Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 June 2003
concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Authorisation procedure
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring of security of supply
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical rules
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III

TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG

Designation of system operators
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks of system operators
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of transmission system operators
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality for transmission system operators
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV

DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY

Designation of distribution system operators
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks of distribution system operators
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of distribution system operators
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality for distribution system operators
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combined operator
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER V

UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS

Right of access to accounts
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unbundling of accounts
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VI

ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM

Third party access
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Access to storage
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Access to upstream pipeline networks
Article 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Refusal of access
Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New infrastructure
Article 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Market opening and reciprocity
Article 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Direct lines
Article 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulatory authorities
Article 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Safeguard measures
Article 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitments
Article 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emergent and isolated markets
Article 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review Procedure
Article 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee
Article 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reporting
Article 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeals
Article 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Implementation
Article 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addressees
Article 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX A

Measures on consumer protection
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ANNEX B

Correlation table
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Repealed by 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).