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European Union
Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas v Autoridade da Concorrência (C-1/12)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The fourth question
88

Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas v Autoridade da Concorrência (C-1/12)

Judgment of 28 Feb 2013law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-1-12/para_88@2026-11-10

88A system of undistorted competition, such as that provided for by the Treaty, can be guaranteed only if equality of opportunity is secured as between the various economic operators (MOTOE, paragraph 51).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-1/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:127
Decided: 28 Feb 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa (Portugal)
Applicant: Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
Defendant: Autoridade da Concorrência
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, G. Arestis, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Language: Portuguese
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0001

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Agreements, decisions and concerted practices Freedom to provide services

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)
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