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Natural monopolies in Electricity and Gas Sectors (the legal aspects)
Kadlecová, Eliška ; Handrlica, Jakub (advisor) ; Eichlerová, Kateřina (referee)
The purpose of this diploma thesis is to use relevant economic knowledge for the analysis of the key legal aspects of the natural monopoly, particularly the main theoretical aspects thereto. The interpretation is not limited to principle features, however, it covers also the related issues. The text is focused mainly on electricity and gas industries. Apart from applicable law and legal books, the relevant case law of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Administrative Court of Czech Republic has been also a significant source of knowledge hereto. The European Union legal regulations and expert opinions of the European Commission have been taken into account as well. The diploma thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is focused on economic aspects of the applicable law. It provides thorough overview concerning the model and its introduction into reviewed fields. The principal information, historical background and view of the critics are introduced. This chapter also labels the entities under the Czech law that are considered to be the natural monopolies. Furthermore, three basic fields of legal institutes that are subject to subsequent review are outlined. The second chapter defines elementary terms relevant for further research. Specifically, it covers the distribution,...
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Legal Aspects of the Price Regulation in Electricity and Gas Sectors
Osadská, Jana ; Handrlica, Jakub (advisor) ; Svoboda, Petr (referee)
Legal Aspects of Price Regulation in Electricity and Gas Sector The aim of the thesis is to provide a legal analysis of contemporary price regulation in electricity and gas sector in the Czech Republic. Under the current legal framework of Third Energy Package and the national pricing and energy legislation, the price regulation is most commonly used for natural monopolies which are in in electricity and gas sector represented by the operators of the transmission and distribution systems. From the material aspects, the regulated prices shall cover the economically justified costs to ensure safe and efficient performance of licensed activities, as well as depreciation and reasonable profit to ensure return on investments. From a formal point of view, the administrative acts of price regulation are, in accordance with contemporary case law, considered as normative administrative acts. Nevertheless, the thesis is also considering the other forms of administrative action for the performance of price regulation and the possible review of administrative acts of price regulation.
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