

Missão Organigrama Lei Organica Planos e Relatórios de Actividades Estratégia Contactos Intervenções Públicas do Conselho Legislação Nacional Legislação Comunitária Concentrações Notificadas Concentrações Decididas Práticas Restritivas Processos de não notificação Autoridade da Concorrência Comissão Europeia Newsletter Atribuições Nacional Bilateral Multilateral OCDE OMC UNCTAD Recomendações Pareceres	Representação Internacional - OCDE - Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Económico OECD Economic Survey on Portugal, 2006 Em 2006, foi publicado pela OCDE o Relatório Económico de Portugal (OECD Economic Surveys – Portugal, OECD Publishing, Volume 2006/4 – Abril 2006). A publicação deste Relatório culminou a actividade da missão económica que visitou a Autoridade da Concorrência em 2005 e que com ela manteve contactos subsequentes, inter alia, no domínio dos aspectos institucionais do seu funcionamento e da política da concorrência nos mercados regulados (energia e comunicações). Deste Relatório, destaca-se o seguinte excerto: "The strengthening of the institutional setting for competition policy is showing first results The institutional setting has been strengthened with the creation of an independent and financially autonomous Competition Authority which started operations in March 2003. In the short period since it started to operate, the Competition Authority has had notable results in its main tasks of reviewing mergers, investigating restrictive practice cases and issuing recommendations to the Government and other public bodies. It has also undertaken several economic and market studies in important sectors. Some of its most visible results have been: (i) an enforcement action against hard-core conduct, including fines, against a cartel of major US and European pharmaceutical companies; (ii) the enquiry into anticompetitive practices by the incumbent in telecommunications; and (iii) decisions (still under appeal) regarding price fixing in professional associations (veterinarians, dentist services). In 2005, the Authority start studying the pharmacy sector and began monitoring some public tenders in the public works sector, with the objective of identifying potential anticompetitive practices. The Authority’s recommendations to government and public bodies have influenced policies and regulations in still other cases, making tendering mandatory in the acquisition of communication services by the government, for instance, and removing entry barriers to allow supermarkets to sell petrol. The momentum of pro-competitive action should be maintained Although the development of a competition culture is still insufficient in Portugal, the Competition Authority has been effective in raising the awareness of economic agents of how important competition is. It is of paramount importance to maintain the course of action irrespective of political changes and pressure from lobby groups."

Representação Internacional - OCDE - Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Económico

OECD Economic Survey on Portugal, 2006

Em 2006, foi publicado pela OCDE o Relatório Económico de Portugal (OECD Economic Surveys – Portugal, OECD Publishing, Volume 2006/4 – Abril 2006).

A publicação deste Relatório culminou a actividade da missão económica que visitou a Autoridade da Concorrência em 2005 e que com ela manteve contactos subsequentes, inter alia, no domínio dos aspectos institucionais do seu funcionamento e da política da concorrência nos mercados regulados (energia e comunicações).

Deste Relatório, destaca-se o seguinte excerto:

"The strengthening of the institutional setting for competition policy is showing first results

The institutional setting has been strengthened with the creation of an independent and financially autonomous Competition Authority which started operations in March 2003.

In the short period since it started to operate, the Competition Authority has had notable results in its main tasks of reviewing mergers, investigating restrictive practice cases and issuing recommendations to the Government and other public bodies. It has also undertaken several economic and market studies in important sectors. Some of its most visible results have been: (i) an enforcement action against hard-core conduct, including fines, against a cartel of major US and European pharmaceutical companies; (ii) the enquiry into anticompetitive practices by the incumbent in telecommunications; and (iii) decisions (still under appeal) regarding price fixing in professional associations (veterinarians, dentist services). In 2005, the Authority start studying the pharmacy sector and began monitoring some public tenders in the public works sector, with the objective of identifying potential anticompetitive practices. The Authority’s recommendations to government and public bodies have influenced policies and regulations in still other cases, making tendering mandatory in the acquisition of communication services by the government, for instance, and removing entry barriers to allow supermarkets to sell petrol.

The momentum of pro-competitive action should be maintained

Although the development of a competition culture is still insufficient in Portugal, the Competition Authority has been effective in raising the awareness of economic agents of how important competition is. It is of paramount importance to maintain the course of action irrespective of political changes and pressure from lobby groups."