Nuno Ruiz in RTP national TV

VdA’s partner responsible for the Competition department attended a debate on RTP national TV program “Especial Informação”, about the rising prices of petrol.

The president of the Portuguese Competition Authority, Manuel Sebastião and APETRO (Portuguese Association of Petrol Companies)’s General-secretary, António Comprido, were also present at the debate that raised the question: “is there an undisclosed understanding between petrol companies regarding the setting of prices”. In Nuno Ruiz’s words, “the question is whether the existing competition defense mechanisms are apt and available to deal with such issues”. In this sense, VdA’s partner mentioned that “the Competition Authority may investigate the conditions granted to certain distributors as refers access to fuel and what are the conditions offered to distributors wishing to market fuel at low cost”.