The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 531

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Amendments to the Capacity Allocation Mechanisms Code

6.—(1) Article 6 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1(a)(1), in the last sentence, for “Regulation (EU) No 994/2010”, substitute “ Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1938 ”.

(3) In paragraph 1(a)(3), omit “the Union-wide 10-year network development plan pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No. 715/2009,”.

(4) In paragraph 1(a)(5)—

(a) omit “adjacent”; and

(b) after “transmission system operators”, add “ and non-UK TSOs ”.

(5) After paragraph 1(a)(6), insert—

“(7) this in-depth analysis must also take into account any obligations of a non-UK TSO in relation to the Union-wide 10-year network development plan pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 M1 as it has effect in EU law.”.

(6) Before paragraph 2, insert—

“1A.   In relation to interconnection points at which any adjacent TSO is a non-UK TSO, transmission system operators must comply with paragraph 1 in so far as they are able to do so and must endeavour to cooperate with the non-UK TSO to comply with paragraph 1.”.

(7) In paragraph 2, omit the words from “[F1 and Article 42]” to the end.

(8) Omit paragraph 4.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 para. 6(7) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 6 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)

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36-54.