Learning outcomes of the curricular unit

This seminar aims to provide students with an introductory approach to the Portuguese competition regime by understanding its foundations, scope of application and main substantive and procedural aspects by reference to the main types of behaviour covered by national legislation.

Syllabus

1. General aspects: historical framework of Law no. 19/2012 of 8 May and understanding it in the context of European Union Competition Law; introductory approach to the systematics of the law; national competition legislation versus legislation on individual practices restrictive of trade.
    
2. Restrictive competition practices:
   (i) agreements between companies, concerted practices and decisions of associations of horizontal and vertical companies - substantive aspects (theoretical and practical perspective);
   (ii) abuse of dominant position - substantive aspects (theoretical and practical perspective);
    
3. Company mergers - substantive aspects of the Portuguese merger control regime (theoretical and practical perspective);
    
4. Procedural and jurisdictional aspects
   (i) in terms of practices restrictive of competition;
   (ii) in terms of control of company concentrations;
   (iii) the legal regime for waiving or reducing fines in proceedings