# 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of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (repealed)

EU Directive 2003/54 · adopted 26 June 2003

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of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (repealed)

## Introductory text

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concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (repealed)
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## Chapter I: SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

## 1 Scope

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## 2 Definitions

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## Chapter II: GENERAL RULES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR

## 3 Public service obligations and customer protection

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## 4 Monitoring of security of supply

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## 5 Technical rules

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## Chapter III: GENERATION

## 6 Authorisation procedure for new capacity

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## 7 Tendering for new capacity

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## Chapter IV: TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATION

## 8 Designation of Transmission System Operators

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## 9 Tasks of Transmission System Operators

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## 10 Unbundling of Transmission System Operators

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## 11 Dispatching and balancing

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## 12 Confidentiality for Transmission System Operators

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## Chapter V: DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATION

## 13 Designation of Distribution System Operators

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## 14 Tasks of Distribution System Operators

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## 15 Unbundling of Distribution System Operators

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## 16 Confidentiality for Distribution System Operators

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## 17 Combined operator

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## Chapter VI: UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS

## 18 Right of access to accounts

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## 19 Unbundling of accounts

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## Chapter VII: ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM

## 20 Third party access

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## 21 Market opening and reciprocity

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## 22 Direct lines

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## 23 Regulatory authorities

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## Chapter VIII: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 24 Safeguard measures

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## 25 Monitoring of imports of electricity

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## 26 Derogations

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## 27 Review Procedure

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## 28 Reporting

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## 29 Repeals

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## 30 Implementation

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## 31 Entry into force

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## 32 Addressees

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## Annex A Measures on consumer protection

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## Annex B Correlation table

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-54
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