Press Releases

2010

• Press Release No. 1/2010 - Competition Authority releases Report on Consumer Mobility in the Electronic Communications Sector
  
  

2009

• Press Release No. 24/2009 - CA imposes fines on five mass catering undertakings
  
  

• Press Release No. 23/2009 -Competition Authority allows external access to Merger Database
  
  

• Press Release No. 21/2009 - The PCA brings together world-renowned experts in the III Lisbon Conference
  
  

• Press Release No. 20/2009 - Competition Authority instructs Sugalidal to stop harmful practices
  
  

• Press Release No. 19/2009 - Competition Authority provides clarification regarding statements on fuel
  
  

• Press Release No. 18/2009 - Competition Authority begins publication of Monthly Bulletin of Liquid Fuel Statistics
  
  

• Press Release No. 17/2009 - The Competition Authority has new premises
  
  

• Press Release No. 16/2009 - Competition Authority finds the undertakings PT Group and ZON Group guilty of Abuse of a Dominant Position
  
  

• Press Release No. 15/2009 - Competition Authority denies salary rise report by weekly newspaper “SOL”
  
  

• Press Release No. 14/2009 - Competition Authority recommends notification of European Commission regarding aid to Jornal da Madeira
  
  

• Press Release No. 13/2009 - Competition Authority publishes 2008 Annual Monitoring Report on the electronic Communications Markets
  
  

• Press Release No. 12/2009 - Competition Authority insists on ruling against milling cartel
  
  

• Press Release No. 11/2009 - Electronic Notification System for Merger Operations
  
  

• Press Release No. 10/2009 - Global Competition Review Awards the Competition Authority Three Stars
  
  

• Press Release No. 9/2009 - Competition Authority concludes Report on Wholesale Electricity Prices
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2009 - Complaints relating to insurers and car repairs
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2009 - Competition Authority discontinues 8 investigations instigated in 2004 for alleged anti-competitive practices in the liquid road-fuels sector
  
  

• Press Release No. 6/2009 - Final Report on the In-depth Analysis of the Liquid Fuel and Bottled Gas Sectors
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2009 - Electronic submission of the Notification Form for Mergers between Undertakings
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2009 - New Notification Form for Mergers between Undertakings
  
  

• Press Release No. 3/2009 - The Competition Authority has concluded its investigation into anti-competitive practices in the gymnasium and health club market
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2009 - Competition Authority announces lapse of proceedings relating to merger operation Ccent. No. 16/2008 – Galp/Fuel Stations
  
  

• Press Release No. 1/2009 - Competition Authority suspends myZONcard promotional campaign
  
  

2008

• Press Release No. 21/2008 - Competition Authority condemns Lisbon Breadmakers´Association for information exchange on the pricing of bread for sale to the public
  
  

• Press Release No. 20/2008 - Information from the Competition Authority on its President´s Decision
  
  

• Press Release No. 19/2008 - Merger operation Ccent. 21/2008 - CATVP/TVTel
  
  

• Press Release No. 18/2008 - Merger operation Ccent. 56/2007 - CATVP/ Bragatel* Pluricanal Leiria* Pluricanal Santarém
  
  

• Press Release No. 17/2008 - Study of the electricity market in the second half of 2007
  
  

• Press Release No. 16/2008 - In-depth Analysis of the Liquid Fuel Market
  
  

• Press Release No. 15/2008 - Competition Authority finds PT Comunicações guilty of Abuse of a Dominant Position
  
  

• Press Release No. 14/2008 - Sumolis/Compal Merger
  
  

• Press Release No. 13/2008 - Authority imposes alterations to four undertakings&#39 model contracts for coffee distribution to the HORECA channel
  
  

• Press Release No. 12/2008 - Competition Authority opens Public Consultation No. 2/2008 on the European Commission&#39s Evaluation Report on the Operation of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 concerning motor vehicle distribution and servicing
  
  

• Press Release No. 11/2008 - Competition Authority authorises Galp/Sines Bulk Liquid Terminal merger operation (public service franchise)
  
  

• Press Release No. 10/2008 - Competition Authority authorises the merger operation EDP / PEBBLE HYDRO * H. JANEIRO DE BAIXO, with conditions and obligations attached
  
  

• Press Release No. 9/2008 - Competition Authority authorises the merger operation EDP / EDIA Assets (Alqueva*Pedrógão), with conditions and obligations attached
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2008 - Liquid fuel enquiries in progress
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2008 - Competition Authority receives “three stars ” in the GCR international ranking
  
  

• Press Release No. 6/2008 - Study on the formation of fuel prices
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2008 - Alteration to the Law on Competition: Competition Authority can apply new sanction
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2008 - AdC launches public consultation on notification form for merger operations (until 30 June)
  
  

• Press Release No. 3/2008 - Government requests Competition Authority to provide urgent analysis of fuel market
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2008 - Competition Authority concludes analysis of declarations on rise in bread price
  
  

• Press Release No. 1/2008 - Pharmaceutical companies involved in cartels notified of Competition Authority&#39s updated decision
  
  

2007

• Press Release No. 22/2007 - Competition Authority authorises Sonae Distribuição/Carrefour merger operation, with conditions attached
  
  

• Press Release No. 21/2007 - Competition Authority submits a Recommendation to the Government, with measures and a timetable for the introduction of greater competition into the Notary System
  
  

• Press Release No. 20 /2007 - Salt cartel detected by the Competition Authority in 2006 – Appeals Court confirms cartel and maintains fines imposed on undertakings
  
  

• Press Release No. 19/2007 Competition Authority fines companies for cartel in public invitation to tender for aircraft to fight forest fires
  
  

• Press Release No. 18/2007 - Competition Authority and Attorney General&#39s Office organise a joint seminar on the application of competition legislation.
  
  

• Press Release No. 17 /2007 - III Iberian Competition Meeting, organised in Óbidos by the Competition Authority
  
  

• Press Release No. 16 /2007 - Competition Authority takes no further action on BAYER/SAPEC case, with conditions attached
  
  

• Press Release No. 15/2007 - Clarification concerning recent news reports on the documentation seized from PT by the Competition Authority
  
  

• Press Release No. 14/2007 - Clarification of the Lisbon Commercial Court Decision on the Case involving SIC/PT Multimédia/TV Cabo
  
  

• Press Release No. 13/2007 - Competition Authority imposes a fine of EUR 38 million on PT Comunicações for Abuse of a Dominant Position
  
  

• Press Release No. 12/2007 - Competition Authority adopts Simplified Decision for merger operations
  
  

• Press Release No. 11/2007 - Competition Authority advances in international ranking by Global Competition Review
  
  

• Press Release No. 10/2007 - TAP/Portugália merger: Competition Authority authorises the operation, with conditions and obligations attached
  
  

• Press Release No. 9/2007 - Authority notifies undertakings of Draft Decision on TAP-PGA merger
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2007 - CA detects cartel operating in the Port of Setúbal and imposes a fine of €185,000
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2007 - Guidelines on the prior evaluation (pre-notification) procedure for merger operations between undertakings
  
  

• Press Release No. 6/2007 - This week Portugal hosts the Annual Meeting of the ECA
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2007 - Authority takes TAP/Portugália merger to the in-depth investigation phase
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2007 - Competition Authority authorises BCP/BPI merger, with conditions and obligations
  
  

• Press Release No. 3/2007 - Complaint presented by Tvtel to the Competition Authority (CA)
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2007 - Clarification by the Competition Authority
  
  

• Press Release No. 1/2007 - BCP/BPI Takeover Bid – Clarification by the Competition Authority
  
  

2006

• Press Release No 28/2006 - Portuguese Competition Authority clears Sonaecom/PT merger – with conditions and obligations attached
  
  

• Press Release No 27/2006 - Article published in the Diário Económico of 13 December under the title “European Court approves minimum fees for lawyers”, preceded by the reference “Decision contradicts Authority s opinion”
  
  

• Press Release No 26/2006 - New preliminary decision on Sonaecom/PT merger
  
  

• Press Release No.25/2006 - Authority arranges a meeting between European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes and Portuguese entrepreneurs
  
  

• Press Release No. 24/2006 - Merger SonaeCom/PT – statement
  
  

• Press Release No. 22/2006 - Competition Authority holds public consultation until 28 September on the terms of the administrative procedure relating to a request for exemption from a fine or a special reduction in the amount
  
  

• Press Release No. 21/2006 - Publication of the law introducing clemency in competition cases in Portugal
  
  

• Press Release No. 20/2006 - Competition Authority considers clauses in SIC and TV Cabo Partnership Agreement illegal and imposes a fine totalling € 3,040,000
  
  

• Press Release No. 19/2006 - Sonaecom/PT merger
  
  

• Press Release No. 18/2006 - Global Competition Review awards the Competition Authority a higher international ranking
  
  

• Press Release No. 17/2006 - Sophisticated cartel in the salt sector operated for eight years, causing serious losses to consumers and industry – Authority imposes a fine of 910,000 euros
  
  

• Press Release No. 16/2006 – Competition Authority Recommendation – Mobile operators adopt price comparison simulators
  
  

• Press Release No. 15/2006 - Ibero-American Workshop and Forum on Competition, which were held in Lisbon as part of “I Lisbon Competition Week”
  
  

• Press Release No. 14/2006 - Authority fines Medical Association for imposing tables of charges
  
  

• Press Release No. 13/2006 - I Lisbon Competition Week - II Portuguese-speaking Meeting on Competition
  
  

• Press Release No. 12 /2006 - Competition Authority appointed President of the European Network of Competition Authorities
  
  

• Press Release No. 11 /2006 - Authority signs Cooperation Protocol with the Centre for Judicial Studies
  
  

• Press Release No. 10 /2006 - I Lisbon Competition Week
  
  

• Press Release No. 9/2006 - Authority fines Nestlé 1 million euros for abusive clauses in coffee supply contracts
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2006 - Competition Authority bans the merger between the Brisa Group and Auto-Estradas do Atlântico Group
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2006 - Authority proposes measures to increase competition in water sector concessions
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2006 - The Competition Authority pursues its anti-cartel activities
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2006 - Presentation to the Government of the Recommendation on Pharmacies
  
  

• Press Release No. 3/2006 - Acquisition of Portugal Telecom notified
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2006 - Visit to the Authority president by his Czech counterpart
  
  

• Press Release No. 1/2006 - Authority fines the Portuguese Association of Shipping Agents the sum of 195,000 euros for price-fixing
  
  

2005

• Press Release No. 13/2005 - Competition Authority bars Galp from buying Esso service stations in Portuguese ports
  
  

• Press Release No. 12/2005 - Competition Authority prohibits merger between the Arriva and Barraqueiro Groups
  
  

• Press Relaese No 11/2005 - Authority uncovers milling industry cartel – imposes € 9m fine on 10 companies
  
  

• Press Relaese No 10/2005 - Cartels in 36 open calls for tender issued by 22 Portuguese hospitals lead to a €16 million fine by the Authority
  
  

• Press Relaese No 9/2005 - The legal prohibition against agreements, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices involving price-fixing
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2005 - The fixing of fees by a professional society (an ‘Order’)
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2005 - The fixing of fees by a professional society (an ‘Order’)
  
  

• Press Release No. 6/2005 - Recommendation to the Government on the form and the places for the presentation of land-based mobile service prices
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2005 - I Forum of Competition Advocates
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2005 - II Iberian Meeting on Competition
  
  

• Press Relaese No 3/2005 - Competition Authority concludes the prior control procedure for the Code of Good Practice for Electrical Equipment Distributors
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2005 - Luis Cabral has just taken up duties as Principal Economic Adviser to the Competition Authority
  
  

• Press Release No 1/2005 - Competition Authority’s ruling on an anti-competitive practice in the health sector. Fines imposed on the companies Abbott Laboratórios, Bayer Diagnostics Europe, Johnson & Johnson, Menarini Diagnósticos and Roche Farmacêutica Química
  
  

2004

• Press Release No 13/2004 - Conditional Approval of the Merger Operation Involving Seguros e Pensões
  
  

• Press Release No. 12/2004 - Availability of the Lusomundo Action channel to operators not belonging to the PT Group
  
  

• Press Release No. 11/2004 - I Training Course for Judges in European Competition Law
  
  

• Press Release No. 10/2004 - Portugal assumes the leadership of the ECA “Working Group on Energy”
  
  

• Press Relaese No 9/2004 - Competition Authority press release on phone-call offer in PT road show
  
  

• Press Release No. 8/2004 - Council of the Competition Authority adopted the decision not to oppose the merger NQuintas/EDP-PORTGÁS
  
  

• Press Release No. 7/2004 - Monitoring the liquid fuel market in the first eight months of the year
  
  

• Press Release No. 6/2004 - I Portuguese-Speaking Conference on Competition
  
  

• Press Release No. 5/2004 - 1st Iberian Meeting of Competition Authorities
  
  

• Press Release No. 4/2004 - Business practices involving different forms of fixing/recommending prices, mark-ups and/or other transaction conditions
  
  

• Press Release No. 3/2004 - The Situation in the Fuel Market
  
  

• Press Release No. 2/2004 - The situation in the cereal, flour and bread markets
  
  

• Press Release No 1/2004 - The news reports on substantial rises in the price of bread
  
  

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• Press Release No. 22/2009 - CA rules against TAP/SPDH merger