Comment on Ministerial Authorisation of Eon/Ruhrgas
05.07.2002
The Ministry came to its decision by weighing up the restraints of competition established by the Bundeskartellamt against grounds of public interest.
The Bundeskartellamt is not to judge the decision, in particular the Ministry’s statements on the grounds of public interest.
Nevertheless, in view of the President of the Bundeskartellamt, Ulf Böge, the obligations imposed by the decision are in the right direction to moderate the restraints of competition resulting from the Eon/Ruhrgas concentration.