EU energy law and policy : a critical account / Kim Talus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talus, Kim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy industries--European Union countries.

Energy industries.

Power resources--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (813 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

European Union energy law and policy

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A critical overview of European Union energy law and policy, this book takes a law-in-context approach as it examines the development of EU energy law from the 1950s to the present day. It discusses the development of EU energy law; the application of general EU law into energy; the regulation of EU energy markets; international aspects of EU energy law; and policy, sustainability, and energy regulation. Presenting an up-to-date overview of EU energy law and policy and a critical analysis of its sub-areas, the book extends the discussion from electricity and natural gas markets to other areas

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Background for this Book; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; 1.1 Sources of Information on EU Energy Law; 1.2 Overview of the Book; 1 Introduction: EU Energy Law and the Approach Taken in this Study; 2.1 The First 30 Years of Hibernation; 2.1.1 The Transformation; 2.1.2 The Shaping of EU Energy Law by 'Harmonization Legislation'; 2.2 The Early Days of EU Energy Law: The First Steps Towards an Internal Market; 2.2.1 Draft Regulation on Investment Notification (1989-1996); 2.2.2 Commission Directives under Article 106(3) TFEU (1991-1996)

2.2.3 The Exceptions: Article 106(2) EU2.2.4 Directives 80/723/EEC and 88/301/EEC; 2.2.5 Telecommunications Liberalization Continued: Directive 90/377/EEC versus the Burden of Special Rights and the Competition Policy Barrier; 2.3 Draft Commission Directives on Internal Markets for Electricity and Natural Gas; 2.3.1 Dismissed Actions for Failure to Fulfil Obligations under Article 258 TFEU (1994-1997); 2.3.2 Some Observations; 2.4 Draft Harmonization Directives: Obvious Misnomers (1991-1995); 2.4.1 Price Transparency Directive; 2.4.2 Electricity and Gas Transit Directives

2.4.3 Utilities' Procurement Directive2.4.4 Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive; 2.5 First Set of Drafts for Stand-Alone Approximation Directives; 2.6 The Second Set of Drafts for Harmonization Directives; 2.7 Findings: Advocating Liberalization but Heading Towards European Command and Control?; 2.8 Concluding Thoughts: The First Steps Towards an Internal Market in Energy; 2 The Regulatory History of EU Energy: The Evolution of EU Energy Law from 1957 Onwards; 3.1 Generation; 3.2 Third Party Access; 3.2.1 Regulation of TPA under the EU Energy Acquis; 3.3 Unbundling

3.3.1 The Status Quo-From Account Unbundling to Legal Unbundling and Ownership3.3.2 The Third Country Clause or 'Lex Gazprom'; 3.3.3 Ownership Unbundling and EU Law; 3.4 Exemptions and Derogations; 3.4.1 Public Service Obligations (PSOs); 3.4.2 Unbundling of Small Companies; 3.4.3 Emergent and Isolated Gas Markets; 3.4.4 New Infrastructure; 3.5 Security of Supply; 3.5.1 Security of Oil Supply; 3.5.2 Security of Natural Gas Supply; 3.5.3 Security of Electricity Supply; 3.5.4 Infrastructure for Security; 3.5.5 Security of Supply in the General Internal Energy Market Directives

3.6 Concluding Thoughts: From State to Market and from Monopoly to Competition-How Sector Regulation Created Competitive Markets3 The Evolution of the Sector-Specific Regulatory Framework; 4.1 EU Competition Law and the Energy Markets; 4.1.1 Fundamental Competition Concepts for the Energy Sector; 4.1.2 Interpretation and Enforcement between EU and National Competition Authorities: The Effect on Trade between Member States; 4.2 Article 101: Cartels and Other Forms of Collusion; 4.2.1 Horizontal Restraints in the Energy Sector: Joint Selling, Price Fixing, and Others

4.3 Article 102: Abuse of a Dominant Position

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 1, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-176626-7

0-19-150987-6

0-19-150986-8

OCLC:

861538474