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Anticompetitive practices
Case reference
PRC/2006/12
Entities involved
Natural persons involved
No
Sector
  • Trade and Services
  • Transport & Infrastructure
Activity (NACE)
  • S949 - Activities of other membership organisations
Investigated practice
  • Decision of association of undertakings
Legal provisions
  • National-Law 18/2003-Article 4
Case origin
Ex-officio
Dawn raids
No
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
AdC’s decision
Sanctioning decision
Settlement
Sanction imposed
  • ANEPE - Associação Nacional de Empresas de Parques de Estacionamento - €1,971,397.17
Summary of the case

Proceeding PRC 2006/12 was opened by the Competition Authority Board on 20.07.2006, concerning a possible breach of Article 4 of Law 18/2003, of 11 June.

This investigation analysed practices adopted by ANEPE - National Association of Car Park Companies which constituted a recommendation on the setting of minimum prices for car parks managed by associated undertakings.

On 31.12.2010 the Competition Authority Board adopted a condemnatory decision addressed to ANEPE, imposing a fine of EUR 1,971,397.17, which was subject to judicial appeal.

Timeline
2014-04-01
2013-05-08
2012-06-14
2011-01-19
2010-12-31
AdC's decision (in Portuguese)
2010-09-14
Statement of objections
2006-07-20
Case initiation
Judicial phase chronology - Final decision appeal
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