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Portuguese courts confirm administrative audits have jurisdiction over validity and interpretation of state concession contracts.

Case Number 004782
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that administrative audits possess jurisdiction to hear actions regarding the validity and interpretation of clauses in state concession contracts. The appellant, João Candido Belo & Comp LDA, challenged this competence, but the court affirmed its authority based on the Code of Administrative Law. Consequently, the court established that these specialized tribunals are the exclusive forum for resolving disputes concerning the interpretation of such administrative agreements.

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COMPETENCIA DAS AUDITORIAS ADMINISTRATIVAS ACÇÃO CONTRATO ADMINISTRATIVO CONTRATO DE CONCESSÃO DE EXPLORAÇÃO INTERPRETAÇÃO DE CONTRATO ADMINISTRATIVO

Keywords

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administrative audit jurisdiction state concession contract contract interpretation validity administrative law competence public administration disputes

Cited Legislation

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Codigo Administrativo, artigo 815, paragrafo 1, alinea a)
Codigo Administrativo, artigo 820, n. 13
Decreto n. 18017, artigo 1, paragrafo 1, n. 2
13, e Decreto n. 18017, artigo 1, paragrafo 1, n. 2).

Cited Case Law

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AC Conflitos de 1955/03/21
[JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC CONFLITOS DE 1955/03/21.

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR ADM CONT - CONTRATO. [LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] CADM40 ART815 ART819 ART820 N13. [JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC CONFLITOS DE 1955/03/21. [ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 1958 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00026451 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA119560629004782 [Nº DO VOLUME] XXII [OBJECTO] DESP AUDITORIA LISBOA. [PAGINA] 55 [PRIVACIDADE] 01 [RECORRENTE] JOÃO CANDIDO BELO & COMP LDA [RECORRIDO 1] ESTADO - CP [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/15FD38977019C012802568FC0037C9F3?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

As auditorias administrativas são os tribunais competentes para conhecerem das acções que tenham por objecto decidir sobre a validade e interpretação das clausulas dum contrato administrativo de concessão celebrado pelo Estado (Codigo Administrativo, artigos

815, paragrafo 1, alinea a), e 820, n. 13, e Decreto n. 18017, artigo 1, paragrafo 1, n. 2).