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 corporate action
Unique data record identifier
6902
Submission date and time
08.10.2018 09:00:00
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Rahvusvaheline arbitraažikohus rahuldas osaliselt Euroopa Komisjoni taotluse esitada oma seisukohad vahekohtumenetluses. Tallinna Halduskohus teeb otsuse kahju hüvitamise nõuet puudutavas vaidluses.
Message
Rahvusvaheline arbitraazhikohus rahuldas osaliselt Euroopa Komisjoni taotluse esitada oma seisukohad AS Tallinna Vesi, United Utilities ja Eesti Vabariigi vahelises vahekohtumenetluses. Tallinna Halduskohus teeb 2014. aastal Konkurentsiameti vastu esitatud kahju hüvitamise nõuet puudutavas vaidluses otsuse 19. novembril 2018. 22. augustil 2018 esitas Euroopa Komisjon rahvusvahelisele arbitraazhikohtule taotluse, millega palus arbitraazhikohtult võimalust esitada AS Tallinna Vesi, United Utilities (Tallinn) B.V. ja Eesti Vabariigi vahelises vahekohtumenetluses oma seisukohad vaidluse pooleks mitteoleva isikuna. Euroopa Komisjon soovis sekkuda ja esitada oma seisukohad seoses Achmea (Euroopa Liidu Kohtu kaasus C?284/16) lahendist tulenevate võimalike mõjudega arbitraazhikohtu pädevusele. 2. oktoobril 2018 otsustas arbitraazhikohus Euroopa Komisjoni taotluse osaliselt rahuldada. Täpsemalt võimaldab arbitraazhikohus Euroopa Komisjonil esitada ühe kirjaliku seisukoha kuni 15 lehel 10 päeva jooksul, s.o. 12. oktoobriks 2018. Mõlemad vaidluse pooled (hagi esitaja ja vastustaja) võivad esitada oma seisukohad Euroopa Komisjoni seisukohale 26. oktoobriks 2018. Arbitraazhikohus jättis rahuldamata Euroopa Komisjoni taotluse tutvuda arbitraazhikohtu materjalidega ja osaleda arbitraazhikohtu istungil, kuna istungeid ei ole määratud ning need pole ettenähtavad. Rahvusvahelise arbitraazhikohtu lahendi tegemise aega ei ole kindlaks määratud. Vahekohtumenetlusega seotud korraldused ja otsused, välja arvatud konfidentsiaalseks tunnistatud dokumendid on kättesaadavad Rahvusvahelise Investeeringualaste Vaidluste Lahendamise Keskuse (International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes) kodulehelt. (https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Pages/cases/casedetail.aspx?CaseNo=ARB/14/24) 5. oktoobril 2018 tegi Tallinna Halduskohus määruse, mille kohaselt teeb kohus 19. novembril 2018 avalikult teatavaks otsuse AS Tallinna Vesi ja Konkurentsiameti vahelises vaidluses haldusasjas 3-14-363. Haldusasi puudutab AS Tallinna Vesi kaebust Konkurentsiameti vastu saamata jäänud tariifitulu hüvitamiseks, samuti kaebusi AS Tallinna Vesi 2013-2017 veeteenuse hindade kooskõlastamise taotluste läbivaatamata jätmise vaidlustamiseks. Riina Käi AS Tallinna Vesi Finantsdirektor (+372) 62 62 262 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Content of announcement in English
Title
The Tribunal has decided to partly satisfy the European Commission Application to intervene in the arbitration. The Tallinn Administrative Court will make a decision in the dispute concerning the damages claim.
Message
The Tribunal has decided to partly satisfy the European Commission Application to intervene in the arbitration between AS Tallinna Vesi, United Utilities and Estonian Government. The Tallinn Administrative Court will make a decision in the dispute concerning the damages claim submitted against the Estonian Competition Authority in 2014 on 19 November 2018. On 22(nd) August 2018, the European Commission submitted an Application for Leave to Intervene to the arbitration between AS Tallinna Vesi, United Utilities (Tallinn) B.V. and Estonian Government as a Non-Disputing Party. European Commission requested to intervene and make submissions in the arbitration limited to the jurisdictional question of the possible legal consequences of the judgment of Achmea (case C?284/16 of the Court of Justice of the European Union). On 2(nd) October, the Tribunal decided to satisfy the Commission's Application in part, namely the Commission is invited to submit a single written submission of up to 15 pages within 10 days by 12 October 2018. Both parties (Claimant and Respondent) may each file comments to the submission by 26(th) October 2018. The Tribunal rejected the Commission's request for access to the documents filed in the case and for attending any further hearing, as no such hearing is either scheduled or foreseen. There is no fixed deadline on the decision of the Tribunal on the Arbitration. The procedural orders and decisions issued during the arbitration proceedings, subject to the redaction of confidential information, are available on the ICSID webpage (https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Pages/cases/casedetail.aspx?CaseNo=ARB/14/24). The Tallinn Administrative Court made a ruling on 5 October 2018 according to which the court will publicly announce the decision in the dispute between AS Tallinna Vesi and the Competition Authority in administrative case 3-14-363 on 19 November 2018. The administrative case concerns AS Tallinna Vesi's complaint against the Competition Authority for the compensation for loss of tariff income, as well as complaints challenging the refusal to review AS Tallinna Vesi's applications for the approval of water tariffs for 2013-2017. Riina Käi AS Tallinna Vesi Chief Financial Officer (+372) 62 62 262 [email protected]