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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-02-20
in consultation

On 20 February 2020, the consultation for the Competition Amendment Bill 2020, which aims to expand…

2020-03-06
processing consultation

On 6 March 2020, the consultation for the Competition Amendment Bill 2020, which aims to expand the…

2022-08-05
under deliberation

On 5 August 2022, The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, including anti-competitive agreements reg…

2023-03-29
under deliberation

On 29 March 2023, the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of Parliament, passed the Competition (Amendme…

2023-04-03
adopted

On 3 April 2023, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 amending the 2002 Competition Act was adopte…

2023-04-11
under deliberation

On 11 April 2023, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023, amending the 2002 Competition Act entered …

2023-05-18
in force

On 18 May 2023, certain provisions from the Competition (Amendment) Bill including anti-competitive…