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Event in French
In the case of highly capital-intensive infrastructure, the public authorities may choose to delegate the financing, development, maintenance and operation of these infrastructures to third-party companies under concession contracts. In return, these concession companies are entitled to collect tolls from users.
Although concession contracts exist in many network industries (water, electricity and gas, air and sea transport, telecommunications), it is neither customary nor consistent with the logic of the concession contract itself for a regulator to interfere in the relationship between the concessionaire and the concession-granting authority. However, there is a tendency for regulators to look at aspects of this relationship, particularly in terms of pricing, as is the case with ARAFER for motorway concessions. Other sectors, such as telecoms and energy, also seem to be affected by this trend.
How is the intervention of a regulatory authority justified in the context of a contract between the State or a local authority and a private operator? What are the tools of this regulation? How is the intersection between regulation and concessions organised in different sectors of activity?
The aim of this closed seminar of the regulators' club will be to discuss the experiences and practices of regulators from different sectors.
Speakers
- Jeremy BONAN | Head of fibre optics unit, Arcep
- Caroline GIBON| Head of the Airport Economic Regulation Office, DGAC
- Frédéric GRAVOT | Deputy Networks Director, CRE
- Frédéric MARTY | Research manager, CNRS
- Thomas PERTUISET | Director of the Road Passenger Transport and Motorways Unit, ARAFER
The debate will be moderated by Claudie Boiteau | Professor of Public Law, Paris-Dauphine University
This seminar is reserved for members of the Club des Régulateurs.
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