Slovakia faces antitrust proceedings

European Commission competition officials are to bring formal proceedings against Slovakia, accusing the country of re-monopolising part of its postal service, September 2008.

The European Commission had requested Slovakia in June 2008 to clarify recent amendments to its Postal Law that may infringe EC Treaty rules on the abuse of dominant market positions (Article 82) in conjunction with the Treaty rules requiring Member States to ensure that measures concerning public undertakings and undertakings to which Member States give special or exclusive rights comply with all Treaty rules including the antitrust rules (Article 86).

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/969: Commission opens proceedings against Slovakia for extending postal monopoly http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/969&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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