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Competition in the energy sector

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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September 17 2010

Since the European Commission published its final report on the energy sector competition inquiry in January 2007, several energy companies have been targeted for investigation into suspected infringements of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU"

Commission approves proposed acquisition of Romanian electricity distributor and supplier EMS by Enel

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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February 7 2008

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of EMS of Romania by Enel of Italy

Commission welcomes E.ON proposals for structural remedies to increase competition in German electricity market

Bird & Bird
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European Union, Germany
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April 25 2008

The European Commission has welcomed structural remedies offered by E.ON to settle ongoing antitrust cases in the electricity sector

Revised electricity transparency proposals maintain competition risks

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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January 8 2013

On 17 December, representatives of EU Member States gave a favourable opinion to a proposed Commission Regulation on the submission and publication

European Commission fines E.On and GDF Suez over EUR 1 billion for anti-competitive agreement

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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October 1 2009

On 8 July 2009, the European Commission announced that it had fined each of E.On (including its subsidiary E.On Ruhrgas) and GDF Suez EUR 553 million for operating a market-sharing agreement

Electrabel fined EUR20 million for implementing merger without prior approval

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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September 25 2009

Electrabel, a Belgian electricity company, has been fined EUR20 million by the European Commission for implementing a merger without the Commission’s prior approval, in breach of the EC merger control rules

Commission opens the German energy sector up to competition

Bird & Bird
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European Union, Germany
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January 23 2009

On 26 November 2008, the European Commission adopted a decision making divestment commitments offered by E.ON legally binding

Study on electricity markets supports the results of the Commission’s sector inquiry

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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May 25 2007

The Commission has published a detailed study carried out by an external consultant which finds that fuel costs have contributed to the increase of EU electricity prices since 2003, but that wholesale electricity prices are significantly higher than would be expected on perfectly competitive markets

Commission decides to initiate antitrust proceedings in Case CompB139402 RWE

Bird & Bird
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European Union
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May 25 2007

The proceedings were opened with a view to adopting a decision in application of Council Regulation n 12003 and concern the creation of unjustified obstacles to third party access to the natural gas transportation network allegedly put in place by RWE and its direct or indirect subsidiaries

Commission opens infringement procedure against Spain for not lifting conditions imposed by CNE on acquisition of Endesa by Enel and Acciona

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European Union, Spain
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April 25 2008

The European Commission has formally requested Spain to explain why it has not withdrawn the conditions imposed by the Spanish Energy Regulator (CNE), as modified by the decision of the Spanish Minister of Industry and Tourism of 19 October 2007