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Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

    1. Article 3.Union list of projects of common interest

    2. Article 4.Criteria for projects of common interest

    3. Article 5.Implementation and monitoring

    4. Article 6.European coordinators

  4. CHAPTER III PERMIT GRANTING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

    1. Article 7.‘Priority status’ of projects of common interest

    2. Article 8.Organisation of the permit granting process

    3. Article 9.Transparency and public participation

    4. Article 10.Duration and implementation of the permit granting process

  5. CHAPTER IV REGULATORY TREATMENT

    1. Article 11.Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis

    2. Article 12.Enabling investments with cross-border impacts

    3. Article 13.Incentives

  6. CHAPTER V FINANCING

    1. Article 14.Eligibility of projects for Union financial assistance

    2. Article 15.Guidance for the award criteria of Union financial assistance

    3. Article 16.Exercise of the delegation

  7. CHAPTER VI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 17.Reporting and evaluation

    2. Article 18.Information and publicity

    3. Article 19.Transitional provisions

    4. Article 20. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009

    5. Article 21. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009

    6. Article 22.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009

    7. Article 23.Repeal

    8. Article 24.Entry into force

  8. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY CORRIDORS AND AREAS

      1. This Regulation shall apply to the following trans-European energy infrastructure...

      2. 1. PRIORITY ELECTRICITY CORRIDORS

        1. (1) Northern Seas offshore grid (‘NSOG’): integrated offshore electricity grid development...

        2. (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections...

        3. (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe...

        4. (4) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity (‘BEMIP Electricity’): interconnections...

      3. 2. PRIORITY GAS CORRIDORS

        1. (5) North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Gas’): gas...

        2. (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe...

        3. (7) Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’): infrastructure for the transmission of gas...

        4. (8) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in gas (‘BEMIP Gas’): gas...

      4. 3. PRIORITY OIL CORRIDOR

        1. (9) Oil supply connections in Central Eastern Europe (‘OSC’): interoperability of...

      5. 4. PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS

        1. (10) Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the...

        2. (11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of...

        3. (12) Cross-border carbon dioxide network: development of carbon dioxide transport infrastructure...

    2. ANNEX II

      ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES

      1. The energy infrastructure categories to be developed in order to...

      2. concerning electricity: high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been...

    3. ANNEX III

      REGIONAL LISTS OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

      1. 1. RULES FOR GROUPS

        1. (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in...

        2. (2) The decision-making bodies of the Groups may merge. All Groups...

        3. (3) Each Group shall organise its work in line with regional...

        4. (4) Each Group shall invite, as appropriate in view of implementing...

        5. (5) Each Group shall consult the organisations representing relevant stakeholders —...

        6. (6) The internal rules, an updated list of member organisations, regularly...

        7. (7) The Commission, the Agency and the Groups shall strive for...

      2. 2. PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING REGIONAL LISTS

        1. (1) Promoters of a project potentially eligible for selection as a...

        2. (2) All recipients shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information....

        3. (3) After adoption of the first Union list, for all subsequent...

        4. (4) After adoption of the first Union list, for all subsequent...

        5. (5) The project proposals submitted for inclusion in the first Union...

        6. (6) Proposed carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the category set...

        7. (7) For proposed projects falling under the categories set out in...

        8. (8) For proposed oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under...

        9. (9) Each Member State to whose territory a proposed project does...

        10. (10) The decision-making body of the Group shall examine, at the...

        11. (11) The Group shall meet to examine and rank the proposed...

        12. (12) The draft regional lists of proposed projects falling under the...

        13. (13) Within one month of the date of receipt of the...

        14. (14) If, based on the regional lists received, and after having...

    4. ANNEX IV

      RULES AND INDICATORS CONCERNING CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

      1. (1) A project with significant cross-border impact is a project on...

      2. (2) Concerning projects falling under the categories set out in Annex...

      3. (3) Concerning projects falling under the categories set out in Annex...

      4. (4) Concerning projects falling under the category set out in Annex...

      5. (5) Concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out...

    5. ANNEX V

      ENERGY SYSTEM-WIDE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

      1. The methodology for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis for...

      2. (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data...

      3. (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national law in...

      4. (3) The methodology shall give guidance for the development and use...

      5. (4) The cost-benefit analysis shall be based on a harmonised evaluation...

      6. (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the...

      7. (6) For electricity transmission and storage, the cost-benefit analysis shall at...

      8. (7) For gas, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into...

      9. (8) For smart grids, the cost-benefit analysis shall take into account...

      10. (9) The detailed method used to take into account the indicators...

      11. (10) The methodology shall define the analysis to be carried out,...

      12. (11) The analysis shall identify the Member States on which the...

      13. (12) Transmission, storage system and compressed and liquefied natural gas terminal...

      14. (13) For the common electricity and gas market and network model...

    6. ANNEX VI

      GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

      1. (1) The manual of procedures referred to in Article 9(1) shall...

      2. (2) The detailed schedule referred to in Article 10(4)(b) shall specify...

      3. (3) To increase public participation in the permit granting process and...

      4. (4) The concept for public participation shall at least include information...

      5. (5) In the context of the public consultation to be carried...

      6. (6) The project website shall make available as a minimum the...

    7. ANNEX VII

      UNION LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST ( ‘ UNION LIST ’ ),

      1. A. PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN ESTABLISHING THE UNION LIST

        1. (1) Clusters of PCIs

        2. (2) Treatment of substations and compressor stations

        3. (3) Projects that are no longer considered PCIs and projects that...

        4. (4) Definition of "PCIs with double labelling as electricity highways"

      2. B. THE UNION LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

        1. (1) Priority Corridor Northern Seas Offshore Grid ("NSOG")

        2. (2) Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West...

        3. (3) Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Central Eastern and South...

        4. (4) Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan ("BEMIP Electricity")

        5. (5) Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West...

        6. (6) Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Central Eastern and South...

        7. (7) Priority Corridor Southern Gas Corridor ("SGC")

        8. (8) Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in Gas (...

        9. (9) Priority Corridor Oil Supply Connections in Central Eastern Europe ("OSC")...

        10. (10) Priority Thematic Area Smart Grids Deployment

        11. (11) Priority Thematic Area Electricity Highways

        12. (12) Cross-border carbon dioxide network

      3. C. LISTS OF THE "PROJECTS NO LONGER CONSIDERED PCIS" AND OF...

        1. (1) Priority Corridor Northern Seas Offshore Grid ("NSOG")

        2. (2) Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West...

        3. (3) Priority Corridor North-South Electricity Interconnections in Central Eastern and South...

        4. (4) Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan ("BEMIP Electricity")

        5. (5) Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Western Europe ("NSI West...

        6. (6) Priority Corridor North-South Gas Interconnections in Central Eastern and South...

        7. (7) Priority Corridor Southern Gas Corridor ("SGC")

        8. (8) Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in Gas ("BEMIP...

        9. (9) Priority Corridor Oil Supply Connections in Central Eastern Europe ("OSC")...

        10. (10) Priority Thematic Area Smart Grids Deployment

        11. (11) Priority Thematic Area Electricity Highways

        12. (12) Priority Thematic Area Cross-border Carbon Dioxide Network

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