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Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Annex 1 point 3.1.1(1)(g) omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(9)(b)
- Annex 1 point 3.3(1)(l) omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(11)(b)
- Annex 1 point 2.1.6 word inserted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(4)
- Annex 1 point 3.4(7) word inserted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(12)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.2 word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(6)(a)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(e)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(e)(iii)
- Annex 1 point 3.1.1(1)(e) word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(9)(a)(i)
- Annex 1 point 1.8 words inserted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(3)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words inserted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(c)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 1.5 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(2)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(5)(a)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(5)(b)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.1 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(5)(c)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(a)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(c)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(d)
- Annex 1 point 3.1.1(1)(e) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(9)(a)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 3.2(1)(d) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(10)(b)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.1 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(5)(a)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(6)(a)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.2 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(6)(b)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(a)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(a)(iii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(b)(i)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(b)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.3 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(7)(e)(ii)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.5 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(8)(a)
- Annex 1 point 2.2.5 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(8)(b)
- Annex 1 point 3.2(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(10)(a)
- Annex 1 point 3.3(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 19(11)(a)
- Annex 2 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 20
- Art. 1 substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 1
- Art. 2 substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 2
- Art. 3-5 omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 3
- Art. 6 substituted by S.I. 2018/1286 reg. 10
- Art. 6(9) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2018/1286, reg. 10 by S.I. 2020/1016 reg. 2(5)(c)
- Art. 7 substituted by S.I. 2018/1286 reg. 11
- Art. 8-12 omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 4
- Art. 13(1) word inserted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(b)(ii)
- Art. 13(1) word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(b)(i)
- Art. 13(1) word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(c)(i)
- Art. 13(1) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(a)(ii)
- Art. 13(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(a)(i)
- Art. 13(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(c)(ii)
- Art. 13(2) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
- Art. 14(1) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 6(b)
- Art. 14(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 6(a)
- Art. 16(3) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
- Art. 16(4) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 7(4)
- Art. 18(2) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 8(2)
- Art. 18(4) words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 8(3)
- Art. 19(5) words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 9
- Art. 20 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 10
- Art. 21(4) substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 11
- Art. 22 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 12
- Art. 23 substituted by S.I. 2018/1286 reg. 12
- Art. 24 heading substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
- Art. 24 word substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)(a)
- Art. 24 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)(c)
- Art. 24 words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 13(4)
- Art. 24 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)(b)
- Art. 25-27 omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 14
- Art. 28 omitted by S.I. 2018/1286 reg. 13
- Art. 29 omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 15
- Art. 31 words substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 17
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole legislation item and associated provisions
- Signature words omitted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 18
- Art. 6(1)(d) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2018/1286, reg. 10 by S.I. 2020/1016 reg. 2(5)(a)
- Art. 6(1)(h) words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2018/1286, reg. 10 by S.I. 2020/1016 reg. 2(5)(b)
- Art. 16(2)(c) substituted by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 7(2)
- Art. 28A 28B inserted by S.I. 2018/1286 reg. 14
- Art. 30A 30B substituted for Art. 30 by S.I. 2019/530 Sch. 2 para. 16
Article 4.European network of transmission system operators for gas
Article 12.Regional cooperation of transmission system operators
Article 14.Third-party access services concerning transmission system operators
Article 15.Third-party access services concerning storage and LNG facilities
Article 16.Principles of capacity-allocation mechanisms and congestion-management procedures concerning transmission system operators
Article 17.Principles of capacity-allocation mechanisms and congestion-management procedures concerning storage and LNG facilities
Article 18.Transparency requirements concerning transmission system operators
Article 19.Transparency requirements concerning storage facilities and LNG facilities
Article 26.Right of Member States to provide for more detailed measures
1. Third-party access services concerning transmission system operators
1. Transmission system operators shall offer firm and interruptible services down...
2. Harmonised transport contracts and common network codes shall be designed...
3. Transmission system operators shall develop network codes and harmonised contracts...
5. Transmission system operators shall harmonise formalised request procedures and response...
6. Transmission system operators shall not separately charge network users for...
7. Information requests that require extraordinary or excessive expenses such as...
8. Transmission system operators shall cooperate with other transmission system operators...
9. Transmission system operators shall publish at least annually, by a...
10. Transmission system operators shall maintain and make available to the...
2. Those mechanisms and procedures shall take into account the integrity...
3. Those mechanisms and procedures shall neither hamper the entry of...
4. Those mechanisms and procedures shall provide appropriate economic signals for...
5. Network users shall be advised about the type of circumstance...
6. Should difficulties in meeting contractual delivery obligations arise due to...
2.2. Congestion management procedures in the event of contractual congestion
2.2.2. Capacity increase through oversubscription and buy-back scheme
1. Transmission system operators shall propose and, after approval by the...
2. The oversubscription and buy-back scheme shall provide transmission system operators...
3. The oversubscription and buy-back scheme shall be based on an...
4. For the purpose of determining transmission system operators’ revenues, technical...
5. In determining the additional capacity, the transmission system operator shall...
6. Where necessary to maintain system integrity, transmission system operators shall...
7. Transmission system operators shall, before applying a buy-back procedure, verify...
8. When proposing the oversubscription and buy-back scheme the transmission system...
2.2.3. Firm day-ahead use-it-or-lose-it mechanism
1. National regulatory authorities shall require transmission system operators to apply...
4. The original holder of the contracted capacity may renominate the...
5. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to network users — persons...
6. On interconnection points where a firm day-ahead use-it-or-lose-it mechanism in...
7. A national regulatory authority may decide to implement a firm...
2.2.5. Long-term use-it-or-lose-it mechanism
1. National regulatory authorities shall require transmission system operators to partially...
2. The application of a firm day-ahead use-it-or-lose-it mechanism shall not...
3. Withdrawal shall result in the network user losing its contracted...
4. Transmission system operators shall regularly provide national regulatory authorities with...
3. Definition of the technical information necessary for network users to...
3.1. Definition of the technical information necessary for network users to...
3.2. Definition of all relevant points for transparency requirements
3.3. Information to be published at all relevant points and the...
(1) At all relevant points, transmission system operators shall publish the...
(2) At all relevant points, the information under paragraph 3.3(1)(a), (b)...
(3) At all relevant points, transmission system operators shall publish historical...
(4) Transmission system operators shall publish measured values of the gross...
(5) For all relevant points, transmission system operators shall publish available...
3.4. Information to be published regarding the transmission system and the...
(1) Transmission system operators shall ensure the publication on a daily...
(2) Transmission system operators shall publish harmonised conditions under which capacity...
(3) Regarding the balancing service of its system, each transmission system...
(4) Where flexibility services, other than tolerances, are offered for third...
(5) Transmission system operators shall publish, per balancing zone, the amount...
(7) Transmission system operators shall keep at the disposal of the...
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