THE SPANISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY REQUIRES THE GOVERNMENT TO ELIMINATE ANTICOMPETITIVE RESTRICTIONS IN THE MARKET OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT BY ROAD

The CNMC has required the Ministry of Public Works to eliminate anticompetitive restrictions on passenger transport in the segment of hiring a car with driver (VTC). These restrictions have been introduced by the Royal Decree 1057/2015, which incorporates obstacles to competition that have no economic justification. The restrictions detected by the CNMC are the following:…