Full reference: White Paper on Leveling the Playing Field as Regards Foreign Subsidies adopted by European Commission on 17th of June 2020, 49p. Read the report
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Translated SummariesIn The Journal of Regulation the summaries’ translation are done by the Editors and not by the authorsENGLISH :In order to establish a competitive energy market, the distribution infrastructure, as a monopolistic segment of energy networks, should be demonopolized. Instruments of economic regulation, which are often attributed ex ante character, are put in place to open the market and enable competitive forces. Unbundling is specific for it may also represent an ex post measure of a structural nature, exerted by competition protection authorities.FRENCHAfin d’établirun marché énergétiquecompétitif,l’infrastructure de distribution,en tant qu’il est un segmentmonopolistiquedes réseaux d’énergie,devrait êtrelibéralisé.Les instruments derégulation économique, quisont souvent attribués d’une façonex ante,sont mises en placepour ouvrir le marchéet rendent possibles les forces concurrentielles.Le dégroupage estspécifique,car il peutaussi représenterune mesure ex postde nature structurelle,exercée parles autorités de protectionde la concurrence.ITALIANPer costruire un mercato concorrenziale dell’energia, le infrastrutture di distribuzione, in quanto segmento monopolistico delle reti di energia, dovrebbero essere liberalizzate. A tal fine, sono applicati dei meccanismi di regolazione economica, spesso previsti ex ante, per aprire il mercato e permettere le forze concorrenziali. L’unbundling è particolare, in quanto potrebbe anche costituire un provvedimento ex post di natura strutturale, utilizzato dalle autorità di tutela della libera concorrenza.……………….. Other translations forthcoming.
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Structural regulationMonopolyEnergy marketNetworkVertical integrationOperational unblundlingCorporate unbundlingFunctional unbundlingActivities separationVertical concentrationEuropean directivesMember StateRegulatory frameworkOwnershipNational operatorUnbundlingSecurity of supplyGeneral economic interestThird energy packageEssential facilityEx ante / Ex postOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)LiberalizationInfrastructureDistributionCompetitionCompetition authorityInternal MarketGoalState monopoly