COM(2001)125-2 - Amendment of Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas

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  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
  5. Full version
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1.

Key information

official title

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number131 COM(2001)125 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2002)304; SEC(2003)161; COM(2003)428; COM(2003)429
procedure number133 2001/0077(COD)A
CELEX number134 52001PC0125(01)

2.

Key dates

Document 13-03-2001
Online publication 13-03-2001
Decision 26-06-2003; Richtlijn 2003/54
Publication in Official Journal135 15-07-2003; OJ L 176, 15.7.2003,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 12 Volume 002

3.

Related information

4.

Resulting legislation

 

5.

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  • 1. 
    Resolution Liberalisation of energy markets A5-0180/2000 of 6 July 2000.

     
  • 2. 
    OJ C

     
  • 3. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 4. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 5. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 6. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 7. 
    Gas offtake varies for all customers greatly, both within a single day and between seasons during the year. Gas supply, however, is more constant as gas producers wish to maximise the capacity usage of their pipeline infrastructure. Non-discriminatory access to flexibility instruments such as storage may therefore be crucial for an efficient access to the overall gas system and for ensuring a level playing field between incumbent utilities having significant storage facilities at their disposal and new entrants and customers without such facilities.

     
  • 8. 
    For gas, the following Member States have either a system of negotiated access, or a hybrid published/negotiated system: Austria, Belgium (who, however, recently decided to change to regulated TPA), Denmark, France, Germany and The Netherlands.

     
  • 9. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 10. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 11. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 12. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 13. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 14. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 15. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 16. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 17. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 18. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 19. 
    Appropriate provisions to ensure these basic rights can be found in Article 17 of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, COM(2000) 392 of 12 July 2000.

     
  • 20. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 21. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 22. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 23. 
    OJ C

     
  • 24. 
    OJ C

     
  • 25. 
    OJ C

     
  • 26. 
    OJ C

     
  • 27. 
    OJ C

     
  • 28. 
    OJ C

     
  • 29. 
    OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.

     
  • 30. 
    OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 1.

     
  • 31. 
    OJ L 313, 13.11.1990, p. 30; Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 98/75/EC (OJ L 276, 13.10.1998, p. 9).

     
  • 32. 
    OJ L 147, 12.6.1991, p. 37; Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95/49/EC (OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 86).

     
  • 33. 
    Appropriate provisions to ensure these basic rights can be found in Article 17 of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, COM(2000) 392 of 12 July 2000.

     
  • 34. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 35. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 36. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 37. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 38. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 39. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 40. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 41. 
    OJ C

     
  • 42. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 43. 
    OJ C

     
  • 44. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 45. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 46. 
    OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

     
  • 47. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 48. 
    OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

     
  • 49. 
    OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

     
  • 50. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 51. 
    OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

     
  • 52. 
    Before taking a decision, the Commission consults the committee, which delivers an opinion of which the Commission shall take utmost account.

     
  • 53. 
    Unlike in case of an advisory committee, under a regulatory committee procedure the Commission can be forced to incorporate the committee's opinion in the intended decision.

     
  • 54. 
    Proposal from the Commission for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas.

     
  • 55. 
    In a simulation, it has been shown, for instance, that in case of a transport of 1 000 MW from Northern France only around 60% of the electricity reaches Italy 'directly', i.e. by crossing the French-Italian border or through Switzerland. The remainder reaches Italy 'indirectly' causing flows on the network in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

     
  • 56. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 57. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 58. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 59. 
    OJ C

     
  • 60. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 61. 
    OJ C

     
  • 62. 
    It should be noted that in the technical jargon the term 'congestion' is often also used to describe a situation of lack of capacity within a national transmission system.

     
  • 63. 
    Resolution Liberalisation of energy markets A5-0180/2000 of 6 July 2000.

     
  • 64. 
    Under a system of market splitting, the optimal use of the interconnection is determined on the basis of a comparison of market prices prevailing in the interconnected markets concerned.

     
  • 65. 
    OJ C

     
  • 66. 
    Resolution Liberalisation of energy markets A5-0180/2000 of 6 July 2000.

     
  • 67. 
    OJ C

     
  • 68. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 69. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 70. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 71. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 72. 
    Gas offtake varies for all customers greatly, both within a single day and between seasons during the year. Gas supply, however, is more constant as gas producers wish to maximise the capacity usage of their pipeline infrastructure. Non-discriminatory access to flexibility instruments such as storage may therefore be crucial for an efficient access to the overall gas system and for ensuring a level playing field between incumbent utilities having significant storage facilities at their disposal and new entrants and customers without such facilities.

     
  • 73. 
    For gas, the following Member States have either a system of negotiated access, or a hybrid published/negotiated system: Austria, Belgium (who, however, recently decided to change to regulated TPA), Denmark, France, Germany and The Netherlands.

     
  • 74. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 75. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 76. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 77. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 78. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 79. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 80. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 81. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 82. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 83. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 84. 
    Appropriate provisions to ensure these basic rights can be found in Article 17 of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, COM(2000) 392 of 12 July 2000.

     
  • 85. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 86. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 87. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 88. 
    OJ C

     
  • 89. 
    OJ C

     
  • 90. 
    OJ C

     
  • 91. 
    OJ C

     
  • 92. 
    OJ C

     
  • 93. 
    OJ C

     
  • 94. 
    OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.

     
  • 95. 
    OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 1.

     
  • 96. 
    OJ L 313, 13.11.1990, p. 30; Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 98/75/EC (OJ L 276, 13.10.1998, p.

    9).

     
  • 97. 
    OJ L 147, 12.6.1991, p. 37; Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95/49/EC (OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 86).

     
  • 98. 
    Appropriate provisions to ensure these basic rights can be found in Article 17 of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, COM(2000) 392 of 12 July 2000.

     
  • 99. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 100. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 101. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 102. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 103. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 104. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 105. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 106. 
    OJ C

     
  • 107. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 108. 
    OJ C

     
  • 109. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 110. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 111. 
    OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

     
  • 112. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 113. 
    OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

     
  • 114. 
    OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

     
  • 115. 
    OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

     
  • 116. 
    OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

     
  • 117. 
    Before taking a decision, the Commission consults the committee, which delivers an opinion of which the Commission shall take utmost account.

     
  • 118. 
    Unlike in case of an advisory committee, under a regulatory committee procedure the Commission can be forced to incorporate the committee's opinion in the intended decision.

     
  • 119. 
    Proposal from the Commission for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas.

     
  • 120. 
    In a simulation, it has been shown, for instance, that in case of a transport of 1 000 MW from Northern France only around 60% of the electricity reaches Italy 'directly', i.e. by crossing the French-Italian border or through Switzerland. The remainder reaches Italy 'indirectly' causing flows on the network in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

     
  • 121. 
    Under a standardised load profile, an assumption on the consumption of electricity of a type of small consumer is made, in volume and timing of demand. Any discrepancies with the profile are settled after periodic readings of the existing meter, eliminating the need for expensive minute-to-minute reading of the consumer's actual consumption and off-setting that against his/her contracted volume.

     
  • 122. 
    The Gas and Electricity Directives require only accounting unbundling at distribution level together with measures to ensure the non-disclosure of commercially sensitive information.

     
  • 123. 
    Distribution costs are relatively significant. For gas, total investments in gas distribution will typically be twice as high as in transmission. In a country without gas production, gas distribution investment can account for 70% to 80% of total investment in the supply chain to the end user.

     
  • 124. 
    OJ C

     
  • 125. 
    COM(2000) 769, p. 71.

     
  • 126. 
    OJ C

     
  • 127. 
    It should be noted that in the technical jargon the term 'congestion' is often also used to describe a situation of lack of capacity within a national transmission system.

     
  • 128. 
    Resolution Liberalisation of energy markets A5-0180/2000 of 6 July 2000.

     
  • 129. 
    Under a system of market splitting, the optimal use of the interconnection is determined on the basis of a comparison of market prices prevailing in the interconnected markets concerned.

     
  • 130. 
    OJ C

     
  • 131. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 132. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 133. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 134. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 135. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 136. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.