...
Whereas:
...
(1)
...
The
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas,
...
which
...
has
...
been
...
pro?
...
gressively
...
implemented
...
since
...
1999,
...
aims
...
to
...
deliver
...
real
...
choice
...
for
...
all
...
consumers
...
in
...
the
...
Community,
...
be
...
they
...
citizens
...
or
...
businesses,
...
new
...
business
...
opportunities
...
and
...
more
...
cross-border
...
trade,
...
so
...
as
...
to
...
achieve
...
efficiency
...
gains,
...
com?
...
petitive
...
prices
...
and
...
higher
...
standards
...
of
...
service,
...
and
...
to
...
contribute
...
to
...
security
...
of
...
supply
...
and
...
sustainability.
...
(2)
...
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
...
Regulation
...
(EC)
...
No
...
1775/2005
...
of
...
the
...
European
...
Parliament
...
and
...
of
...
the
...
Council
...
of
...
28
...
September
...
2005
...
on
...
conditions
...
for
...
access
...
to
...
the
...
natural
...
gas
...
transmission
...
networks
...
have
...
made
...
significant
...
contributions
...
towards
...
the
...
creation
...
of
...
such
...
an
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas.
...
(3)
...
Experience
...
gained
...
in
...
the
...
implementation
...
and
...
monitoring
...
of
...
a
...
first
...
set
...
of
...
Guidelines
...
for
...
Good
...
Practice,
...
adopted
...
by
...
the
...
European
...
Gas
...
Regulatory
...
Forum
...
(the
...
Madrid
...
Forum)
...
in
...
2002,
...
demonstrates
...
that
...
in
...
order
...
to
...
ensure
...
the
...
full
...
imple?
...
mentation
...
of
...
the
...
rules
...
set
...
out
...
in
...
those
...
guidelines
...
in
...
all
...
Member
...
States,
...
and
...
in
...
order
...
to
...
provide
...
a
...
minimum
...
guar?
...
antee
...
of
...
equal
...
market
...
access
...
conditions
...
in
...
practice,
...
it
...
is
...
necessary
...
to
...
provide
...
for
...
them
...
to
...
become
...
legally
...
enforceable.
...
(4)
...
A
...
second
...
set
...
of
...
common
...
rules
...
entitled
...
‘the
...
Second
...
Guide?
...
lines
...
for
...
Good
...
Practice’
...
was
...
adopted
...
at
...
the
...
meeting
...
of
...
the
...
Madrid
...
Forum
...
on
...
24
...
and
...
25
...
September
...
2003
...
and
...
the
...
pur?
...
pose
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation
...
is
...
to
...
lay
...
down,
...
on
...
the
...
basis
...
of
...
those
...
guidelines,
...
basic
...
principles
...
and
...
rules
...
regarding
...
network
...
access
...
and
...
third
...
party
...
access
...
services,
...
congestion
...
manage?
...
ment,
...
transparency,
...
balancing
...
and
...
the
...
trading
...
of
...
capacity
...
rights.
...
(5)
...
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
...
(6)
...
provides
...
for
...
the
...
pos
...
-
...
sibility
...
of
...
a
...
combined
...
transmission
...
and
...
distribution
...
sys?
...
tem
...
operator.
...
The
...
rules
...
set
...
out
...
in
...
this
...
Regulation
...
do
...
not
...
therefore
...
require
...
modification
...
of
...
the
...
organisation
...
of
...
national
...
transmission
...
and
...
distribution
...
systems
...
that
...
are
...
consistent
...
with
...
the
...
relevant
...
provisions
...
of
...
that
...
Directive.
...
(6)
...
High-pressure
...
pipelines
...
linking
...
up
...
local
...
distributors
...
to
...
the
...
gas
...
network
...
which
...
are
...
not
...
primarily
...
used
...
in
...
the
...
context
...
of
...
local
...
distribution
...
are
...
included
...
in
...
the
...
scope
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation.
...
(7)
...
It
...
is
...
necessary
...
to
...
specify
...
the
...
criteria
...
according
...
to
...
which
...
tar?
...
iffs
...
for
...
access
...
to
...
the
...
network
...
are
...
determined,
...
in
...
order
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
they
...
fully
...
comply
...
with
...
the
...
principle
...
of
...
non
...
-
...
discrimination
...
and
...
the
...
needs
...
of
...
a
...
well-functioning
...
inter?
...
nal
...
market
...
and
...
take
...
fully
...
into
...
account
...
the
...
need
...
for
...
system
...
integrity
...
and
...
reflect
...
the
...
actual
...
costs
...
incurred,
...
insofar
...
as
...
such
...
costs
...
correspond
...
to
...
those
...
of
...
an
...
efficient
...
and
...
struc?
...
turally
...
comparable
...
network
...
operator
...
and
...
are
...
transparent,
...
whilst
...
including
...
appropriate
...
return
...
on
...
investments,
...
and,
...
where
...
appropriate,
...
taking
...
account
...
of
...
the
...
benchmarking
...
of
...
tariffs
...
by
...
the
...
regulatory
...
authorities.
...
(8)
...
In
...
calculating
...
tariffs
...
for
...
access
...
to
...
networks,
...
it
...
is
...
important
...
to
...
take
...
account
...
of
...
the
...
actual
...
costs
...
incurred,
...
insofar
...
as
...
such
...
costs
...
correspond
...
to
...
those
...
of
...
an
...
efficient
...
and
...
structurally
...
comparable
...
network
...
operator,
...
and
...
are
...
transparent,
...
as
...
well
...
as
...
of
...
the
...
need
...
to
...
provide
...
appropriate
...
return
...
on
...
invest?
...
ments
...
and
...
incentives
...
to
...
construct
...
new
...
infrastructure,
...
including
...
special
...
regulatory
...
treatment
...
for
...
new
...
investments
...
as
...
provided
...
for
...
in
...
Directive
...
2009/73/EC.
...
In
...
that
...
respect,
...
and
...
in
...
particular
...
if
...
effective
...
pipeline-to-pipeline
...
competi?
...
tion
...
exists,
...
the
...
benchmarking
...
of
...
tariffs
...
by
...
the
...
regulatory
...
authorities
...
will
...
be
...
a
...
relevant
...
consideration.
...
(9)
...
The
...
use
...
of
...
market-based
...
arrangements,
...
such
...
as
...
auctions,
...
to
...
determine
...
tariffs
...
has
...
to
...
be
...
compatible
...
with
...
the
...
provi?
...
sions
...
laid
...
down
...
in
...
Directive
...
2009/73/EC.
...
(10)
...
A
...
common
...
minimum
...
set
...
of
...
third-party
...
access
...
services
...
is
...
necessary
...
to
...
provide
...
a
...
common
...
minimum
...
standard
...
of
...
access
...
in
...
practice
...
throughout
...
the
...
Community,
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
third
...
party
...
access
...
services
...
are
...
sufficiently
...
compatible
...
and
...
to
...
allow
...
the
...
benefits
...
accruing
...
from
...
a
...
well-functioning
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas
...
to
...
be
...
exploited.
...
(11)
...
At
...
present,
...
there
...
are
...
obstacles
...
to
...
the
...
sale
...
of
...
gas
...
on
...
equal
...
terms,
...
without
...
discrimination
...
or
...
disadvantage
...
in
...
the
...
Com?
...
munity.
...
In
...
particular,
...
non-discriminatory
...
network
...
access
...
and
...
an
...
equally
...
effective
...
level
...
of
...
regulatory
...
supervision
...
do
...
not
...
yet
...
exist
...
in
...
each
...
Member
...
State,
...
and
...
isolated
...
markets
...
persist.
...
(12)
...
A
...
sufficient
...
level
...
of
...
cross-border
...
gas
...
interconnection
...
capacity
...
should
...
be
...
achieved
...
and
...
market
...
integration
...
fos?
...
tered
...
in
...
order
...
to
...
complete
...
the
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas.
...
(13)
...
The
...
Communication
...
of
...
the
...
Commission
...
of
...
10
...
January
...
2007
...
entitled
...
‘An
...
Energy
...
Policy
...
for
...
Europe’
...
highlighted
...
the
...
importance
...
of
...
completing
...
the
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas
...
and
...
creating
...
a
...
level
...
playing
...
field
...
for
...
all
...
natural
...
gas
...
undertakings
...
in
...
the
...
Community.
...
The
...
Communications
...
of
...
the
...
Commission
...
of
...
10
...
January
...
2007
...
entitled
...
‘Prospects
...
for
...
the
...
internal
...
gas
...
and
...
electricity
...
market’
...
and
...
‘Inquiry
...
pursu?
...
ant
...
to
...
Article
...
17
...
of
...
Regulation
...
(EC)
...
No
...
1/2003
...
into
...
the
...
European
...
gas
...
and
...
electricity
...
sectors
...
(Final
...
Report)’
...
demon?
...
strated
...
that
...
the
...
present
...
rules
...
and
...
measures
...
neither
...
provide
...
the
...
necessary
...
framework
...
nor
...
provide
...
for
...
the
...
creation
...
of
...
interconnection
...
capacities
...
to
...
achieve
...
the
...
objective
...
of
...
a
...
well-functioning,
...
efficient
...
and
...
open
...
internal
...
market.
...
(14)
...
In
...
addition
...
to
...
thoroughly
...
implementing
...
the
...
existing
...
regu?
...
latory
...
framework,
...
the
...
regulatory
...
framework
...
for
...
the
...
inter?
...
nal
...
market
...
in
...
natural
...
gas
...
set
...
out
...
in
...
Regulation
...
(EC)
...
No
...
1775/2005
...
should
...
be
...
adapted
...
in
...
line
...
with
...
those
...
communications.
...
(15)
...
In
...
particular,
...
increased
...
cooperation
...
and
...
coordination
...
among
...
transmission
...
system
...
operators
...
is
...
required
...
to
...
create
...
network
...
codes
...
for
...
providing
...
and
...
managing
...
effective
...
and
...
transparent
...
access
...
to
...
the
...
transmission
...
networks
...
across
...
borders,
...
and
...
to
...
ensure
...
coordinated
...
and
...
sufficiently
...
for?
...
ward
...
looking
...
planning
...
and
...
sound
...
technical
...
evolution
...
of
...
the
...
transmission
...
system
...
in
...
the
...
Community,
...
including
...
the
...
creation
...
of
...
interconnection
...
capacities,
...
with
...
due
...
regard
...
to
...
the
...
environment.
...
The
...
network
...
codes
...
should
...
be
...
in
...
line
...
with
...
framework
...
guidelines
...
which
...
are
...
non-binding
...
in
...
nature
...
(framework
...
guidelines)
...
and
...
which
...
are
...
developed
...
by
...
the
...
Agency
...
for
...
the
...
Cooperation
...
of
...
Energy
...
Regulators
...
estab?
...
lished
...
by
...
Regulation
...
(EC)
...
No
...
713/2009
...
of
...
the
...
European
...
Parliament
...
and
...
of
...
the
...
Council
...
of
...
13
...
July
...
2009
...
establish?
...
ing
...
an
...
Agency
...
for
...
the
...
Cooperation
...
of
...
Energy
...
Regulators
...
(the
...
Agency).
...
The
...
Agency
...
should
...
have
...
a
...
role
...
in
...
reviewing,
...
based
...
on
...
matters
...
of
...
fact,
...
draft
...
network
...
codes,
...
including
...
their
...
compliance
...
with
...
the
...
framework
...
guidelines,
...
and
...
it
...
should
...
be
...
enabled
...
to
...
recommend
...
them
...
for
...
adoption
...
by
...
the
...
Commission.
...
The
...
Agency
...
should
...
assess
...
proposed
...
amendments
...
to
...
the
...
network
...
codes
...
and
...
it
...
should
...
be
...
enabled
...
to
...
recommend
...
them
...
for
...
adoption
...
by
...
the
...
Commission.
...
Transmission
...
system
...
operators
...
should
...
operate
...
their
...
net?
...
works
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
those
...
network
...
codes.
...
(16)
...
In
...
order
...
to
...
ensure
...
optimal
...
management
...
of
...
the
...
gas
...
trans?
...
mission
...
network
...
in
...
the
...
Community
...
a
...
European
...
Network
...
of
...
Transmission
...
System
...
Operators
...
for
...
Gas
...
(the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas),
...
should
...
be
...
established.
...
The
...
tasks
...
of
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas
...
should
...
be
...
carried
...
out
...
in
...
compliance
...
with
...
Community
...
competition
...
rules
...
which
...
remain
...
applicable
...
to
...
the
...
decisions
...
of
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas.
...
The
...
tasks
...
of
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas
...
should
...
be
...
well-defined
...
and
...
its
...
working
...
method
...
should
...
ensure
...
efficiency,
...
transparency
...
and
...
the
...
representative
...
nature
...
of
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas.
...
The
...
network
...
codes
...
prepared
...
by
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas
...
are
...
not
...
intended
...
to
...
replace
...
the
...
nec?
...
essary
...
national
...
network
...
codes
...
for
...
non
...
cross-border
...
issues.
...
Given
...
that
...
more
...
effective
...
progress
...
may
...
be
...
achieved
...
through
...
an
...
approach
...
at
...
regional
...
level,
...
transmission
...
system
...
operators
...
should
...
set
...
up
...
regional
...
structures
...
within
...
the
...
overall
...
cooperation
...
structure,
...
whilst
...
ensuring
...
that
...
results
...
at
...
regional
...
level
...
are
...
compatible
...
with
...
network
...
codes
...
and
...
non-binding
...
ten-year
...
network
...
development
...
plans
...
at
...
Com?
...
munity
...
level.
...
Cooperation
...
within
...
such
...
regional
...
structures
...
presupposes
...
effective
...
unbundling
...
of
...
network
...
activities
...
from
...
production
...
and
...
supply
...
activities.
...
In
...
the
...
absence
...
of
...
such
...
unbundling,
...
regional
...
cooperation
...
between
...
transmis?
...
sion
...
system
...
operators
...
gives
...
rise
...
to
...
a
...
risk
...
of
...
anti
...
-
...
competitive
...
conduct.
...
Member
...
States
...
should
...
promote
...
cooperation
...
and
...
monitor
...
the
...
effectiveness
...
of
...
the
...
network
...
operations
...
at
...
regional
...
level.
...
Cooperation
...
at
...
regional
...
level
...
should
...
be
...
compatible
...
with
...
progress
...
towards
...
a
...
competitive
...
and
...
efficient
...
internal
...
market
...
in
...
gas.
...
(17)
...
All
...
market
...
participants
...
have
...
an
...
interest
...
in
...
the
...
work
...
expected
...
of
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas.
...
An
...
effective
...
consultation
...
process
...
is
...
therefore
...
essential
...
and
...
existing
...
structures
...
set
...
up
...
to
...
facilitate
...
and
...
streamline
...
the
...
consultation
...
process,
...
such
...
as
...
the
...
European
...
Association
...
for
...
the
...
Streamlining
...
of
...
Energy
...
Exchange,
...
national
...
regulators
...
or
...
the
...
Agency
...
should
...
play
...
an
...
important
...
role.
...
(18)
...
In
...
order
...
to
...
ensure
...
greater
...
transparency
...
regarding
...
the
...
devel?
...
opment
...
of
...
the
...
gas
...
transmission
...
network
...
in
...
the
...
Commu?
...
nity,
...
the
...
ENTSO
...
for
...
Gas
...
should
...
draw
...
up,
...
publish
...
and
...
regularly
...
update
...
a
...
non-binding
...
Community-wide
...
ten-year
...
network
...
development
...
plan
...
(Community-wide
...
network
...
development
...
plan).
...
Viable
...
gas
...
transmission
...
networks
...
and
...
necessary
...
regional
...
interconnections,
...
relevant
...
from
...
a
...
com?
...
mercial
...
or
...
security
...
of
...
supply
...
point
...
of
...
view,
...
should
...
be
...
included
...
in
...
that
...
network
...
development
...
plan.
...
(19)
...
To
...
enhance
...
competition
...
through
...
liquid
...
wholesale
...
markets
...
for
...
gas,
...
it
...
is
...
vital
...
that
...
gas
...
can
...
be
...
traded
...
independently
...
of
...
its
...
location
...
in
...
the
...
system.
...
The
...
only
...
way
...
to
...
do
...
this
...
is
...
to
...
give
...
network
...
users
...
the
...
freedom
...
to
...
book
...
entry
...
and
...
exit
...
capacity
...
independently,
...
thereby
...
creating
...
gas
...
transport
...
through
...
zones
...
instead
...
of
...
along
...
contractual
...
paths.
...
The
...
preference
...
for
...
entry-exit
...
systems
...
to
...
facilitate
...
the
...
development
...
of
...
com?
...
petition
...
was
...
already
...
expressed
...
by
...
most
...
stakeholders
...
at
...
the
...
6th
...
Madrid
...
Forum
...
on
...
30
...
and
...
31
...
October
...
2002.
...
Tariffs
...
should
...
not
...
be
...
dependent
...
on
...
the
...
transport
...
route.
...
The
...
tariff
...
set
...
for
...
one
...
or
...
more
...
entry
...
points
...
should
...
therefore
...
not
...
be
...
related
...
to
...
the
...
tariff
...
set
...
for
...
one
...
or
...
more
...
exit
...
points,
...
and
...
vice
...
versa.
...
(20)
...
References
...
to
...
harmonised
...
transport
...
contracts
...
in
...
the
...
con?
...
text
...
of
...
non-discriminatory
...
access
...
to
...
the
...
network
...
of
...
trans?
...
mission
...
system
...
operators
...
do
...
not
...
mean
...
that
...
the
...
terms
...
and
...
conditions
...
of
...
the
...
transport
...
contracts
...
of
...
a
...
particular
...
system
...
operator
...
in
...
a
...
Member
...
State
...
must
...
be
...
the
...
same
...
as
...
those
...
of
...
another
...
transmission
...
system
...
operator
...
in
...
that
...
Member
...
State
...
or
...
in
...
another
...
Member
...
State,
...
unless
...
minimum
...
require?
...
ments
...
are
...
set
...
which
...
must
...
be
...
met
...
by
...
all
...
transport
...
contracts.
...
(21)
...
There
...
is
...
substantial
...
contractual
...
congestion
...
in
...
the
...
gas
...
net?
...
works.
...
The
...
congestion-management
...
and
...
capacity
...
-
...
allocation
...
principles
...
for
...
new
...
or
...
newly
...
negotiated
...
contracts
...
are
...
therefore
...
based
...
on
...
the
...
freeing-up
...
of
...
unused
...
capacity
...
by
...
enabling
...
network
...
users
...
to
...
sublet
...
or
...
resell
...
their
...
contracted
...
capacities
...
and
...
the
...
obligation
...
of
...
transmission
...
system
...
opera?
...
tors
...
to
...
offer
...
unused
...
capacity
...
to
...
the
...
market,
...
at
...
least
...
on
...
a
...
day-ahead
...
and
...
interruptible
...
basis.
...
Given
...
the
...
large
...
propor?
...
tion
...
of
...
existing
...
contracts
...
and
...
the
...
need
...
to
...
create
...
a
...
true
...
level
...
playing
...
field
...
between
...
users
...
of
...
new
...
and
...
existing
...
capacity,
...
those
...
principles
...
should
...
be
...
applied
...
to
...
all
...
contracted
...
capac?
...
ity,
...
including
...
existing
...
contracts.
...
(22)
...
Although
...
physical
...
congestion
...
of
...
networks
...
is,
...
at
...
present,
...
rarely
...
a
...
problem
...
in
...
the
...
Community,
...
it
...
may
...
become
...
one
...
in
...
the
...
future.
...
It
...
is
...
important,
...
therefore,
...
to
...
provide
...
the
...
basic
...
principle
...
for
...
the
...
allocation
...
of
...
congested
...
capacity
...
in
...
such
...
circumstances.
...
(23)
...
Market
...
monitoring
...
undertaken
...
over
...
recent
...
years
...
by
...
the
...
national
...
regulatory
...
authorities
...
and
...
by
...
the
...
Commission
...
has
...
shown
...
that
...
current
...
transparency
...
requirements
...
and
...
rules
...
on
...
access
...
to
...
infrastructure
...
are
...
not
...
sufficient
...
to
...
secure
...
a
...
genuine,
...
well-functioning,
...
open
...
and
...
efficient
...
internal
...
mar?
...
ket
...
in
...
gas.
...
(24)
...
Equal
...
access
...
to
...
information
...
on
...
the
...
physical
...
status
...
and
...
effi?
...
ciency
...
of
...
the
...
system
...
is
...
necessary
...
to
...
enable
...
all
...
market
...
par?
...
ticipants
...
to
...
assess
...
the
...
overall
...
demand
...
and
...
supply
...
situation
...
and
...
to
...
identify
...
the
...
reasons
...
for
...
movements
...
in
...
the
...
whole?
...
sale
...
price.
...
This
...
includes
...
more
...
precise
...
information
...
on
...
sup?
...
ply
...
and
...
demand,
...
network
...
capacity,
...
flows
...
and
...
maintenance,
...
balancing
...
and
...
availability
...
and
...
usage
...
of
...
storage.
...
The
...
impor?
...
tance
...
of
...
that
...
information
...
for
...
the
...
functioning
...
of
...
the
...
mar?
...
ket
...
requires
...
alleviating
...
existing
...
limitations
...
to
...
publication
...
for
...
confidentiality
...
reasons.
...
(25)
...
Confidentiality
...
requirements
...
for
...
commercially
...
sensitive
...
information
...
are,
...
however,
...
particularly
...
relevant
...
where
...
data
...
of
...
a
...
commercially
...
strategic
...
nature
...
for
...
the
...
company
...
are
...
concerned,
...
where
...
there
...
is
...
only
...
one
...
single
...
user
...
for
...
a
...
stor?
...
age
...
facility,
...
or
...
where
...
data
...
are
...
concerned
...
regarding
...
exit
...
points
...
within
...
a
...
system
...
or
...
subsystem
...
that
...
is
...
not
...
connected
...
to
...
another
...
transmission
...
or
...
distribution
...
system
...
but
...
to
...
a
...
single
...
industrial
...
final
...
customer,
...
where
...
the
...
publication
...
of
...
such
...
data
...
would
...
reveal
...
confidential
...
information
...
as
...
to
...
the
...
production
...
process
...
of
...
that
...
customer.
...
(26)
...
To
...
enhance
...
trust
...
in
...
the
...
market,
...
its
...
participants
...
need
...
to
...
be
...
sure
...
that
...
those
...
engaging
...
in
...
abusive
...
behaviour
...
can
...
be
...
sub?
...
jected
...
to
...
effective,
...
proportionate
...
and
...
dissuasive
...
penalties.
...
The
...
competent
...
authorities
...
should
...
be
...
given
...
the
...
competence
...
to
...
investigate
...
effectively
...
allegations
...
of
...
market
...
abuse.
...
To
...
that
...
end,
...
it
...
is
...
necessary
...
that
...
competent
...
authorities
...
have
...
access
...
to
...
data
...
that
...
provides
...
information
...
on
...
operational
...
decisions
...
made
...
by
...
supply
...
undertakings.
...
In
...
the
...
gas
...
market,
...
all
...
those
...
decisions
...
are
...
communicated
...
to
...
the
...
system
...
opera?
...
tors
...
in
...
the
...
form
...
of
...
capacity
...
reservations,
...
nominations
...
and
...
realised
...
flows.
...
System
...
operators
...
should
...
keep
...
information
...
in
...
relation
...
thereto
...
available
...
to
...
and
...
easily
...
accessible
...
by
...
the
...
competent
...
authorities
...
for
...
a
...
fixed
...
period
...
of
...
time.
...
The
...
com?
...
petent
...
authorities
...
should,
...
furthermore,
...
regularly
...
monitor
...
the
...
compliance
...
of
...
the
...
transmission
...
system
...
operators
...
with
...
the
...
rules.
...
(27)
...
Access
...
to
...
gas
...
storage
...
facilities
...
and
...
liquefied
...
natural
...
gas
...
(LNG)
...
facilities
...
is
...
insufficient
...
in
...
some
...
Member
...
States,
...
and
...
therefore
...
the
...
implementation
...
of
...
the
...
existing
...
rules
...
needs
...
to
...
be
...
improved.
...
Monitoring
...
by
...
the
...
European
...
Regulators’
...
Group
...
for
...
Electricity
...
and
...
Gas
...
concluded
...
that
...
the
...
voluntary
...
guidelines
...
for
...
good
...
third-party
...
access
...
practice
...
for
...
storage
...
system
...
operators,
...
agreed
...
by
...
all
...
stakeholders
...
at
...
the
...
Madrid
...
Forum,
...
are
...
being
...
insufficiently
...
applied
...
and
...
therefore
...
need
...
to
...
be
...
made
...
binding.
...
(28)
...
Non-discriminatory
...
and
...
transparent
...
balancing
...
systems
...
for
...
gas,
...
operated
...
by
...
transmission
...
system
...
operators,
...
are
...
impor?
...
tant
...
mechanisms,
...
particularly
...
for
...
new
...
market
...
entrants
...
which
...
may
...
have
...
more
...
difficulty
...
balancing
...
their
...
overall
...
sales
...
portfolio
...
than
...
companies
...
already
...
established
...
within
...
a
...
relevant
...
market.
...
It
...
is
...
therefore
...
necessary
...
to
...
lay
...
down
...
rules
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
transmission
...
system
...
operators
...
operate
...
such
...
mechanisms
...
in
...
a
...
manner
...
compatible
...
with
...
non
...
-
...
discriminatory,
...
transparent
...
and
...
effective
...
access
...
conditions
...
to
...
the
...
network.
...
(29)
...
The
...
trading
...
of
...
primary
...
capacity
...
rights
...
is
...
an
...
important
...
part
...
of
...
developing
...
a
...
competitive
...
market
...
and
...
creating
...
liquidity.
...
This
...
Regulation
...
should
...
therefore
...
lay
...
down
...
basic
...
rules
...
relating
...
to
...
such
...
trading.
...
(30)
...
National
...
regulatory
...
authorities
...
should
...
ensure
...
compliance
...
with
...
the
...
rules
...
contained
...
in
...
this
...
Regulation
...
and
...
the
...
Guide?
...
lines
...
adopted
...
pursuant
...
thereto.
...
(31)
...
In
...
the
...
Guidelines
...
annexed
...
to
...
this
...
Regulation,
...
specific
...
detailed
...
implementing
...
rules
...
are
...
defined
...
on
...
the
...
basis
...
of
...
the
...
Second
...
Guidelines
...
for
...
Good
...
Practice.
...
Where
...
appropriate,
...
those
...
rules
...
will
...
evolve
...
over
...
time,
...
taking
...
into
...
account
...
the
...
differences
...
of
...
national
...
gas
...
systems.
...
(32)
...
When
...
proposing
...
to
...
amend
...
the
...
Guidelines
...
annexed
...
to
...
this
...
Regulation,
...
the
...
Commission
...
should
...
ensure
...
prior
...
consulta?
...
tion
...
of
...
all
...
relevant
...
parties
...
concerned
...
with
...
the
...
Guidelines,
...
represented
...
by
...
the
...
professional
...
organisations,
...
and
...
of
...
the
...
Member
...
States
...
within
...
the
...
Madrid
...
Forum.
...
(33)
...
The
...
Member
...
States
...
and
...
the
...
competent
...
national
...
authorities
...
should
...
be
...
required
...
to
...
provide
...
relevant
...
information
...
to
...
the
...
Commission.
...
Such
...
information
...
should
...
be
...
treated
...
confi?
...
dentially
...
by
...
the
...
Commission.
...
(34)
...
This
...
Regulation
...
and
...
the
...
Guidelines
...
adopted
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
it
...
are
...
without
...
prejudice
...
to
...
the
...
application
...
of
...
the
...
Community
...
rules
...
on
...
competition.
...
(35)
...
The
...
measures
...
necessary
...
for
...
the
...
implementation
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation
...
should
...
be
...
adopted
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
Council
...
Decision
...
1999/468/EC
...
of
...
28
...
June
...
1999
...
laying
...
down
...
the
...
procedures
...
for
...
the
...
exercise
...
of
...
implementing
...
powers
...
con?
...
ferred
...
on
...
the
...
Commission
...
.
(36)
...
In
...
particular,
...
the
...
Commission
...
should
...
be
...
empowered
...
to
...
establish
...
or
...
adopt
...
the
...
Guidelines
...
necessary
...
for
...
providing
...
the
...
minimum
...
degree
...
of
...
harmonisation
...
required
...
to
...
achieve
...
the
...
aims
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation.
...
Since
...
those
...
measures
...
are
...
of
...
general
...
scope
...
and
...
are
...
designed
...
to
...
amend
...
non-essential
...
ele?
...
ments
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation,
...
inter
...
alia
...
by
...
supplementing
...
it
...
with
...
new
...
non-essential
...
elements,
...
they
...
must
...
be
...
adopted
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
the
...
regulatory
...
procedure
...
with
...
scrutiny
...
provided
...
for
...
in
...
Article
...
5a
...
of
...
Decision
...
1999/468/EC.
...
(37)
...
Since
...
the
...
objective
...
of
...
this
...
Regulation,
...
namely
...
the
...
setting
...
of
...
fair
...
rules
...
for
...
access
...
conditions
...
to
...
natural
...
gas
...
transmission
...
networks,
...
storage
...
and
...
LNG
...
facilities
...
cannot
...
be
...
sufficiently
...
achieved
...
by
...
the
...
Member
...
States
...
and
...
can
...
therefore
...
be
...
better
...
achieved
...
at
...
Community
...
level,
...
the
...
Community
...
may
...
adopt
...
measures,
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
the
...
principle
...
of
...
subsidiarity,
...
as
...
set
...
out
...
in
...
Article
...
5
...
of
...
the
...
Treaty.
...
In
...
accordance
...
with
...
the
...
principle
...
of
...
proportionality,
...
as
...
set
...
out
...
in
...
that
...
Article,
...
this
...
Regulation
...
does
...
not
...
go
...
beyond
...
what
...
is
...
necessary
...
in
...
order
...
to
...
achieve
...
that
...
objective.
...
(38)
...
Given
...
the
...
scope
...
of
...
the
...
amendments
...
that
...
are
...
being
...
made
...
herein
...
to
...
Regulation
...
(EC)
...
No
...
1775/2005,
...
it
...
is
...
desirable,
...
for
...
reasons
...
of
...
clarity
...
and
...
rationalisation,
...
that
...
the
...
provisions
...
in
...
question
...
should
...
be
...
recast
...
by
...
bringing
...
them
...
all
...
together
...
in
...
a
...
single
...
text
...
in
...
a
...
new
...
Regulation,
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