ELP – Quarterly Update – Competition Law & Policy – Q1 of 2024

We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of our Competition Law update where we cover some of the significant legal, regulatory, and policy developments in India’s competition law regime over the last quarter.

In our current update, we have covered key enforcement matters in India, including:

• CCI launches an investigation against Google for its Play Store billing policies.

We have also covered updates on some important statutory developments in India and other key developments in the Indian competition law space, including:

• The MCA publishes Report of the Committee on Digital Competition Law and the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024 for consultation.
• The MCA publishes draft rules on de minimis exemption, green channel route for merger filing and exemptions for certain transactions from notification to the CCI for consultation.
• The CCI publishes regulations governing lesser penalty, settlement, and commitment applications.
• The CCI publishes guidelines for determination of monetary penalties under the Competition Act, 2002.

The CCI publishes market study report on the dynamics of competition in the mining sector in India with a focus on iron ore.

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