Indian competition authority finds that pharmaceutical companies and their trade association infringe competition law* Background On 3rd June 2019, CCI delivered yet another order, wherein it held the Madhya Pradesh Chemists & Druggists Association along with other district-level Associations and Pharma Companies to be in contravention of the Competition Act. [1] According to the commission, the practice of demanding ‘No Objection Certificates’ (NOCs) or ‘Letters of Consent’ (LOCs) by the Associations from the Pharma Companies for the appointment of Stockist was a clear violation of Section 3(3)(b) read with Section 3(1) of the Act. [2] This is not the first time that the Competition Watchdog of the country has penalised Chemists & Druggists Associations (hereinafter “CDAs”).
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The Indian Competition Authority finds that pharmaceutical companies and their trade association infringe competition law so orders them to organise competition awareness programmes (Madhya Pradesh Chemists and Distributors Federation / Madhya Pradesh Chemists and Druggist Association)
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