# C_2013050EN.01001001.xml

| 21.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 50/10 |
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21.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/10

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Acknowledgement of receipt of complaint No CHAP/2012/03180

2013/C 50/06

| 1. | The European Commission has received and continues to receive a series of complaints, in which complainants state that Decision No 33 of 14 September 2012 of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission in Bulgaria setting grid access tariffs for electricity produced from certain renewable energy sources is a discriminatory measure that breaches several items of EU legislation. |
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The European Commission has received and continues to receive a series of complaints, in which complainants state that Decision No 33 of 14 September 2012 of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission in Bulgaria setting grid access tariffs for electricity produced from certain renewable energy sources is a discriminatory measure that breaches several items of EU legislation.

| 2. | The European Commission has registered and will continue to register these letters under reference number CHAP/2012/03180. |
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The European Commission has registered and will continue to register these letters under reference number CHAP/2012/03180.

| 3. | Given the significant number of complaints it has received on this subject, the Commission, with a view to responding swiftly and informing those concerned while making the most economical use of its administrative resources, is publishing this acknowledgment of receipt in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the Internet at:
  http://ec.europa.eu/eu_law/complaints/receipt/index_en.htm |
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Given the significant number of complaints it has received on this subject, the Commission, with a view to responding swiftly and informing those concerned while making the most economical use of its administrative resources, is publishing this acknowledgment of receipt in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the Internet at:

Official Journal of the European Union

http://ec.europa.eu/eu_law/complaints/receipt/index_en.htm

| 4. | The complaint is currently being examined by the Commission in the light of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16), Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 55) and Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15). |
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The complaint is currently being examined by the Commission in the light of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16), Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 55) and Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15).

| 5. | The complainants will be informed, through the same channels, of the results of this examination and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take. |
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The complainants will be informed, through the same channels, of the results of this examination and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take.

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