Antitrust officials raid EDF in power pricing investigation

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Series Details 12.3.09
Publication Date 12/03/2009
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The European Commission confirmed that on 10 March 2009 that its officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of the electricity company EDF in France. The Commission had reason to believe that EDF may have violated EC Treaty antitrust rules that prohibit the abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82). The suspected illegal conduct might include actions to raise prices on the French wholesale electricity market

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EurActiv, 12.3.09: Antitrust officials raid EDF in power pricing investigation http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/commission-carries-antitrust-raid-edf/article-180180
European Commission: MEMO/09/104: Antitrust: Commission has carried out inspections in the French electricity sector http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/104&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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