Electricity Merger Control in the Light of the EU "Third Energy Package"
Article from: OGEL 1 (2011), in Electricity Law and Regulation
Abstract
After more than two years of legislative proceedings within the European Union Institutions, the "third energy package" - a set of legislations conceived to lead the EU electricity and gas markets to a complete integration and liberalization - was published on August 2009. Nonetheless, the set of legislations was not passed without long discussions on some of its cornerstones, particularly in that related to the unbundling provisions in the electricity markets. Against this backdrop, the EU merger control applied by the European Commission faces new challenges. The role ...