Annexes to COM(2021)803 - Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen

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Agreement, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (OJ L 111, 26.4.2023, p. 1).

(11) Regulation (EU) 2023/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in order to provide for the inclusion of maritime transport activities in the EU Emissions Trading System and for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions of additional greenhouse gases and emissions from additional ship types (OJ L 130, 16.5.2023, p. 105).

(12) Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 234, 22.9.2023, p. 48).

(13) Regulation (EU) 2023/2405 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (ReFuelEU Aviation) (OJ L, 2023/2405, 31.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2405/oj).

(14) Directive (EU) 2023/959 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading system (OJ L 130, 16.5.2023, p. 134).

(15) Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (OJ L 231, 20.9.2023, p. 1).

(16) Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (OJ L, 2023/2413, 31.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/2413/oj).

(17) Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen, amending Regulations (EU) No 1227/2011, (EU) 2017/1938, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2022/869 and Decision (EU) 2017/684 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L, 2024/1789, 15.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1789/oj).

(18) Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (OJ L 326, 8.12.2011, p. 1).

(19) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).

(20) Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (OJ L, 2024/1787, 15.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1787/oj).

(21) 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 (OJ L 280, 28.10.2017, p. 1).

(22) Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).

(23) Regulation (EU) 2019/941 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector and repealing Directive 2005/89/EC (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 1).

(24) Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 22).

(25) Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 75).

(26) Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 210).

(27) Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1563 of 14 October 2020 on energy poverty (OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35).

(28) Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/2407 of 20 October 2023 on energy poverty (OJ L, 2023/2407, 23.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2023/2407/oj).

(29) Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1).

(30) OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.

(31) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

(32) Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13).

(33) Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84).

(34) Judgment of the Court of Justice of 8 July 2019, European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium, C-543/17, ECLI:EU:C:2019:573.

(35) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

(36) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

(37) Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).

(38) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).

(39) Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).

(40) Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349).

(41) Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45).

(42) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 of 14 June 2022 on rules to verify sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria and low indirect land-use change-risk criteria (OJ L 168, 27.6.2022, p. 1).

(43) Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1).

(44) Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64).

(45) Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29).

(46) Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35).

(47) Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L, 2024/1275, 8.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1275/oj).

(48) Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Directive on consumer ADR) (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63).

(49) Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45).

(50) Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 46).

(51) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/703 of 30 April 2015 establishing a network code on interoperability and data exchange rules (OJ L 113, 1.5.2015, p. 13).

(52) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

(53) Decision (EU) 2017/684 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements and non-binding instruments between Member States and third countries in the field of energy, and repealing Decision No 994/2012/EU (OJ L 99, 12.4.2017, p. 1).


ANNEX I

Minimum requirements for billing and billing information for natural gas and hydrogen

1. Minimum information to be contained on the bill and in the billing information for natural gas and hydrogen

1.1.The following key information shall be prominently displayed to final customers in their bills, distinctly separate from other parts of the bill:
(a)the price to be paid and a breakdown of the price where possible, together with a clear statement that all energy sources may also benefit from incentives that were not financed through the levies indicated in the breakdown of the price;

(b)the date on which payment is due.

1.2.The following key information shall be prominently displayed to final customers in their bills and billing information, distinctly separate from other parts of the bill and billing information:
(a)consumption of natural gas and hydrogen for the billing period;

(b)the name and contact details of the supplier, including a consumer support hotline and email address;

(c)the tariff name;

(d)the end date of the contract, if applicable;

(e)information on the availability and benefits of switching;

(f)the final customer’s switching code or unique identification code for the final customer’s supply point;

(g)information on final customers’ rights as regards out-of-court dispute settlement, including the contact details of the entity responsible pursuant to Article 25;

(h)the single point of contact referred to in Article 24;

(i)for natural gas only, a link or reference to where comparison tools referred to in Article 14 can be found.

1.3.Where bills are based on actual consumption or remote reading by the operator, the following information shall be made available to final customers in, with or signposted to within their bills and periodic settlement bills:
(a)comparisons of the final customer’s current consumption of natural gas and hydrogen with the final customer’s consumption for the same period in the previous year in graphic form;

(b)contact information for consumer bodies, energy agencies or similar bodies, including website addresses, from which information may be obtained on available energy efficiency improvement measures for energy-using equipment;

(c)comparisons with an average normalised or benchmarked final customer in the same user category.

2. Frequency of billing and the provision of billing information:

(a)billing on the basis of actual consumption shall take place at least once a year;

(b)where the final customer does not have a meter that allows remote reading by the operator, or where the final customer has actively chosen to disable remote reading in accordance with national law, accurate billing information based on actual consumption shall be made available to the final customer at least every six months, or once every three months, if requested or where the final customer has opted to receive electronic billing;

(c)where the final customer does not have a meter that allows remote reading by the operator, or where the final customer has actively chosen to disable remote reading in accordance with national law, the obligations in points (a) and (b) may be fulfilled by means of a system of regular self-reading by the final customer, whereby the final customer communicates readings from the meter to the operator; billing or billing information may be based on estimated consumption or a flat rate only where the final customer has not provided a meter reading for a given billing interval. The estimated consumption shall be based on the final customer’s previous year’s consumption or on the consumption of a comparable final customer;

(d)where the final customer has a meter that allows remote reading by the operator, accurate billing information based on actual consumption shall be provided at least every month; such information may also be made available via the internet, and shall be updated as frequently as allowed by the measurement devices and systems used.

3. Breakdown of the final customer’s price

The final customer’s price is the sum of the following three components: the energy and supply component, the network component (transmission, distribution, transport) and the component comprising taxes, levies, fees and charges.

Where a breakdown of the final customer’s price is presented in bills, the common definitions of the three components in that breakdown established in Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) shall be used throughout the Union.

4. Access to complementary information on historical consumption

Member States shall require that, to the extent that complementary information on historical consumption is available, such information is made available, at the request of the final customer, to the supplier or service provider designated by the final customer.

Where the final customer has a meter that allows remote reading by the operator installed, the final customer shall have easy access to complementary information on historical consumption allowing detailed self-checks.

Complementary information on historical consumption shall include:

(a)cumulative data for at least the three previous years or the period since the start of the gas supply contract, if that period is shorter. The data shall correspond to the intervals for which frequent billing information has been produced; and

(b)detailed data according to the time of use for any day, week, month and year, which is made available to the final customer without undue delay via the internet or the meter interface, covering the period of at least the previous 24 months or the period since the start of the gas supply contract, if that period is shorter.

5. Disclosure of energy sources

Suppliers shall specify in bills the share of renewable and separately low-carbon gas purchased by the final customer in accordance with the supply contract for natural gas and hydrogen (product level disclosure). In the event of a mixture the supplier shall provide the same information separately for different categories of gas, including renewable gas or low-carbon gas.

The following information shall be made available to final customers in, with or signposted to within their bills and billing information:

(a)the share of renewable gas and low-carbon gas in the mix of the supplier (at national level, namely in the Member State in which the supply contract for gas has been concluded, as well as at the level of the supplier if the supplier is active in several Member States) over the preceding year in a comprehensible and clearly comparable manner;

(b)information on the environmental impact, in at least terms of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the natural gas or hydrogen supplied by the supplier over the preceding year.

As regards point (a) of the second paragraph, with respect to natural gas and hydrogen obtained via a gas exchange or imported from an undertaking situated outside the Union, aggregate figures provided by the exchange or the undertaking in question over the preceding year may be used.

The disclosure of the share of renewable gas purchased by the final customers shall be done by using guarantees of origin based on Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Where a customer consumes natural gas or hydrogen from a hydrogen or natural gas network, including gaseous renewable fuels of non-biological origin and biomethane, as demonstrated in the commercial offer by the supplier, Member States shall ensure that the guarantees of origin that are cancelled correspond to the relevant network characteristics.

The regulatory authority or another competent national authority shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the information provided by suppliers to final customers pursuant to this point is reliable and is provided at a national level in a clearly comparable manner.


(1) Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices and repealing Directive 2008/92/EC (OJ L 311, 17.11.2016, p. 1).


ANNEX II

Smart metering systems in natural gas and hydrogen

1.   

Member States shall ensure that deployment of smart metering systems in their territories takes place only after an economic assessment of all the long-term costs and benefits to the market and the individual consumer or which form of smart metering is economically reasonable and cost-effective and which timeframe is feasible for their distribution.

2.   

Such an economic assessment shall take into account network development plans referred to in Article 55, in particular paragraph 2, point (c), thereof, on decommissioning of networks.

3.   

Such assessment shall take into consideration the methodology for the cost-benefit analysis and the minimum functionalities for smart metering systems provided for in Commission Recommendation 2012/148/EU (1) to the extent that they are applicable for natural gas and hydrogen, as well as the best available techniques for ensuring the highest level of cybersecurity and data protection.

Such assessment shall also duly consider potential synergies with an already rolled-out electricity smart metering infrastructure, or options for selective rollouts to cases that can quickly return net benefits to keep costs in check.

4.   

Subject to that assessment, Member States shall prepare a timetable with a target of up to ten years for the deployment of smart metering systems. Where the deployment of smart metering systems is assessed positively, at least 80 % of final customers shall be equipped with smart meters within seven years of the date of the positive assessment.


(1) Commission Recommendation 2012/148/EU of 9 March 2012 on preparations for the roll-out of smart metering systems (OJ L 73, 13.3.2012, p. 9).


ANNEX III

Part A

Repealed Directive with list of the successive amendments thereto (referred to in Article 95)

Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1)Only Article 51
Directive (EU) 2019/692 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 117, 3.5.2019, p. 1)
Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45)Only Article 41(1), point (v)

Part B

Time-limits for transposition into national law and date of application (referred to in Article 95)

DirectiveTime-limit for transpositionDate of application
Directive 2009/73/EC3 March 20113 March 2011, except as regards Article 11;

3 March 2013 as regards Article 11
Directive (EU) 2019/69224 February 2020


ANNEX IV

Correlation table

Directive 2009/73/ECThis Directive
—Article 1(1)
Article 1(1)Article 1(2)
Article 1(2)—
—Article 1(3)
—Article 1(4)
—Article 1(5)
Article 2, introductory wordingArticle 2, introductory wording
—Article 2, points 1 to 14
Article 2, point 1Article 2, point 15
Article 2, point 2Article 2, point 16
Article 2, point 3Article 2, point 17
Article 2, point 4Article 2, point 18
Article 2, point 5Article 2, point 19
Article 2, point 6Article 2, point 20
—Article 2, points 21 to 27
Article 2, point 7Article 2, point 28
Article 2, point 8Article 2, point 29
—Article 2, point 30
Article 2, point 9Article 2, point 31
Article 2, point 10Article 2, point 32
Article 2, point 11Article 2, point 33
Article 2, point 12Article 2, point 34
Article 2, point 13Article 2, point 35
Article 2, point 14Article 2, point 36
Article 2, point 15Article 2, point 37
Article 2, point 16Article 2, point 38
Article 2, point 17Article 2, point 39
—Article 2, point 40
Article 2, point 18Article 2, point 41
Article 2, point 19Article 2, point 42
Article 2, point 20Article 2, point 43
Article 2, point 21Article 2, point 44
Article 2, point 22Article 2, point 45
Article 2, point 23Article 2, point 46
Article 2, point 24Article 2, point 47
Article 2, point 25Article 2, point 48
Article 2, point 26Article 2, point 49
Article 2, point 27Article 2, point 50
Article 2, point 29Article 2, point 51
—Article 2, point 52
Article 2, point 34Article 2, point 53
Article 2, point 35Article 2, point 54
Article 2, point 36Article 2, point 55
—Article 2, points 56 to 77
Article 37Article 3(1)
—Article 3(2) to (7)
Article 3(2)Article 4
—Article 5
Article 3(1) and (2)Article 6(1) and (2)
—Article 6(3) and (4)
Article 5(11)Article 6(5)
—Article 6(6)
Article 7(1) and (2)Article 7(1) and (2)
Article 7(3)—
Article 7(4)Article 7(3)
Article 4(1) and (2)Article 8(1) and (2)
—Article 8(3) to (11)
Article 4(3) and (4)Article 8(12) and (13)
—Article 8(14) and (15)
—Article 9
Article 8Article 10
Article 3(3) and (12), and Annex I, paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),and (j)Article 11
—Article 12
—Article 13
—Article 14
—Article 15
Annex I, paragraph 1, point (i)Articles 16 and 19
Annex I, paragraph 2Article 17
—Article 18
—Article 20
—Article 21
Annex I, paragraph 1, point (h)Article 22
—Article 23
Article 3(9)Article 24
Article 3(9) and Annex I, paragraph 1, point (f)Article 25
Article 3(3)Article 26
—Article 27
—Article 28
—Article 29
—Article 30
Article 32Article 31
Article 34Article 32
Article 33Article 33
Article 38Article 34
—Article 35
—Article 36
—Article 37
Article 35Article 38(1) and (2)
—Article 38(3) to (6)
Article 13(1) and (2)Article 39(1) and (2)
—Article 39(3) and (4)
Article 13(3) and (4)Article 39(5) and (6)
—Article 39(7), (8) and (9)
Article 13(5)Article 39(10)
Article 16Article 40
—Article 41
Article 23Article 42
Article 24Article 43
Article 25(1)Article 44(1)
—Article 44(2)
Article 25(2) to (5)Article 44(3) to (6)
—Article 44(7) and (8)
—Article 45
Article 26Article 46
Article 27Article 47
Article 28(1) to (4)Article 48(1) to (4)
—Article 48(5)
Article 29Article 49(1)
—Article 49(2) and (3)
—Article 50
—Article 51
—Article 52
—Article 53
—Article 54
Article 22(1)Article 55(1) first subparagraph
—Article 55(1) second to fifth subparagraphs
Article 22(2)Article 55(2)
—Article 55(3)
Article 22(4) to (8)Article 55(4) to (8)
—Article 56
—Article 57
—Article 58
—Article 59
Article 9Article 60
Article 14Article 61
Article 15Article 62
Article 17Article 63
Article 18(1) to (10)Article 64(1) to (10)
—Article 64(11)
Article 19Article 65
Article 20Article 66
Article 21Article 67
—Article 68
—Article 69
—Article 70
Article 10Article 71
Article 11Article 72
Article 12Article 73
Article 30Article 74
Article 31Article 75
Article 39Article 76(1) to (5)
—Article 76(6)
Article 40Article 77
Article 41(1) to (4)Article 78(1) to (4)
—Article 78(5)
Article 41(5) to (9)Article 78(6) to (10)
Article 41(10) to (17)Article 79(1) to (8)
Article 42Article 80
Article 43Article 81
Article 44Article 82
Article 46(1)Article 83
Article 46(2) and (3)—
Article 47Article 84
Article 48aArticle 85
—Article 86
—Article 87
Article 49aArticle 88(1), (2) and (3)
—Article 88(4)
Article 49bArticle 89
—Article 90
—Article 91
—Article 92
—Article 93
Article 54Article 94
Article 53Article 95
Article 55Article 96
Article 56Article 97
—Annex I
—Annex II
—Annex III
Annex IIAnnex IV


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