The positive effects of the harmonisation of those criteria on the smooth functioning of the internal energy market and on the avoidance of distortion of competition in the Union cannot be frustrated.
Níor cheart aon iarracht a dhéanamh cur as do na héifeachtaí dearfacha a bhíonn ag comhchuibhiú na gcritéar thuasluaite ar dhea-fheidhmiú mhargadh inmheánach an fhuinnimh agus ar sheachaint an tsaofa iomaíochais san Aontas.