[en] This thesis aims at suggesting proposals for strengthening the defense of competition in Peru, as a result of the analysis of instruments provided by International Public Law and Andean Community Law and considering their proper application in the country. At the international level, there is no unified normative framework for the defense of competition, and there are no current negotiations to establish it. Even though there are legal regulations serving as benchmark in the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), these are properly soft law instruments. It is well known that the process of integration of institutional and legal framework within the Andean Community has made possible the implementation of a free trade zone between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In this context, Andean Community Decision 608, which exhibits a meager application, was enacted setting forth rules for the protection and promotion of free competition in its integrated economic space, including Peru. In view of the results of our research and the critical analysis, legal reforms and improvements are proposed in order to allow for the strengthening of the Peruvian system of defense of competition, which must be aligned with that of the Andean Community and international legal framework. In the elaboration of our thesis, the consultation and analysis of treaties, normative instruments, soft law documents, jurisprudence, decisions and administrative opinions is prioritized, both from international and Andean Community sources, as well as from national sources. It should be noted that, besides valuable exceptions, there is no abundant, significant or current production of specialized doctrine on the discussed subject from the Andean Community or Peru.

[gl] A presente tese diríxese a presentar propostas para o fortalecemento da defensa de competencia no Perú, como produto da análise dos instrumentos de Dereito Internacional Público e do Dereito Comunitario Andino, considerando a súa debida aplicación no país. No ámbito internacional non existe un marco unificado de defensa da competencia e, na actualidade, tampouco se desenvolven negociacións tendientes a establecelo, aínda cando existen marcos xurídicos de referencia no ámbito da Conferencia das Nacións Unidas sobre Comercio e Desenvolvemento (UNCTAD) e da Organización para a Cooperación e o Desenvolvemento Económicos (OCDE), que propiamente constitúen instrumentos de soft law. Como é de coñecemento, o proceso de integración no marco institucional e xurídico da Comunidade Andina ha permitido o establecemento dunha zona de libre comercio entre Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador e Perú. Neste contexto, o proceso de integración andino conta con normas para a protección e promoción da libre competencia no seu espazo económico integrado, incluído o Perú, aprobadas pola Decisión 608, que exhibe unha escasa aplicación. Atendendo aos resultados da investigación e á análise crítica desenvolta, propóñense reformas e melloras xurídicas que permitan o fortalecemento do sistema de defensa da competencia peruano, que debe sintonizarse co sistema de defensa da competencia comunitario andino e co marco xurídico internacional. Para o desenvolvemento da tese, priorizouse a consulta e a análise de tratados, instrumentos normativos, documentos que presenten contidos de soft law, xurisprudencia, decisións e ditames administrativos, tanto de fonte internacional como comunitaria, así como de fontes nacionais. É preciso deixar constancia acerca de que, recoñecendo valiosas excepcións, non existe desde a Comunidade Andina nin o Perú unha produción abundante, significativa ou actual de doutrina especializada ao redor da materia tratada.