Directive (EU) 2024/1788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June... (32024L1788)
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Directive (EU) 2024/1788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen, amending Directive (EU) 2023/1791 and repealing Directive 2009/73/EC (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
- DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/1788 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 13 June 2024
- on common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen, amending Directive (EU) 2023/1791 and repealing Directive 2009/73/EC
- (recast)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- CHAPTER I
- SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter and scope
- Article 2
- Definitions
- CHAPTER II
- GENERAL RULES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET
- Article 3
- Competitive, customer-centred, flexible and non-discriminatory markets for natural gas and hydrogen
- Article 4
- Market-based supply prices
- Article 5
- Access to affordable energy during a natural gas price crisis
- Article 6
- Public service obligations
- Article 7
- Promotion of regional cooperation and integration
- Article 8
- Authorisation procedure
- Article 9
- Certification of renewable gas and low-carbon fuels
- Article 10
- Technical rules
- CHAPTER III
- CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT AND PROTECTION AND RETAIL MARKETS
- Article 11
- Basic contractual rights
- Article 12
- Right to switch and rules on switching-related fees
- Article 13
- Consumer rights and protection in relation to the phasing-out of natural gas
- Article 14
- Comparison tools for natural gas
- Article 15
- Active customers on the market for natural gas
- Article 16
- Bills and billing information
- Article 17
- Smart metering systems in the natural gas system
- Article 18
- Smart metering systems in the hydrogen system
- Article 19
- Functionalities of smart metering systems in the natural gas system
- Article 20
- Entitlement to a smart meter for natural gas
- Article 21
- Conventional meters for natural gas
- Article 22
- Data management
- Article 23
- Interoperability requirements and procedures for access to data in the market for natural gas
- Article 24
- Single points of contact
- Article 25
- Out-of-court dispute settlement
- Article 26
- Protection of vulnerable customers and customers affected by energy poverty
- Article 27
- Energy poverty and decommissioning of the natural gas distribution network
- Article 28
- Protection from disconnection
- Article 29
- Supplier of last resort
- CHAPTER IV
- THIRD-PARTY ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
- Section 1
- Access to natural gas infrastructure
- Article 30
- Access of renewable gas and low-carbon gas to the market
- Article 31
- Third-party access to natural gas distribution and transmission and LNG terminals
- Article 32
- Access to upstream natural gas pipeline networks
- Article 33
- Access to storage of natural gas
- Article 34
- Direct lines for natural gas
- Section 2
- Access to hydrogen infrastructure
- Article 35
- Third-party access to hydrogen networks
- Article 36
- Third-party access to hydrogen terminals
- Article 37
- Access to hydrogen storage
- Section 3
- Refusal of access and connection
- Article 38
- Refusal of access and connection
- CHAPTER V
- RULES APPLICABLE TO TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG SYSTEM OPERATORS FOR NATURAL GAS
- Article 39
- Tasks of transmission, storage or LNG system operators for natural gas
- Article 40
- Confidentiality for transmission system operators and transmission system owners
- Article 41
- Decision-making powers regarding the connection of production facilities for renewable gas and low-carbon gas to the transmission system
- Article 42
- Decision-making powers regarding the connection to the transmission system and the hydrogen transmission network
- CHAPTER VI
- DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATION OF NATURAL GAS AND HYDROGEN
- Article 43
- Designation of distribution system operators and hydrogen distribution network operators
- Article 44
- Tasks of distribution system operators
- Article 45
- Decision-making powers regarding the connection of production facilities for renewable gas and low-carbon gas to the distribution system
- Article 46
- Unbundling of distribution system operators and hydrogen distribution network operators
- Article 47
- Confidentiality obligations of distribution system operators
- Article 48
- Closed distribution systems of natural gas
- Article 49
- Combined operator
- CHAPTER VII
- RULES APPLICABLE TO HYDROGEN NETWORKS
- Article 50
- Tasks of hydrogen network, storage and terminal operators
- Article 51
- Existing hydrogen networks
- Article 52
- Geographically confined hydrogen networks
- Article 53
- Hydrogen interconnectors with third countries
- Article 54
- Confidentiality for operators of hydrogen networks, hydrogen storage facilities and hydrogen terminals
- CHAPTER VIII
- INTEGRATED NETWORK PLANNING
- Article 55
- Network development for natural gas and hydrogen and powers to make investment decisions
- Article 56
- Hydrogen distribution network development plan
- Article 57
- Network decommissioning plans for distribution system operators
- Article 58
- Connection fees and costs for biomethane production facilities
- Article 59
- Financing cross-border hydrogen infrastructure
- CHAPTER IX
- UNBUNDLING OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATORS AND HYDROGEN TRANSMISSION NETWORK OPERATORS
- Section 1
- Ownership unbundling
- Article 60
- Unbundling of transmission systems and transmission system operators
- Section 2
- Independent system operators
- Article 61
- Independent system operators
- Article 62
- Unbundling of transmission system owners, hydrogen transmission network owners, natural gas storage system operators and hydrogen storage operators
- Section 3
- Independent transmission operators
- Article 63
- Assets, equipment, staff and identity
- Article 64
- Independence of the transmission system operator
- Article 65
- Independence of the staff and the management of the transmission system operator
- Article 66
- Supervisory Body
- Article 67
- Compliance programme and compliance officer
- Section 4
- Unbundling of hydrogen network operators
- Article 68
- Unbundling of hydrogen transmission network operators
- Article 69
- Horizontal unbundling of hydrogen transmission network operators
- Article 70
- Unbundling of accounts for hydrogen network operators
- Section 5
- Designation and certification of transmission system operators and hydrogen transmission network operators
- Article 71
- Designation and certification of transmission system operators and hydrogen transmission network operators
- Article 72
- Certification in relation to third countries
- Article 73
- Designation of operators of natural gas storage, hydrogen storage, LNG facilities and hydrogen terminals
- Section 6
- Unbundling and transparency of accounts
- Article 74
- Right of access to accounts
- Article 75
- Unbundling of accounts
- CHAPTER X
- REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
- Article 76
- Designation and independence of regulatory authorities
- Article 77
- General objectives of the regulatory authority
- Article 78
- Duties and powers of the regulatory authority
- Article 79
- Decisions and complaints
- Article 80
- Regional cooperation between regulatory authorities on cross-border issues
- Article 81
- Compliance with the network codes and guidelines
- Article 82
- Record keeping
- CHAPTER XI
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 83
- Safeguard measures
- Article 84
- Level playing field
- Article 85
- Technical agreements regarding the operation of natural gas and hydrogen pipelines with third countries
- Article 86
- Derogations for natural gas system
- Article 87
- Hydrogen networks in isolated regions
- Article 88
- Derogations in relation to natural gas transmission lines to and from third countries
- Article 89
- Empowerment procedure
- Article 90
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 91
- Committee procedure
- Article 92
- Review and reporting
- Article 93
- Amendments to Directive (EU) 2023/1791
- Article 94
- Transposition
- Article 95
- Repeal
- Article 96
- Entry into force and application
- Article 97
- Addressees
- ANNEX I
- Minimum requirements for billing and billing information for natural gas and hydrogen
- 1. Minimum information to be contained on the bill and in the billing information for natural gas and hydrogen
- 2. Frequency of billing and the provision of billing information:
- 3. Breakdown of the final customer’s price
- 4. Access to complementary information on historical consumption
- 5. Disclosure of energy sources
- ANNEX II
- Smart metering systems in natural gas and hydrogen
- ANNEX III
- Part A
- Part B
- ANNEX IV
- Correlation table
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