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....[(B) in India or outside India, in aggregate, the assets of the value of more than five hundred million US dollars, including at least rupees five hundred crores in India, or turnover more than fifteen hundred million US dollars, including at least rupees fifteen hundred crores in India; or] (ii) the group, to which the enterprise whose control, shares, assets or voting rights have been acquired or are being acquired, would belong after the acquisition, jointly have or would jointly have,- (A) either in India, the assets of the value of more than rupees four thousand crores or turnover more than rupees twelve thousand crores; or ^2[(B) in India or outside India, in aggregate, the assets of the value of more ....
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....egate, the assets of the value of more than two billion US dollars, including at least rupees five hundred crores in India, or turnover more than six billion US dollars, including at least rupees fifteen hundred crores in India; or] (c) any merger or amalgamation in which- (i) the enterprise remaining after merger or the enterprise created as a result of the amalgamation, as the case may be, have,- (A) either in India, the assets of the value of more than rupees one thousand crores or turnover more than rupees three thousand crores; or ^5[(B) in India or outside India, in aggregate, the assets of the value of more than five hundred million US dollars, including at least rupees five hundred crores in India....
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.... shall not constitute a combination under section 5.] ^9[Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,- (a) "control" means the ability to exercise material influence, in any manner whatsoever, over the management or affairs or strategic commercial decisions by- (i) one or more enterprises, either jointly or singly, over another enterprise or group; or (ii) one or more groups, either jointly or singly, over another group or enterprise; (b) "group" means two or more enterprises where one enterprise is directly or indirectly, in a position to- (i) exercise twenty-six per cent. or such other higher percentage as may be prescribed, of the voting rights in the other enterprise; or (ii) ....
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....'s report made on the basis of the last available audited accounts of the company in the financial year immediately preceding the financial year in which the notice is filed under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of section 6, as reduced by any depreciation, and the value of assets shall include the brand value, value of goodwill, or value of copyright, patent, permitted use, collective mark, registered proprietor, registered trade mark, registered user, homonymous geographical indication, geographical indications, design or layout-design or similar other commercial rights under the laws provided in sub-section (5) of section 3; (f) where a portion of an enterprise or division or business is being acquired, taken control of, ....
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....e than two billion US dollars or turnover more than six billion US dollars; or" 5. Substituted vide Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 dated 24-09-2007 before it was read as, "(B) in India or outside India, in aggregate, the assets of the value of more than five hundred million US dollars or turnover more than fifteen hundred million US dollars; or" 6. Substituted vide Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 dated 24-09-2007 before it was read as, "(B) in India or outside India, the assets of the value of more than two billion US dollars or turn over more than six billion US dollars" 7. Substituted vide Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 dated 11-04-2023 w.e.f. 10-....
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