Regulacja sektora energetycznego w Unii Europejskiej oraz na Ukrainie. Cele i prawne środki regulacji sektora energetycznego
The regulation of the energy sector in the European Union and in Ukraine. The objectives and legal measures of the energy sector-specific regulation

Author(s): Eryk Kosiński
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation, Comparative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Energy sector; natural gas sector; energy sector regulation of the European Union; energy sector in Ukraine; natural gas sectors in Ukraine
Summary/Abstract: This monograph is a unique, in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the laws that regulate the energy sector in Ukraine as they relate to energy sector regulation of the European Union. This work addresses the contemporary understanding of the concept of sectoral regulation and determines goals (values) and specific legal means (instruments) of regulatory intervention in both, Ukraine and the EU. The author starts with distinguishing the four basic goals of the regulation of the energy sector. The first goal is to implement and support broadly understood principles of economy. The second goal pertains to a broadly understood protection of the interests of consumers (household consumers, including vulnerable consumers) and their social welfare (social goals of regulations). The third goal is to guarantee energy security, and the fourth goal highlights environmental protection and climate action (pro-ecological objectives). The analysis uses the above concepts to assess the regulatory regimes for electricity and natural gas sectors in Ukraine and the EU. The findings indicate that the EU regulation of electricity and natural gas sector recognizes all the relevant regulatory goals. While legal measures (instruments) for the implementation of all important regulatory objectives have been introduced and legally guaranteed in Ukraine, the actual application and implementation of the laws leaves room for improvement.

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