Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 June 2003
concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (repealed)
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CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Scope
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER II

GENERAL RULES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR

Public service obligations and customer protection
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring of security of supply
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical rules
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III

GENERATION

Authorisation procedure for new capacity
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tendering for new capacity
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATION

Designation of Transmission System Operators
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks of Transmission System Operators
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of Transmission System Operators
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dispatching and balancing
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality for Transmission System Operators
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER V

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATION

Designation of Distribution System Operators
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks of Distribution System Operators
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of Distribution System Operators
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality for Distribution System Operators
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combined operator
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VI

UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS

Right of access to accounts
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of accounts
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VII

ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM

Third party access
Article 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Market opening and reciprocity
Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Direct lines
Article 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulatory authorities
Article 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Safeguard measures
Article 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring of imports of electricity
Article 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Derogations
Article 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review Procedure
Article 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reporting
Article 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeals
Article 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Implementation
Article 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addressees
Article 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX A

Measures on consumer protection
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ANNEX B

Correlation table
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Repealed by Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (Text with EEA relevance).