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Energy Union Governance Regulation In force since 1 January 2021

Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action
32018R1999 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter 1 General provisions

• Article 1 — Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions

Chapter 2 Integrated national energy and climate plans

• Article 3 — Integrated national energy and climate plans
• Article 4 — National objectives, targets and contributions for the five dimensions of the Energy Union
• Article 5 — Member States' contribution setting process in the area of renewable energy
• Article 6 — Member States' contribution setting process in the area of energy efficiency
• Article 7 — National policies and measures for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union
• Article 8 — Analytical basis of the integrated national energy and climate plans
• Article 9 — Draft integrated national energy and climate plans
• Article 10 — Public consultation
• Article 11 — Multilevel climate and energy dialogue
• Article 12 — Regional cooperation
• Article 13 — Assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans
• Article 14 — Update of the integrated national energy and climate plan

Chapter 3 Long-term strategies

• Article 15 — Long-term strategies
• Article 16 — Strategic plan for methane

Chapter 4 Reporting

Section 1 Biennial progress reports and their follow up

• Article 17 — Integrated national energy and climate progress reports
• Article 18 — Integrated reporting on greenhouse gas policies and measures and on projections
• Article 19 — Integrated reporting on national adaptation actions, financial and technology support provided to developing countries and auctioning revenues
• Article 20 — Integrated reporting on renewable energy
• Article 21 — Integrated reporting on energy efficiency
• Article 22 — Integrated reporting on energy security
• Article 23 — Integrated reporting on the internal energy market
• Article 24 — Integrated Reporting on Energy Poverty
• Article 25 — Integrated reporting on research, innovation and competitiveness

Section 2 Annual reporting

• Article 26 — Annual Reporting
• Article 27 — Reporting on the 2020 targets

Section 3 Reporting platform

• Article 28 — E-platform

Chapter 5 Aggregate assessment of progress and policy response to ensure Union targets achievement - Commission monitoring

• Article 29 — Assessment of progress
• Article 30 — Inconsistencies with overarching Energy Union objectives and targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/842
• Article 31 — Response to insufficient ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans
• Article 32 — Response to insufficient progress towards the Union's energy and climate objectives and targets
• Article 33 — Union renewable energy financing mechanism
• Article 34 — Commission recommendations to Member States
• Article 35 — State of the Energy Union report
• Article 36 — Monitoring of the governance mechanism

Chapter 6 Union and national systems on greenhouse gas emissions and removals by sinks

• Article 37 — Union and national inventory systems
• Article 38 — Inventory review
• Article 39 — Union and national systems for policies and measures and projections
• Article 40 — Establishment and operation of registries

Chapter 7 Cooperation and support

• Article 41 — Cooperation between the Member States and the Union
• Article 42 — Role of the European Environment Agency

Chapter 8 Final provisions

• Article 43 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 44 — Committees
• Article 45 — Review
• Article 46 — Amendments to Directive 94/22/EC
• Article 47 — Amendments to Directive 98/70/EC
• Article 48 — Amendments to Directive 2009/31/EC
• Article 49 — Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
• Article 50 — Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009
• Article 51 — Amendments to Directive 2009/73/EC
• Article 52 — Amendment to Council Directive 2009/119/EC
• Article 53 — Amendments to Directive 2010/31/EU
• Article 54 — Amendments to Directive 2012/27/EU
• Article 55 — Amendment to Directive 2013/30/EU
• Article 56 — Amendments to Directive (EU) 2015/652
• Article 57 — Repeal
• Article 58 — Transitional provisions
• Article 59 — Entry into force