“…The promotion of competition and efficiency in the European electricity markets has been a strong policy priority for the European Commission. Operational criteria about how to define a relevant market in a geographical sense serve as a precondition for economic assessments of the electricity industry regardless of whether a merger case or a case focusing on potential abuse of market dominance (Article 82) is evaluated; see, for example, Vandezande et al (2006). In its recent sector inquiry on the gas and electricity industries the European Commission (2007) presents a detailed discussion of the relevant market for production and wholesale of electricity in the Nordic countries.…”
“…The promotion of competition and efficiency in the European electricity markets has been a strong policy priority for the European Commission. Operational criteria about how to define a relevant market in a geographical sense serve as a precondition for economic assessments of the electricity industry regardless of whether a merger case or a case focusing on potential abuse of market dominance (Article 82) is evaluated; see, for example, Vandezande et al (2006). In its recent sector inquiry on the gas and electricity industries the European Commission (2007) presents a detailed discussion of the relevant market for production and wholesale of electricity in the Nordic countries.…”
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