International legislation and treaties

ENERGY COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

International legislation and treaties

Athens memoranda

• Memorandum of Understanding on creating a competitive electricity market in South-East Europe (2000)
• Memorandum of Understanding on the regional electricity market in South-East Europe and its integration into the EU internal energy market (“Athens Memorandum 2002“)
• Memorandum of Understanding on the regional electricity market in South-East Europe and its integration into the EU internal energy market (“Athens Memorandum 2003”)

Treaty establishing the Energy Community

• Treaty establishing the Energy Community („Official Gazette of RS“, No. 62/06)

EU legislation mandatory to be implemented pursuant to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community

Energy-related legislation

Electricity

• Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and Council of July 13, 2009 concerning common rules for the internal electricity market and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC
• Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
• Regulation (EU) 838/2010 on laying down guidelines relating to the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism and a common regulatory approach to transmission charging
• Regulation (EC) 543/2013 on submission and publication of data in electricity markets
• Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 establishing a Network Code on Demand Connection
• Regulation (EU) 2016/631 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators
• Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of high voltage direct current systems and direct current-connected power park modules

Natural gas

• Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and Council of July 13, 2009 concerning common rules for the natural gas internal market and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC
• Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
• Regulation (EU) 2015/703 of 30 April 2015 establishing a network code on interoperability and data exchange rules

European Commission – interpretation of EU energy legislation

• Regulatory authorities
• Unbundling of transmission system operators
• Access to natural gas storages
• Ownership unbundling of transmission system operators – European Commission practice in assessing the presence of conflict of interest
• Retail electricity and natural gas markets
• Exemptions from third party access rules

Security of supply

• Directive 2005/89/EC - security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment
• Directive 2004/67/EC - security of natural gas supply
• Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products

Other legislation

Pursuant to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, Contracting Parties committed to harmonise their legislation with the EU legislation in other areas as well (e.g. renewable energy sources, environment protection, energy efficiency, competition etc.) which are available here.

A compilation of EU legislation valid in the Energy Community, adapted to the specificities of Contracting Parties is available here.

Decisions of the Energy Community institutions

Decisions of the Energy Community institutions are available here.