Market research | João E. Gata, expert at the Portuguese Competition Authority

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Below are the answers of João E. Gata, an expert at the Portuguese Competition Authority, to the following questions: 

• How is the Portuguese fuel market structured? • Have any competitive problems arisen in the Portuguese fuel market? 

• Have the Portuguese competition authorities, or the government, taken any action regarding the problems that have arisen? 

• What effect has the arrival of supermarkets had on the Portuguese fuel market? 

• Is the fuel market a high priority for the Portuguese competition authorities? 

 The interview was conducted in connection with a public meeting on the competitive conditions in the fuel market, held at Harpa on 20 September 2016. The meeting was held in connection with the Competition Authority's market investigation into the fuel market.