Federal Network Agency: The European Commission sued Germany for energy market rules

The European Commission is suing Germany for ignoring the rules of the energy market. These should allow greater competition and lower prices in the market. Specifically, the Brussels authority has complained about the lack of independence of the Federal Network Agency in determining network charges and the inadequacies of German requirements for the separation of production and distribution networks. electricity transport. The complaint brings the Commission to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

The Authority accuses the federal government of failing to properly transpose the Electricity Directive and the Gas Directive. For example, regulators would not have the flexibility to set net rates and other conditions. Because there are stipulations in the regulations of the federal government.

Also the rules for the unbundling of the energy and production networks are not properly implemented. The purpose of this unbundling is that the networks can be used for free by competitors, which could mean more suppliers, more competition and lower prices.

The dispute over the implementation of these Community requirements out. By February 2015, the Commission had called for changes in Berlin in April 2016 again. "As EU law is still not respected, the Commission must seize the court," said the Brussels news agency. (dpa)

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