TMI BlogInquiry into certain agreements and dominant position of enterpriseX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ction 4 either on its own motion or on ( a ) 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. 1 [ Provided that the Commission shall not entertain an information o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... : ( a ) creation of barriers to new entrants in the market; ( b ) driving existing competitors out of the market; ( c ) foreclosure of competition 2 [ **** ] ; ( d ) 3 [ 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 devel opment by means of production or distribution of g ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rriers, 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 eco nomic development, by the enterp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -sales services. 4 [ (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 characteristics or end-use of goods 5 [ or the nature of services ] ; ( b ) price of goods or service; ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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