Rajya Sabha passes Competition Amendment Bill, 2023

• The Competition Amendment Bill 2023 proposes several changes to the Competition Act of 2002, which regulates antitrust and competition laws in India.
• The proposed changes include reducing the time limit for assessment of combinations, broadening the scope of anti-competitive agreements, and changing penalties.
• Under the new bill, mergers and acquisitions exceeding Rs. 2,000 crores in value must be notified to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), provided that the party being acquired has substantial business operations in India.
• The bill also reduces the overall time limit for the assessment of combinations to 150 days from 210 days.
• Other changes include broadening the scope of anti-competitive agreements to cover hub-and-spoke cartels, sellers, and sales of goods and services, and modifying the factors used by CCI to determine whether an agreement has an appreciable adverse effect on competition.
• Additionally, penalties will be based on income or global turnover, and the liability for contraventions will apply to both the company and the people in charge.
• The bill also introduces a new settlements framework, which allows entities to propose settlements for alleged contraventions.

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