Relative monopolistic practices (PMR) according to article 10 of the LFCE are business actions or decisions, taken by one or more individuals, or one or more undertakings, with the aim or effect of, illegally displace other individuals or undertakings, from the market, substantially hinder their access, or favor one or more individuals or undertakings with exclusive advantages.

The relative monopolistic practices are the following:

•  Imposing or setting vertical restrictions (to suppliers or distributors).
•  Imposing or setting prices in a vertical way (to suppliers or distributors).
•  Selling tied goods (conditioning the sale of a good to the purchase of another).
•  Imposing exclusiveness conditions to sell or purchase.
•  Refusing to sell or purchase goods that are available to other competitors.
•  Offering loyalty discounts.
•  Price discrimination (set different sale prices or conditions to competitors in an equal situation).
•  Boycott (pressure of several competitors against another competitor).
•  Predatory pricing.
•  Increasing competitor´s costs or hindering their access to the market.

According with articles 11, 12, and 13 of the LFCE to consider that a PMR´s is violating the LFCE, the probably responsible must have substantial power in the relevant market and  the PMR´s  must carry out, about goods or services in that relevant market.

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