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Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459Show full title
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems and repealing Regulation (EU) No 984/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)
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CHAPTER VIIU.K. CAPACITY BOOKING PLATFORMS
Article 37U.K.Capacity booking platforms
1.Transmission system operators shall apply this Regulation by offering capacity by means of one or a limited number of joint web-based booking platforms. Transmission system operators can operate such platforms themselves or via an agreed party that, where necessary, acts on behalf of them towards the network users.
2.Joint booking platforms shall apply the following rules:
(a)the rules and procedures for the offer and allocation of all capacity in accordance with Chapter III shall apply;
(b)the establishment of a process to offer firm bundled capacity in accordance with Chapter IV shall have priority;
(c)functionalities for network users to offer and obtain secondary capacity shall be provided;
(d)in order to use the services of the booking platforms network users shall accede to and be compliant with all applicable legal and contractual requirements that enable them to book and use capacity on the relevant transmission system operators' network under a transport contract;
(e)capacity at any single interconnection point or virtual interconnection point shall be offered at not more than one booking platform but a transmission system operator may offer capacity at different interconnection or virtual interconnection points through different booking platforms.
[F13.All transmission system operators must endeavour to ensure that there is contractual agreement with the adjacent TSOs to use a single booking platform to offer capacity on the two sides of their respective interconnection points or virtual interconnection points.]
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5.The establishment of one or a limited number of joint booking platforms shall facilitate and simplify capacity booking at interconnection points F3... for the benefit of network users. F4...
6.For increases in technical capacity, the allocation results shall be published on the booking platform which is used for auctioning existing capacity, and for new capacity created where none currently exists, on a joint booking platform agreed by the relevant transmission system operators. [F5Where the increase in technical capacity involves any non-UK TSO, the transmission system operators must endeavour to ensure that the joint booking platform is also agreed with the non-UK TSO.]
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F1Art. 37(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Art. 37(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 37(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 37(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 37(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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