Competition Commission of India (CCI) finds the conduct and practice of All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affiliates and three producer associations i.e. Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Film and Television Producers Guild of India (FTPGI) and Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) to be in contravention of Competition Law

Competition Commission of India (CCI) finds the conduct and practice of All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affiliates and three producer associations i.e. Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Film and Television Producers Guild of India (FTPGI) and Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) to be in contravention of Competition Law https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=18978 CCI found that provisions in the memorandum mandating that producers engage only with federation members and establishing a vigilance committee to enforce that restriction, together with a prescribed performer engagement ratio, contravened the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements. Clauses on wage fixation and extra-shift compensation were not held unlawful. The regulator emphasized that trade unions are not exempt from competition law and recorded a directive to cease the impugned conduct without imposing monetary penalties. en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:54:58 +0530 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:54:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Competition Commission of India (CCI) finds the conduct and practice of All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affiliates and three producer associations i.e. Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Film and Television Producers Guild of India (FTPGI) and Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) to be in contravention of Competition Law https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=18978 CCI found that provisions in the memorandum mandating that producers engage only with federation members and establishing a vigilance committee to enforce that restriction, together with a prescribed performer engagement ratio, contravened the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements. Clauses on wage fixation and extra-shift compensation were not held unlawful. The regulator emphasized that trade unions are not exempt from competition law and recorded a directive to cease the impugned conduct without imposing monetary penalties. News - Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:54:58 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=18978