Traduction de «concurrence n'aient » (Français → Anglais) :

On the other hand, some discretion for NRAs on the timing of implementing pricing flexibility is necessary, in order to safeguard competition, in particular to avoid the risk of disrupting existing access agreements.

72. Regrets that energy consumers in the EU continue to suffer from a distorted energy market; stresses that effective competition in energy markets leads to greater innovation, a more secure and more affordable energy supply and less environmental impact; observes that persistent obstacles in the energy sector include insufficient interconnection, lack of transparency in the transmission system through which operators allocate power to producers, and different definitions of service recipient categories among Member States;

Nevertheless, I regret that some of the amendments submitted by the Group of European Socialists, which concerned the field of public procurement and competition, were not voted on.

18. Considers it of great importance that the relevant authorities should be able to impose on the provision by private profit-making parties of SGIs, in fields such as health care, education and social security, conditions reflecting the general features and principles of SGIs which need to be defined at European level, so that these cannot be overruled by competition rules; considers that, in its relations with third countries, the European Union should give priority to meeting the needs of their inhabitants, conserving resources and reducing inequality, and insists that the European Union must secure full recognition of essential goo ...[+++]ds and services in trade negotiations; considers that the Community, in the context of its development cooperation policy, must support investment in essential services in the developing countries, including by using Community funding to attract private sector investors, increasing the aid allocated to emerging countries and promoting, by financial incentives and transfers of know-how, the rules of good government which are essential for fair and high-quality services.

It may well be the case that competition develops at different speeds in different market segments and in different Member States, and national regulatory authorities should be able to relax regulatory obligations in those markets where competition is delivering the desired results.

35. Emphasises that this agreement lays down basic principles for an effective competition policy through the establishment of uniform minimum standards for the prevention of anti-competitive practices, such as the formation of cartels, the abuse of a dominant position in the market, the prevention of vertical and horizontal restrictions on competition, as well as the establishment of independent competition authorities in all WTO member states to enforce minimum competition law standards; steps must be taken to ensure that a situation does not arise in which companies would have to comply with differing national interpretations of comp ...[+++]etition law;