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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of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)

EU Directive 2003/55 · Adopted 26 June 2003 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Repealed by Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and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 (Text with EEA relevance).

Contents

  1. Chapter I: SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS Repealed
  2. 1Scope Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. Chapter II: GENERAL RULES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR Repealed
  5. 3Public service obligations and customer protection Repealed
  6. 4Authorisation procedure Repealed
  7. 5Monitoring of security of supply Repealed
  8. 6Technical rules Repealed
  9. Chapter III: TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG Repealed
  10. 7Designation of system operators Repealed
  11. 8Tasks of system operators Repealed
  12. 9Unbundling of transmission system operators Repealed
  13. 10Confidentiality for transmission system operators Repealed
  14. Chapter IV: DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY Repealed
  15. 11Designation of distribution system operators Repealed
  16. 12Tasks of distribution system operators Repealed
  17. 13Unbundling of distribution system operators Repealed
  18. 14Confidentiality for distribution system operators Repealed
  19. 15Combined operator Repealed
  20. Chapter V: UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS Repealed
  21. 16Right of access to accounts Repealed
  22. 17Unbundling of accounts Repealed
  23. Chapter VI: ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM Repealed
  24. 18Third party access Repealed
  25. 19Access to storage Repealed
  26. 20Access to upstream pipeline networks Repealed
  27. 21Refusal of access Repealed
  28. 22New infrastructure Repealed
  29. 23Market opening and reciprocity Repealed
  30. 24Direct lines Repealed
  31. 25Regulatory authorities Repealed
  32. Chapter VII: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  33. 26Safeguard measures Repealed
  34. 27Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitments Repealed
  35. 28Emergent and isolated markets Repealed
  36. 29Review Procedure Repealed
  37. 30Committee Repealed
  38. 31Reporting Repealed
  39. 32Repeals Repealed
  40. 33Implementation Repealed
  41. 34Entry into force Repealed
  42. 35Addressees Repealed
  43. Annex AMeasures on consumer protection Repealed
  44. Annex BCorrelation table Repealed

1ScopeF1

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2DefinitionsF1

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3Public service obligations and customer protectionF1

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4Authorisation procedureF1

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5Monitoring of security of supplyF1

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6Technical rulesF1

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7Designation of system operatorsF1

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8Tasks of system operatorsF1

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9Unbundling of transmission system operatorsF1

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10Confidentiality for transmission system operatorsF1

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11Designation of distribution system operatorsF1

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12Tasks of distribution system operatorsF1

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13Unbundling of distribution system operatorsF1

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14Confidentiality for distribution system operatorsF1

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15Combined operatorF1

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16Right of access to accountsF1

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17Unbundling of accountsF1

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18Third party accessF1

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19Access to storageF1

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20Access to upstream pipeline networksF1

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21Refusal of accessF1

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22New infrastructureF1

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23Market opening and reciprocityF1

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24Direct linesF1

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25Regulatory authoritiesF1

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26Safeguard measuresF1

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27Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitmentsF1

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28Emergent and isolated marketsF1

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29Review ProcedureF1

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30CommitteeF1

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31ReportingF1

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32RepealsF1

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33ImplementationF1

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34Entry into forceF1

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35AddresseesF1

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Annex AMeasures on consumer protectionF1

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Annex BCorrelation tableF1

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