6th RCC Meeting – Region South-South East30th March 2007, Milano

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Agenda

Agenda Topics Rapporteur

9.00 1. OpeningApproval of the agendaApproval of minutes 5th RCCUpdate on new CEER rules

Co-chairs

9:15 2. Preparation of the Stakeholder Meeting and Development of the GRI in the SSE regional market after the 2nd Stakeholder Meeting: regulatory harmonisation and promotion of OSS services

AGEN, AEEG,E-Control

10:30 3. Closure Co-chair

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New CEER rules – General Framework (1)

Invitations to all stakeholders in the stakeholder’s Group

engage governments in the stakeholder’s group engage implementation groups

Annual Report important basis for dialogue with stakeholders

ERGEG Chair to present report to EU Parliament, ITRE Committee

Lead Regulators present report to National Parliaments and their regions

Individual Regulators pursue further contacts with Ministries on content of Annual Report

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New CEER rules – General Framework (2)

Annual Conference Ensure wide participation of those invited to Madrid and

Florence Fora

Organization through CEER Secretariat

Chairmanship by ERGEG

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New CEER rules – Lead Regulator’s Tasks in GRI

TASK 1Internal Organization

of the Region

TASK 2Communication with

CEER Secretariat

TASK 3External

Communication

TASK 4Cooperation+Information

Exchange with GRI-TF/GFG/GA/ERGEG

Invitation to Meetings, Agendas, Minutes, Organization of Meetings, monthly update (by 15th of the month) of website key achievement, general update of website

Inform about new public consultations and press releases on website, scheduled meetingdates within the 5 first days of the quarter

Present Annual RI Report to Nat. Parliaments and their regions; Strong involvement in organization of Annual Conference

Provide input for quarterly report and presentations on each region for GA

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New CEER rules – Communication Policy

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Annual Report

Letter by ERGEG chair to the EU Presidency on progress regarding the Regional Initiatives (twice a year)

Correspondence with Ministries, outlining progress in the region by Lead Regulators (quarterly)

Correspondence with Key Stakeholder’s organizations on progress of particular topics (regularly)

Annual Conference

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Agenda

Agenda Topics Rapporteur

9.00 1. OpeningApproval of the agendaApproval of minutes 5th RCCUpdate on new CEER rules

Co-chairs

9:15 2. Preparation of the Stakeholder Meeting and Development of the GRI in the SSE regional market after the 2nd Stakeholder Meeting: regulatory harmonisation and promotion of OSS services

AGEN, AEEG,E-Control

10:30 3. Closure Co-chair

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Route Assessment – Regulators’ conclusions (1)

Addressing contractual congestion

Proposed solution: platform for re-trading transmission capacity standardised bulletin board for secondary market capacity

trading

Proposed action: TSOs are invited to set up an Enabler Group to establish a best-

practice standardised bulletin board (e.g. Trac-X, OMV Gas platform)

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Route Assessment – Regulators’ conclusions (2)

Addressing long-term physical congestion

Proposed solution: information sharing between market participants and TSOs on

planned investments and demand forecasts in the region aggregation of information on transmission capacity

development in order to identify future bottlenecks

Proposed action: TSOs are invited to set up an Enabler Group to establish a

summary of planned investments in the region

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Route Assessment – Regulators’ conclusions (3)

Addressing remaining obstacles to implementation of IPA/OBA

Proposed solution: coordination among TSOs for implementation of IPAs/OBAs “common voice” when negotiating with GazExport

Proposed action: TSOs are invited to set up an Enabler Group to coordinate on

installation of IPAs/OBAs

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Regional OSS service – Regulators’ Conclusions (4)

Step 1 outlined that an OSS service would facilitate network access for new shippers

Proposed action: TSOs are invited to set up an Enabler Group to establish a

framework for the provision of a OSS service

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REETS – Regulators’ Conclusions (5)

Proposed action: ???

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Hub as balancing point – Regulators’ Conclusions (6)

How can hubs bring liquidity to the regional market?

Proposed action: Hub operators are invited to set up an Enabler Group to establish

a regional balancing market

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AP Output Chair Members Result until

1Best-practice standardised bulletin board

2Summary of planned investments in the region

3Removing remaining obstacles to implementation of IPA/OBA

4Best practice provision of OSS service

5 REETS ???

6Hub development as regional balancing market

Actions to be taken forward by Enabler Groups