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Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

EU Regulation No 347/2013 · Adopted 17 April 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 17 April 2013

on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009

(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 8 (with Sch. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(59)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Contents

  1. Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Subject matter and scope Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. Chapter II: PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST Repealed
  5. 3Union list of projects of common interest Repealed
  6. 4Criteria for projects of common interest Repealed
  7. 5Implementation and monitoring Repealed
  8. 6European coordinators Repealed
  9. Chapter III: PERMIT GRANTING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Repealed
  10. 7‘Priority status’ of projects of common interest Repealed
  11. 8Organisation of the permit granting process Repealed
  12. 9Transparency and public participation Repealed
  13. 10Duration and implementation of the permit granting process Repealed
  14. Chapter IV: REGULATORY TREATMENT Repealed
  15. 11Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis Repealed
  16. 12Enabling investments with cross-border impacts Repealed
  17. 13Incentives Repealed
  18. Chapter V: FINANCING Repealed
  19. 14Eligibility of projects for Union financial assistance Repealed
  20. 15Guidance for the award criteria of Union financial assistance Repealed
  21. 16Exercise of the delegation Repealed
  22. Chapter VI: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  23. 17Reporting and evaluation Repealed
  24. 18Information and publicity Repealed
  25. 19Transitional provisions Repealed
  26. 20Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 Repealed
  27. 21Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 Repealed
  28. 22Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 Repealed
  29. 23Repeal Repealed
  30. 24Entry into force Repealed
  31. Signature
  32. Annex IENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY CORRIDORS AND AREAS Repealed
  33. 1PRIORITY ELECTRICITY CORRIDORS Repealed
  34. (1)Northern Seas offshore grid (‘NSOG’): integrated offshore electricity grid development and the related interconnectors in the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel, the Baltic Sea and neighbouring waters to transport electricity from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricity exchange. Repealed
  35. (2)North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region and with the Mediterranean area including the Iberian peninsula, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources and reinforce internal grid infrastructures to foster market integration in the region. Repealed
  36. (3)North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources. Repealed
  37. (4)Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity (‘BEMIP Electricity’): interconnections between Member States in the Baltic region and reinforcing internal grid infrastructures accordingly, to end isolation of the Baltic States and to foster market integration inter alia by working towards the integration of renewable energy in the region. Repealed
  38. 2PRIORITY GAS CORRIDORS Repealed
  39. (5)North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Gas’): gas infrastructure for North-South gas flows in Western Europe to further diversify routes of supply and for increasing short-term gas deliverability. Repealed
  40. (6)North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): gas infrastructure for regional connections between and in the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and for enhancing diversification and security of gas supply. Repealed
  41. (7)Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’): infrastructure for the transmission of gas from the Caspian Basin, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean Basin to the Union to enhance diversification of gas supply. Repealed
  42. (8)Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in gas (‘BEMIP Gas’): gas infrastructure to end the isolation of the three Baltic States and Finland and their dependency on a single supplier, to reinforce internal grid infrastructures accordingly, and to increase diversification and security of supplies in the Baltic Sea region. Repealed
  43. 3PRIORITY OIL CORRIDOR Repealed
  44. (9)Oil supply connections in Central Eastern Europe (‘OSC’): interoperability of the oil pipeline network in Central Eastern Europe to increase security of supply and reduce environmental risks. Repealed
  45. 4PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS Repealed
  46. (10)Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to the electricity network, in particular the generation of large amounts of electricity from renewable or distributed energy sources and demand response by consumers. Repealed
  47. (11)Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union that is capable of: Repealed
  48. (12)Cross-border carbon dioxide network: development of carbon dioxide transport infrastructure between Member States and with neighbouring third countries in view of the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage. Repealed
  49. Annex IIENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES Repealed
  50. Annex III: REGIONAL LISTS OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST Repealed
  51. 1RULES FOR GROUPS Repealed
  52. (1)For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in Annex II.1, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, TSOs, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity. Repealed
  53. (2)Division (2) Repealed
  54. (3)Division (3) Repealed
  55. (4)Division (4) Repealed
  56. (5)Division (5) Repealed
  57. (6)Division (6) Repealed
  58. (7)The Commission, the Agency and the Groups shall strive for consistency between the different Groups. For this purpose, the Commission and the Agency shall ensure, when relevant, the exchange of information on all work representing an interregional interest between the Groups concerned. Repealed
  59. 2PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING REGIONAL LISTS Repealed
  60. (1)Promoters of a project potentially eligible for selection as a project of common interest wanting to obtain the status of projects of common interest shall submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the Group that includes: Repealed
  61. (2)Division (2) Repealed
  62. (3)Division (3) Repealed
  63. (4)Division (4) Repealed
  64. (5)The project proposals submitted for inclusion in the first Union list which were not previously evaluated pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 shall be assessed at Union-wide system level by: Repealed
  65. (6)Division (6) Repealed
  66. (7)Division (7) Repealed
  67. (8)Division (8) Repealed
  68. (9)Division (9) Repealed
  69. (10)Division (10) Repealed
  70. (11)Division (11) Repealed
  71. (12)Division (12) Repealed
  72. (13)Division (13) Repealed
  73. (14)Division (14) Repealed
  74. Annex IV: RULES AND INDICATORS CONCERNING CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST Repealed
  75. (1)A project with significant cross-border impact is a project on the territory of a Member State, which fulfils the following conditions: Repealed
  76. (2)Concerning projects falling under the categories set out in Annex II.1(a) to (d), the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows: Repealed
  77. (3)Concerning projects falling under the categories set out in Annex II.2, the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows: Repealed
  78. (4)Concerning projects falling under the category set out in Annex II.1(e), each function listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated against the following criteria: Repealed
  79. (5)Concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out in Annex II.3, the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows: Repealed
  80. Annex VENERGY SYSTEM-WIDE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Repealed
  81. (1)The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, and n+20, where n is the year in which the analysis is performed. This data set shall comprise at least: Repealed
  82. (2)Division (2) Repealed
  83. (3)Division (3) Repealed
  84. (4)Division (4) Repealed
  85. (5)Division (5) Repealed
  86. (6)For electricity transmission and storage, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the impact and compensations resulting from the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex IV, and the following impacts: Repealed
  87. (7)For gas, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the results of market testing the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex IV and the following impacts: Repealed
  88. (8)Division (8) Repealed
  89. (9)Division (9) Repealed
  90. (10)Division (10) Repealed
  91. (11)Division (11) Repealed
  92. (12)Division (12) Repealed
  93. (13)Division (13) Repealed
  94. Annex VI: GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Repealed
  95. (1)The manual of procedures referred to in Article 9(1) shall at least specify: Repealed
  96. (2)The detailed schedule referred to in Article 10(4)(b) shall specify as a minimum the following: Repealed
  97. (3)To increase public participation in the permit granting process and ensure in advance information and dialogue with the public, the following principles shall be applied: Repealed
  98. (4)The concept for public participation shall at least include information about: Repealed
  99. (5)In the context of the public consultation to be carried out before submission of the application file, the relevant parties shall at least: Repealed
  100. (6)The project website shall make available as a minimum the following: Repealed
  101. Annex VII: UNION LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST ( ‘ UNION LIST ’ ), Repealed
  102. APRINCIPLES APPLIED IN ESTABLISHING THE UNION LIST Repealed
  103. (1)Clusters of PCIs Repealed
  104. (2)Treatment of substations and compressor stations Repealed
  105. (3)Projects that are no longer considered PCIs and projects that became part of other PCIs Repealed
  106. (4)Definition of "PCIs with double labelling as electricity highways" Repealed
  107. BTHE UNION LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST Repealed
  108. (1)Priority Corridor Northern Seas Offshore Grid ("NSOG") Repealed
  109. (2)Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West Electricity") Repealed
  110. (3)Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Central Eastern and South Europe ("NSI East Electricity") Repealed
  111. (4)Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan ("BEMIP Electricity") Repealed
  112. (5)Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West Gas") Repealed
  113. (6)Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe ("NSI East Gas") Repealed
  114. (7)Priority Corridor Southern Gas Corridor ("SGC") Repealed
  115. (8)Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in Gas ( ‘ BEMIP Gas ’ ) Repealed
  116. (9)Priority Corridor Oil Supply Connections in Central Eastern Europe ("OSC") Repealed
  117. (10)Priority Thematic Area Smart Grids Deployment Repealed
  118. (11)Priority Thematic Area Electricity Highways Repealed
  119. (12)Cross-border carbon dioxide network Repealed
  120. CLISTS OF THE "PROJECTS NO LONGER CONSIDERED PCIS" AND OF THE "PROJECTS THAT BECAME INTEGRAL PARTS OF OTHER PCIS IN THE SECOND AND/OR THIRD LIST OF PCIS" Repealed
  121. (1)Priority Corridor Northern Seas Offshore Grid ("NSOG") Repealed
  122. (2)Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West Electricity") Repealed
  123. (3)Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Central Eastern and South Europe ("NSI East Electricity") Repealed
  124. (4)Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan ("BEMIP Electricity") Repealed
  125. (5)Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West Gas") Repealed
  126. (6)Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe ("NSI East Gas") Repealed
  127. (7)Priority Corridor Southern Gas Corridor ("SGC") Repealed
  128. (8)Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in Gas ("BEMIP Gas") Repealed
  129. (9)Priority Corridor Oil Supply Connections in Central Eastern Europe ("OSC") Repealed
  130. (10)Priority Thematic Area Smart Grids Deployment Repealed
  131. (11)Priority Thematic Area Electricity Highways Repealed
  132. (12)Priority Thematic Area Cross-border Carbon Dioxide Network Repealed