Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência

What Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência does

The Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) is the national competition regulatory authority of Mozambique, created as a public legal entity under Article 9 of Law No. 10/2013 of April 11 (Competition Law) and operational since 2020 with the appointment of its first Board of Directors. It exercises three statutory powers — regulatory (issuing norms, recommendations, and directives), supervisory (investigations, market studies, audits), and sanctioning (fines and penalties) — over all economic activities in Mozambican territory, covering both private and public sectors. Its substantive remit includes monitoring and combating anti-competitive practices (cartels, abuse of dominance, vertical and horizontal agreements), controlling concentration operations, conducting market studies, and promoting competition culture through seminars, public consultations, academic partnerships, and best-practice guides.

ARC's core product surface consists of the e-Concorrência digital portal (concentration notification submission, anti-competitive practice reporting including anonymous complaints, case/expedient consultation, and appointment requests) and a published regulatory document portfolio comprising the Guia de Boas Práticas de Combate a Cartéis, Guia de Boas Práticas de Concorrência para Associações de Empresas, Guia de Boas Práticas: Combate ao Conluio na Contratação Pública, and the Regulamento do Regime de Clemência (Leniency Regulation, approved March 31, 2025). The underlying technology is described as a government administrative platform rather than a proprietary technology product, with no AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

ARC's business model is structured around state budget allocation as the primary funding source, supplemented by transaction-based filing fees for notifiable concentration operations under Diploma Ministerial No. 77/2021 of August 16, 2021 (filing obligations triggered by volume-of-business thresholds of 925 million Meticais combined turnover or 50%+ market share thresholds). Distribution and stakeholder engagement occur through a single headquarters in Maputo, the digital portal, sectoral regulator coordination, and an extensive international cooperation network spanning ICN, UNCTAD, AfCFTA/ZCLCA, SADC, African Competition Forum, OECD, and bilateral protocols with AdC Portugal, CADE Brazil, ARC Angola, and AdC Cabo Verde.

Name

Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência

Legal name

Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência

Website

https://arc.gov.mz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) is Mozambique's national competition authority that enforces competition law, reviews mergers, investigates cartels, and issues compliance guidelines across all economic sectors in the country.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maputo

HQ country

Mozambique

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Allocation: ARC is a public legal entity financed through the state budget as the primary source of operational funding.
2. Fees for Concentration Operations: Fees due for merger and concentration control operations are levied under Diploma Ministerial No. 77/2021 of August 16. Filing fees apply to companies involved in notifiable concentration operations meeting volume-of-business or market-share thresholds.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) is Mozambique's national competition regulatory authority that enforces competition law, reviews and approves merger and concentration operations, investigates anti-competitive practices (cartels, abuse of dominance), issues guidelines and best-practice guides, conducts market studies, and runs a leniency programme. It operates the e-Concorrência digital portal for online submissions and provides capacity-building for judges, prosecutors, and economic operators.

Product overview

The Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) is Mozambique's national competition regulatory authority. Its core product offerings consist of the e-Concorrência digital portal system for online submissions of concentration notifications, anti-competitive practice complaints, and process consultations, complemented by published regulatory guides including the Guia de Boas Práticas de Combate a Cartéis, Guia de Boas Práticas de Concorrência para Associações de Empresas, and Guia de Boas Práticas: Combate ao Conluio na Contratação Pública. The ARC also administers the Prémio ARC de Promoção e Defesa da Concorrência annual academic award program and has issued the Regulamento do Regime de Clemência for leniency applications.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-Concorrência Digital Portal Online platform for economic operators to submit merger and concentration notifications, report anti-competitive practices, consult processes, and request service appointments.
• Concentration Operation Review and Approval Merger and concentration control service for companies operating in Mozambique. Mandatory pre-notification review of qualifying concentrations under Diploma Ministerial No. 77/2021, with applicable filing fees based on volume-of-business and market-share thresholds.
• Leniency Programme (Regime de Clemência) Leniency programme for companies involved in anti-competitive practices, allowing reduction of fines in exchange for cooperation with cartel investigations, established under Article 26 of the Competition Law Regulation.
• Anti-Competitive Practices Investigation Investigation and sanctioning service for anti-competitive behavior including cartels, abuse of dominance, and prohibited horizontal and vertical agreements, with fines and penalties available as enforcement tools.
• Competition Guidelines and Best-Practice Guides Published best-practice guides for economic agents, business associations, and procurement officials on competition compliance, including combating cartels and collusion in public procurement.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) — PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation protocol between ARC Mozambique and AdC Portugal, part of the Lusophone Competition Network. Enables sharing of enforcement experience, joint capacity building, and technical assistance in competition law application.
• Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) — AngolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation protocol between ARC Mozambique and ARC Angola, within the Lusophone Competition Authorities Network, facilitating mutual learning and best practice exchange in competition enforcement.
• Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Económica (CADE) — BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation protocol enabling technical exchange on competition policy and enforcement between Mozambique and Brazil, strengthening south-south cooperation in competition law.
• Autoridade da Concorrência de Cabo Verde (AdC) — Cabo VerdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral protocol within the CPLP (Portuguese-speaking Countries) framework, supporting cooperation between Mozambican and Cabo Verdean competition authorities.
• Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of Understanding with UEM Faculty of Law for academic cooperation, joint studies, and promotion of competition law education.
• Centro de Formação Jurídica Judiciária (CFJJ)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMemorandum of Understanding with the Judicial Training Center for capacity building of judges and legal professionals in competition law.
• Ministério Público / Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProtocol between ARC and the Mozambican Attorney General's office (PGR) for cooperation in enforcement and prosecution of competition law violations.
• African Union — African Union CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in African Union competition policy committees and working groups, contributing to the development of continental competition frameworks.
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA/ZCLCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in AfCFTA/ZCLCA competition policy committees, including the Committee of Heads of Competition Authorities and the Competition Policy Committee, contributing to the negotiation and implementation of continental competition regulations.
• SADC (Southern African Development Community)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in SADC competition committees and regional cooperation frameworks for competition policy in Southern Africa.
• UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in UNCTAD intergovernmental groups and capacity-building programmes on competition policy and consumer protection.
• International Competition Network (ICN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in the ICN, an informal network of competition authorities worldwide, for exchange of enforcement experience and best practices.
• African Competition Forum (ACF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC participates in the African Competition Forum, a platform for African competition authorities to share experiences and promote competition enforcement on the continent.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOECD co-organised with AfCFTA Secretariat the Capacity Building Workshop on Cartel Detection and Investigation Tools (December 2025, Accra, Ghana), in which ARC participated.
• Centro de Estudos de Economia e Gestão da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (CEEG-UEM) and International Growth Centre, London School of Economics (IGC-LSE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC is conducting its sugar market study in partnership with CEEG-UEM and the IGC-LSE, representing the first impact assessment exercise of an ARC intervention, aligned with international best practices.
• Sectoral Regulatory Authorities (Banco de Moçambique, INP, INCM, ARE, INSIA, AIC, ARA, INTR, INPP, INTIC, ANARME, ANEP, IFPM, ITM, and others)minorOthersSectoral regulatory authorities may establish collaboration agreements with ARC for exchange of information on matters subject to sectoral regulation. ARC coordinates with these entities in multi-sectoral competition enforcement and policy evaluation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Competition Commission South Africa: South Africa's national competition authority and SADC regional partner of ARC. Operates merger control, cartel, and abuse-of-dominance enforcement across the most industrialized economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, making it the most operationally mature regional peer.
• Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) Brazil: Brazil's federal competition authority, with which ARC Mozambique has a cooperation protocol for technical exchange. Among the largest and most established competition authorities in the Global South, providing a reference model ARC's institutional development tracks.
• Autoridade da Concorrência de Cabo Verde (AdC): Cabo Verde's national competition authority and CPLP framework bilateral partner of ARC Mozambique. A smaller Lusophone peer with a comparable mandate, useful as a model for small-economy competition enforcement.
• Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) Angola: Angola's national competition authority, fellow Lusophone regulator, and direct bilateral partner of ARC Mozambique under the Lusophone Competition Authorities Network. Operates an analogous merger review and anti-competitive practice enforcement mandate in a neighboring jurisdiction.
• Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK): Kenya's national competition authority, comparable to ARC as an African competition regulator enforcing merger control and anti-competitive practices in a developing economy. Active member of the African Competition Forum alongside ARC.
• Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) Portugal: Portugal's national competition authority and a strategic bilateral partner of ARC Mozambique. Comparable mandate across merger control, cartel enforcement, and abuse of dominance, with a Portuguese-language institutional lineage that mirrors ARC's regulatory framework.

Broad incumbents

• Autorité de la concurrence (France): France's national competition authority — an established, larger incumbent in the same functional domain. Comparable mandate across merger review, cartel prosecution, and market studies; relevant as a mature reference model for ARC's institutional development.
• Bundeskartellamt (Germany): Germany's federal competition authority, one of the most established competition regulators globally. Comparable core mandate (merger control, abuse of dominance, cartel enforcement), serving as a benchmark for advanced competition law practice.

Regional players

• COMESA Competition Commission: Regional competition authority for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, overseeing cross-border mergers and anti-competitive conduct across 21 member states. Relevant peer given ARC's participation in SADC and AfCFTA regional frameworks.

Others

• African Competition Forum (ACF): Continental platform for African competition authorities to coordinate and share best practices, of which ARC Mozambique is a member. A peer network rather than a regulator, but directly relevant to ARC's regional cooperation and capacity-building activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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