The request is accompanied by a report of the national competition authority, i.e. Konkurransetilsynet (‘the Norwegian Competition Authority’), which concluded that Norway Post was exposed to a significant degree of competition on all of the markets that have been notified to the Authority.
L'article 30, paragraphe 1, de la directive 2004/17/CE prévoit une exemption des règles régissant la passation des marchés publics dès lors que les acteurs d'un marché opèrent dans un environnement concurrentiel.