Nuclear energy : The French Competition Authority delivers its opinion on the draft decree amending the rules of regulated access to historical nuclear energy

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On October 20, 2014, the French Competition Authority issued Opinion No. 14-A-16 on the draft decree amending Decree No. 2011-466 of April 28, 2011 setting the terms and conditions for regulated access to historic nuclear electricity (ARENH). The case was referred to the Minister of the Economy, who requested an opinion in accordance with the combined provisions of Articles L. 337-1 of the Energy Code and L. 410-2 of the Commercial Code. The aforementioned Article L. 410-2, paragraph 2, provides that "[…]in sectors or areas where price competition is limited due either to monopoly situations or lasting supply difficulties, or to legislative or regulatory