CORPORATE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 
12/12/2014 
(CCM) 
“Governance 
Initiatives 
& Accountability”
Corporate Compliance Management (CCM) 
Systematic - Well Organized 
Governed - Compliance 
Valued - Building Value
Time has come.. The compliance 
is not merely a legal compliance 
but it is a NECESSITY Now 
…………
Begin the New Era of 
Corporate Compliance 
Management
Corporate Compliance Management (which 
starts with Clause 49) 
Clause 49 of Listing Agreement: 
in the year 2003 
“ The Board shall periodically review 
compliance reports of all laws 
applicable to the company, prepared by 
the company as well as steps taken by 
the company to rectify instances of 
non-compliances.”
Now 
Companies Act 2013
COMPLIANCE OF ALL APPLICABLE LAWS IN ACT 
Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013: 
Secretarial Audit for every Listed 
Companies and Public Companies (as 
per Rule 9): 
Having 
Paid up Capital of Rs. 50 Cr or more 
Turnover of Rs. 250 Cr or more
COMPLIANCE OF ALL LAWS 
 Company Law 
 Economic and Commercial Law 
 Tax Laws 
 Capital Markets and Securities Laws 
 Industrial, Labour and General Laws 
 Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence 
 Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency 
 Banking Law and Practice 
 Capital, Commodity and Money Market 
 Insurance Law and Practice 
 Intellectual Property Rights - Law 
 International Business-Laws
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS– SYSTEM PART 
 Adequate System and Procedure
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS– AUDIT PART 
Now Secretarial Auditor has to provide their Audit Report 
in Form No.- MR -3 and to certify that Company is 
complying the provisions of : 
Companies Act 
SCRA 
FEMA 
Depositories 
Act 
SEBI Regulations: 
Takeover Code 
Buy Back 
Delisting 
UTP 
ICDR 
ESOP 
Issued Debt Fund 
Secretarial 
Standard 
Listing 
Agreement
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS– AUDIT PART 
 Non Compliance 
 Observation 
 Audit Qualification 
 Reservation 
 Adverse Remarks
PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPLIANCE 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
The Board of Directors 
of the Company has to 
ensure that for 
compliance of all the 
applicable laws on the 
Company there will be a 
system within the 
Company.
IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE 
COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
WHAT IS COMPLIANCE OF ALL LAWS? 
Compliance of all laws 
Not just any other compliance ………………
COMPLIANCE OF ALL LAWS 
Product 
Profile 
Factory 
Location 
Sector 
Employees 
Transaction 
Segment
HOW CORPORATE COMPLIANCE MANAGMENT WORKS ???
GENERAL LAWS (APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPANIES) 
Taxation 
Laws 
Corporate 
laws 
Industrial & 
Labour Laws 
Property 
laws 
(Based on Number of employees) 
10 or more 20 or more 25 or more 100 or more 1000 or more
EVENT BASED LAWS 
Consumer Laws 
Intellectual Property 
Law 
Custom Tax Law 
Foreign Exchange 
Management Law
STRUCTURE BASED LAWS 
Different Corporate Structures 
Listed Public 
Companies 
Unlisted Public 
Companies 
Private Limited 
Companies 
Public Sector 
Undertakings
SECTOR SPECIFIC LAWS 
Manufacturing Trading Service 
E-commerce
SEGMENT WISE LAWS 
Tourism And Hotel 
IT Enabled 
Textiles 
Services And BPO 
IT Solutions 
Infrastructure, 
Power And Telecom 
Media And 
Entertainment 
Capital Market And 
Its Intermediaries 
Financial Services 
Banking And NBFC 
Engineering and 
Construction 
Drugs, Pharma 
And Healthcare 
Agriculture And 
Food Processing 
FMCG 
Capital Goods
STATE WISE LAWS 
Labour Welfare Act 
Shops and Commercial 
Establishment Act 
Environmental Laws 
National Festival 
Holiday Act 
Industrial Laws
DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LAWS 
Global 
Operations
CASE STUDY – CEMENT INDUSTRY 
Understanding The Company 
 CEMENT INDUSTRY 
• Public Limited Company 
• Listed Company – BSE, NSE 
• Manufacturing & Trading 
• Exporting Company 
• 10,000 No. of Employees (Approx.) 
• Units Located at Bhubaneswar, Rajnagpur
Identification of Applicable Laws 
– Cement Industry 
On the basis of General Corporate Information – Public 
Company, Listed at BSE, NSE 
•Companies Act, 2013 
•Income Tax Act, 1961 
•SEBI (Insider Trading) Regulations, 2009 
•SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) 
Regulations, 
2011 
•Listing Agreement
Identification of Applicable Laws 
– Cement Industry 
On the basis of Sector – Manufacturing and Trading 
•National Environment Policy 
•Environment (Prevention of pollution control) Act, 
1986 
•Central Excise Act, 1944
Identification of Applicable Laws 
– Cement Industry 
On the basis of Type of Industry – Cement 
•Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2003 
•Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund 
Act, 1972 
•Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 
1957 
•Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 
•Metalliferous Mine Regulations, 2012. 
•Explosives Act, 2008
Identification of Applicable Laws – 
Cement Industry 
On the basis of No. of Employees 
•Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions 
Act, 1952 
•Factories Act, 1948 
•Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 
•Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 
•Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 
•Payment of Wages Act, 1936 
•Minimum Wages Act, 1948 & Minimum Wages (Central) 
Rules, 1950
Designing the Corporate Compliance 
Management System 
What to Focus on? 
Careful division of Consequences of Non-Compliances 
of Applicable Laws under the following broad heads: 
 Criminal Consequences; 
 Loss of Reputation, and 
 High Penalties
“The exercise of good governance 
can ensure that compliance is 
aligned with the company’s 
business objectives and risk 
management strategies. In this way 
compliance can add real value and 
not just be a cost to the 
organisation.”
Satyam Vada Dharmam Chara 
- Taittariya Upanishad
“Forever speak the truth and follow the dharma”
Truth : Disclosure of Actual State of Affairs 
(Transparency in operations and transactions)
Principles of Corporate Excellence 
Fairness to all stakeholders 
Fairness to all Mutual Trust, Transparency and Togetherness 
Mutual Trust, Transparency and Togetherness 
Unrestricted Communication and Continuous Feedback 
Unrestricted Communication and Continuous Feedback 
Sharing Knowledge, Success Stories and Experience 
Sharing Knowledge, Success Stories and Experience 
Sharing Happiness and Concerns 
Helping Each Other – Round the Clock
EMPLOYEES 
Enhanced Trust and 
Confidence of all 
Stakeholders 
INVESTORS 
CUSTOMERS 
SUPPLIERS 
GOVERNMENT AND 
REGULATORS 
SOCIETY
Growth 
Growing 
Revenues 
Growing 
Profits 
Growing 
Market Value
Ready Market for 
New Products 
Widespread Goodwill and Brand Reputation 
Access to Global 
Markets 
Better Access to 
Human Capital 
Widening 
Customer Base
WINNING 
EMPLOYEES 
GROWING 
INVESTORS 
DELIGHTED 
CUSTOMERS 
TRUSTED 
SUPPLIERS 
HAPPY 
SOCIETY 
SATISFIED 
GOVERNMENT AND 
REGULATORS
Leading to…
Environment 
SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT 
Civil Society 
Business Society
Corporate Value without Compliance 
– The Past 
COMPANY 
• Loss of reputation & recognition in International Market 
• Loss of Moral Fibre of Corporations 
• Loss of Investors Confidence 
• Difficulty in further raising of capital 
• Investor Complaints 
• Regulatory hurdle 
• Difficulties in Business operations 
• Penalty , Imprisonment and Criminal liability on BOD 
• Degradation of reputation of BOD
Corporate Value without Compliance 
– The Past 
PRACTICES: 
• Lacking of proper Compliance Mechanism in the 
Company 
• Unawareness about latest regulatory 
development and Laws 
• Lacking of expertise knowledge on Compliance 
of All Laws
Corporate Value without Compliance 
and its Result
Secret behind building foundations 
..…Only the culture of 
strict adherence to good compliance 
can keep a company 
ahead on sustainable basis , bring in 
larger profits…
Cost Involved in CCM 
Cost of 
Compliance 
Cost of Non- 
Compliance 
Corporates may consider CCM as a costly tools but it is 
a mechanism though which Company can assure about 
well Compliant Company and avoid the high cost of 
non-compliance including but not limited to penalties, 
loss of investor confidence and negative goodwill.
Thus, Although a lot has been done, but a lot needs 
to be done.
“It is not enough to take good decisions 
and make good choices. It is necessary 
to take heed and comply with applicable 
laws in order to grow right”
THANK YOU 
Pavan Kumar Vijay 
Managing Director 
Corporate Professionals Capital Private Limited 
D-28, South Extension –I, New Delhi-110 049 
Ph: +91.11.40622200; Fax: +91.11.40622201; E: pkvijay@indiacp.com

Corporate Compliance Management at Assocham

  • 1.
    CORPORATE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 12/12/2014 (CCM) “Governance Initiatives & Accountability”
  • 2.
    Corporate Compliance Management(CCM) Systematic - Well Organized Governed - Compliance Valued - Building Value
  • 3.
    Time has come..The compliance is not merely a legal compliance but it is a NECESSITY Now …………
  • 4.
    Begin the NewEra of Corporate Compliance Management
  • 5.
    Corporate Compliance Management(which starts with Clause 49) Clause 49 of Listing Agreement: in the year 2003 “ The Board shall periodically review compliance reports of all laws applicable to the company, prepared by the company as well as steps taken by the company to rectify instances of non-compliances.”
  • 6.
  • 7.
    COMPLIANCE OF ALLAPPLICABLE LAWS IN ACT Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013: Secretarial Audit for every Listed Companies and Public Companies (as per Rule 9): Having Paid up Capital of Rs. 50 Cr or more Turnover of Rs. 250 Cr or more
  • 8.
    COMPLIANCE OF ALLLAWS  Company Law  Economic and Commercial Law  Tax Laws  Capital Markets and Securities Laws  Industrial, Labour and General Laws  Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence  Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency  Banking Law and Practice  Capital, Commodity and Money Market  Insurance Law and Practice  Intellectual Property Rights - Law  International Business-Laws
  • 9.
    ALL APPLICABLE LAWS–SYSTEM PART  Adequate System and Procedure
  • 10.
    ALL APPLICABLE LAWS–AUDIT PART Now Secretarial Auditor has to provide their Audit Report in Form No.- MR -3 and to certify that Company is complying the provisions of : Companies Act SCRA FEMA Depositories Act SEBI Regulations: Takeover Code Buy Back Delisting UTP ICDR ESOP Issued Debt Fund Secretarial Standard Listing Agreement
  • 11.
    ALL APPLICABLE LAWS–AUDIT PART  Non Compliance  Observation  Audit Qualification  Reservation  Adverse Remarks
  • 12.
    PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTINGCOMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The Board of Directors of the Company has to ensure that for compliance of all the applicable laws on the Company there will be a system within the Company.
  • 13.
  • 14.
    WHAT IS COMPLIANCEOF ALL LAWS? Compliance of all laws Not just any other compliance ………………
  • 15.
    COMPLIANCE OF ALLLAWS Product Profile Factory Location Sector Employees Transaction Segment
  • 16.
    HOW CORPORATE COMPLIANCEMANAGMENT WORKS ???
  • 17.
    GENERAL LAWS (APPLICABLETO ALL COMPANIES) Taxation Laws Corporate laws Industrial & Labour Laws Property laws (Based on Number of employees) 10 or more 20 or more 25 or more 100 or more 1000 or more
  • 18.
    EVENT BASED LAWS Consumer Laws Intellectual Property Law Custom Tax Law Foreign Exchange Management Law
  • 19.
    STRUCTURE BASED LAWS Different Corporate Structures Listed Public Companies Unlisted Public Companies Private Limited Companies Public Sector Undertakings
  • 20.
    SECTOR SPECIFIC LAWS Manufacturing Trading Service E-commerce
  • 21.
    SEGMENT WISE LAWS Tourism And Hotel IT Enabled Textiles Services And BPO IT Solutions Infrastructure, Power And Telecom Media And Entertainment Capital Market And Its Intermediaries Financial Services Banking And NBFC Engineering and Construction Drugs, Pharma And Healthcare Agriculture And Food Processing FMCG Capital Goods
  • 22.
    STATE WISE LAWS Labour Welfare Act Shops and Commercial Establishment Act Environmental Laws National Festival Holiday Act Industrial Laws
  • 23.
    DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LAWS Global Operations
  • 24.
    CASE STUDY –CEMENT INDUSTRY Understanding The Company  CEMENT INDUSTRY • Public Limited Company • Listed Company – BSE, NSE • Manufacturing & Trading • Exporting Company • 10,000 No. of Employees (Approx.) • Units Located at Bhubaneswar, Rajnagpur
  • 25.
    Identification of ApplicableLaws – Cement Industry On the basis of General Corporate Information – Public Company, Listed at BSE, NSE •Companies Act, 2013 •Income Tax Act, 1961 •SEBI (Insider Trading) Regulations, 2009 •SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 •Listing Agreement
  • 26.
    Identification of ApplicableLaws – Cement Industry On the basis of Sector – Manufacturing and Trading •National Environment Policy •Environment (Prevention of pollution control) Act, 1986 •Central Excise Act, 1944
  • 27.
    Identification of ApplicableLaws – Cement Industry On the basis of Type of Industry – Cement •Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2003 •Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972 •Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 •Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 •Metalliferous Mine Regulations, 2012. •Explosives Act, 2008
  • 28.
    Identification of ApplicableLaws – Cement Industry On the basis of No. of Employees •Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 •Factories Act, 1948 •Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 •Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 •Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 •Payment of Wages Act, 1936 •Minimum Wages Act, 1948 & Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
  • 29.
    Designing the CorporateCompliance Management System What to Focus on? Careful division of Consequences of Non-Compliances of Applicable Laws under the following broad heads:  Criminal Consequences;  Loss of Reputation, and  High Penalties
  • 30.
    “The exercise ofgood governance can ensure that compliance is aligned with the company’s business objectives and risk management strategies. In this way compliance can add real value and not just be a cost to the organisation.”
  • 31.
    Satyam Vada DharmamChara - Taittariya Upanishad
  • 32.
    “Forever speak thetruth and follow the dharma”
  • 33.
    Truth : Disclosureof Actual State of Affairs (Transparency in operations and transactions)
  • 34.
    Principles of CorporateExcellence Fairness to all stakeholders Fairness to all Mutual Trust, Transparency and Togetherness Mutual Trust, Transparency and Togetherness Unrestricted Communication and Continuous Feedback Unrestricted Communication and Continuous Feedback Sharing Knowledge, Success Stories and Experience Sharing Knowledge, Success Stories and Experience Sharing Happiness and Concerns Helping Each Other – Round the Clock
  • 35.
    EMPLOYEES Enhanced Trustand Confidence of all Stakeholders INVESTORS CUSTOMERS SUPPLIERS GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORS SOCIETY
  • 36.
    Growth Growing Revenues Growing Profits Growing Market Value
  • 37.
    Ready Market for New Products Widespread Goodwill and Brand Reputation Access to Global Markets Better Access to Human Capital Widening Customer Base
  • 38.
    WINNING EMPLOYEES GROWING INVESTORS DELIGHTED CUSTOMERS TRUSTED SUPPLIERS HAPPY SOCIETY SATISFIED GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORS
  • 39.
  • 40.
    Environment SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Civil Society Business Society
  • 41.
    Corporate Value withoutCompliance – The Past COMPANY • Loss of reputation & recognition in International Market • Loss of Moral Fibre of Corporations • Loss of Investors Confidence • Difficulty in further raising of capital • Investor Complaints • Regulatory hurdle • Difficulties in Business operations • Penalty , Imprisonment and Criminal liability on BOD • Degradation of reputation of BOD
  • 42.
    Corporate Value withoutCompliance – The Past PRACTICES: • Lacking of proper Compliance Mechanism in the Company • Unawareness about latest regulatory development and Laws • Lacking of expertise knowledge on Compliance of All Laws
  • 43.
    Corporate Value withoutCompliance and its Result
  • 44.
    Secret behind buildingfoundations ..…Only the culture of strict adherence to good compliance can keep a company ahead on sustainable basis , bring in larger profits…
  • 45.
    Cost Involved inCCM Cost of Compliance Cost of Non- Compliance Corporates may consider CCM as a costly tools but it is a mechanism though which Company can assure about well Compliant Company and avoid the high cost of non-compliance including but not limited to penalties, loss of investor confidence and negative goodwill.
  • 46.
    Thus, Although alot has been done, but a lot needs to be done.
  • 47.
    “It is notenough to take good decisions and make good choices. It is necessary to take heed and comply with applicable laws in order to grow right”
  • 48.
    THANK YOU PavanKumar Vijay Managing Director Corporate Professionals Capital Private Limited D-28, South Extension –I, New Delhi-110 049 Ph: +91.11.40622200; Fax: +91.11.40622201; E: pkvijay@indiacp.com