AdC is an independent administrative agency whose purpose is to defend competition, to the benefit of citizens. It’s one of the top 8 Competition Authorities around the world.
Year of creation
2003
Number of workers
96
Mission, values and vision of AdC
To investigate more, better, and faster
Be a reference as a public service provider and be able to deliver value to society
Strategic and Operational Goals
Detect, investigate, and sanction all anti-competitive practices
Ensure efficient and timely merger control
Promote competition in all economic sectors
Raise awareness in all society about competition rules and its benefits
Promote transparency among all stakeholders
Strengthen international cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally
The Board
President
Nuno Cunha Rodrigues
Board member
Miguel Moura e Silva
Board member
Ana Sofia Rodrigues
Priorities for 2025
- Investigating the most harmful anticompetitive practices, such as cartels, increasing ex officio detection, thus contributing for the green and digital transition;
- Pursuing a robust and timely assessment of mergers between companies, along with investigating "gun jumping" and focusing on ancillary restraints;
- Launching a new cycle of outreach and dialogue with key economic sectors to increase awareness redarging the benefits of competition and compliance;
- Fostering the role of competition in promoting contestability in digital markets, namely in the sector of generative AI, in close cooperation with the European Union;
- Implementing innovative IT forensic tools, which incorporate AI, to detect anticompetitive practices and support the investigation by the AdC teams;
- Implementing new methodologies of internal coordination to consolidate the economic and legal robusteness of the AdC's investigations, in addition to the internal checks and balances.
Read the Competition Policy Priorities for 2025.The AdC’s performance indicators and goals are materialized at SCORE – Objectives and Results Management System. Consult the AdC’s 2025 SCORE [in Portuguese].
Learn about last year's activity
Read the 2023 Activity Report [in Portuguese]. Know the main achievements in 2023.
AdC in numbers
From 2017 to 2024, the Competition Authority’s activity led to numerous decisions and recommendations that contributed to economic development and consumer welfare.
64
decisions on anticompetitive practices
455
decisions on merger control
185
sector enquiries, opinions and recommendations
*last update: 2nd quarter 2024