Ten years of cade’s resolution no. 12/2015 how can both the antitrust authority and civil society make better use of the query proceeding?

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CADE, competition policy, queries, guidance, normative and procedural recommendations

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Rafael Parisi

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Pursuant to Article 9, § 4 e § 5, of Law No. 12,529/2011 – regulated by CADE’s Resolution No. 12/2015 – market agents may submit voluntary “queries” with the purpose of obtaining clarifications and guidance regarding the lawfulness of commercial agreements and conducts. Despite its relevance – already acknowledged by the Brazilian competition agency in many instances, for promoting transparency, legal certainty, and celerity, Resolution No. 12/2015 – has been largely underused. Against this backdrop, this article explores the reasons behind such underutilization by conducting a comprehensive analysis of (i) the historical developments and changes of the applicable legal framework; and (ii) all query cases assessed by CADE under Resolution No. 12/2015. This article also examines how CADE could incorporate useful tools deployed by other governmental bodies in Brazil and foreign competition authorities. This article concludes with the proposal of concrete recommendations that can help unlock the full potential of the query proceeding, thereby strengthening Brazil’s antitrust enforcement and fostering a more competitive market environment.

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Parisi, R. (2024). Ten years of cade’s resolution no. 12/2015: how can both the antitrust authority and civil society make better use of the query proceeding?. Revista Do IBRAC, (2), 52–72. Retrieved from https://revista.ibrac.org.br/index.php/revista/article/view/493
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Author Biography

Rafael Parisi

Rafael is a licensed attorney in Brazil specialized in competition law, international trade and market regulation. He has advised and represented Brazilian, and multinational companies on a number of merger cases, anticompetitive conduct investigations, and trade remedies proceedings before the Conselho Admnistrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, and Brazilian Courts, including the Superior Court of Justice. Rafael served as a Chief of Staff at CADE from 2019 to 2023. Rafael holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics for Competition Law at King’s College London, a LL.B. at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Fundação Getulio Vargas. Rafael is currently a LL.M. candidate in Business and Finance Law at The George Washington University, where he also works as a Research Assistant for Prof. William E. Kovacic and collaborates with The George Washington University Competition Law Center (CLC). 

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