Introductory text

United Kingdom

Council Decision (EU) 2017/783

of 25 April 2017

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

(Third Energy Package)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 62 and 114 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area^f1, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Agreement on the European Economic Area^f2 (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f3 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f4 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f5 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013^f6 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7)

Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f7 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8)

Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f8 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9)

Commission Decision 2010/685/EU^f9 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10)

Commission Decision 2012/490/EU^f10 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11)

Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f11 which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(12)

Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f12 which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(13)

Directive 2009/72/EC repeals Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f13 which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(14)

Directive 2009/73/EC repeals Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f14 which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(15)

Commission Decision 2011/280/EU^f15 repeals Commission Decision 2003/796/EC^f16 which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(16)

Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(17)

The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
f2: OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
f3: Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1).
f4: 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 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15).
f5: Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36).
f6: Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 of 14 June 2013 on submission and publication of data in electricity markets and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 163, 15.6.2013, p. 1).
f7: Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 55).
f8: Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94).
f9: Commission Decision 2010/685/EU of 10 November 2010 amending Chapter 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 67).
f10: Commission Decision 2012/490/EU of 24 August 2012 on amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (OJ L 231, 28.8.2012, p. 16).
f11: Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 1).
f12: Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (OJ L 289, 3.11.2005, p. 1).
f13: Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37).
f14: Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57).
f15: Commission Decision 2011/280/EU of 16 May 2011 on repealing Decision 2003/796/EC on establishing the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (OJ L 129, 17.5.2011, p. 14).
f16: Commission Decision 2003/796/EC of 11 November 2003 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (OJ L 296, 14.11.2003, p. 34).