Supplementing the Government of India’s vision for e-Governance and Digital India Programme, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) today launched an Online Guidance System for determining notifiability of merger & acquisitions (combinations) in terms of the Competition Act, 2002. The Guidance System has been named as “Do It Yourself (DIY): A notifiability check for mergers & acquisitions under the Competition Act, 2002”

The online guidance system has been launched as part of CCI’s outreach initiatives and measures to simplify compliance requirements regarding combinations. The interactive online application has been developed based on relevant provisions of the Competition Act, 2002, relevant regulations issued thereunder and exemption notifications issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This application envisages a staged process to guide the stakeholders in determining whether a merger/acquisition is notifiable to CCI.

DIY toolkit is accessible at https://efilingcci.gov.in/DIY

Notifiability of mergers: CCI launches online DIY guidance to determine when combinations require notification. CCI has launched an online 'Do It Yourself (DIY)' guidance toolkit to assess notifiability of mergers and acquisitions under the Competition Act, 2002. The interactive application uses a staged assessment based on the Act, CCI regulations and exemption notifications from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to guide stakeholders in determining whether a proposed combination requires notification, as part of CCI's outreach and compliance simplification measures.