them to the OEMs, the DG was of the view that adverse effect on competition in the
market would certainly be substantial ... cannot be regarded as either absence of
collusion or absence of appreciable adverse effect on competition („AAEC‟) resulting
from collusion.
6. Thus, based upon
finding that such an arrangement had
no appreciable adverse effect on competition.
ANALYSIS
41. The Commission has heard the respective learned counsels appearing ... Commission notes that
the DG has conducted an analysis of appreciable adverse effect on
competition arising out of the afore-discussed arrangement of HMIL,
which
between different sub-sections of Section 3 .
xviii. No appreciable adverse effect on competition ('AAEC') has been caused as at
all times
said margin (i.e. 10% to 20%) leads to an
appreciable adverse effect on competition. However, the OP
simultaneously argued it only protects its members
