax Act, 1961: The law governing income tax in India. Reserve Bank of India (RBI): The central bank of India, which publishes foreign currency reference rates. Chartered Accountant: A qualified accounting professional as defined in Explanation (a) to section 35 of the Competition Act, 2002.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06032024-252655 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-06032024-252655 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 137] नई ददल्ली, बुध्ार, माच ा 6, 2024/फाल्ग नु 16, 1945 No. 137] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024/PHALGUNA 16, 1945 भारतीय प्रजतस्ट्प धा ा ययगग अजधसचू ना नई ददल् ली, 6 माचा , 2024 भारतीय प्रजतस्ट्प धा ा ययगग व्‍य ापारा्त ा या यय का अ्धारणव ज्जनयम, 2024 (2024 की स.ं 05) स.ं बी-14011/2/2024-ऐटीडी-II—भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधा ा ययगग, प्रजतस्ट् पधा ा अजधजनयम, 2002 व2003 का 12व की धारा 27 के स्ट् पष्ट ीकरण के खंड वखव र धारा 48 के स्ट् पष्ट ीकरण के खडं वगव के साथ पत त, धारा 64 की उपधारा व1व र उपधारा व2व के खडं वचखव र वछघव द्वारा उसे प्रदत् त िजतियय का प्रयगग करत े ुए, एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत ज्जनयम बनाता ह अथाा त: 1. संजिप्त नाम ए् ंयरंभ (1) इन ज्जनयम का संजिप् त नाम भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा ययगग व्‍य ापारा्ता या यय का अ्धारणव ज्जनयम, 2024 ह। (2) ये ज्जनयम राजपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्र्ृत् त ह गे। 2. पतरभाषाए ं (1) इन ज्जनयम म,ें जब तक दक संदभा से अन् यथा अपेजित न हग – 1553 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (क) ‘‘अजधजनयम’’ से प्रजतस्ट् पधाा अजधजनयम, 2002 (2003 का 12व अजभप्रते ह; (ख) ‘‘ययगग’’ से अजधजनयम की धारा 7 की उपधारा व1व के अधीन स्ट् थाजपत भारतीय प्रजतस्ट् पधाा ययगग अजभप्रेत ह; (ग) ‘‘सनदी लेखापाल’’ से अजधजनयम की धारा 35 के स्ट्प ष्ट ीकरण वकव में यथापतरभाजषत सनदी लेखापाल अजभप्रेत ह; (घ) ‘‘्‍ यापारा्ता ’’ से अजधजनयम की धारा 2वमव के अधीन, यथापतरभाजषत र अजधजनयम की धारा 27वखव के अधीन स्ट्प ष्ट ीकरण में ज सा स्ट् पष्ट दकया गया ह, ्‍ यापारा्ता अजभप्रेत ह; (2) इन ज्जनयम में प्रयक्ु त ऐस े ि्‍ द र पद का, जग पतरभाजषत नहीं ह,ैं ्ही अथा हगगा जग उनका, अजधजनयम या जनयम या तदधीन बनाये गये ज्जनयम या कम् पनी अजधजनयम, 2013 (2013 का 18व में ह। 3. अजधजनयम की धारा 27 के प्रयगजनाथ ा उद्यम के जलए ्‍य ापारा्त ा या यय का अ्धारण (1) यथाजस्ट्थजत, ्‍ यापारा्ता या यय म,ें ऐसे उद्यम द्वारा अनुरजित संपरीजित ज्त् तीय ज््रजणका क के अनुसार, जबक्री का मूल् य वराजस्ट् ् या प्राजतिययां जग भी नाम से पुकारा जाएव, र अन् य प्रचालन राजस्ट् ् सजम्मजलत ह। स्ट्पष्टीकरण इस ज्जनयमन के प्रयगजन के जलए, अन्य यय, अप्रत्यि कर, व्यापार बट्टे र अतं र-समूह जबक्री, यदद कगई हग, कग जहसाब में नहीं जलया जाएगा। (2) ऐसी दिा म,ें जहां दकसी उद्यम कग कंपनी अजधजनयम, 2013 की धारा 129 या कगई कानून के अधीन, समेदकत ज्त्तीय ज््रजणका त यार करना अपेजित ह, ्हां ्‍ यापारा्ता या यय ऐसे संपरीजित समेदकत ज्त्तीय ज््रजणका क पर यधातरत हगगी। (3) ऐसी दिा म,ें जहां संपरीजित ज्त् तीय ज््रजणकाएं उपल्‍ ध नहीं ह ैं ्हां ्‍ यापारा्ता या यय, उद्यम के कानूनी संपरीिक, या सनदी लेखापाल द्वारा प्रमाजणत, र इस संबंध म,ें उद्यम द्वारा प्राजधकृत व्यजतिय के िपथपत्र द्वारा समर्थथत धनराजि हगगी। (4) यदद ्‍ यापारा्ता या यय भारतीय पयपये म ें नहीं ह तग उसे प्रत् येक संगत ज्त् तीय ्षा के जलए, सनदी लेखापाल द्वारा प्रमाजणत, र इस संबंध में, उद्यम द्वारा प्राजधकृत व्यजतिय के िपथपत्र द्वारा समर्थथत, भारतीय तरज्ा बैंक द्वारा यथाप्रकाजित ज्देिी मु्ा जनददेशि दर के सत के यधार पर भारतीय पयपय े में संपतर्र्थतत दकया जाएगा। 4. अजधजनयम की धारा 27 र 48 के प्रयगजनाथ ा ्‍य जष्ट के जलए यय का अ्धारण (1) कगई ्‍ यजष्ट के मामल े में यय, ययकर अजधजनयम, 1961 र तदधीन बनाए गए जनयम के अधीन, यथाज्जहत ययकर ज््रणी के अनुसार, सकल कुल यय हगगी। ऐसी सकल कुल यय में ज््र्थजत ह गे वकव गृह संपजत्त से यय, र वखव पजूं ीगत लाभ से यय। (2) ऐसी दिा म,ें जहां ययकर ज््रजणयां उपल्‍ध नहीं ह या कर ज््रजणयां कई अजधकातरता क में फाइल की जाती ह ैं या कगई अजधकातरता में फाइल नहीं की जाती ह,ैं ्हां यय, सनदी लेखापाल द्वारा प्रमाजणत र ऐसे ्‍ यजष्ट द्वारा िपथपत्र द्वारा समर्थथत कुल यय हगगी। (3) दकसी ऐसे व्यजतिय की दिा म,ें जजसे ययकर ज््रणी दाजखल करना अपेजित नहीं ह, ्हां यय सनदी लेखापाल द्वारा प्रमाजणत र ऐसे ्‍ यजष्ट द्वारा िपथपत्र द्वारा समर्थथत कुल यय हगगी। 5. कत नाइय कग दरू करना इन ज्जनयम में, या इनकी ्‍ याख् या के ज्षय में, उपबंजधत न हगने की जस्ट्थजत म,ें उस पर ययगग का ज्जनश् चय यबद्धकर हगगा। अनुपमा यनंद, सजच् [ज्ज्ञापन-III/4/असा./804/2023-24][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र असाधारण 3 THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th March, 2024 The Competition Commission of India (Determination of Turnover or Income) Regulations, 2024 (No. 05 of 2024) No. B-14011/2/2024-ATD-II ––In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (fb) and (gd) of sub-section (2) of section 64 read with Explanation to clause (b) of section 27 and clause (c) of Explanation to section 48 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Competition Commission of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely: - 1. Short Title and Commencement (1) These regulations may be called the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Turnover or Income) Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) “Act” means the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003); (b) “Commission” means the Competition Commission of India established under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Act; (c) “Chartered Accountant” means a chartered accountant as defined in Explanation (a) to section 35 of the Act; (d) “Turnover” means turnover as defined under section 2(y) of the Act and as explained in Explanation 2 under section 27(b) of the Act. (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these regulations shall have the same meanings respectively as assigned to them in the Act or the rules or regulations framed thereunder or in the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013). 3. Determination of turnover or income for enterprise for the purposes of Section 27 of the Act (1) Turnover or income, as the case may be, includes value of sales (or revenue or receipts, by whatever name called), and other operating revenue, as per the audited financial statements maintained by such enterprise. Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, other income, indirect taxes, trade discounts and intra- group sales, if any, shall not be taken into account. (2) In case an enterprise is required to prepare a consolidated financial statement under Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 or under any law, turnover or income shall be based on such audited consolidated financial statements. (3) In case audited financial statements are not available, turnover or income, shall be the amount certified by the statutory auditor of the enterprise, or a Chartered Accountant, and supported by an affidavit by any person duly authorised by the enterprise in this regard. (4) Turnover or income, if not maintained in Indian Rupees, shall be converted into Indian Rupees based on, the average of the foreign currency reference rates as published by the Reserve Bank of India, for each of the relevant financial year as certified by a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit by any person duly authorised by the enterprise in this regard. 4. Determination of income for individual for the purposes of Sections 27 and 48 of the Act (1) Income in case of an individual shall be the gross total income as per the Income Tax Returns (ITRs) as prescribed under the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the rules framed thereunder. Such gross total income shall4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] exclude: (a) income from house property, and (b) income from capital gains. (2) In case Income Tax Returns are not available or tax returns are filed in multiple jurisdictions or not filed in any jurisdiction, income shall be the total income as certified by a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit by such individual. (3) In case of an individual who is not required to file an Income Tax Returns, income shall be the total income as certified by a Chartered Accountant and supported by an affidavit by such individual. 5. Removal of Difficulties In a situation not provided for in these regulations, or in the matter of their interpretation, the decision of the Commission thereon shall be binding. ANUPAMA ANAND, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./804/2023-24] 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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