ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - Konkurentsiamet
ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - Konkurentsiamet
ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - Konkurentsiamet
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network connection. A prior notice of limitation of the capacity must be given to the<br />
consumer at least 15 days in advance.<br />
A network operator has the right to suspend a consumer’s network connection immediately<br />
if the consumer increases the limited capacity without authorisation, uses electricity or the<br />
network service illegally or uses electrical installations that do not correspond to established<br />
requirements, are dangerous or disturb the function of the entire network or threaten the<br />
supply dependability.<br />
All market participants, including the operators and the consumers, have the right to turn to<br />
the Competition Authority as the body conducting extra-judicial proceedings. A market<br />
participant may submit a written complaint to the Competition Authority against another<br />
market participant’s activities or lack of activity that violates the Electricity Market Act or<br />
legislations enacted based on the Electricity Market Act. A total of 33 decisions (including<br />
decisions on challenges) were made in the year <strong>2010</strong> about the solving of complaints. 256<br />
answers to inquiries and requests for information were made (incl. relating to the Public<br />
Water Supply and Sewerage Act). In order to ensure the rights granted to energy consumers<br />
by law, the Competition Authority continuously monitors the accession fee methods,<br />
standard terms and other matters provided by the law. In the year <strong>2010</strong>, 23 decisions were<br />
heard and made relating to the approval of accession fee methods (3) and general terms (20).<br />
Public water supply and sewerage system<br />
In August <strong>2010</strong>, the Riigikogu passed the Establishment of Price Limitations to<br />
Monopolies Act, which among other things amended the Public Water Supply and<br />
Sewerage Act (hereinafter referred to as PWSSA) since 01.11.<strong>2010</strong>. Arising from the law<br />
amendment, the water undertakings whose territory is located on a sewerage collection<br />
area with a pollution load of 2,000 population equivalents or more are required to coordinate<br />
the price of the water service and the calculation methods of the accession fee<br />
with the Competition Authority.<br />
Pursuant to the law amendment, the Competition Authority had to prepare and publish on<br />
its website an instruction material “Recommended principles of calculating the price of the<br />
water service” (hereinafter referred to as the Instructions). The creators of the Instructions<br />
were guided by the regulation principles of monopoly undertakings (electricity, district<br />
heating, and natural gas) that were already in place in Estonia. The Instructions are applied<br />
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