Press Release: Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings against Czech electricity incumbent CEZ

The European Commission has opened formal anti-trust proceedings to investigate whether CEZ a.s., the incumbent electricity producer in the Czech Republic, may have abused its dominant position on the Czech electricity market, in particular by hindering the entry of competitors, in breach of EU antitrust rules (Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union). An opening of formal proceedings does not imply that the Commission has proof of an infringement, but merely means that it will investigate the case as a matter of priority.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Brussels probes Czech energy market plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-probes-czech-energy-market-plan/

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