Commission Decision of 19 July 2012 on the establishment of the annual priority lists for the development of network codes and guidelines for 2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/413/EU)
Commission Decision of 19 July 2012 on the establishment of the annual priority lists for the development of network codes and guidelines for 2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/413/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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(1) and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
As it is foreseen that harmonised rules on transparency will pass the comitology procedure in 2012 the Commission establishes for the development of harmonised electricity rules this annual priority list for 2013:
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capacity allocation and congestion management rules including governance for day-ahead and intraday markets including capacity calculation (adoption under comitology procedure),
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rules for longer-term (forward) capacity allocation (drafting of network code),
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network connection rules:
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network rules on generator grid connection (adoption under comitology procedure),
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network code on distribution system operator and industrial load connection (finalise network code and start comitology process),
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network code on High-voltage direct current transmission system connection,
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system operation (finalise network codes on operational security, on operational planning and scheduling and on load-frequency control and reserves and start adoption process(5)),
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balancing rules including network-related reserve power rules (finalise network code on balancing),
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rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures and/or investment incentives.
Article 2
As it is foreseen that harmonised rules on congestion management will pass the comitology procedure in 2012 the Commission establishes for the development of harmonised gas rules this annual priority list for 2013:
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capacity allocation (adoption under comitology procedure),
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balancing rules including network-related rules on nomination procedure, rules for imbalance charges and rules for operational balancing between transmission system operators' systems (finalise network code and start adoption process),
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interoperability and data exchange rules,
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rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso