Highlights

AdC intensifies investigative action in 1st semester of 2017

The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência - AdC) carried out dawn raids in 27 entities in the first half of 2017, mainly in the retail and large retail sectors, as well as in insurance companies, driving instruction and river cruises entities.

AdC releases English version of study on public passenger transport services by car hire

An English version of the study conducted by the AdC on public passenger transport services by car hire has now been published on the AdC's website. The study includes an analysis on competition issues emerging from the legal and regulatory framework and makes recommendations to enhance competition in the market.

See the study

Open Seminar on Market Definition

Miguel Sousa Ferro, Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law, conducted an open seminar on Market Definition: the gap between theory and practice at the AdC's premises on 6 July.

Miguel Sousa Ferro recently published a book entitled Relevant Market Definition in European and Portuguese Competition Law.