Progress

Current status
in force
18 May 2023 in force
11 Apr 2023 under deliberation
03 Apr 2023 adopted
29 Mar 2023 under deliberation
05 Aug 2022 under deliberation
06 Mar 2020 processing consultation
20 Feb 2020 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
India
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
competition authority
parliament
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

18 May 2023
in force

Implemented parts of the Competition (Amendment) Bill including anti-competitive agreements regulation

On 18 May 2023, certain provisions from the Competition (Amendment) Bill including anti-competitive agreements regulations were implemented. In particular, the provision regarding the expansion of the scope of cartels to encompass hub and spoke arra…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
11 Apr 2023
under deliberation

Entry into force with grace period of Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 including changes to anti-competitive agreements regulation

On 11 April 2023, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023, amending the 2002 Competition Act entered into force following its signing into law and publication in the official gazette. The Bill defines anti-competitive agreements as any agreement that …

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
03 Apr 2023
adopted

Adopted Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 including changes to anti-competitive agreements regulation

On 3 April 2023, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 amending the 2002 Competition Act was adopted by the upper house of India. The Bill defines anti-competitive agreements as any agreement that could negatively impact market competition, includin…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
29 Mar 2023
under deliberation

Passed Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 including changes to anti-competitive agreements regulation

On 29 March 2023, the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of Parliament, passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 amending the 2002 Competition Act. The Bill defines anti-competitive agreements as any agreement that could negatively impact market com…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
05 Aug 2022
under deliberation

Introduced Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 including anti-competitive agreements regulation

On 5 August 2022, The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, including anti-competitive agreements regulations, was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's parliament. The Bill defines anti-competitive agreements as any agreement that c…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
06 Mar 2020
processing consultation

Closed consultation for the Competition Amendment Bill, 2020

On 6 March 2020, the consultation for the Competition Amendment Bill 2020, which aims to expand the scope of the competition rules to the digital realm, closes. The draft law proposes the expansion of the definitions of “control” and “group”, provid…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
20 Feb 2020
in consultation

Opened consultation on the Competition Amendment Bill 2020

On 20 February 2020, the consultation for the Competition Amendment Bill 2020, which aims to expand the scope of the competition rules to the digital realm, is launched. The Draft Law proposes the expansion of the definitions of “control” and “group…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body