EU Gas Market Regulation of Offshore Transmission Lines: The Derogation for Completed Projects (Art. 49a of Directive 2009/73)
Article from: OGEL 5 (2019), in Pipelines
Introduction
(Addendum 16/01/2020) By Directive (EU) 2019/692 the EU legislator has amended the Gas Directive 2009/73/EC with effect of 23 May 2019. Key elements of the regulatory regime of Directive 2009/73, namely unbundling, third party access, and tariff regulation, shall now also apply to gas transmission lines between a third country and an EU Member State. It is already questionable how this amendment can be considered to enhance competition within the internal market. By definition, such third-country transmission lines do not connect Member States. Their sole effect is to ...