{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-460/article-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-460/article-37.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/460",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-460",
  "path": "article/37",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Power to grant derogations",
  "text": "1. The national regulatory authority may, at the request of an entity which operates an interconnector that has benefited from an exemption from Article 41(6), (8) and (10) of Directive 2009/73/EC in accordance with Article 36 of that Directive as these Articles have effect in EU law, or a similar exemption, ... grant such entity a derogation from the application of one or more Articles of this Regulation in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article where the application of those Articles to such entity would have one or several of the following negative consequences. It would:\n(a) not facilitate efficient gas trade and competition;\n(b) not provide incentives for investment for new capacity or to maintain existing levels of capacity;\n(c) unreasonably distort cross-border trade;\n(d) distort competition with other infrastructure operators that offer services of a similar nature to those of the interconnector;\n(e) not be implementable when taking into account the specific nature of interconnectors.\n2. The entity requesting a derogation under paragraph 1 shall include in its request a detailed reasoning, with all supporting documents, including, where appropriate, a cost-benefit analysis, demonstrating that one or more of the conditions in paragraph 1(a) to (e) are complied with.\n3. The national regulatory authority must endeavour to assess the request for a derogation jointly with any non-UK regulatory authorities whose approval is required and deal with the non-UK regulatory authorities in close cooperation. Where the national regulatory authority grants a derogation, the national regulatory authority must specify its duration in its decision.\n4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5. The national regulatory authority may revoke a derogation if the circumstances or underlying reasons, or both, no longer apply. The national regulatory authority must endeavour to cooperate with any non-UK regulatory authorities whose approval is required in reaching a decision on whether to revoke a derogation.\n(6.) If the approval of both national regulatory authorities is required, they must cooperate with each other, and references in paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 to “the national regulatory authority” are to be read as references to “the national regulatory authorities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 37(1) 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. 5 para. 17(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 37(1) inserted (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. 5 para. 17(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Art. 37(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 17(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 37(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. 5 para. 17(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 37(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 17(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Art. 37(5) 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. 5 para. 17(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 37(6) inserted (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. 5 para. 17(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/460/article/37",
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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."
}