Czech ministry says Foreign Subsidies Regulation does not apply to KHNP contract

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation does not apply to the contract with KHNP for the construction of Dukovany (the so-called EPC contract), according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO). Czechia is also ready to provide the European Commission with all necessary cooperation. Industry and Trade Minister Lukáš Vlček (STAN) said this today in his response to a letter from French European Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné. The MPO published it on its website. In a letter dated 2 May, the French Commission Vice-President responsible for prosperity and industrial strategy requested that the signing of the contract for the construction of two new nuclear units at the Dukovany power plant be postponed.

"In his response, Industry and Trade Minister Lukáš Vlček assured French European Commissioner Séjourné that Czechia is ready to provide the Commission with all necessary cooperation. At the same time, he stated that, according to the MPO's expert opinion, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation does not apply to the EPC contract with KHNP. This is both due to the nature of the contract itself and because the tender was launched before the date on which the regulation entered into force," the MPO said.