Abuse of a dominant position by local district heating companies on local markets Cover Image

Nadużywanie pozycji dominującej przez przedsiębiorstwa ciepłownicze na lokalnych rynkach ciepła
Abuse of a dominant position by local district heating companies on local markets

Author(s): Ilona Szwedziak-Bork
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Commercial Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: local district heating market; competition; district heating company; relevant market; abusing of dominant position

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyse the district heating sector in the context of unilateral anti-competitive behaviours of companies acting on local district heating markets. The lack of an ‘unbundling’ rule in the district heating sector, and the problematic issue of ‘third party access’ results in companies being relatively more willing to abuse their dominant positions held in local markets. The decision-making practice of the President of UOKiK, the Polish NCA, has been presented in order to better illustrate such unilateral behaviours alongside a description of the characteristic features of the district heating sector.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 35-46
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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