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Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 6Regional solidarity
1.In order to safeguard a secure supply on the internal market in natural gas, Member States shall cooperate in order to promote regional and bilateral solidarity.
2.Such cooperation shall cover situations resulting or likely to result in the short term in a severe disruption of supply affecting a Member State. It shall include:
(a)coordination of national emergency measures referred to in Article 8 of Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply(1);
(b)identification and, where necessary, development or upgrading of electricity and natural gas interconnections; and
(c)conditions and practical modalities for mutual assistance.
3.The Commission and the other Member States shall be kept informed of such cooperation.
4.The Commission may adopt Guidelines for regional cooperation in a spirit of solidarity. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 51(3).
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