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10 Jun 2020

The EU Commission approves €1.2 billion Portuguese urgent liquidity support to its major national airline company, whose already existing liquidity needs to be increased with COVID-19 (TAP - Transportes Aéreos Portugueses)

European Commission • June 2020

State aid: Commission approves €1.2 billion Portuguese urgent liquidity support to TAP* The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Portugal’s plans to grant a €1.2 billion rescue loan in favour of Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SGPS S.A. (“TAP”). The measure will provide TAP (...)

26 May 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority imposes on the national football league a precautionary measure to suspend its no-poaching agreement, invoking issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (Portuguese Professional Football League)

Portuguese Competition Authority • June 2020

Covid - 19: AdC imposes precautionary measure on the Portuguese Football League that suspends no-poach agreement* The AdC ordered the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP in Portuguese) to immediately suspend the no-poach agreement, an agreement to not recruit or hire another clubs’ (...)

21 May 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority issues guidance aimed at 3 business associations in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors reaffirming the need to apply competition rules during the COVID-19 pandemic (National Association of Pharmacies / Portuguese Banking Association / Association of Specialized Credit Institutions)

Portuguese Competition Authority • June 2020

Covid-19: AdC warns associations of the need to comply with competition rules* The Competition Authority (AdC) issued guidance aimed at three business associations in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, reaffirming the need to apply competition (...)

1^er mai 2020

Richard Whish QC (Hon) Liber Amicorum. Taking competition law outside the box, Nicolas CHARBIT et Sonia AHMAD (dir.), avant-propos de Wouter WILS

Catherine Prieto • N° 2-2020 • pp. 272-273

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

1 May 2020

OECD: Second Competition Open Day (Paris, 26 February 2020)

Pedro Gonzaga, Lynn Robertson, Ania Thiemann, Cristina Volpin • N° 2-2020

At the Second OECD Competition Open Day, the OECD launched the first edition of the OECD Competition Trends which provides unique insights into global competition trends based on analysis of data from more than 50 OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions. Sessions discussed competition in the digital (...)

30 avr. 2020

Récupération : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne considère que le délai de prescription de dix ans en matière de récupération des aides ne s’applique qu’aux rapports entre la Commission et l’État membre (Nelson Antunes da Cunha / IFAP)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2020

Insistant sur la nécessité d’une récupération intégrale des aides illégales, la Cour de justice de l’Union considère que le délai de prescription de dix ans en matière de récupération des aides ne s’applique qu’aux rapports entre la Commission et l’État membre et que doit être laissé inappliqué un délai de (...)

30 Apr 2020

The EU Court of Justice further narrows the scope for exceptions to recovery of interest on illegal State aid following a company receiving a credit line for the recovery of agricultural and breeding livestock activities from the Portuguese authorities (Nelson Antunes da Cunha)

Markus Wellinger • June 2020

On 30 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “Court of Justice”) delivered another important judgment concerning the complex relationship between State aid and national procedural rules (Case C-627/18, Nelson Antunes da Cunha). The judgment was delivered in response to a (...)

22 Apr 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority publishes the final version of its report on minimum contract duration clauses and insists on enhancing freedom of choice for consumers particularly important in the context of social distancing due to COVID-19 outbreak

Portuguese Competition Authority • April 2020

Telecoms: the AdC publishes the final version of its report on minimum contract duration clauses and insists on enhancing freedom of choice for consumers* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência – AdC) has published the final version of its report on “Loyalty policies in (...)

17 Apr 2020

The EU Commission approves a €140 million Portuguese State aid scheme to support investment in research and development during the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • April 2020

State aid: Commission approves €140 million Portuguese scheme to support investment in research, development, testing and production of coronavirus relevant products* The European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese aid scheme to support investment in research and development (...)

8 Apr 2020

The EU Commission approves €20 million Portuguese credit line scheme to support fishery and aquaculture sector during the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • April 2020

State aid: Commission approves €20 million Portuguese credit line scheme to support fishery and aquaculture sector in coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved a Portuguese scheme to support the Portuguese fishery and aquaculture sector in the context of the coronavirus (...)

4 Apr 2020

The EU Commission approves a Portuguese State aid scheme including public loan guarantees and direct grants to companies during the COVID-19 crisis

European Commission • April 2020

State aid: Commission approves €13 billion Portuguese schemes to support economy in coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved two Portuguese State aid schemes to support the Portuguese economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The schemes were approved under the State (...)

23 Mar 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority follows the European Competition Network and announces a tolerance policy for cooperation between undertakings during the COVID-19 crisis

Nuno Ruiz Lopez, Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro • March 2020

Coronavirus | Portugal- Impact on the enforcement of competition law* Do national and EU rules on competition law remain in force, during the period of crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak? Competition law rules remain in force, there have been no national or EU legislative measure ordering (...)

22 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves €3 billion Portuguese State aid schemes for small and medium-sized companies and midcaps affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • March 2020

State aid: Commission approves €3 billion Portuguese guarantee schemes for SMEs and midcaps affected by Coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has found four Portuguese guarantee schemes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and midcaps affected by the Coronavirus outbreak to be (...)

19 Mar 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines a hospital for gun jumping but accepts payment of the fine in multiple installments not to negatively affect the hospital’s operations during the COVID-19 pandemic (Hospital Particular do Algarve)

Portuguese Competition Authority • March 2020

AdC fines Hospital Particular do Algarve for gun-jumping* The AdC fined Hospital Particular do Algarve, SA (HPA) in the total amount of 155,000 euros for acquiring sole control of Hospital de S. Gonçalo de Lagos S.A. (HSGL) without prior notification of the acquisition and, consequently, (...)

19 Mar 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority allows payment of a gun-jumping fine in instalments due to the COVID-19 outbreak (Hospital Particular do Algarve)

Porter Elliott • March 2020

In September 2019, the Portuguese Competition Authority (“AdC”) imposed a fine of € 155,000 on Hospital Particular do Algarve (“HPA”) for gun-jumping, finding that HPA had acquired sole control of Hospital de São Gonçalo de Lagos without the AdC’s prior approval. The AdC has recently announced that it (...)

16 Mar 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority warns all market participants that it will continue to stay vigilant against anticompetitive practices that exploit the special situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Portuguese Competition Authority • March 2020

AdC assures vigilance of anticompetitive practices that exploit current situation* In times of great collective effort, the AdC wishes to assure that it remains particularly vigilant in its mission. This includes the detection of possible anticompetitive practices that exploit the current (...)

4 Mar 2020

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines five companies and five board members or directors involved in a cartel in railway maintenance (Construções / Técnica Ferroviárias / Somafel / Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias)

Portuguese Competition Authority • March 2020

AdC adopts sanctioning decision which concludes proceedings against railway maintenance companies with a total fine of €3.4 M and disqualification of participation in public tenders* The AdC (Portuguese Competition Authority) today adopted a sanctioning decision that concludes the process (...)

19 déc. 2019

Aide compatible : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne juge irrecevable le recours contre une décision de la Commission qualifiant la mesure de sauvetage d’une banque portugaise en difficulté d’aide d’État compatible avec le marché intérieur (BPC Lux 2)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 19 décembre 2019, la Tribunal de l’Union, statuant sur renvoi après cassation, a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire T‑812/14 RENV (BPC Lux 2 Sàrl contre Commission européenne). On se souvient que le 7 novembre 2018, la Cour de justice de l’Union avait rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire C-544/17 (BPC Lux 2 (...)

19 Dec 2019

The EU General Court dismisses the appeal of financial service’s companies which wanted to annul a State aid (BPC Lux 2)

Phedon Nicolaides • December 2019

* Article published on StateAidHub: http://stateaidhub.eu, republished in e-Competitions with the courtesy of the author. The original title of this article appears below the e-Competitions title. Authors are welcome to write an alternative article on this case/text, provided they have no (...)

1^er nov. 2019

EU Competition Litigation. Transposition and First Experiences of the New Regime, Magnus STRAND, Vladimir BASTIDAS, et Marios C. IACOVIDES

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 4-2019 • p. 236

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

18 Sep 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines a company for abuse of dominance in the market for secondary reserve services (EDP Produção)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2019

AdC imposes fine of 48 million euros on EDP Produção for abuse of dominance* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência – Portuguese Competition Authority) imposed a fine of 48 million euros on EDP – Gestão da Produção de Energia, S.A., (EDP Produção), for abuse of dominance in the market for secondary reserve (...)

17 Sep 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority sends a statement of objection accusing a company of gun-jumping (Capital / SCA / SICAR)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2019

AdC accuses HCapital, SCA - SICAR of gun-jumping* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência – Portuguese Competition Authority) sent a statement of objections to HCapital, SCA – SICAR for acquiring sole control of Solzaima without prior notification of the transaction and, consequently, without (...)

13 Sep 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger in the hospital market in applying the failing firm defence (HSGL / HPA Group)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2019

The AdC adopts a clearance decision on the Grupo HPA Saúde / Hospital São Gonçalo de Lagos merger* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência – Portuguese Competition Authority) has adopted a clearance decision on the merger concerning the acquisition of sole control of Hospital São Gonçalo de Lagos (...)

9 Sep 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines 14 banks for exchange of information (BBVA / BIC / BPI / BCP ...)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2019

AdC imposes a fine of 225 million euros to 14 banks The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência - AdC) fined 14 banks in the total amount of 225 million euros in connection with the concerted practice of exchanging sensitive commercial data, during a period of more than ten (...)

1 Aug 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority imposes the highest fines ever applied for a cartel in the financial sector (Lusitania / Zurich)

Portuguese Competition Authority • August 2019

The first cartel sanctioned by the AdC in the Portuguese financial sector has the highest fines ever applied* The AdC applied a fine totalling more than €54 million on insurance companies, board members and directors involved in the “insurer cartel”. The proceedings is now concluded with the (...)

1 Aug 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority imposes record fine of € 54 million for a cartel in the markets for insuring workplace accidents, health, and cars (Lusitania / Zürich)

Richard Burton • August 2019

On 1 August 2019, the Portuguese competition authority (Autoridade da Concorrência, “AdC”) published a press release in which it announced that it had imposed total fines of € 42 million on two insurance companies (Lusitania and Zürich), two board members and two directors for, inter alia, (...)

25 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines a brewing company for engaging in resale price maintenance practices in hotels, restaurants and cafés (Super Bock)

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

AdC sanctioned Super Bock for fixing minimum resale prices in hotels, restaurants and cafes* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência) sanctioned Super Bock Bebidas S.A., one board member and one director of the company to fines of €24 million for fixing minimum resale prices and other commercial (...)

22 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority accuses two advertising associations of restricting competition in the advertisement services market by setting rules to prevent the participation of its associates in tenders (APAN / APAP)

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

AdC accuses Portuguese advertisers and advertising agencies of limiting the normal functioning of the market* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência) accuses the Portuguese advertisers association APAN (Associação Portuguesa de Anunciantes) and the advertising agencies association APAP (Associação (...)

5 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority opens an in-depth investigation regarding a merger in the real estate investment funds market (Fidelidade-Saudeinveste / Imofid)

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

AdC started a phase II investigation on Fidelidade / Saudeinveste and Imofid merger* The AdC (Autoridade da Concorrência) decided to open a phase II investigation on the merger involving the acquisition by Fidelidade of two real estate investment funds, previously managed by a managing entity (...)

2 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority carries out unannounced inspections in the waste management sector

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

Autoridade da Concorrência carried out dawn raids in the waste management sector* The Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) – Portuguese Competition Authority carried out dawn raids in two premises of seven undertakings in the waste management sector in the district of Lisbon on suspicions of (...)

1 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority warns that firms are responsible for the algorithms they use to coordinate market prices

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

The AdC warns that using algorithms to coordinate market prices is incompatible with the Portuguese Competition Law* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência, AdC) warns that firms are responsible for the algorithms they use and that employing these tools with the aim of (...)

10 May 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority confirms dawn raids in the healthcare sector

Portuguese Competition Authority • May 2019

AdC confirms dawn raids in the healthcare sector* The Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) - Portuguese Competition Authority confirms it has carried out dawn raids in eight locations of nine entities in the healthcare sector in Lisbon, Porto and Algarve, following suspicions of anticompetitive (...)

12 Apr 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two companies and one of its managers for participating in a horizontal agreement in the railway maintenance services sector (Mota-Engil / Engenharia e Construção)

Portuguese Competition Authority • April 2019

AdC sanctions an undertaking and its manager for anticompetitive practices in the sector of railway maintenance services* The AdC imposed fines totalling 906.485,58 euros on Mota-Engil – Engenharia e Construção, S.A., and one of its managers, for participating in a horizontal agreement (cartel), (...)

21 Mar 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority issues statements of objections to supermarket chains and beverage suppliers for price fixing (Modelo Continente / Pingo Doce / Auchan and Intermarché / Lidl / E. Leclerc)

Portuguese Competition Authority • March 2019

AdC issues Statements of Objections to supermarket chains and beverage suppliers for price fixing, harmful to consumers* The AdC – Portuguese Competition Authority issued three Statements of Objections to six large food retail groups in Portugal and three beverage suppliers for taking part in (...)

27 févr. 2019

Service public : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne se prononce sur une procédure de (re)privatisation de manière telle à préserver l’effet utile d’un régime d’obligations de service public (Associação Peço a Palavra)

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 2-2019 • pp. 183-184

L’arrêt rendu par la Cour de justice de l’Union le 27 février 2019 dans l’affaire C-563/17, Associação Peço a Palavra e.a., l’est par voie préjudicielle, sur saisine de la Cour administrative suprême du Portugal, à propos des conditions figurant dans le cahier des charges de la procédure de reprivatisation (...)

17 janv. 2019

Action privée : L’avocat général Kokott rend ses conclusions dans une affaire portugaise où est invoquée pour la première fois l’application de la directive Dommages (Cogeco / Sport TV Portugal)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2019

L’avocat général Kokott rend ses conclusions dans une affaire portugaise où est invoquée pour la première fois l’application de la directive « Dommages ». Le 17 janvier 2019, l’avocat général Juliane Kokott a rendu ses conclusions dans l’affaire C-637/17 (Cogeco Communications Inc contre Sport TV (...)

28 Dec 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two insurance companies for market sharing (Fidelidade – Companhia de Seguros / Multicare – Seguros de Saúde)

Portuguese Competition Authority • December 2018

AdC imposes fines of €12 million on insurance companies for cartel settlement* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência – AdC) imposed fines in the total amount of €12 million on the insurers Fidelidade – Companhia de Seguros and Multicare – Seguros de Saúde for market (...)

27 Dec 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority presents three recommendations to the Government and administrations to improve competition in the maritime ports sector

Portuguese Competition Authority • December 2018

Ports: AdC presents three recommendations to the Government and administrations to improve competition in the sector * The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência, AdC) recommends to the Government and port authorities the adoption of measures to promote competition in the (...)

21 Dec 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines an undertaking and its manager for bid-rigging in the railway maintenance services sector (Sacyr Neopul)

Portuguese Competition Authority • December 2018

AdC sanctions an undertaking and its manager for anticompetitive practices in the sector of railway maintenance services.* The AdC imposed fines totalling 365,400 euros on Sacyr Neopul S.A., and its production manager, for participating in a horizontal agreement (cartel) that resulted in price (...)

21 Dec 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority confirms unannounced inspections in five locations of four telecommunications operators

Portuguese Competition Authority • December 2018

AdC confirms dawn raids in four telecommunications operators* The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC - Autoridade da Concorrência) confirms that it carried out dawn raids have been carried out in five locations of four telecommunication companies, following suspicions of antitrust practices (...)

3 Oct 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority issues its final version of the Issues Paper on the “Technological Innovation and Competition in the Financial Sector in Portugal”

Portuguese Competition Authority • October 2018

The AdC has published the final version of the Issues Paper “Technological Innovation and Competition in the Financial Sector in Portugal”, in which warns of the risks in PSD2’s implementation* The AdC has approved the final version of the Issues Paper “Technological Innovation and Competition in (...)

27 Sep 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the liquefied petroleum gas market (Repsol / Rubis)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2018

AdC clears the acquisition of Repsol’s LPG business in Madeira and Azores by Rubis, subject to conditions* The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has accepted the divesture commitments brought forth by Rubis II Distribuição Portugal, and hence has approved Rubis’ acquisition of the existing (...)

13 Sep 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority sends a statement of objections to five railway maintenance companies and their directors and managers for alleged involvement in a cartel (Construções e Técnicas Ferroviárias / Indústrias Ferroviárias / Engenharia e Construção / Sociedade de Estudos e Construções / Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2018

AdC issues Statement of Objections to 5 companies and 6 directors and managers for cartel in railway maintenance companies* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência - AdC) issued a Statement of Objections to railway maintenance companies of Mota-Engil, Comsa, Somague, (...)

3 Sep 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority issues statement of objections to a company for abuse of dominance to the detriment of consumers in the electricity market (EDP Produção)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência – AdC) issued a Statement of Objections against EDP – Gestão da Produção de Energia, S.A. (EDP Produção) for abuse of dominance in the market, a practice that led to price increases in electricity paid by Portuguese consumers. The AdC (...)

21 Aug 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority sends a statement of objection to five insurance companies and their directors and managers for participating in a cartel (Fidelidade / Multicare / Seguros de Saúde / Seguradoras Unidas / Zurich Insurance)

Portuguese Competition Authority • August 2018

AdC issues Statement of Objections to 5 insurance companies and 14 directors and managers for participating in a cartel * The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência - AdC) issued a Statement of Objections to the insurance companies Fidelidade – Companhia de Seguros, (...)

10 Aug 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority sends a statement of objections to an undertaking over possible resale price maintenance of its products in hotels, restaurants and cafés (Super Bock)

Portuguese Competition Authority • August 2018

AdC issues Statement of Objections to Super Bock for fixing minimum resale prices of beverages in hotels, restaurants and cafes* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência – AdC) issued a Statement of Objections to Super Bock Bebidas S.A. for suspicion of behavior (...)

5 Jul 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority renders legally binding a set of remedies that expand the scope of postal network access offer of a postal operator to competing operators (CTT)

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2018

AdC’s intervention expands the scope of CTT postal network access offer to competing operators and broadens consumer choice* The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) adopted a decision which renders legally binding a set of commitments that expand the scope of CTT’s Postal Network Access Offer (...)

7 Jun 2018

The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger between wind power electricity producers (New Finerge / Empreedimentos Eólicos do Rego / Eolcinf / Parque Eólico do Vale de Abade / Biowatt / Eolflor)

Eduardo Maia Cadete, Frederico Machado Simões • June 2018

On May 4th 2018, the Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA) was notified of a merger where New Finerge, S.A. (New Finerge), a company operating in the electricity production market, aimed to acquire exclusive control over five wind farm management companies: Empreedimentos Eólicos do Rego, S.A. (...)

24 avr. 2018

Gun jumping : La Commission européenne publie la décision sanctionnant un opérateur de télécom pour avoir procédé de façon anticipée à l’acquisition d’une entreprise concurrente (Altice / PT Portugal)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2018

Le 25 juillet 2018, la Commission européenne a rendu publique la décision du 24 avril 2018 à la faveur de laquelle elle a infligé une amende de 125 millions d’euros à Altice pour Gun Jumping, c’est-à-dire pour la prise de contrôle de PT Portugal avant d’avoir obtenu l’autorisation de procéder à la (...)

24 Apr 2018

The EU Commission imposes a fine of €124.5 million for gun jumping to a multinational cable and telecommunications company (Alice / PT Portugal)

Robert Bell • April 2018

COMMISSION IMPOSES UPON DUTCH CABLE & TELCO COMPANY ALTICE A RECORD FINE OF €125 MILLION FOR GUN JUMPING UNDER THE EU MERGER REGULATION* On 24th April 2018 the European Commission announced that it had imposed a fine of €124.5 million on Altice, the multinational cable and telecommunications (...)

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