The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has published the draft Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2023 (LPR 2023) seeking stakeholder comments by 6 November 2023.
Draft Lesser Penalty Regulations: Key Takeaways
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Update on Indian Merger Control Regime: The Small Target Exemption and pitfalls around jurisdictional thresholds for merger filings before the CCI
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International Trade: Analysing India’s potential free trade agreements with the UK and the EU – Part 2
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Last month, the UK and the EU separately announced their intention to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with India. This is a significant development, not only from an international trade perspective, but also from geo-politics perspective. For India, FTAs
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