Council of the European Union and European Parliament 13 July 2009, Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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CHAPTER I. SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definitions
CHAPTER II. GENERAL RULES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR
Article 3. Public service obligations and customer protection
Article 4. Authorisation procedure
Article 5. Monitoring of security of supply
Article 6. Regional solidarity
Article 7. Promotion of regional cooperation
Article 8. Technical rules
CHAPTER III. TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND LNG
Article 9. Unbundling of transmission systems and transmission system operators
Article 10. Designation and certification of transmission system operators
Article 11. Certification in relation to third countries
Article 12. Designation of storage and LNG system operators
Article 13. Tasks of transmission, storage and/or LNG system operators
Article 14. Independent system operators
Article 15. Unbundling of transmission system owners and storage system operators
Article 16. Confidentiality for transmission system operators and transmission system owners
CHAPTER IV. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION OPERATOR
Article 17. Assets, equipment, staff and identity
Article 18. Independence of the transmission system operator
Article 19. Independence of the staff and the management of the transmission system operator
Article 20. Supervisory Body
Article 21. Compliance programme and compliance officer
Article 22. Network development and powers to make investment decisions
Article 23. Decision-making powers regarding the connection of storage facilities, LNG regasification facilities and industrial customers to the transmission system
CHAPTER V. DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY
Article 24. Designation of distribution system operators
Article 25. Tasks of distribution system operators
Article 26. Unbundling of distribution system operators
Article 27. Confidentiality obligations of distribution system operators
Article 28. Closed distribution systems
Article 29. Combined operator
CHAPTER VI. UNBUNDLING AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTS
Article 30. Right of access to accounts
Article 31. Unbundling of accounts
CHAPTER VII. ORGANISATION OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM
Article 32. Third-party access
Article 33. Access to storage
Article 34. Access to upstream pipeline networks
Article 35. Refusal of access
Article 36. New infrastructure
Article 37. Market opening and reciprocity
Article 38. Direct lines
CHAPTER VIII. NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Article 39. Designation and independence of regulatory authorities
Article 40. General objectives of the regulatory authority
Article 41. Duties and powers of the regulatory authority
Article 42. Regulatory regime for cross-border issues
Article 43. Compliance with the Guidelines
Article 44. Record keeping
CHAPTER IX. RETAIL MARKETS
Article 45. Retail markets
CHAPTER X. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 46. Safeguard measures
Article 47. Level playing field
Article 48. Derogations in relation to take-or-pay commitments
Article 49. Emergent and isolated markets
Article 50. Review procedure
Article 51. Committee
Article 52. Reporting
Article 53. Repeal
Article 54. Transposition
Article 55. Entry into force
Article 56. Addressees
ANNEX I. MEASURES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION

14.8.2009

Official Journal of the European Union

L 211/94

DIRECTIVE 2009/73/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 13 July 2009

concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the

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