The European Court of Justice expressed doubt in a ruling on Wednesday 7 September as to the legality of French rules setting the price for the supply of natural gas, which are alleged to be disproportionate and discriminatory.
France requires its incumbent natural gas operator, GDF-Suez, local distribution companies and Total Énergie Gaz to offer natural gas at regulated prices for some types of consumer (67.5% of residential sites and 40.2% of non-residential sites were covered by...