Legal provisions of COM(2007)411 - Amendment of Directive 2003/54/EC as regards the application of certain provisions to Estonia

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dossier COM(2007)411 - Amendment of Directive 2003/54/EC as regards the application of certain provisions to Estonia.
document COM(2007)411 EN
date January 23, 2008

Contents

Article 1

Article 26(3) of Directive 2003/54/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   Estonia shall be granted a temporary derogation from the application of Article 21(1)(b) and (c) until 31 December 2012. Estonia shall take the measures necessary to ensure the opening of its electricity market. This shall be carried out gradually over the reference period with the aim of complete opening of the market by 1 January 2013. On 1 January 2009, the opening of the market shall represent at least 35 % of consumption. Estonia shall communicate annually to the Commission the consumption thresholds extending eligibility to final customers.’

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 23 January 2008. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When they are adopted by Member States, these measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.