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Document 62017CN0238
Case C-238/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 9 May 2017 — ‘Renerga’ UAB v ‘Energijos skirstymo operatorius’ AB, ‘Lietuvos energijos gamyba’ AB
Case C-238/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 9 May 2017 — ‘Renerga’ UAB v ‘Energijos skirstymo operatorius’ AB, ‘Lietuvos energijos gamyba’ AB
Case C-238/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 9 May 2017 — ‘Renerga’ UAB v ‘Energijos skirstymo operatorius’ AB, ‘Lietuvos energijos gamyba’ AB
IO C 231, 17.7.2017, p. 18–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
17.7.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 231/18 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 9 May 2017 — ‘Renerga’ UAB v ‘Energijos skirstymo operatorius’ AB, ‘Lietuvos energijos gamyba’ AB
(Case C-238/17)
(2017/C 231/23)
Language of the case: Lithuanian
Referring court
Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant:‘Renerga’ UAB
Defendants:‘Energijos skirstymo operatorius’ AB, ‘Lietuvos energijos gamyba’ AB
Questions referred
1. |
Is the objective of ‘ensuring that system operators and system users are granted appropriate incentives, in both the short and the long term, to increase efficiencies in system performance and foster market integration’, laid down in Article 36(f) of Directive 2009/72/EC (1) for the regulatory authority carrying out the regulatory tasks specified in Directive 2009/72, to be understood and interpreted as prohibiting a failure to grant incentives (a failure to pay PIS [public interest service] compensation) or their restriction? |
2. |
Having regard to the fact that Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72 provides that PIS obligations are to be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory and verifiable, and Article 3(6) of Directive 2009/72 provides that financial compensation to PIS persons is to be determined in a non-discriminatory and transparent way, it is necessary to clarify the following:
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3. |
Under Article 3(15) of Directive 2009/72 which requires Member States to inform the European Commission every two years of changes to all measures adopted to fulfil universal service and public service obligations, is a Member State which has established in national legal measures legislation laying down grounds, rules and a mechanism for restricting compensation payable to PIS providers obliged to inform the European Commission of such new legislation? |
4. |
Does the laying down by a Member State in national law of grounds, rules and a mechanism for restricting compensation payable to PIS providers offend against the objectives of implementation of Directive 2009/72 and against general principles of EU law (legal certainty, legitimate expectations, proportionality, transparency and non-discrimination)? |
(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 (OJ 2009 L 211, p. 55).