Competition Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching combines presentation by the teacher with the inquiry of the students. It is developed around various methodological approaches:

- Exhibition of the contents combined with the analysis of legislation;

- Discussion of relevant news

- Resolution of practical exercises

- Presence of one expert in the field of competition law.

Learning Outcomes

​One expects that each student acquires a reasonable knowledge of national and EU competition law, both with regard to the substantive law as the procedural and institutional aspects.

Students should acquire relevant tools to make more informed business decisions when competition matters are at stake.

It is also intended that they acquire information on the role and functions of competition authorities, as well as on mechanisms available to companies to protect them against harmful competition practices.

Students should acquire the necessary skills to enable them to:

• identify the most important anticompetitive conducts prescribed by the national and European competition law;

• understand the main legal consequences associated with the commission of such offenses;

• recognize the mechanisms available to companies to react against those anticompetitive practices;

• select the entity to address a complaint of anticompetitive practices.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Market; Law and Competition. 2. Competition law: unfair competition and other unlawful competitive practices; the protection of competition. 3. National and EU antitrust law: national. 5. National and EU competition authorities. 6. Relevant market. 7. Coalitions. 8. Abuse of dominant position and abuse of economic dependence. 9. Merger´s control. 10. State aid. 11. Public companies, SGEI and competition law.

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Two interim tests: 100.0%

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

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FONSECA, M. R.; FERREIRA, L. N. - O procedimento de controlo das operações de concentração de empresas em Portugal: a prática decisória da autoridade da concorrência, à luz da lei nº 18/2003, de 11 de Junho. Coimbra: Almedina, 2009.

GOMES, J. L. C. - Lições de direito da concorrência: Almedina, 2010.

PEGO, J. P M. - A posição dominante relativa no direito da concorrência. Coimbra: Livraria Almedina, 2001.

PEGO, J. P M. - O controlo dos oligopólios pelo direito comunitário da concorrência: a posição dominante colectiva. Coimbra: Edições Almedina, 2007.

SANTOS, A. C.; GONÇALVES, M. E.; MARQUES, M. M. L. - Direito Económico. 6 ª ed. Coimbra : Livraria Almedina, 2011.

SILVA, M. M. - Direito da concorrência: uma introdução jurisprudencial. Coimbra: Edições Almedina, 2008.

SILVA, M. M. - O abuso de posição dominante na nova economia. Coimbra: Almedina