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Tax law, Company law, Economic & Labour law Updates for June 2011 Company Secretaries exam as on February 2011 - ICSI Bulletin

CS Bulletin updation for Tax law (Assessment year & updates), Company law (Additional Filing Fees), Economic & Labour law (Competition law case) for June 2011 Company Secretaries exam as on February 2011.  Do read for both Company Secretary Executive & Professional Programme exams.

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The Commission found that these practices constituted abuse by Intel of its dominant position on the x86 CPU market that harmed consumers throughout the European Economic Area.  By undermining its competitors ability to compete on the merits of their products, Intel’s actions undermined competition & innovation.  The CCI has also ordered Intel to cease ongoing abusive practices immediately.

A brief analysis of Intel case under Competition Act, 2002:

• In the above mentioned case the relevant market is ‘Relevant Product Market’ and to be more specific, ‘Computer Chip Market’.
• The dominance is abused on the grounds of ‘Denial of Market Access’ which is listed as one of the grounds of abuse of dominance, u/s. 4(2)(c) of Competition Act, 2002.
  

 

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Understand when lesser penalty of 100%,50% & 30% may be levied under Competition Act Regulations

Understand CCI (Lesser Penalty)

Regulations, 2009

Regulation 2(1)(b): “applicant” means an enterprise, who is or was a member of a cartel and submits an application as per Schedule for lesser penalty to Competition Commission of India (CCI);

Regulation 2(1)(h): “priority status” means the position of the applicant marked for giving the benefit of lesser penalty in the queue of the applicants;

Regulation 2(1)(i): “vital disclosure” means full and true disclosure of information or evidence by the applicant to CCI, which is sufficient to enable CCI to form a prima-facie opinion about the existence of a cartel or which helps to establish the contravention of the provisions of section 3 of the Act.

Regulation 3. Conditions for lesser penalty. – Applicant shall,

(a) cease to have further participation in the cartel from the time of its DISCLOSURE;

(b) provide VITAL DISCLOSURE in respect of violation u/s.3 of the Act;

(c) provide all RELEVANT INFORMATION, documents and evidence as may be required by CCI;

(d) CO-OPERATE genuinely, fully, continuously and expeditiously throughout the investigation and other proceedings before the CCI; and

(e) NOT conceal, destroy, manipulate or remove the relevant documents in any manner, that may contribute to the establishment of a cartel.

The discretion of CCI, in regard to reduction in monetary penalty under these regulations, shall be exercised having due regard to –

(a) the STAGE at which the applicant comes forward with the disclosure;

(b) the EVIDENCE already in possession of the Commission;

(c) the QUALITY of the information provided by the applicant; and

(d) the entire FACTS and circumstances of the case.

Regulation 4. Grant of lesser penalty. – CCI may decide in the following manner,

(a) The applicant may be granted benefit of reduction in penalty [ONLY IF no other applicant has been granted such benefit by CCI] UPTO 100%, if the applicant is the first to make a vital disclosure,

• enabling CCI to form a prima-facie opinion regarding the existence of a cartel and CCI did not, at the time of application, have sufficient evidence to form such an opinion:
• in a matter under investigation and CCI, or the Director General did not, at the time of application, have sufficient evidence to establish such a contravention:
• no other applicant has been granted such benefit by CCI.

(b) Any subsequent applicant may also be granted benefit of reduction in penalty, if CCI opines that it may provide significant ADDED VALUE to the evidence. “Added value” means the extent to which the evidence provided enhances the ability of CCI

or the Director General, to establish CARTEL as alleged. It shall be in the

following order of PRIORITY STATUS:

(i) if the applicant is marked as second, reduction may be UPTO 50% of full penalty;

(ii) the applicant is marked as third, reduction may be UPTO 30% of full penalty;

Regulation 5. Procedure for grant of lesser penalty. –

(1) an application with material information as per the Schedule, or may contact, orally or through e-mail or fax, the designated authority for furnishing the information (which may be followed by written application subsequently within 15 days).

(2) WITHIN 3 working days, the designated authority shall put the matter before CCI.

(3) CCI shall mark priority status of applicant.

(4) Designated authority shall convey the same to the applicant either on telephone, or through e-mail or fax and shall provide the written acknowledgement.

(5) The evidence will be evaluated and only then the next applicant shall be considered by CCI.

(6) CCI may accept the application on satisfaction or reject the same for want of information after giving an opportunity of being heard.

Source: No. L-3(4)/Reg-L.P./2009-10/CCI dated 13^th August 2009

Competition law applicability till date,sections w.e.f. 20th May 2009,including anti-competitive agreements & abuse of dominance,excepting combinations & CCI provisions

Competition Act, 2002, as amended by Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 readwith The Competition Commission of India (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Regulations, 2009, The Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009 & The Competition Commission of India (Procedure for Engagement of Experts and Professionals) Regulations, 2009 were notified by CCI, including establishment of Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) in New Delhi.

Broadly, almost all the provisions of Competition Act are notified EXCEPT provisions regarding Combinations (Mergers, Amalgamations, Acquisitions & Takeovers - MAAT) & provisions before Competition Commission of India (CCI) benches.

Erstwhile, only the following provisions of Competition Act are effective –

	All definitions as contained in section 2
	Establishment of Competition Commission of India, Composition of Commission, Salary and allowances and terms and conditions of members of Commission – sections 7 to 15
	Appointment of Director General – section 16
	Appointment of Secretary, officers and employees of the CCI, Appointment of experts and professionals – section 17
	Commission to regulate its own procedure – section 36
	Competition Advocacy – section 49
	Finance, Accounts and Audit – sections 50 to 53
	Establishment of Competition Appellate Tribunal – section 53A and 53C to 53M
	Powers to Central Government, rule making powers, powers to make regulations etc. – sections 54 to 65

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Sections 3, 4, 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55 & 56 of Competition Act, 2002 are notified w.e.f 20^th day of May 2009 [Sections of Competition (Amendment) Notified w.e.f 20^th day of May 2009 vide Notification No. S.O. 1242(E) dated 15 May 2009]

Kindly note the following Sections of Competition Act, 2002 as amended by Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 are notified Sections 3, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39 & 43, 53B, 53N, 53O, 53P, 53Q, 53R, 53S, 53T & 53U w.e.f 20^th day of May 2009 [Sections of Competition Act notified w.e.f 20^th day of May 2009 vide Notification No. S.O. 1241(E) dated 15 May 2009]

Establishment of Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) headquartered in New Delhi [Establishment of Competition Appellate Tribunal vide Notification No. S.O. 1240(E) dated 15 May 2009]

On combined reading, to understand the applicability of notified Competition Act till date, you can consolidate as follows:

The following Sections of Competition Act, 2002 were NOT notified,

Section 5, 6, 20, 29, 30 & 31 regarding regarding Combinations (Mergers, Amalgamations, Acquisitions & Takeovers – MAAT)

Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 34, 37 & 44 regarding Competition Commission of India (CCI) benches, to award compensation, to review its orders, appeal, etc..

The following Sections of Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 were NOT notified,

Sections 4, 5, 14 & 24 regarding Combinations (MAAT)

Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 & 49 regarding regarding CCI benches, appointment of Director general, secretary, experts, professionals, etc… to CCI,

Sections 40, 41 & 42 regarding funds, accounts & audit of CCI

Section 53A & 53C-M regarding Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT)

Section 50 regarding repeal of Monopolies Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP).

 

To understand Competition Law as on May 2009 in detail, you may click Understand Competition Act, 2002, as amended by Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 as notified by 2009 Notifications w.e.f. 20th May as to Agreements & Abuse of dominance

CCI Collegium Meetings with 6 regulations transact the business on the basis of information or reference & decided by majority

The Competition Commission of India (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Regulations, 2009 ( No. 3 of 2009) by way of Notification No R-40007/6/ Reg- Meeting/ Noti/ 04- CCI dated 22nd May 2009.

 

As you know, the Competition Commission (CCI) functions in the way of collegium (sitting for meetings) and decisions are based on majority, on receipt of Information [u/r 2(1) (e)] or Reference [u/r 2(1)(h)] unlike MRTPC sittings on applications.

 

Reg 3 - Meetings for transaction of business and their procedure. As per Reg 3, the meetings of the Commission (CCI) shall ordinarily be held at its head office situated in New Delhi Provided that the Commission may also hold meetings at its other offices or at any other place in India, whenever, in the opinion of the Commission, it is expedient to do so.  There is separate procedure for ordinary & special meetings. 

 

The power to regulate procedure & irregularity of procedure is given under Reg 4 & 5.

 

Reg 6 - Removal of difficulty: In the matter of implementation of these regulations, if any doubt or difficulty arises, the same shall be placed before the Commission and the decision of CCI thereon shall be final.

CCI logo in its general regulations 2009 with details about manner of conducting proceedings consisting of 54 regulations

The Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009;( No. 2 of 2009) by way of Notification No R-40007/6/ Reg- General/ Noti/ 04- CCI dated 22nd May 2009 with immediate effect.  Let us understand the scheme of the said regulations.

 

Competition Commission of India (CCI) unveils its New Seal & Emblem as per Regulation 4 read with the Annexure to this regulation.

Reg 2(1)(g) –> “media” includes newspapers, magazines, periodicals, journals, radio, cinema, television and internet.

 

Reg 2(1)(i) –> “Party” includes a consumer or an enterprise or a person defined in clauses (f), (h) and (l) of section 2 of the Act respectively, or an information provider, or a consumer association or a trade association or the Director General defined in clauses (g) of section 2 of the Act, or the Central Government or any State Government or any statutory authority, as the case may be, and shall include an enterprise against whom any inquiry or proceeding is instituted and shall also include any person permitted to join the proceedings or an intervener.

 

Reg 5 - The language of the Commission shall be English.

 

Reg 47 - Proceedings before Commission not to be open to public.

 

The regulation further provides for determination of holidays, computation of time, contents of information or reference & signing thereof, procedure for filing information or reference by registered post or courier or FAX or in electronic form as and when so desired by the Commission through a public notice,  powers & functions of Secretary to CCI, procedure for scrutiny of information or reference (See Regulation 15 for the time limits), CCI opinion on existence of prima facie case as per Regulation 16 (which may be determined by Preliminary Conference as per Regulation 17), investigation by Director General as per Regulation 20, procedure for inquiry as per Regulation 21, mode of service of notice (Reg 22), manner of filings before CCI (Reg 23), powers of CCI as per Reg 24 to 28. Reg 30 to 32 & Reg 44-45, manner of making submissions or arguments by parties before Commission (Reg 29), reference as per Reg 33 & 34, Confidentiality (with “restriction of publication claimed” in red ink on top of the first page) as per Reg 35,  Compliance of orders & effect of non-compliance, taking evidence, etc… is dealt from Reg 36 to 43, authorizing a representative to appear as per Reg 46, penalties & fees as per Reg 48 to 50.

 

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CCI to engage CS, CA, CWA, MBA, Lawyer & Economists specialising in Competition law with good academic record for sound packages

The Competition Commission of India (Procedure for Engagement of Experts and Professionals) Regulations, 2009 ( No1 of 2009) through Notification No R-40007/6/ Reg- Expert/ Noti/ 04- CCI dated 15th May 2009 with an immediate effect.  Let us understand the said regulation.

 

Reg 2(1)(e) –> “expert or professional” for the purpose of these regulations means a person of integrity and outstanding ability having special knowledge of, and experience in, economics, law, business or such other discipline related to competition as the Commission deems necessary to assist it in discharge of its functions under the Act.

 

Reg 5(1) - The experts and professionals to be engaged shall be classified on the basis of their qualifications and experience in the respective fields of specialization and/or the eminence in their professions as given in Schedule I, which lists qualifications such as Company Secretaries (with PMQ- Corporate Governance- Details - Brochure), Chartered Accountants with Post qualification course in International Trade Laws & WTO), Cost Accountants, Post Graduate in Economics (with Ph.d), B.L/LL.B (law graduate specailising in IPR, Competition & Trade Laws), MBA or post graduate diploma in business management (specialising in finance), engineering or medical or sciences with excellent academic record.  It aims at inducting professionals with sound knowledge in Mergers, Amalgamations & such other Corporate Restructuring matters.

 

Reg 5(2) - Subject to Reg 5(1) and depending upon the qualification, specialization and experience in respective disciplines, the experts shall be categorized into four levels as given in Schedule II, which is as follows:

 

Category of expert and professional	Preferred experience in years
Level I	UPTO 3 years
Level II	3 – 5 years
Level III	5 – 10 years
Level IV	10 – 15 years
Level V	15 – 30 years

 

Reg 6 - The remuneration to be paid by the Commission to different categories of experts and professionals shall be in accordance with Schedule III, which is as follows,

Level of expert and professional	Lumpsum monthly remuneration
I	Rs. 30,000 with 10% increase on completion of each year
II	Rs. 50,000 with 10% increase on completion of each year
III	Rs. 75,000 with 10% increase on completion of each year
IV	Rs. 1,00,000 with 10% increase on completion of each year
V	Rs. 1,25,000 with 10% increase on completion of each year

 

The experts and professionals shall ordinarily be engaged by the Commission (CCI) on contractual basis (with Confidentiality clause) for 3 months to 5 years as per Regulation 8 by sending offer letters for engagement by giving a time period of atleast 10 days to accept the offer and thereafter letter of engagement shall be issued by giving a time period of atleast 30 days to join.  CCI has the power, in addition to other remedies, to terminate the engagement as per Regulation 9 and may debar the expert from future engagement of the Commission.

 

As per Regulation 11, in the matter of implementation of these regulations, if any doubt or difficulty arises, the same shall be placed before the Commission and the decision of the Commission (CCI) shall be final.

New Chairperson & Members are appointed for Competition Commission of India from 2009 onwards

Appointment of Mr. Dhanendra Kumar, Chairperson, CCI from 28th February 2009 for a period of 5 years or attaining 65 years by way of Notification S.O. 870(E) dated 27 March 2009

Appointment of Shri Harish Chandra Gupta, Member, CCI from 28th February 2009 for a period of 5 years or attaining 65 years by way of Notification S.O. 869(E) dated 27 March 2009

Appointment of Shri Ratneshwar Prasad, Member, CCI from 1st March 2009 for a period of 5 years or attaining 65 years by way of Notification S.O. 868(E) 27 March 2009

 

The terms & conditions of appointment as per Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Members of CCI as amended by Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2003 (Amendment)

Competition Act with Amendments

Yes, This is inspired from the Article by my Guru Shri. V.S. Datey.

Yes, it gives an idea about the new Competition Act & Yes, its made very interesting with various charts.

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