Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd ., In re
Date: September 26, 2018
Subject Matter
Placement of specified medical instruments in hospitals, labs etc, for their use without any consideration, against an agreement containing minimum purchase obligation of products like reagents, calibrators, disposals etc for a specific period constitute composite supply
Summary
1. The applicant has adopted the business model of placing their own medical instruments at the premises of hospitals or laboratories and supplied the pharmaceutical products, reagents, diagnostic kits etc to be used in such equipments by executing a…
The applicant has adopted the business model of placing their own medical instruments at the premises of hospitals or laboratories and supplied the pharmaceutical products, reagents, diagnostic kits etc to be used in such equipments by executing an agreement. The applicant sought for advance ruling on the following: i) Whether the placement of specified medical instruments to unrelated customers l…