Keywords
local district heating market competition, district heating company, relevant market, abusing of dominant position
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.
Recommended Citation
Szwedziak-Bork, I. (2016). Abuse of a dominant position by local district heating companies on local markets. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 5(4), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.4.5.3
First Page
35
Last Page
46
Page Count
11
DOI
10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.4.5.3
Publisher
University of Warsaw
