Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222
of 24 July 2015
establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/532), regs. 1(1), 5(1)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 5(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter and scope
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Article 2 Definitions
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Article 3 Objectives of capacity allocation and congestion management cooperation
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Article 4 NEMOs designation and revocation of the designation
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Article 5 NEMOs designation in case of a national legal monopoly for trading services
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Article 6 NEMO designation criteria
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Article 7 NEMO tasks
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Article 8 TSOs' tasks related to single day-ahead and intraday coupling
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Article 9 Adoption of terms and conditions or methodologies
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Article 10 Day-to-day management of the single day-ahead and intraday coupling
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Article 11 Stakeholder involvement
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Article 12 Consultation
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Article 13 Confidentiality obligations
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TITLE II REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMS, CONDITIONS AND METHODOLOGIES CONCERNING CAPACITY ALLOCATION AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 1 Capacity calculation

Section 1 General requirements

Article 14 Capacity calculation time-frames
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Article 15 Capacity calculation regions
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Section 2 The common grid model

Article 16 Generation and load data provision methodology
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Article 17 Common grid model methodology
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Article 18 Scenarios
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Article 19 Individual grid model
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Section 3 Capacity calculation methodologies

Article 20 Introduction of flow-based capacity calculation methodology
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Article 21 Capacity calculation methodology
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Article 22 Reliability margin methodology
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Article 23 Methodologies for operational security limits, contingencies and allocation constraints
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Article 24 Generation shift keys methodology
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Article 25 Methodology for remedial actions in capacity calculation
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Article 26 Cross-zonal capacity validation methodology
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Section 4 The capacity calculation process

Article 27 General provisions
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Article 28 Creation of a common grid model
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Article 29 Regional calculation of cross-zonal capacity
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Article 30 Validation and delivery of cross-zonal capacity
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Section 5 Biennial report on capacity calculation and allocation

Article 31 Biennial report on capacity calculation and allocation
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CHAPTER 2 Bidding zone configuration

Article 32 Reviewing existing bidding zone configurations
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Article 33 Criteria for reviewing bidding zone configurations
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Article 34 Regular reporting on current bidding zone configuration by ENTSO for Electricity and the Agency
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CHAPTER 3 Redispatching and countertrading

Article 35 Coordinated redispatching and countertrading
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CHAPTER 4 Algorithm development

Article 36 General provisions
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Article 37 Algorithm development
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CHAPTER 5 Single day-ahead coupling

Section 1 The price coupling algorithm

Article 38 Objectives of the price coupling algorithm
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Article 39 Inputs and results of the price coupling algorithm
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Article 40 Products accommodated
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Article 41 Maximum and minimum prices
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Article 42 Pricing of day-ahead cross-zonal capacity
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Article 43 Methodology for calculating scheduled exchanges resulting from single day-ahead coupling
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Article 44 Establishment of fallback procedures
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Article 45 Arrangements concerning more than one NEMO in one bidding zone and for interconnectors which are not operated by certified TSOs
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Section 2 The single day-ahead coupling process

Article 46 Provision of input data
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Article 47 Operation of single day-ahead coupling
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Article 48 Delivery of results
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Article 49 Calculation of scheduled exchanges resulting from single day-ahead coupling
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Article 50 Initiation of fallback procedures
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CHAPTER 6 Single intraday coupling

Section 1 Objectives, conditions and results of single intraday coupling

Article 51 Objectives of the continuous trading matching algorithm
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Article 52 Results of the continuous trading matching algorithm
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Article 53 Products accommodated
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Article 54 Maximum and minimum prices
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Article 55 Pricing of intraday capacity
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Article 56 Methodology for calculating scheduled exchanges resulting from single intraday coupling
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Article 57 Arrangements concerning more than one NEMO in one bidding zone and for interconnectors which are not operated by certified TSOs
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Section 2 The single intraday coupling process

Article 58 Provision of input data
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Article 59 Operation of single intraday coupling
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Article 60 Delivery of results
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Article 61 Calculation of scheduled exchanges resulting from single intraday coupling
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Article 62 Publication of market information
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Article 63 Complementary regional auctions
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Section 3 Transitional intraday arrangements

Article 64 Provisions relating to explicit allocation
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Article 65 Removal of explicit allocation
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Article 66 Provisions relating to intraday arrangements
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Article 67 Explicit requests for capacity
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CHAPTER 7 Clearing and settlement for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

Article 68 Clearing and settlement
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CHAPTER 8 Firmness of allocated cross-zonal capacity

Article 69 Proposal for day-ahead firmness deadline
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Article 70 Firmness of day-ahead capacity and allocation constraints
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Article 71 Firmness of intraday capacity
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Article 72 Firmness in the event of force majeure or emergency situations
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TITLE III COSTS

CHAPTER 1 Congestion income distribution methodology for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

Article 73 Congestion income distribution methodology
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CHAPTER 2 Redispatching and countertrading cost sharing methodology for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

Article 74 Redispatching and countertrading cost sharing methodology
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CHAPTER 3 Capacity allocation and congestion management cost recovery

Article 75 General provisions on cost recovery
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Article 76 Costs of establishing, amending and operating single day-ahead and intraday coupling
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Article 77 Clearing and settlement costs
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Article 78 Costs of establishing and operating the coordinated capacity calculation process
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Article 79 Costs of ensuring firmness
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Article 80 Cost sharing between NEMOs and TSOs in different Member States
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TITLE IV DELEGATION OF TASKS AND MONITORING

Article 81 Delegation of tasks
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Article 82 Monitoring of the implementation of single day-ahead and intraday coupling
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TITLE V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 83 Transitional provisions for Ireland and Northern Ireland
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Article 84 Entry into force
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