Press Release: Antitrust: Commission welcomes ENI’s structural remedies proposal to increase competition in the Italian gas market

The European Commission welcomed on 4 February 2010 structural remedies offered by the Italian energy company ENI. The remedies are in response to concerns expressed by the Commission that the management and operation of natural gas transmission pipelines by ENI could breach EU antitrust rules' ban on abuse of a dominant market position (Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - TFEU). ENI proposes to divest its shares in three international transport pipelines: the TAG, the TENP and the Transitgas pipeline. The Commission intends to market test ENI's proposal with a view to adopting a decision under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003. Under such a procedure, the commitments would be made legally binding by a Commission decision.

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