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The provisions came into force on 6-3-2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Points: Guiding Factors for determining penalties:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Base for Determining Penalty for Enterprise under Section 27(b) of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/C1YA2h2H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Competition Act, 2002 (&#8216;Act&#8217;)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>The Commission will decide the penalty that can be imposed on the enterprise on the following grounds which can be up to 30% of the average relevant turnover\/ income of the enterprise:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>\n<p>nature and gravity of the contravention;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>nature of the industry or sector affected because of the contravention and its implications on the economy;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The penalty amount can be adjusted by the Commission on considering the following factors:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>\n<p>duration of the contravention\/ duration of involvement of the enterprise in contravention;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>role of the enterprise in orchestrating the contravening;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>recourse to coercive or retaliatory measures on other enterprises to participate in the contravention;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>repeated contravention;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>admission of contravention by the enterprise and the stage at which such admission is made;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>furnishing of cogent evidence by the enterprise establishing that its involvement in the contravention was substantially limited;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>extent of cooperation by the enterprise during the Director General&#8217;s investigation;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>voluntary termination of alleged anti-competitive conduct;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>implementation of a competition compliance programme within the enterprise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For calculating average relevant turnover or average income, the Commission will consider relevant turnover or income of 3 years preceding the year in which the Director General&#8217;s investigation report is received by the Commission.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turnover or income or relevant turnover or any other financial information should be based on audited financial statements of the enterprise. In case, the audited statement is not available, then the amount will be certified by the statutory auditor or the Chartered Accountant.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Base for Determining Penalty under Proviso to Section 27(b) of the Act:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Where the contravention pertains to an anti-competitive agreement entered into by a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cartel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Commission can impose penalty under Proviso to Section 27(b);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Profit after tax will be considered for determining penalty;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Base for Determining Penalty for Persons liable under Section 48 of the Act:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Maximum penalty that can be imposed penalized under Section 48(1) or 48(3), cannot be more than 10% of the average of Income for last 3 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during which such failure continues subject to a maximum of rupees one crore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 44-<\/span> not be less than Rs. 50 Lakhs which may extend to Rs. 5 Crore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 45-<\/span> It can extend to Rs. 1 crore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Factors to determine amount of penalty:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>\n<p>extent and reasons of non-compliance or non-cooperation;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>nature of misleading information;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>knowledge of the person furnishing the information about the same being untrue or incomplete;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>repeated contravention.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Note:<\/span> Reduction in Penalty amount with respect to Section 46 of the Act will be guided by the Competition Commission of 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