Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CCI is the statutory body responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002. Its key functions include reviewing mergers and acquisitions (combinations), investigating anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance, and promoting competition advocacy.
Notification to the CCI is mandatory if the parties involved in a transaction (merger, acquisition, amalgamation) meet specific asset or turnover thresholds defined in the Competition Act, both in India and globally, unless exemptions apply.
A company holds a dominant position if it can operate independently of competitive forces or affect competitors/consumers in its favour. Abuse occurs if such a company engages in unfair/discriminatory pricing or conditions, limits production/market access, denies market access, or uses its dominance in one market to enter another.
A cartel is an agreement between competing businesses to fix prices, limit output, share markets, or rig bids. Cartels are considered the most serious type of anti-competitive agreement and attract significant penalties under the Competition Act.
The CCI’s leniency program offers reduced penalties to companies or individuals who are part of a cartel if they provide full, true, and vital disclosures that help the CCI investigate and prove the cartel’s existence.
