O controlo judicial das decisões da Autoridade da Concorrência
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O presente trabalho surge no âmbito do 2.º ciclo de estudos em Direito, área de
especialização em ciências jurídico-empresariais, como dissertação de mestrado.
A importância do tema surgiu do interesse que as questões referentes à natureza, poderes
e competências da Autoridade da Concorrência despertaram durante a parte escolar do
mestrado. O interesse do tema é evidenciado, desde logo, pelo papel da Autoridade da
Concorrência.
Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar o efetivo controlo da legalidade das decisões
da Autoridade da Concorrência por parte do poder judicial, o que se afigura fundamental
num quadro do Estado de direito.
O ponto de partida metodológico para esta análise assenta na seleção de algumas das
decisões da Autoridade da Concorrênciapara aferir da sua legalidade, nomeadamente tendo
em consideração os seus poderes sancionatórios (natureza e amplitude).
A presente análise assenta, assim, numa perspetiva de análise essencialmente
processualista e de fiscalização das decisões da Autoridade da Concorrência pelo poder
judicial, à luz do princípio da separação de poderes.
Este estudo inicia-se, então, com um indispensável enquadramento do Direito da
Concorrência e a sua importância, tratando dos vários tipos de regulação dos mercados; de
seguida, versa-se sobre a Autoridade da Concorrência, designadamente missão, atribuição,
poderes, organização, cooperação com os reguladores setoriais e prioridades para 2022;
seguidamente, dedicamos a nossa atenção ao procedimento sancionatório – inquérito,
instrução, condução e processo decisório; debruçamo-nos sobre o controlo judicial das
decisões da Autoridade da Concorrência; e, por fim, procede-se a uma síntese estatística do
controlo judicial das decisões da Autoridade da Concorrência entre 2014 a 2021, focando
ainda as garantias que as empresas têm ao seu dispor para defesa, designadamente o estatuto
da clemência e, por outro lado, aborda-se levemente o private enforcement.
Todo o desenrolar da dissertação passa, necessariamente, pelo Direito da Concorrência,
suportado sempre no estudo jurisprudencial.
The present work appears within the scope of the 2nd cycle of studies in Law, an area of specialization in legal and business sciences, as a master's dissertation. The importance of the topic arose from the interest that the issues related to the nature, powers, and competences of the Competition Authority, as a regulatory authority, aroused during the academic part of the Master’s degree. The interest of the topic is evidenced, from the outset, by the role of the Competition Authority. This dissertation aims to analyse the effective control of the legality of the Competition Authority's decisions by the judiciary, which is fundamental in a framework of the rule of law. The methodological starting point for this analysis is based on the selection of some of the decisions of the Competition Authority to assess their legality, namely consideration their sanctioning powers (nature and extent). The present analysis is therefore based on an essentially procedural perspective and on the supervision of the Competition Authority's decisions by the judiciary, considering the principle of separation of powers. This study begins, then, with an indispensable framework of Competition Law and its importance, dealing with the various types of market regulation; it then deals with the Competition Authority, namely its mission, attribution, powers, organisation, cooperation with sector regulators and priorities for 2022; we then dedicate our attention to the sanctioning procedure - enquiry, instruction, conduct and decision-making process; we focus on the judicial review of the Competition Authority's decisions; and, finally, we make a statistical summary of the judicial review of the Competition Authority's decisions between 2014 and 2021, also focusing on the guarantees that companies have at their disposal to preserve, namely the leniency statute and, on the other hand private enforcement is lightly addressed. The entire course of the dissertation necessarily passes through Competition Law, always supported by the jurisprudential study.
The present work appears within the scope of the 2nd cycle of studies in Law, an area of specialization in legal and business sciences, as a master's dissertation. The importance of the topic arose from the interest that the issues related to the nature, powers, and competences of the Competition Authority, as a regulatory authority, aroused during the academic part of the Master’s degree. The interest of the topic is evidenced, from the outset, by the role of the Competition Authority. This dissertation aims to analyse the effective control of the legality of the Competition Authority's decisions by the judiciary, which is fundamental in a framework of the rule of law. The methodological starting point for this analysis is based on the selection of some of the decisions of the Competition Authority to assess their legality, namely consideration their sanctioning powers (nature and extent). The present analysis is therefore based on an essentially procedural perspective and on the supervision of the Competition Authority's decisions by the judiciary, considering the principle of separation of powers. This study begins, then, with an indispensable framework of Competition Law and its importance, dealing with the various types of market regulation; it then deals with the Competition Authority, namely its mission, attribution, powers, organisation, cooperation with sector regulators and priorities for 2022; we then dedicate our attention to the sanctioning procedure - enquiry, instruction, conduct and decision-making process; we focus on the judicial review of the Competition Authority's decisions; and, finally, we make a statistical summary of the judicial review of the Competition Authority's decisions between 2014 and 2021, also focusing on the guarantees that companies have at their disposal to preserve, namely the leniency statute and, on the other hand private enforcement is lightly addressed. The entire course of the dissertation necessarily passes through Competition Law, always supported by the jurisprudential study.
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Orientação: Maria do Rosários Pereira Cardoso dos Anjos
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MESTRADO EM DIREITO, DIREITO, AUTORIDADE DA CONCORRÊNCIA, PODER JUDICIAL, LAW, COMPETITION AUTHORITY, JUDICIAL POWER