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European Union
„Elektrorazpredelenie Yug“ EAD v Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR) (C-31/18)
Consideration of the questions referred
The first and third questions
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„Elektrorazpredelenie Yug“ EAD v Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR) (C-31/18)

Judgment of 17 Oct 2019law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-31-18/para_58@2026-11-10

58It follows that Member States may not distinguish between the concepts of electricity distribution and transmission systems, for the purposes of Directive 2009/72, on the basis of a criterion in addition to those laid down in Article 2(3) and (5) thereof.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-31/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:868
Decided: 17 Oct 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad (Administrative Court, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Applicant: Elektrorazpredelenie Yug EAD
Defendant: Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR)
Other party: BMF Port Burgas EAD
Rapporteur: E. Regan
Advocate General: G. Pitruzzella
Bench: 5 judges
E. Regan, R. Silva de Lapuerta, I. Jarukaitis, E. Juhász, C. Lycourgos
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0031

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Approximation of laws Energy Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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Interprets 1: Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 7: G sp. z o.o. v W S.A (C-371/22); ENGIE Deutschland GmbH v Landesregulierungsbehörde beim Sächsischen Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr (C-293/23)2 provisions; SC AA SRL v MFE (C-701/22); Fondul Proprietatea SA v Guvernul României and Others (C-179/20); Criminal proceedings against IR (C-649/19); European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-767/19); Engie Cartagena S.L. v Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (C-523/18)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12); Neculai Tarola v Minister for Social Protection (C-483/17); Solvay Chimica Italia SpA and Others v Autorità per l'energia elettrica, il gas e il sistema idrico (C-262/17, C-263/17, C-273/17); FENS spol. s r.o. v Slovenská republika – Úrad pre reguláciu sieťových odvetví (C-305/17); Balgarska energiyna borsa AD (BEB) v Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR) (C-347/16); Julius Sabatauskas and Others (C-239/07); citiworks AG (C-439/06); „Elektrorazpredelenie Yug“ EAD v Komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane (KEVR) (C-31/18); Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE (C-55/18)