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of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)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

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of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)

## Introductory text

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concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (repealed)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

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## 5 Monitoring of security of supply

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## 6 Technical rules

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## Chapter III: TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG

## 7 Designation of system operators

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## 8 Tasks of system operators

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## 9 Unbundling of transmission system operators

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## 10 Confidentiality for transmission system operators

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## Chapter IV: DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY

## 11 Designation of distribution system operators

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## 12 Tasks of distribution system operators

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## 13 Unbundling of distribution system operators

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## 14 Confidentiality for distribution system operators

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## 15 Combined operator

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## Chapter V: UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS

## 16 Right of access to accounts

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## 17 Unbundling of accounts

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## Chapter VI: ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM

## 18 Third party access

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## 19 Access to storage

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## 20 Access to upstream pipeline networks

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## 21 Refusal of access

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## 22 New infrastructure

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## 23 Market opening and reciprocity

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## 24 Direct lines

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## 25 Regulatory authorities

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## Chapter VII: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 26 Safeguard measures

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## 27 Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitments

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## 28 Emergent and isolated markets

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## 29 Review Procedure

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## 30 Committee

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## 31 Reporting

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## 32 Repeals

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## 33 Implementation

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## 34 Entry into force

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## 35 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/2003/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-55
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