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Distribution system operator discretion and procedural protection of market participants in EU electricity network access

TalTech Journal of European Studies
Volume 16 (2026): Issue 2 (December 2026)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2026-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 (formerly 2228-0596) | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600 (formerly 2228-0596)
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Language: English
Page range: 245 - 267
Published online: Oct 25, 2026
Published in print: Dec 1, 2026
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
discretion,
distribution network access,
distribution system operators,
effective judicial protection,
EU electricity law,
procedural protection,
regulatory discretion,
rule of law
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Computer sciences, other,
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Law,
Law, other,
Social sciences,
Social sciences, other

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