"Non-nationalized distributors (DNN) who play in the great court should have the same opportunity that gas of France position itself on a market become competitive," argued a few days ago the UMP MP BAS - Rhine Antoine Herth before the National Assembly. Clear: If gas of France is privatized, why the gas DNN wouldn't, too Therefore, Antoine Herth defended an amendment to reduce the presence of the public capital in the DNN from 51 to 33, to facilitate the arrival of capital in these companies.
It finally withdrew it, at the request of the Minister delegate for industry François Loos who wanted to make "the object of a study further to here to its consideration by the Senate". Co-presented by the Mayor of Bordeaux Hugues Martin and Alsatian elected members, the amendment carried according to François Loos "to clear" (1) and gas of Bordeaux. Before ruling, the Minister wished to "examine the situation of the whole of the DNN and organise a consultation of the communities that represent". Once "matured", the subject may be "included in the joint mixed Committee", said the rapporteur UMP Bill Jean-Claude Lenoir. François Loos, however, has already held "very interesting" amendment. To the members of the opposition who recalled its commitment to the principle of maintenance of the networks in the property of local communities, he explained that it was a different subject: "On the question of the ownership of the company in charge of the distribution and the supply, the positions may evolve", warned as well.
The amendment has caused intense debate, several members of the opposition as "irresponsible", "purely ideological" and "dogmatic". "The management of gas of Strasbourg is no problem." I see no purpose to its privatisation, explained the PS MP BAS - Rhine Armand Jung. It is now worth EUR 180 million. The city of Strasbourg wants to reduce its share to 33. "In this case, it would be that of a cash transaction to retrieve in one year EUR 35 million from the sale of its shares." François Brottes (PS) is, him, whether this amendment was not in fact hiding "the idea that the reduction of the perimeter of new privatized business should be offset by the acquisition of assets in other markets, including that of the DNN".
The removal of the discussion in the Senate has not allayed the spirits, on the contrary. "I have difficulty understanding (that is) refer the problem to the Senate, concluded Christian battle (PS)." The National Assembly must decide. If you, ladies and gentlemen, to the privatization of gas of Strasbourg, say it, but say it frankly. "We are obviously quite opposed to this operation of low politics."
Gas in Strasbourg and gas of Bordeaux, the subject raises little enthusiasm of other DNN, entrusts the leader of one of them: "Apart from (these two DNN), we all agree that this question moves within two or three years to come, but not now!" In first, because it is not that this is confused with the Suez-gas of France debate. "And then, with the municipal ahead, is not the time to shake it."
Marie-Christine Corbier
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