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Print articleThe New Portuguese Competition Act
September, 2022 - Ricardo Oliveira, Rita Aleixo Gregório, Martim Valente
On 16 September 2022, Law 17/2022 came into effect, thereby transposing the ECN+ Directive into Portuguese law (the “Revised Competition Act”).
The Revised Competition Act increases the Portuguese Competition Authority’s enforcement toolkit by adopting the following key measures:
1. Scope of 10% turnover cap on fines clarified;
2. Statute of limitations suspended during appeals of PCA decisions;
Read the informative note on the PDF.
