General information
Prior to signing of the Treaty on the Eurasian
Economic Union dated May 29, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the
"Treaty"), the activities of Natural Monopolies Section were based on
the provisions and norms of the Agreement on the unified principles and rules
of regulation of the activities of natural monopoly entities dated December 9,
2010 (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”).
Subsequently, all provisions of the Agreement were
incorporated into the Treaty, including general principles, types and methods
of regulation of the activities of natural monopoly entities, rules for
providing natural monopolies with access to services, competences of the
Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”). The
following provisions of the Agreement, implemented in 2012-2013, were not
included into the Treaty:
- Phased Plan for the formation of the Single Economic
Space with respect to the spheres of natural monopolies (from the sector
(industry) perspective) approved by Decision No. 14 of the Board of the
Commission dated February 5, 2013 (Annex 1);
- Monitoring criteria and procedure for implementation
of the Phased Plan approved by Decision No. 14 of the Board of the Commission
dated February 5, 2013 (Annex 2).
Responsibilities of the Commission for natural
monopolies within the framework of the Treaty (for the period from January 2012
to May 2014):
- preparation of proposals on the Phased plan;
- preparation of proposals on criteria and monitoring
procedures of the Phased plan implementation;
- analysis and elaboration of proposals on ways of
coordination (development and implementation) of the national bodies’ decisions
relating to natural monopolies;
- performance of a comparative analysis of the system and
practices in the sphere of regulation of the activities of natural monopoly
entities in the Member States providing preparation of related annual reports
and statements;
- promotion of regulation harmonization in the spheres of
natural monopolies with respect to environmental aspects, energy efficiency;
-
presentation of results of the performed work on implementation of the Treaty
for consideration by the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community
(Supreme governing body of the Customs Union);
- preparation of proposals on the list of regulatory
legal acts of the Parties in the sphere of natural monopolies subject to
harmonisation, established by the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic
Community (Supreme governing body of the Customs Union).
Responsibilities of the Commission for natural monopolies
within the framework of the Treaty (since May 2014):
- decision-making on expansion of the spheres of natural
monopolies in the Member States (after submission of a relevant request to the
Commission);
- performance of a comparative analysis of the system and
practices in the sphere of regulation of the activities of natural monopoly
entities in the Member States providing preparation of related annual reports
and statements;
-
promotion of regulation harmonization in the spheres of natural monopolies with
respect to environmental aspects, energy efficiency;
- preparation of materials on results of the performed
work coordinated with the Member States’ national authorities for consideration
by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, as well as proposals on introduction
of regulatory legal acts in the sphere of natural monopolies subject to harmonisation
coordinated with the Member States, and proposals on determination of the
sequence of implementation of relevant measures to harmonize legislation in
this sphere.
Outcomes of the year 2016
Useful links
Republic of Armenia
Public Services Regulatory Commission – psrc.am
Ministry of International Economic Integration
and Reforms – gov.am
Republic of Belarus
Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies,
Protection of Competition and Consumer Rights – kremzk.gov.kz
Russian Federation
Kyrgyz Republic
