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Publication of the author’s thesis, defended in 2008 at the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), under the supervision of Professor Martine Lombard and updated to include in particular the contribution of the "Electronic Communications" and "Internal Energy Market" legislative packages of 2009. A stimulating work that will be the subject of a detailed review in the next edition of the column.