Artikel 6(5)

“If a Contracting Party considers that any specified anti-competitive conduct carried out within the Area of another Contracting Party is adversely affecting an important interest relevant to the purposes identified in this Article, the Contracting Party may notify the other Contracting Party and may request that its competition authorities initiate appropriate enforcement action. The notifying Contracting Party shall include in such notification sufficient information to permit the notified Contracting Party to identify the anti-competitive conduct that is the subject of the notification and shall include an offer of such further information and cooperation as that Contracting Party is able to provide. The notified Contracting Party or, as the case may be, the relevant competition authorities may consult with the competition authorities of the notifying Contracting Party and shall accord full consideration to the request of the notifying Contracting Party in deciding whether or not to initiate enforcement action with respect to the alleged anti-competitive conduct identified in the notification. The notified Contracting Party shall inform the notifying Contracting Party of its decision or the decision of the relevant competition authorities and may if it wishes inform the notifying Contracting Party of the grounds for the decision. If enforcement action is initiated, the notified Contracting Party shall advise the notifying Contracting Party of its outcome and, to the extent possible, of any significant interim development."
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
In Albania there are no established institutions to enforce the competition rules. Such institutions will be provided for in the law on the Protection of Competition which is planned to be finalized in 1996.
Phase-out
1 January 1999.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Institutions to enforce the provisions of this paragraph have not been established in Armenia.
The laws on Energy and Protection of Competition are planned to include provisions to establish such institutions.
Phase-out
31 December 1997.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Anti-monopoly authorities shall be established after the adoption of anti-monopoly legislation.
Phase-out
1 January 2000.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Anti-monopoly authorities shall be established after the adoption of anti-monopoly legislation.
Phase-out
1 January 2000.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Laws on demonopolization are at present at the stage of elaboration in Georgia and that is why there are no competition authorities established yet.
Phase-out
1 January 1999.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
An Anti-monopoly Committee has been established in Kazakhstan, but its activity needs improvement, both from legislative and organizational points of view, in order to elaborate an effective mechanism handling the complaints on anti-competitive conduct.
Phase-out
1 January 1998.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
There is no mechanism in Kyrgyzstan to control the anti-competitive conduct and the relevant legislation. It is necessary to establish relevant anti-monopoly authorities.
Phase-out
1 July 2001.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
The Ministry of Economy is responsible for the control of competitive conduct in Moldova. Relevant amendments have been made to the law on Breach of Administrative Rules, which envisage some penalties for violating rules of competition by monopoly enterprises.
The draft law on Competition which is now at the stage of elaboration will have provisions on the enforcement of competition rules.
Phase-out
1 January 1998.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Institutions to enforce the provisions of this paragraph have not been established in Romania.
The Institutions charged with the enforcement of competition rules are provided for in the draft law on Protection of Competition which is scheduled to be adopted during 1994.
The draft also provides a period of nine months for enforcement, starting with the date of its publication.
According to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between Romania and the European Communities, Romania was granted a period of five years to implement competition rules.
Phase-out
1 January 1998.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Tajikistan has adopted laws on Demonopolization and Competition, but institutions to enforce competition rules are in the stage of development.
Phase-out
31 December 1997.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
The law on Restricting Monopoly Activities has been adopted in Uzbekistan and has been in force since July 1992. However, the law (as is specified in article 1, paragraph 3) does not extend to the activities of the enterprises in the energy sector.
Phase-out
1 July 2001.