Tribunal upholds CCP’s Order against the floor mills association

MG News | August 12, 2025 at 05:22 PM GMT+05:00
August 12, 2025 (MLN): The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has upheld the order of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) against the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) for fixing the price of wheat flour in violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2010.
The Tribunal has directed the Association to deposit a fine of Rs35 million
into the national exchequer.
The CCP had initiated an inquiry against PFMA based on
multiple news reports indicating an unusual hike in wheat flour prices across
Pakistan.
The inquiry concluded that PFMA was engaged in
anti-competitive conduct. PFMA had filed an appeal against CCP’s order before
the Tribunal.
CCP’s counsel argued in court that Sections 4(1) and
4(2)(a) of the Competition Act, 2010 prohibit any agreement or decision between
undertakings, including associations, aimed at fixing prices.
The CCP maintained that the repeated and structured
issuance of price instructions by PFMA displaced the commercial autonomy of
individual mills, constituting a horizontal agreement with an anti-competitive
object.
After hearing arguments from both sides and examining
the record, the Tribunal upheld CCP’s findings but reduced the penalty to Rs35m.
Reaffirming CCP’s commitment to ensuring fair competition,
Chairman Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu cautioned business associations against using
their platforms to share sensitive pricing information or engage in collusive
practices to maximize profits.
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