This article presents problems associated with the development of competition on
the Polish energy market in the context of tariffs and pricing. National standards
are set against the background of European legislation and the activities of the
Energy Regulatory Office. The thesis is that the tariffs concerning distribution
should be approved by the President of this authority because it is a natural
monopoly, something the authors demonstrate in the following part of the article.
However, the tariffs concerning selling should be free from confirmation even for
households because this is a typical market. The authors do not ignore legal analysis
and practical issues
