Antitrust: Commission opens Belgian gas market to competition

Commitments offered by Distrigas to open the Belgian gas market have been made legally binding by a formal decision just adopted by the European Commission. The commitments address concerns raised by the Commission in the course of an investigation under EC Treaty rules prohibiting the abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82). The Commission had concerns about supply problems on the Belgian gas market through long-term contracts concluded by Distrigas with gas customers.