Market announcement
AS TALLINNA VESI
LEI code
5493000M6TVS2X0KWC97
Size of the entity
Large group
Economic activities
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
Country of registered office
Estonia
General information
Categories
Other price sensitive information
Unique data record identifier
5184
Submission date and time
13.10.2015 16:44:31
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Tallinna Halduskohus avaldas põhjendused AS Tallinna Vesi kaebuste rahuldamata jätmisele
Message
05. juunil 2015. aastal otsustas Tallinna Halduskohus jätta AS Tallinna Vesi
ning Konkurentsiameti vahelises tariifivaidluses ettevõtte poolt 01.06.2011 ja
09.11.2011 esitatud kaebused rahuldamata. 12. oktoobril jõudsid AS-ini Tallinna
Vesi kohtuotsuse põhjendused.
Tallinna Ringkonnakohus kinnitas 2012. aastal, et 2001. aastal sõlmitud
Teenuslepingu tariife puudutav osa on haldusleping. Oma 12. oktoobri otsuses on
Tallinna Halduskohus asunud seisukohale, et Teenuslepingu tariife puudutav osa
kui haldusleping ei ole Konkurentsiametile siduv. AS Tallinna Vesi hinnangul ei
ole kohtu seisukoht põhjendatud.
Ettevõte on varasemalt kinnitanud, et vaidlustab esimese kohtuastme otsuse
Tallinna Ringkonnakohtus. AS Tallinna Vesi on esitanud ametliku teate sooviga
apellatsioonkaebuse esitamiseks. Halduskohtu tervikotsuse kättesaamisest on
ettevõttel otsuse edasikaebamiseks 30 kalendripäeva.
Tallinna Halduskohtu 05. juuni otsuse edasikaebamine tähendab, et vaidlus ei
ole lõplikku lahendit leidnud. Tariifivaidluses lõpliku lahenduse leidmiseni
kehtib esialgne õiguskaitse, millega Tallinna Halduskohus peatas
Konkurentsiameti ettekirjutuse täitmise, mis puudutas tariifide langetamist.
Samuti on lõpliku lahenduse leidmiseni peatatud kahjunõude menetlemine, mille
ettevõte esitas Tallinna Halduskohtule Konkurentsiameti vastu. AS Tallinna Vesi
esitas kahjunõude 02. mail 2014. aastal, vältimaks rahalise nõudeõiguse
aegumist.
Paralleelselt ning eraldiseisvana kohalikust kohtuvaidlusest, on käimas
rahvusvaheline vahekohtu menetlus. Rahvusvahelise arbitraažimenetluse viimaseks
istungiajaks on määratud 2016. aasta november. Sellekohase börsiteate leiab
siit:
https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=665
570&messageId=828839
Mariliis Mia Topp
AS Tallinna Vesi
Kommunikatsioonijuht
Tel: (+372) 62 62 275
[email protected]
Content of announcement in English
Title
Tallinn Administrative Court has released the reasoning of the dismissal of AS Tallinna Vesi’s complaints
Message
On 05.06.2015, Tallinn Administrative Court decided to dismiss the complaints
filed by AS Tallinna Vesi on 01.06.2011 and 09.11.2011, in relation to the
tariff dispute between AS Tallinna Vesi and the Competition Authority. On
12.10.2015, AS Tallinna Vesi received the reasoning behind the Court ruling.
In 2012, Tallinn Circuit Court confirmed that the tariffs part of the Services
Agreement entered into in 2001 is a public law contract. In its reasoning,
published on 12.10, the Tallinn Administrative Court formed an opinion that the
tariffs part of the Services Agreement, as a public law contract, is not
binding on the Competition Authority. AS Tallinna Vesi deems the opinion formed
by the Court to be unfounded.
The Company has stated previously that it intends to appeal the ruling of the
Court of first instance to Tallinn Circuit Court. AS Tallinna Vesi has already
given formal notice of its intent to appeal and the Company now has 30 calendar
days to prepare and file the appeal.
The intention to appeal the Tallinn Administrative Court ruling of 05.06.2015
means that the dispute has not reached the final verdict.Until the final
verdict of the tariff dispute between AS Tallinna Vesi and the Competition
Authority, the preliminary legal protection applied by Estonian Courts against
the CA’s prescription for decreasing the tariffs, remains in force. The claim
for damages submitted by the Company against the CA, has also been suspended
until the final verdict has been heard. AS Tallinna Vesi submitted this claim
on the 02.05.2014, to avoid the expiry of the monetary claim.
International Arbitration Proceedings are being held in parallel and separately
from local Court dispute, with the final hearing set for November 2016. Please
see the link below for further details:
https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=665
570&messageId=828838
Mariliis Mia Topp
AS Tallinna Vesi
Head of Communications
Phone: (+372) 62 62 275
[email protected]