1. In order to safeguard a secure supply on the internal mar? ket in natural gas, Member States shall cooperate in order to pro? mote regional and bilateral solidarity.
2. Such cooperation shall cover situations resulting or likely to result in the short term in a severe disruption of supply affecting a Member State. It shall include:
(a) coordination of national emergency measures referred to in Article 8 of Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply;
(b) identification and, where necessary, development or upgrad?
ing of electricity and natural gas interconnections; and
(c) conditions and practical modalities for mutual assistance.
3. The Commission and the other Member States shall be kept informed of such cooperation.
4. The Commission may adopt Guidelines for regional coop? eration in a spirit of solidarity. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 51(3).
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