# 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), Article 48a: Technical agreements regarding the operation of transmission lines

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Directive does not affect the freedom of transmission system operators or other economic operators to maintain in force or to conclude technical agreements on issues concerning the operation of transmission lines between a Member State and a third country, insofar as those agreements are compatible with Union law and relevant decisions of the national regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned. Such agreements shall be notified to the regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/73/article/48a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-73/article-48a
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