{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2195/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2195/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/2195",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2195",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Objectives and regulatory aspects",
  "text": "1. This Regulation aims at:\n(a) fostering effective competition, non-discrimination and transparency in balancing markets;\n(b) enhancing efficiency of balancing as well as efficiency of ... national balancing markets;\n(c) integrating balancing markets and promoting the possibilities for exchanges of balancing services while contributing to operational security;\n(d) contributing to the efficient long-term operation and development of the electricity transmission system and electricity sector ... while facilitating the efficient and consistent functioning of day-ahead, intraday and balancing markets;\n(e) ensuring that the procurement of balancing services is fair, objective, transparent and market-based, avoids undue barriers to entry for new entrants, fosters the liquidity of balancing markets while preventing undue market distortions;\n(f) facilitating the participation of demand response including aggregation facilities and energy storage while ensuring they compete with other balancing services at a level playing field and, where necessary, act independently when serving a single demand facility;\n(g) facilitating the participation of renewable energy sources and supporting the achievement of any target specified in an enactment for the share of energy from renewable sources.\n2. When applying this Regulation, the Secretary of State, the regulatory authority, and system operators shall:\n(a) apply the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination;\n(b) ensure transparency;\n(c) apply the principle of optimisation between the highest overall efficiency and lowest total costs for all parties involved;\n(d) ensure that TSOs make use of market-based mechanisms, as far as possible, in order to ensure network security and stability;\n(e) ensure that the development of the forward, day-ahead and intraday markets is not compromised;\n(f) respect the responsibility assigned to the relevant TSO in order to ensure system security, including as required by any enactment;\n(g) consult with relevant DSOs and take account of potential impacts on their system;\n(h) take into consideration agreed ... standards and technical specifications.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(1)(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 3(2)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Art. 3(2)(h) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:25.262600+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}