Inquiry into certain agreements and dominant position of enter­prise

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....f section 4 either on its own motion or on-- (a) 1[receipt of any information, in such manner and] accompanied by such fee as may be determined by regulations from any person, consumer or their association or trade association; or (b) a reference made to it by the Central Government or a State Government or a statutory authority. 2[Provided that the Commission shall not entertain an informati....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

.... namely:-- (a) creation of barriers to new entrants in the market; (b) driving existing competitors out of the market; (c) foreclosure of competition 3[****]; (d) 4[benefits or harm] to consumers; (e) improvements in production or distribution of goods or provision of services; or (f) promotion of technical, scientific and economic devel­opment by means of production or distributio....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....regulatory barriers, financial risk, high capital cost of entry, marketing entry barriers, technical entry barriers, economies of scale, high cost of substitutable goods or service for consumers; (i) countervailing buying power; (j) market structure and size of market; (k) social obligations and social costs; (l) relative advantage, by way of the contribution to the eco­nomic developme....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....umer preferences; (h) need for secure or, regular supplies or rapid after-sales services. 5[(i) characteristics of goods or nature of services; (j) costs associated with switching supply or demand to other areas.] (7) The Commission shall, while determining the "relevant product market", have due regard to all or any of the following factors, namely:-- (a) physical characteristi....