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Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (repealed)

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[F1ANNEX II U.K. Contracting entities in the sectors of production, transport or distribution of electricity

Belgium U.K.

  • Local authorities and associations of local authorities, for this part of their activities.

  • Société de Production d'Electricité/Elektriciteitsproductie Maatschappij.

  • Electrabel/Electrabel

  • Elia

Bulgaria U.K.

Entities licensed for production, transport, distribution, public delivery or supply by end supplier of electricity pursuant to Article 39(1) of the Закона за енергетиката (обн., ДВ, бр.107/ 09.12.2003 ):

  • АЕЦ Козлодуй — ЕАД

  • Болкан Енерджи АД

  • Брикел — ЕАД

  • Българско акционерно дружество Гранитоид АД

  • Девен АД

  • ЕВН България Електроразпределение АД

  • ЕВН България Електроснабдяване АД

  • ЕЙ И ЕС — 3С Марица Изток 1

  • Енергийна компания Марица Изток III — АД

  • Енерго-про България — АД

  • ЕОН България Мрежи АД

  • ЕОН България Продажби АД

  • ЕРП Златни пясъци АД

  • ЕСО ЕАД

  • ЕСП Златни пясъци АД

  • Златни пясъци-сервиз АД

  • Калиакра Уинд Пауър АД

  • НЕК ЕАД

  • Петрол АД

  • Петрол Сторидж АД

  • Пиринска Бистрица-Енергия АД

  • Руно-Казанлък АД

  • Сентрал хидроелектрик дьо Булгари ЕООД

  • Слънчев бряг АД

  • ТЕЦ — Бобов Дол ЕАД

  • ТЕЦ — Варна ЕАД

  • ТЕЦ Марица 3 — АД

  • ТЕЦ Марица Изток 2 — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Габрово — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Казанлък — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Перник — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Плевен — ЕАД

  • ЕВН България Топлофикация — Пловдив — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Русе — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Сливен — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация София — ЕАД

  • Топлофикация Шумен — ЕАД

  • Хидроенергострой ЕООД

  • ЧЕЗ България Разпределение АД

  • ЧЕЗ Електро България АД

Czech Republic U.K.

All contracting entities in the sectors which supply services in the electricity sector defined in the section 4 paragraph 1 letter c) of Act. No 137/2006 Coll. on Public Contracts, as amended.

Examples of contracting entities:

  • ČEPS, a.s.

  • ČEZ, a. s.

  • Dalkia Česká republika, a.s.

  • PREdistribuce, a.s.

  • Plzeňská energetika a.s.

  • Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s.

Denmark U.K.

  • Entities producing electricity on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 10 of lov om elforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 1115 of 8 November 2006 .

  • Entities transporting electricity on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 19 of lov om elforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 1115 of 8 November 2006 .

  • Transport of electricity carried out by Energinet Danmark or subsidiary companies fully owned by Energinet Danmark according to lov om Energinet Danmark § 2, stk. 2 og 3, see Act No 1384 of 20 December 2004 .

Germany U.K.

Local authorities, public law bodies or associations of public law bodies or State undertakings, supplying energy to other undertakings, operating an energy supply network or having power of disposal to an energy supply network by virtue of ownership pursuant to Article 3(18) of the Gesetz über die Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz) of 24 April 1998 , as last amended on 9 December 2006 .

Estonia U.K.

  • Entities operating pursuant to Article 10(3) of the Public Procurement Act (RT I 21.2.2007 , 15, 76) and Article 14 of the Competition Act (RT I 2001, 56 332 ):

  • AS Eesti Energia,

  • OÜ Jaotusvõrk (Jaotusvõrk LLC);

  • AS Narva Elektrijaamad;

  • OÜ Põhivõrk.

Ireland U.K.

  • The Electricity Supply Board

  • ESB Independent Energy [ESBIE — electricity supply]

  • Synergen Ltd. [electricity generation]

  • Viridian Energy Supply Ltd. [electricity supply]

  • Huntstown Power Ltd. [electricity generation]

  • Bord Gáis Éireann [electricity supply]

  • Electricity Suppliers and Generators licensed under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999

  • EirGrid plc

Greece U.K.

Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού Α.Ε. , set up by Law No 1468/1950 περί ιδρύσεως της ΔΕΗ and operates in accordance with Law No 2773/1999 and Presidential Decree No 333/1999.

Spain U.K.

  • Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.

  • Endesa, S.A.

  • Iberdrola, S.A.

  • Unión Fenosa, S.A.

  • Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, S.A.

  • Electra del Viesgo, S.A.

  • Other entities undertaking the production, transport and distribution of electricity, pursuant to Ley 54/1997, de 27 de noviembre, del Sector eléctrico and its implementing legislation.

France U.K.

  • Électricité de France, set up and operating pursuant to Loi n o 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946 , as amended.

  • RTE, manager of the electricity transport network

  • Entities distributing electricity, mentioned in article 23 of Loi n o 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946 , as amended. (mixed economy distribution companies, régies or similar services composed of regional or local authorities) Ex: Gaz de Bordeaux, Gaz de Strasbourg.

  • Compagnie nationale du Rhône

  • Electricité de Strasbourg

Italy U.K.

  • Companies in the Gruppo Enel authorised to produce, transmit and distribute electricity within the meaning of Decreto Legislativo N o 79 of 16 March 1999 , as subsequently amended and supplemented

  • TERNA- Rete elettrica nazionale SpA

  • Other undertakings operating on the basis of concessions under Decreto Legislativo N o 79 of 16 March 1999

Cyprus U.K.

  • Η Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου established by the περί Αναπτύξεως Ηλεκτρισμού Νόμο, Κεφ. 171.

  • Διαχειριστής Συστήματος Μεταφοράς was established in accordance with article 57 of the Περί Ρύθμισης της Αγοράς Ηλεκτρισμού Νόμου 122(Ι) του 2003

Other persons, entities or businesses which operate an activity which is established in article 3 of Directive 2004/17/EC and which operate on the basis of a license granted by virtue of article 34 of περί Ρύθμισης της αγοράς Ηλεκτρισμού Νόμου του 2003 {Ν. 122(Ι)/2003}.

Latvia U.K.

VAS Latvenergo and other enterprises which produce, transmit and distribute electricity, and which make purchases according to law Par iepirkumu sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniedzēju vajadzībām

Lithuania U.K.

  • State Enterprise Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

  • Akcinė bendrovė Lietuvos energija

  • Akcinė bendrovė Lietuvos elektrinė

  • Akcinė bendrovė Rytų skirstomieji tinklai

  • Akcinė bendrovė VST

  • Other entities in compliance with the requirements of Article 70 (1, 2) of the Law on Public Procurement of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, No. 84-2000, 1996; No. 4-102, 2006) and executing electricity production, transportation or distribution activity pursuant to the Law on Electricity of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, No. 66-1984, 2000; No. 107-3964, 2004) and the Law on Nuclear Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, No. 119-2771, 1996).

Luxembourg U.K.

  • Compagnie grand-ducale d'électricité de Luxembourg (CEGEDEL), producing or distributing electricity pursuant to the convention concernant l'établissement et l'exploitation des réseaux de distribution d'énergie électrique dans le Grand-Duché du Luxembourg of 11 November 1927 , approved by the Law of 4 January 1928 .

  • Local authorities responsible for the transport or distribution of electricity.

  • Société électrique de l'Our (SEO).

  • Syndicat de communes SIDOR

Hungary U.K.

Entities producing, transporting or distributing electricity pursuant to Articles 162-163 of 2003. évi CXXIX. törvény a közbeszerzésekről and 2007. évi LXXXVI. törvény a villamos energiáról.

Malta U.K.

Korporazzjoni Enemalta (Enemalta Corporation)

Netherlands U.K.

Entities distributing electricity on the basis of a licence (vergunning) granted by the provincial authorities pursuant to the Provinciewet. For instance:

  • Essent

  • Nuon

Austria U.K.

Entities operating a transmission or distribution network pursuant to the Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und Organisationsgesetz, BGBl. I No 143/1998, as amended, or pursuant to the Elektrizitätswirtschafts(wesen)gesetze of the nine Länder

Poland U.K.

Energy companies within the meaning of ustawa z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. Prawo energetyczne, including among others:

  • BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A., Brzezie

  • BOT Elektrownia Bełchatów S.A,

  • BOT Elektrownia Turów S.A., Bogatynia

  • Elbląskie Zakłady Energetyczne S.A. w Elblągu

  • Elektrociepłownia Chorzów ELCHO Sp. z o.o.

  • Elektrociepłownia Lublin — Wrotków Sp. z o.o.

  • Elektrociepłownia Nowa Sarzyna Sp. z o.o.

  • Elektrociepłownia Rzeszów S.A.

  • Elektrociepłownie Warszawskie S.A.

  • Elektrownia Kozienice S.A.

  • Elektrownia Stalowa Wola S.A.

  • Elektrownia Wiatrowa, Sp. z o.o., Kamieńsk

  • Elektrownie Szczytowo-Pompowe S.A., Warszawa

  • ENEA S.A., Poznań

  • Energetyka Sp. z o.o, Lublin

  • EnergiaPro Koncern Energetyczny S.A., Wrocław

  • ENION S.A., Kraków

  • Górnośląski Zakład Elektroenergetyczny S.A., Gliwice

  • Koncern Energetyczny Energa S.A., Gdańsk

  • Lubelskie Zakłady Energetyczne S.A.

  • Łódzki Zakład Energetyczny S.A,

  • PKP Energetyka Sp. z o.o., Warszawa

  • Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A., Warszawa

  • Południowy Koncern Energetyczny S.A., Katowice

  • Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyczne w Siedlcach Sp. z o.o.

  • PSE-Operator S.A., Warszawa

  • Rzeszowski Zakład Energetyczny S.A,

  • Zakład Elektroenergetyczny Elsen Sp. z o.o, Częstochowa

  • Zakład Energetyczny Białystok S.A,

  • Zakład Energetyczny Łódź-Teren S, A.

  • Zakład Energetyczny Toruń S.A.

  • Zakład Energetyczny Warszawa-Teren

  • Zakłady Energetyczne Okręgu Radomsko-Kieleckiego S.A.

  • Zespół Elektrociepłowni Bydgoszcz S.A.

  • Zespół Elektrowni Dolna Odra S.A., Nowe Czarnowo

  • Zespół Elektrowni Ostrołęka S.A.

  • Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin S.A.

  • Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A,

  • Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyczne MEGAWAT Sp. Z.ο.ο.

  • Zespół Elektrowni Wodnych Niedzica S.A.

  • Energetyka Południe S.A.

Portugal U.K.

(1) Production of Electricity U.K.

Entities that produce elctricity pursuant to:

  • Decreto-Lei n o 29/2006, de 15 de Fevereiro que estabelece as bases gerais da organização e o funcionamento dos sistema eléctrico nacional (SEN), e as bases gerais aplicáveis ao exercício das actividades de produção, transporte, distribuição e comercialização de electricidade e à organização dos mercados de electricidade;

  • Decreto-Lei n o 172/2006, de 23 de Agosto, que desenvolve os princípios gerais relativos à organização e ao funcionamento do SEN, regulamentando o diploma a trás referido.

  • Entities that produce electricity under a special regime pursuant to Decreto-Lei n o 189/88 de 27 de Maio, com a redacção dada pelos Decretos-Lei n o 168/99, de 18 de Maio, n o 313/95, de 24 de Novembro, n o 538/99, de 13 de Dezembro, n o 312/2001 e n o 313/2001, ambos de 10 de Dezembro, Decreto-Lei n o 339-C/2001, de 29 de Dezembro, Decreto-Lei n o 68/2002, de 25 de Março, Decreto-Lei n o 33-A/2005, de 16 de Fevereiro, Decreto-Lei n o 225/2007, de 31 de Maio e Decreto-Lei n o 363/2007, de 2 Novembro.

(2) Transport of Electricity: U.K.

Entities that transport electricity pursuant to:

  • Decreto-Lei n o 29/2006, de 15 de Fevereiro e do Decreto-lei n o 172/2006, de 23 de Agosto.

(3) Distribution of Electricity: U.K.

  • Entities that distribute electricity pursuant to Decreto-Lei n o 29/2006, de 15 de Fevereiro, e do Decreto-lei n o 172/2006, de 23 de Agosto.

  • Entities that distribute electricity pursuant to Decreto-Lei n o 184/95, de 27 de Julho, com a redacção dada pelo Decreto-Lei n o 56/97, de 14 de Março e do Decreto-Lei n o 344-B/82, de 1 de Setembro, com a redacção dada pelos Decreto-Lei n o 297/86, de 19 de Setembro, Decreto-Lei n o 341/90, de 30 de Outubro e Decreto-Lei n o 17/92, de 5 de Fevereiro.

Romania U.K.

  • Societatea Comercială de Producere a Energiei Electrice Hidroelectrica-SA București

  • Societatea Națională Nuclearelectrica SA

  • Societatea Comercială de Producere a Energiei Electrice și Termice Termoelectrica SA

  • S. C. Electrocentrale Deva S.A.

  • S.C. Electrocentrale București S.A.

  • SC Electrocentrale Galați SA

  • S.C. Electrocentrale Termoelectrica SA

  • SC Complexul Energetic Craiova SA

  • SC Complexul Energetic Rovinari SA

  • SC Complexul Energetic Turceni SA

  • Compania Națională de Transport a Energiei Electrice Transelectrica SA București

  • Societatea Comercială Electrica SA, București

  • S.C. Filiala de Distribuție a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Distribuție Muntenia Nord S.A

  • S.C. Filiala de Furnizare a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Furnizare Muntenia Nord S.A

  • S.C. Filiala de Distribuție și Furnizare a Energiei Electrice Electrica Muntenia Sud

  • S.C. Filiala de Distribuție a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Distribuție Transilvania Sud S.A

  • S.C. Filiala de Furnizare a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Furnizare Transilvania Sud S.A

  • S.C. Filiala de Distribuție a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Distribuție Transilvania Nord S.A

  • S.C. Filiala de Furnizare a Energiei Electrice

  • Electrica Furnizare Transilvania Nord S.A

  • Enel Energie

  • Enel Distribuție Banat

  • Enel Distribuție Dobrogea

  • E.ON Moldova SA

  • CEZ Distribuție

Slovenia U.K.

Entities producing, transporting or distributing electricity pursuant to the Energetski zakon (Uradni list RS, 79/99).

Mat. Št. Naziv Poštna Št. Kraj
1613383 Borzen D.O.O. 1000 Ljubljana
5175348 Elektro Gorenjska D.D. 4000 Kranj
5223067 Elektro Celje D.D. 3000 Celje
5227992 Elektro Ljubljana D.D. 1000 Ljubljana
5229839 Elektro Primorska D.D. 5000 Nova Gorica
5231698 Elektro Maribor D.D. 2000 Maribor
5427223 Elektro — Slovenija D.O.O. 1000 Ljubljana
5226406 Javno Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana, D.O.O. 1000 Ljubljana
1946510 Infra D.O.O. 8290 Sevnica
2294389 Sodo Sistemski Operater Distribucijskega Omrežja Z Električno Energijo, D.O.O. 2000 Maribor
5045932 Egs-Ri D.O.O. 2000 Maribor

Slovakia U.K.

Entities providing for, on basis of permission, production, transport through transmission network system, distribution and supply for the public of electricity through distribution network pursuant to Act No. 656/2004 Coll.

For example:

  • Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.

  • Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s.

  • Západoslovenská energetika, a.s.

  • Stredoslovenská energetika, a.s.

  • Východoslovenská energetika, a.s.

Finland U.K.

Municipal entities and public enterprises producing electricity and entities responsible for the maintenance of electricity transport or distribution networks and for transporting electricity or for the electricity system under a licence pursuant to Section 4 or 16 of sähkömarkkinalaki/elmarknadslagen (386/1995) and pursuant to laki vesi- ja energiahuollon, liikenteen ja postipalvelujen alalla toimivien yksiköiden hankinnoista (349/2007)/lag om upphandling inom sektorerna vatten, energi, transporter och posttjänster (349/2007).

Sweden U.K.

Entities transporting or distributing electricity on the basis of a concession pursuant to ellagen (1997:857)

United Kingdom U.K.

  • A person licensed under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989.

  • A person licensed under Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

  • National Grid Electricity Transmission plc

  • System Operation Northern Irland Ltd

  • Scottish & Southern Energy plc

  • SPTransmission plc]

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