ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order imposing a penalty of PKR 10 million on Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. for running a deceptive marketing campaign for one of its products, ‘Max All Purpose Cleaner’ (Max APC), in violation of Section 10 ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order imposing a penalty of PKR 10 million on Proctor & Gamble Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited for deceptively advertising its product ‘Safeguard’ as ‘Pakistan’s No. 1 rated Anti-Bacterial Soap’ in violation of Section 10 of the CompetitionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Pakistan Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strengthening public procurement and combating anti-competitive practices. The MoU was signed by Vadiyya Khalil, Chairperson CCP and Khizar Hayat Khan, Managing Director (MD), PPRA in aRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has fined Bahria Town (Private) Limited PKR 2 million for abusing its dominant position and restricting Nayatel from providing cable, internet and telephony (CIT) services to the residents of phase 1-6 of Bahria Town, Rawalpindi in violation of SectionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notice to an online shopping platform, ‘Kaymu.pk’ for deceptive marketing practices with regard to the resolution of disputes between buyers and sellers, return policy, payment and shipping methods, and vague terms and conditions thus deceivingRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has cleared 69 pre-merger applications in 2016 under Section 11 of the Competition Act, 2010. Under Section 11, the undertakings intending to acquire the shares or assets of another undertaking, or two or more undertakings intending to merge andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order imposing fines of PKR 62.29 million on Engro Foods Limited (EFL), PKR 2 Million on Noon Pakistan Limited (NPL), and PKR 500,000 on Shakarganj Foods Products Limited (SFP) for violating Section 10 of the CompetitionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched an Online Merger Filing System to facilitate the stakeholders in submitting pre-merger applications with CCP in electronic form. The online merger filing system has been launched as part of an initiative undertaken by CCP to automate itsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) As part of the ‘Competition Advocacy Academia Drive,’ the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held a seminar at the Iqra University Islamabad campus in which the participants including faculty members and students of management sciences and economics were briefed on various aspects of the CompetitionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of PKR 150 million on Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for running deceptive marketing campaign for its products, “Premier XL” petrol and “Green Plus” diesel in violation of Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to 18 electric cable manufacturers for keeping consumers in the dark about cash/cash coupons in the electric wire cable bundles, thus resorting to deceptive marketing practices. An inquiry conducted by CCP revealed that certainRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held a seminar at the Comsats Institute of Science and Technology in which the participants including faculty members and students of management sciences, economics and law were briefed on various aspects of the Competition Law and policy. The seminarRead More →