9.—(1) Article 9 is amended as follows.U.K.
(2) In paragraph 1, in the first subparagraph—
(a)for point (b) substitute—
“(b)the definition of protected customers, the annual gas consumption volumes of the protected customers and the percentage that those consumption volumes represent of the total annual final gas consumption in the United Kingdom;
(ba)where the definition of protected customers incudes the categories referred to in point (5)(a) or (b) of Article 2, the gas consumption volumes corresponding to customers belonging to those categories and the percentage that each of those groups of customers represents in total final gas consumption;”;
(b)in point (c)—
(i)omit “the identification of the single largest gas infrastructure of common interest in the case of the application of Article 5(3),”;
(ii)omit “including any justification showing compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 6(2)”; and
(iii)omit “or additional obligation in accordance with Article 11(3)”;
(c)in point (e), for “neighbouring Member States” substitute “ the United Kingdom and neighbouring relevant States ”;
(d)in point (g), for “internal energy market as well as national markets” substitute “ energy market in the United Kingdom ”;
(e)in point (i), for “cooperation with other Member States” substitute “ endeavouring to cooperate with member States ”; and
(f)in point (j), for “the internal market” substitute “ the market in member States ”.
(3) At the end of paragraph 1, insert as a new subparagraph—
“For the purposes of point (e) of the first subparagraph, “neighbouring relevant States” means Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.”.
(4) Omit paragraph 2.
(5) In paragraph 3, for “internal market in gas” substitute “ market in gas in the United Kingdom ”.
(6) In paragraph 4, for “Member States, and in particular their competent authorities,” substitute “ The Secretary of State ”.
(7) In paragraph 5—
(a)for “competent authority” substitute “ Secretary of State ”; and
(b)omit the words from “, and shall notify” to the end.
(8) Omit paragraphs 6 to 10.
(9) In paragraph 11, in the first sentence, omit “or at the Commission's request”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)