Koordinering af abonnementspriser for service på naturgasfyr

Abonnementsordninger på service af naturgasfyr i Hovedstadsområdet og Midt- og Nordjylland har været udsat for en ulovlig prisaftale. HMN Naturgas, Gastech-Energi, Kiertner og brancheorganisationen DEBRA har overtrådt konkurrencereglerne.

Hent afgørelse Læs pressemeddelelse 
Lucene.Net.Store.LockObtainFailedException: Lock obtain timed out: NativeFSLock@C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock: System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file. : 'C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock'
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.Lock(SafeFileHandle handle, Boolean _, Int64 position, Int64 length)
   at Lucene.Net.Store.NativeFSLock.Obtain()
 ---> System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file. : 'C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock'
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.Lock(SafeFileHandle handle, Boolean _, Int64 position, Int64 length)
   at Lucene.Net.Store.NativeFSLock.Obtain()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Lucene.Net.Store.Lock.Obtain(Int64 lockWaitTimeout)
   at Lucene.Net.Index.IndexWriter..ctor(Directory d, IndexWriterConfig conf)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriterWithOpenMode(Directory d, OpenMode openMode)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriter(Directory d)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriterWithLockCheck()
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.get_IndexWriter()
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateSearcher()
   at System.Lazy`1.ViaFactory(LazyThreadSafetyMode mode)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
   at KFST.Umbraco.Components.Templates.RulingStatusDetails.RulingStatusDetailsSpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.GetStatus(String caseComplexId) in /src/src/KFST.Umbraco/Components/Templates/RulingStatusDetails/RulingStatusDetailsSpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.cs:line 59
   at KFST.Umbraco.Components.Templates.RulingStatusDetails.RulingStatusDetailsSpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.Invoke(RulingStatusDetailsSpot model, String viewPath) in /src/src/KFST.Umbraco/Components/Templates/RulingStatusDetails/RulingStatusDetailsSpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.cs:line 46
   at lambda_method724(Closure, Object, Object[])
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeSyncCore(ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object component, ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeAsync(ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeAsync(ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentHelper.InvokeCoreAsync(ViewComponentDescriptor descriptor, Object arguments)
   at AspNetCore.Views_Partials_grid_editors_base.ExecuteAsync() in C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\1.3.0.553\Views\Partials\grid\editors\base.cshtml:line 14

Formand for Konkurrencerådet, Christian Schultz, siger:

HMN Naturgas har aftalt med to af sine konkurrenter i serviceleddet samt brancheorganisationen DEBRA, at HMN skulle hæve sine abonnementspriser. Formålet var at give konkurrenter mulighed for også at hæve deres egne abonnementspriser. Det er en klar overtrædelse af konkurrenceloven, som kan have skadet husstande med naturgasfyr i en stor del af Danmark.

Konkurrencerådet har afgjort, at HMN Naturgas og to af selskabets konkurrenter i serviceleddet, Gastech-Energi og Kiertner, samt brancheorganisationen DEBRA har overtrådt konkurrenceloven ved at koordinere abonnementspriser på service af naturgasfyr.

Konkurrencerådet har vurderet, at sagen bør sendes videre til anklagemyndigheden.

Abonnementsordningerne, som har været udsat for den ulovlige priskoordinering, omfatter et hovedeftersyn af naturgasfyret med et fast interval og typisk også muligheden for at tilkalde en reparatør ved akutte behov.

HMN Naturgas-koncernen er Danmarks største naturgasselskab. Gastech-Energi og Kiertner er underleverandører til HMN Naturgas, hvor de står for at servicere naturgasfyr i Hovedstadsområdet, Nord- og Midtjylland. Samtidig tilbyder både Gastech-Energi og Kiertner selv service af naturgasfyr i områderne i konkurrence med HMN Naturgas.

Konkurrencerådet påbyder parterne straks at bringe den ulovlige prisaftale til ophør, hvis det ikke allerede er sket, samt at afholde sig fra at indgå en tilsvarende aftale frem over. Konkurrencerådet påbyder desuden DEBRA at informere alle organisationens medlemmer om afgørelsen, og HMN Naturgas skal også informere alle sine øvrige underleverandører om den.

Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen tog sagen op i 2014 på baggrund af en klage over en formodet ulovlig prisaftale. I maj 2015 gennemførte Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen kontrolundersøgelser hos sagens parter.

For yderligere information kontakt kommunikationschef i Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen, Hanne Arentoft, på telefon 4171 5098.

Lucene.Net.Store.LockObtainFailedException: Lock obtain timed out: NativeFSLock@C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock: System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file. : 'C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock'
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.Lock(SafeFileHandle handle, Boolean _, Int64 position, Int64 length)
   at Lucene.Net.Store.NativeFSLock.Obtain()
 ---> System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file. : 'C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\shared\u13\RulingNewIndex\write.lock'
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.Lock(SafeFileHandle handle, Boolean _, Int64 position, Int64 length)
   at Lucene.Net.Store.NativeFSLock.Obtain()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Lucene.Net.Store.Lock.Obtain(Int64 lockWaitTimeout)
   at Lucene.Net.Index.IndexWriter..ctor(Directory d, IndexWriterConfig conf)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriterWithOpenMode(Directory d, OpenMode openMode)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriter(Directory d)
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateIndexWriterWithLockCheck()
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.get_IndexWriter()
   at Examine.Lucene.Providers.LuceneIndex.CreateSearcher()
   at System.Lazy`1.ViaFactory(LazyThreadSafetyMode mode)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
   at KFST.Umbraco.Components.Templates.AppealHistory.AppealHistorySpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.GetModelForNewDocType(AppealHistorySpot model, Pages_structuredContent_rulingItemNew rulingItem) in /src/src/KFST.Umbraco/Components/Templates/AppealHistory/AppealHistorySpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.cs:line 92
   at KFST.Umbraco.Components.Templates.AppealHistory.AppealHistorySpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.Invoke(AppealHistorySpot model, String viewPath) in /src/src/KFST.Umbraco/Components/Templates/AppealHistory/AppealHistorySpotDocTypeGridEditorViewComponent.cs:line 40
   at lambda_method632(Closure, Object, Object[])
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeSyncCore(ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object component, ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeAsync(ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentInvoker.InvokeAsync(ViewComponentContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewComponents.DefaultViewComponentHelper.InvokeCoreAsync(ViewComponentDescriptor descriptor, Object arguments)
   at AspNetCore.Views_Partials_grid_editors_base.ExecuteAsync() in C:\Octopus\Applications\KFST.Production\KFST\1.3.0.553\Views\Partials\grid\editors\base.cshtml:line 14