Directive 1991/296 - Transit of natural gas through grids

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This directive was in effect from June 12, 1991 until June 30, 2004 and should have been implemented in national regulation on January  1, 1992 at the latest.

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Council Directive 91/296/EEC of 31 May 1991 on the transit of natural gas through grids
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 1991/296
Original proposal COM(1989)334 EN
CELEX number i 31991L0296

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Document 31-05-1991
Publication in Official Journal 12-06-1991; Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 12 Volume 001,OJ L 147, 12.6.1991,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 12 Volume 001,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 12 Volume 001
Effect 12-06-1991; Takes effect Date notif.
End of validity 30-06-2004; Repealed by 32003L0055
Transposition 01-01-1992; See Art 5
Notification 12-06-1991; {titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_365/titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new}

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31991L0296

Council Directive 91/296/EEC of 31 May 1991 on the transit of natural gas through grids

Official Journal L 147 , 12/06/1991 P. 0037 - 0040

Finnish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 2 P. 0143

Swedish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 2 P. 0143

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 31 May 1991 on the transit of natural gas through grids (91/296/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regad to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal market during the period ending 31 December 1992; whereas successive European Councils have recognized the need for a single internal market and, particularly in Rhodes, the need for a single energy market;

Whereas completion of the internal market in energy in general, and more particularly in the natural gas sector, requires the development of a Community energy strategy that will be equal to the challenges of:

  • security of supply,
  • environmental protection;

Whereas there must be greater integration of the European energy market if the single internal market is to be achieved; whereas natural gas is an essential component of the Community's energy balance;

Whereas greater reliance on natural gas is desirable as part of diversification of energy sources;

Whereas the completion of the internal market for energy, more particularly in the natural gas sector, will take into account the objective of economic and social cohesion;

Whereas the objective of the internal natural gas market is to ensure greater profitability, compatibility with the environment and security of supplies by free trade, without unacceptable restrictions on competition; whereas the specific characteristics of the natural gas sector must be taken into account if the pursuit of this objective is to be successful;

Whereas in completing the internal market in natural gas, consideration should be given not only to comparable features in the Member States but equally to sometimes significant differences;

Whereas trade in natural gas between the high-pressure gas transmission grids of European countries is increasing from year to year and has implications in terms of investment; whereas the Community's security of natural gas supply could be improved and costs reduced by operating the interconnections required for such trade;

Whereas the exchange of natural gas between high-pressure gas transmission grids is being conducted on such a scale that the transactions requested and their consequences should be systematically known to the Commission;

Whereas it is possible and desirable to increase natural gas transfers between grids and also take account of the imperatives of security and quality of natural gas supply; whereas studies show that greater natural gas transfers between grids can minimize the cost of investment;

Whereas in the future additional interconnections between several Member States will need to be made to allow adequate supplies;

Whereas increased natural gas transfers between grids would also encourage cooperation between natural gas transmission companies to find ways of improving natural gas transmission equipment; whereas such improvements will also cut costs;

Whereas there are still obstacles to increased trade in natural gas between grids; whereas, provided that they are not due to the nature of the technology used or of the grids themselves, such obstacles can be reduced by making the transit of natural gas through grids compulsory and introducing an appropriate system for monitoring compliance with this obligation;

Whereas this obligation and monitoring system concern the transit of...


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