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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1938/annex-V/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/1938",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1938",
  "path": "annex/V/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Identification of risks",
  "text": "Describe the risk factors which could have negative impact on the security of gas supply in the United Kingdom, their likelihood and consequences.\nNon-exhaustive list of types of risk factors that have to be included in the assessment only if applicable according to the Secretary of State:\n(a)political\ngas disruption from countries outside of the United Kingdom because of different reasons,\npolitical unrest (either in country of origin or in transit country),\nwar/civil war (either in country of origin or in transit country),\nterrorism;\n(b)technological\nexplosion/fires,\nfires (internal to a given facility),\nleakages,\nlack of adequate maintenance,\nequipment malfunction (failure to start, failure during working time, etc.),\nlack of electricity (or other energy source),\nICT failure (hardware or software failure, internet, SCADA problems, etc.),\ncyber-attack,\nimpact due to excavation works (digging, piling), ground works, etc.;\n(c)commercial/market/financial\nagreements with suppliers outside of the United Kingdom,\ncommercial dispute,\ncontrol of infrastructure relevant for the security of gas supply by third-country entities, which may imply, among others, risks of underinvestment, undermining diversification or non-respect of Union law,\nprice volatility,\nunderinvestment,\nsudden, unexpected peak demand,\nother risks which could lead to structural underperformance;\n(d)social\nstrikes (in different related sectors, such as the gas sector, ports, transport, etc.),\nsabotage,\nvandalism,\ntheft;\n(e)natural\nearthquakes,\nlandslides,\nfloods (heavy rain, river),\nstorms (sea),\navalanches,\nextreme weather conditions,\nfires (external to the facility, like nearby forests, grassland, etc.).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 22(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 22(5)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 22(5)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 22(5)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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