Editor: M M Sharma
Editorial Team: Vinay Vaish, Satwinder Singh, Deepika
Rajpal, Danish Khan
I. CARTELS AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS
INDIA
Competition Commission of India (CCI) passes cease and desist
order against Sonipat Distributor (FMCG) Association
CCI in its order dated October 12, 2015 found Sonipat
Distributor ("FMCG") Association ("SDA")
contravening the provisions of section 3(3)(b)& (c) of the
Competition Act, 2002 (Act). CCI, while passing the "cease and
desist" orders against SDA holding them guilty observed that
being an association of its constituent enterprises, the
association is taking decisions relating to distribution of FMCG
products on behalf of the members who are engaged in similar or
identical trade of goods. Such an association of enterprises are
covered within the scope of section 3(3) of the Act. Further,
bye-laws of the association indicate that the members of SDA by
agreeing to bye-laws have disturbed the forces of free trade
