Prague will start selling energy services in its own country
At Monday’s meeting, the councilors agreed on the fastest possible door-to-door sales of energy services, especially in connection with the collapse of some energy companies, when hundreds of people switch to other suppliers. Thanks to the changes, from January 1, 2022, Prague will also regulate the home and give forms of energy sales, which it wants to do in the near future, to protect the Praguers from so-called energy mids, who often forced seniors, single mothers and put residents into inappropriate contracts. Due to the need for the current situation as soon as possible, the reminder will have a shortened deadline of 15 days.
Dvadem, pro wants Rada hl. The situation in the autumn of 2021, when the Bohemia Energy group and several other smaller suppliers ceased to exist, and several hundred thousand supply cities found themselves without a supplier of energy. Since the new year, thanks to the changes, Prague will be able to issue a nation that will limit the sellers of energy and thus protect their inhabitants.
The current market does not allow the sale of door-to-door sales in the capital city of Prague, but this order does not apply to the sale of energy. As of January 1, 2022, a new bill will allow you to issue orders that restrict certain forms of sale of goods or provision of services outside business premises. This includes brokerage activities in the energy sector, according to the mayor of the capital. m of Prague for security Petr Hlubůek.
Many customers have fallen to the so-called suppliers of last resort due to the collapse of their energy, and now, due to high prices, they are trying to conclude a contract in the classic mode as soon as possible in order to reduce energy costs at least a little. This situation began to be used by a number of entities, including those who are called energy miners. In the form of doorstep selling, they offer suppliers and citizens, especially endangered groups, such as the elderly, single mothers, and others – concluding known inappropriate contracts. We consider it important to protect these groups as soon as possible, which is why we have had the Council of the Capital City of Prague approve the shortening of women’s comments so that they can enter into force as soon as possible, in the opinion of the City Council. m of Prague for legislation Hana Kordov Marvanov.
Municipalities currently have the opportunity to regulate the sale of goods and the provision of services outside the establishment (and door-to-door sales), which is issued by the Council. The city of Prague will discuss in the coming weeks found containing the order of home sales of goods or
services performed outside the business premises in the performance of the licensed activity by the licensee or in the performance of brokerage activities in the energy sectors throughout the capital. m of Prague. Due to the need for the current situation as soon as possible, the external and internal reminders will have a shortened deadline of 15 days.