Overview

Legislation

The EU Electricity & Gas markets: third legislative package

Benchmarking

Publications, documents and reports

European Regulators Group

Florence Forum

More information
 Gas

Infrastructure

|Package of Commission documents on Energy Infrastructure, 10/12/2003

|Package of Commission documents on Energy Infrastructure, 20/12/2001

|Trans European Energy Networks (TEN-E)

|Exemptions based on article 7 on Regulation on cross-border trade in electricity 1228/2003

Package of Commission documents on Energy Infrastructure

(adopted on 10 December 2003)

The Commission proposed a new legislative package to promote investment in the European energy sector to both strengthen competition and help prevent the reoccurrence of blackouts.

• Press Release   
• Memorandum

Brochure

• Trans-European Energy Networks: TEN-E Priority projects June 2004

Legislative texts

• Communication from the Commission on the Energy Infrastructure and Security of Supply
  COM(2003) 743
   
• Proposal for a directive concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment
  COM(2003) 740
  Agreed Council General Approach 29 November 2004

• Proposal for amendment of decision n° No 1229/2003/EC on guidelines for Trans-European energy networks

  COM(2003) 742
   

• Proposal for a Regulation on conditions for access to the gas transmission networks COM(2003) 741
   

• Proposal for a Directive on energy end-use efficiency and energy services
  COM(2003) 739

• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER - Extended Impact Assessment - Directive concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment
  SEC(2003) 1368 (90 KB)
   

• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER - Extended Impact Assessment - Decision laying down guidelines for Trans-European energy networks
  SEC(2003) 1369

Background papers

• Background paper: Undergrounding electricity lines in Europe

• Consultant report: Overview of the Potential for Undergrounding the Electricity Networks in Europe