Transit (ECT Special)
Article from: OGEL 5 (2004), in The Energy Charter Treaty
Introduction
The Energy Charter Treaty's existing transit provisions oblige its Contracting Parties to facilitate the transit of energy on a non-discriminatory basis consistent with the principle of freedom of transit. This is a critical issue for the collective energy security of the Charter's Signatory states, since energy resources are increasingly being transported across multiple national boundaries on their way from producer to consumer. For this reason, the Charter's participating states have looked to enhance the Treaty's provisions on transit through the elaboration of a Transit ...