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Yet another abuse of dominance case in the energy sector resolved through commitments

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • April 19 2013

On 10 April 2013, the European Commission ("EC") announced that it had decided to conclude its antitrust investigation against ČEZ, the incumbent

Commission accepts commitments by CEZ concerning the Czech electricity market

  • Roschier
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • April 17 2013

The Commission accepted binding commitments from a Czech electricity company CEZ to address concerns that CEZ may have abused its dominant position

Czech energy commitments

  • King & Spalding LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • September 1 2012

The European Commission (Commission) is seeking comments on commitments offered by Czech electricity incumbent operator, CEZ, to address allegations that it may have infringed EU antitrust rules by restricting market entry on the Czech electricity market, in particular through excessive capacity reservations

EU law cannot be applied retroactively to penalise Czech cartel

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • October 3 2011

Advocate General Kokott (AG) has given an opinion that EU anti-cartel laws cannot apply to companies in EU member states for actions taking place before the date of that country’s accession to the EU

Commission investigates abuse of dominance in the Czech electricity market

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • August 4 2011

The Commission has opened formal proceedings in its investigation into whether CEZ a.s. (CEZ), the incumbent electricity producer in the Czech Republic, abused its dominant position by hindering or preventing competitors’ entry to the Czech wholesale electricity market, in particular through the hoarding of capacity in the transmission network

Czech electricity company's conduct under scrutiny

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • July 27 2011

In the latest of a series of investigations into the conduct of abuses in the electricity sector, the European Commission launched an investigation into the behaviour of CEZ, the principal Czech electricity provider

Commission opens formal proceedings against Czech electricity incumbent CEZ

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • July 18 2011

On 15 July 2011 the Commission opened formal anti-trust proceedings to investigate whether CEZ a.s., the incumbent electricity producer in the Czech Republic, abused its dominant position on the Czech electricity market, in particular by hindering the entry of competitors, in breach of EU antitrust rules

Commission alleges obstructions to an inspection

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • January 5 2011

The European Commission has put two Czech companies on notice of potential fines in relation to allegations that they obstructed an inspection by competition officials in November 2009 into potential antitrust infringements in the Czech electricity sector

Commission sends SO to Czech energy companies for obstruction during dawn raid

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Czech Republic, European Union
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  • December 22 2010

On 20 December, the Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Energetický a průmyslový holding and J&T Investment Advisors, active in the electricity sector in the Czech Republic