Press Release: Judgment in Joined Cases C-359/11 and C-400/11. Alexandra Schulz v Technische Werke Schussental GmbH und Co. KG and Josef Egbringhoff v Stadtwerke Ahaus GmbH

Consumers supplied with electricity and gas within the framework of a universal supply obligation must be informed, with adequate notice before any price increase comes into effect, as to the reasons and preconditions for that increase and its scope.

By not providing for such information, the German legislation at issue in the present case does not comply with the Electricity Directive and the Gas Directive.

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