Odpowiedzialność z tytułu naruszenia obowiązku stosowania się do ograniczeń w dostarczaniu i poborze energii elektrycznej w orzecznictwie Sądu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów oraz Sądu Apelacyjnego w Warszawie

Abstract

In order to guarantee the energy security, including the security of fuel and energy supply, the Act of 10 April 1997 on Energy Law provides for a number of legal instruments. Among them, the obligation on electricity consumers to comply with the restrictions in the supply and consumption of electricity provided for in Art. 11–11f can be named. Violation of this obligation is subject to a sanction in the form of a fine imposed by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office on energy consumers pursuant to Art. 56 sec. 1 point 3a. The purpose of this article is to discuss the judgments of the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection and the Court of Appeal in Warsaw issued as a result of an appeal by energy consumers against these decisions of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office, with regard to the grounds and conditions for liability by energy consumers for failure to comply with restrictions in the supply and consumption of electricity as well as the conditions for determining the amount of a financial penalty or withdrawing from its imposition in such cases.