{"id":314959,"date":"2024-02-22T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=314959"},"modified":"2024-02-22T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T04:53:38","slug":"cci-notifies-cci-lesser-penalty-regulations-2024-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/02\/22\/cci-notifies-cci-lesser-penalty-regulations-2024-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"CCI introduces provision for Lesser Penalty Plus vide CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 20-2-2024, the Competition Commission of India notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2024<\/span>. The provisions came into force on 20-2-2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Points:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>These Regulations are governed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/C1YA2h2H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Competition Act, 2002<\/a> and repeals <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6n6658TL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009<\/a>with effect from 20-2-2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Conditions for lesser penalty or lesser penalty plus:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Applicant seeking the benefit will have to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Cease to have further participation in the cartel;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Provide vital disclosure of information regarding alleged contravention;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Provide relevant information, documents and evidence;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Co-operate genuinely, fully, continuously and expeditiously through investigation;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Not conceal, destroy, manipulate or remove the relevant documents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; Not give false evidence or omit to submit relevant information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Applicants should provide names of individuals involved in the cartel on its behalf and for whom lesser penalty or lesser penalty plus is sought by the applicant.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The application might get rejected by the Commission:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; if the applicant fails to provide full and true disclosure of information and evidence; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#10003; If the 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