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The Supreme Court judgment of 10 April 2026 characterises the concept of public service<\/em> under Article 24(1) of Act 39\/2015 as an exception to the \u2018double silence\u2019 rule, distinguishing it from the concept of service of general economic interest<\/em>, which applies in liberalized sectors such as that of electricity supply. The Supreme Court thus concludes that in seeking an authorisation to close a combined-cycle power plant, the \u2018double silence\u2019 rule applies to the effect of a presumption of approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Supreme Court judgment of 10 April 2026 characterises the concept of public service under Article 24(1) of Act 39\/2015 as an exception to the \u2018double silence\u2019 rule, distinguishing it from the concept of service of general economic interest, which applies in liberalized sectors such as that of electricity supply. The Supreme Court thus concludes that in seeking an authorisation to close a combined-cycle power plant, the \u2018double silence\u2019 rule applies to the effect of a presumption of approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":390686,"template":"","publicacion_categoria":[126],"class_list":["post-395974","publicacion","type-publicacion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publicacion_categoria-analysis-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSupreme Court rules on \u2018administrative silence\u2019 in the electricity sector: \u201cpublic service\u201d or \u201cservice of general economic interest\u201d - Despacho de abogados G\u00f3mez-Acebo y Pombo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Supreme Court judgment of 10 April 2026 characterises the concept of public service under Article 24(1) of Act 39\/2015 as an exception to the \u2018double silence\u2019 rule, distinguishing it from the concept of service of general economic interest, which applies in liberalized sectors such as that of electricity supply. 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