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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9193

17 May 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition/energy
Commission opens in-depth investigation into Distrigas

Brussels, 16/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has opened an in-depth inquiry into Belgian gas supplier Distrigas - part of the Suez Group - which it suspects of abusing its dominant position (Article 82 of the competition rules) on the domestic natural gas market (Distrigas controls almost 85% of the Belgian natural gas market). “We sent a statement of objections on 10 May” in which the Commission informed Distrigas of its concerns over long-term contracts between the...

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