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SHOW CAUSE NOTICES ISSUED TO DEL ELECTRONICS (PVT.) LIMITED AND ANOTHER vs S. 4 — 2022 CLD 670 COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN

Case information

Citation
2022 CLD 670 COMPETITION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
Year
2022
Reporter
CLD
Parties
SHOW CAUSE NOTICES ISSUED TO DEL ELECTRONICS (PVT.) LIMITED AND ANOTHER vs S. 4
Subject matter
Family
Provisions referred to
S. 4---P; S. 4; Competition Act

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Judgment text as reported

SHOW CAUSE NOTICES ISSUED TO DEL ELECTRONICS (PVT.) LIMITED AND ANOTHER VS S. 4---Prohibited agreements---Resale price maintenance---Scope---Competition Commission initiated an inquiry into contravention of S. 4 of the Competition Act, 2010 by electric appliance manufacturers, distributors/dealers and their respective trade associations in terms of price fixing/resale price maintenance---Enquiry Committee recommended initiation of proceedings against respondents for violations of S. 4 and show cause notices were issued accordingly---Validity---Resale price maintenance arrangements, in whatever form, i.e. inter alia restricting discounts, fixing the price and/or setting a minimum or maximum price floor/ceiling, clearly fell under S. 4(2)(a) of Competition Act, 2010, amounting to a fixation of the selling price of a product/good and were to be treated 'by object' as anti-competitive as it ultimately impacted both intra-brand and inter-brand competition, in whatever form---Respondents were directed to deposit penalty amount, refund all penalty amounts imposed by them to their respective dealers and to cease such conduct.

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