# 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), Article 1: Subject matter

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

This Regulation establishes provisions aiming to safeguard the security of gas supply in the United Kingdom by ensuring the proper and continuous functioning of the market in natural gas (‘gas’) in the United Kingdom, by allowing for exceptional measures to be implemented when the market can no longer deliver the gas supplies required ... and by providing for the clear definition and attribution of responsibilities among natural gas undertakings, the Secretary of State, the Northern Ireland department and the regulatory authority regarding both preventive action and the reaction to concrete disruptions of gas supply. This Regulation also establishes transparent mechanisms concerning ... the coordination of planning for, and response to, emergencies ....

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1938/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1938/article-1
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