Power MarketsLegislation Gas MarketsLegislation Environmental MarketsLegislation Financial ServicesLegislation Integrity & TransparencyLegislationEU Legislation on Power MarketsAllThird Energy PackageElectricity Network Codes & GuidelinesSecurity of supplyTrans-European NetworksTransparencyThird Energy PackageElectricity RegulationRegulation (EC) No 714/2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity,lays down basic principles for the cross-border flow and trading of electricity, notably w...Go to text > Third Energy PackageElectricity DirectiveDirective 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, includes notably unbundling rules for TSOs and DSOs, requirements to strengthen the independence of national regula...Go to text Third Energy PackageACER RegulationRegulation (EC) No 713/2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) describes the scope, tasks and organisational setup of the Agency.Note: The Electricity Directive...Go to text > Third Energy PackageInterpretative note on regulatory authorities in the Electricity Directive...Non-binding guidance from the Commission for the purposes of implementing the rules relating to NRAs, including independence, duties and powers, complaints and legal actions.Go to text > Third Energy PackageImplementation note on unbundling in the Electricity Directive and...Non-binding guidance from the Commission on the unbundling rules and models for TSOs and DSOs, including ownership unbundling, independent system operator (ISO) and independent transmission operator (...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesCapacity Allocation and Congestion Management Guideline (CACM GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 establishing a guideline on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management is a key piece of legislation for the single market in electricity. It sets out minimum h...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesElectricity Balancing Guideline (EB GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing sets out EU-wide rules governing the functioning of the balancing mechanism. Balancing refers to the timeframe af...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesForward Capacity Allocation Guideline (FCA GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1719 establishing a guideline on forward capacity allocation addresses the allocation of long-term transmission rights, necessary for the operation of long-term forward...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesSystem Operation Guideline (SO GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation sets harmonised rules for TSOs, DSOs and SGUs (significant grid users), in order to provide a...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesEmergency and Restoration Network Code (ER NC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2196 establishing a network code on electricity emergency and restoration, sets out rules for the management of the transmission system in case of emergency or blackout...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesNetwork Code on Requirements for Generators (RfG NC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators, establishes harmonised connection rules for power-generating modules. The code define...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesDemand Connection Code (DCC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 establishing a Network Code on Demand Connection establishes harmonised requirements for grid connection applicable to any new demand connection to the transmissio...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesNetwork Code on High Voltage Direct Current Connections (HVDC...Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of high voltage direct current systems and direct current-connected power park modules. HVDC cables...Go to text > Security of supplySecurity of Supply DirectiveDirective 2005/89/EC concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment.Note: The above Directive will be repealed by the new Regulation on risk-prepared...Go to text > Security of supplyEuropean Energy Security StrategyThe Energy Security Strategy (COM/2014/0330 final) was released in May 2014 in response to concerns about EU energy dependence and supply disruption. It aims to ensure a stable and abundant supply of ...Go to text >
AllThird Energy PackageElectricity Network Codes & GuidelinesSecurity of supplyTrans-European NetworksTransparencyThird Energy PackageElectricity RegulationRegulation (EC) No 714/2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity,lays down basic principles for the cross-border flow and trading of electricity, notably w...Go to text > Third Energy PackageElectricity DirectiveDirective 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, includes notably unbundling rules for TSOs and DSOs, requirements to strengthen the independence of national regula...Go to text Third Energy PackageACER RegulationRegulation (EC) No 713/2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) describes the scope, tasks and organisational setup of the Agency.Note: The Electricity Directive...Go to text > Third Energy PackageInterpretative note on regulatory authorities in the Electricity Directive...Non-binding guidance from the Commission for the purposes of implementing the rules relating to NRAs, including independence, duties and powers, complaints and legal actions.Go to text > Third Energy PackageImplementation note on unbundling in the Electricity Directive and...Non-binding guidance from the Commission on the unbundling rules and models for TSOs and DSOs, including ownership unbundling, independent system operator (ISO) and independent transmission operator (...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesCapacity Allocation and Congestion Management Guideline (CACM GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 establishing a guideline on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management is a key piece of legislation for the single market in electricity. It sets out minimum h...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesElectricity Balancing Guideline (EB GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing sets out EU-wide rules governing the functioning of the balancing mechanism. Balancing refers to the timeframe af...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesForward Capacity Allocation Guideline (FCA GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1719 establishing a guideline on forward capacity allocation addresses the allocation of long-term transmission rights, necessary for the operation of long-term forward...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesSystem Operation Guideline (SO GL)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation sets harmonised rules for TSOs, DSOs and SGUs (significant grid users), in order to provide a...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesEmergency and Restoration Network Code (ER NC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2196 establishing a network code on electricity emergency and restoration, sets out rules for the management of the transmission system in case of emergency or blackout...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesNetwork Code on Requirements for Generators (RfG NC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators, establishes harmonised connection rules for power-generating modules. The code define...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesDemand Connection Code (DCC)Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 establishing a Network Code on Demand Connection establishes harmonised requirements for grid connection applicable to any new demand connection to the transmissio...Go to text > Electricity Network Codes & GuidelinesNetwork Code on High Voltage Direct Current Connections (HVDC...Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of high voltage direct current systems and direct current-connected power park modules. HVDC cables...Go to text > Security of supplySecurity of Supply DirectiveDirective 2005/89/EC concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment.Note: The above Directive will be repealed by the new Regulation on risk-prepared...Go to text > Security of supplyEuropean Energy Security StrategyThe Energy Security Strategy (COM/2014/0330 final) was released in May 2014 in response to concerns about EU energy dependence and supply disruption. It aims to ensure a stable and abundant supply of ...Go to text >
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