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Gas Directive

Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC
32009L0073 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

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 SECTOR

• Article 3 — Public service obligations and customer protection
• Article 4 — Authorisation procedure
• Article 5 — Monitoring of security of supply
• Article 6 — Regional solidarity
• Article 7 — Promotion of regional cooperation
• Article 8 — Technical rules

Chapter III TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG

• Article 9 — Unbundling of transmission systems and transmission system operators
• Article 10 — Designation and certification of transmission system operators
• Article 11 — Certification in relation to third countries
• Article 12 — Designation of storage and LNG system operators
• Article 13 — Tasks of transmission, storage and/or LNG system operators
• Article 14 — Independent system operators
• Article 15 — Unbundling of transmission system owners and storage system operators
• Article 16 — Confidentiality for transmission system operators and transmission system owners

Chapter IV INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION OPERATOR

• Article 17 — Assets, equipment, staff and identity
• Article 18 — Independence of the transmission system operator
• Article 19 — Independence of the staff and the management of the transmission system operator
• Article 20 — Supervisory Body
• Article 21 — Compliance programme and compliance officer
• Article 22 — Network development and powers to make investment decisions
• Article 23 — Decision-making powers regarding the connection of storage facilities, LNG regasification facilities and industrial customers to the transmission system

Chapter V DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY

• Article 24 — Designation of distribution system operators
• Article 25 — Tasks of distribution system operators
• Article 26 — Unbundling of distribution system operators
• Article 27 — Confidentiality obligations of distribution system operators
• Article 28 — Closed distribution systems
• Article 29 — Combined operator

Chapter VI UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS

• Article 30 — Right of access to accounts
• Article 31 — Unbundling of accounts

Chapter VII ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM

• Article 32 — Third-party access
• Article 33 — Access to storage
• Article 34 — Access to upstream pipeline networks
• Article 35 — Refusal of access
• Article 36 — New infrastructure
• Article 37 — Market opening and reciprocity
• Article 38 — Direct lines

Chapter VIII NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

• Article 39 — Designation and independence of regulatory authorities
• Article 40 — General objectives of the regulatory authority
• Article 41 — Duties and powers of the regulatory authority
• Article 42 — Regulatory regime for cross-border issues
• Article 43 — Compliance with the Guidelines
• Article 44 — Record keeping

Chapter IX RETAIL MARKETS

• Article 45 — Retail markets

Chapter X FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 46 — Safeguard measures
• Article 47 — Level playing field
• Article 48 — Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitments
• Article 49 — Emergent and isolated markets
• Article 50 — Review procedure
• Article 51 — Committee
• Article 52 — Reporting
• Article 53 — Repeal
• Article 54 — Transposition
• Article 55 — Entry into force
• Article 56 — Addressees