Regulované

Regulované is a Czech adjective and past participle meaning regulated or governed by rules. It is derived from the verb regulovat (to regulate) and is used to describe prices, goods, services, sectors, or professions that are subject to formal regulation by laws or regulatory authorities.

In everyday and official language, regulované appears in contexts such as regulované ceny (regulated prices), regulované zboží (regulated goods), regulované trhy (regulated markets), and regulované profese (regulated professions). Such regulation can set price caps, quality standards, licensing requirements, or access conditions for providers. Regulated sectors are common in public utilities, energy, telecommunications, transport, and financial services, where state or independent regulators monitor compliance and protect consumers or maintain fair competition.

Within the Czech Republic and in EU contexts, specific authorities oversee regulation. Examples include Energetický regulační úřad, which supervises electricity and gas markets, and Český telekomunikační úřad, which regulates communications services. EU policy also uses the term to describe sectors with price and service controls at member-state level, often within the framework of liberalisation and market regulation directives.

The term is neutral and descriptive, not a judgment. It contrasts with terms such as deregulované (deregulated) and free-market descriptions. See also regulation, regulator, regulace.