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2004/0110(COD) Electricity: opening of the market, transitional period granted to Estonia

Progress: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn

Legal Basis:

Adhesion Treaty (10 countries) TTE 057

Subjects

3.60.03 Gas, electricity, natural gas, biogas

Links

Events

2004/07/07

Final act published in Official Journal

Details

PURPOSE : to grant Estonia a temporary derogation on certain provisions on the opening-up of its electricity market.

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Directive 2004/85/EC amending Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of certain provisions to Estonia.

CONTENT : During the accession negotiations, Estonia invoked the specific characteristics of its electricity sector to request a transitional period for the application of Directive 96/92/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity. Estonia was granted a transitional period until 31 December 2008 for the application of Article 19(2) of Directive 96/92/EC, relating to the gradual opening of the market. Directive 96/92/EC was replaced by Directive 2003/54/ EC which has to be implemented by 1 July 2004 and which has the effect of speeding up the opening of the electricity market.

Estonia transmitted a request aimed at not applying Article 21(1)(b) of Directive 2003/54/EC, on the opening of the market to non-household customers, until 31 December 2012. It indicated that it was planning to achieve the complete opening of the market provided for in Article 21(1)(c) of that Directive by 31 December 2015. The request made by Estonia is granted by this directive. The following points should be noted:

- The request by Estonia is based on a credible restructuring plan for the oil shale sector extending until 31 December 2012.

- Oil shale is the only real indigenous energy resource in Estonia and national production represents almost 84 % of world production. 90 % of the electricity produced in Estonia is from this solid fuel. It is therefore of great strategic importance for security of supply in Estonia.

- The granting of a further derogation for the period 2009 to 2012 will guarantee security of investments in generating plants and security of supply in Estonia while allowing the serious environmental problems created by those plants to be resolved.

- Estonia must take the measures necessary to ensure the opening of its electricity market. This will be carried out gradually over the reference period with the aim of complete opening of the market by 1 January 2013. On 1 January 2009, the opening of the market must represent at least 35 % of consumption. Estonia will communicate annually to the Commission the consumption thresholds extending eligibility to final customers.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 8 July 2004.

DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 1 July 2004.

Documents

Directive 2004/85
OJ L 236 07.07.2004, p. 0010-0011

2004/06/28

EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament

2004/06/28

CSL - Council Meeting

2004/04/27

EC - Legislative proposal published

Documents

COM(2004)0318
EUR-Lex

History

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2019-07-06Show (7) Changes | Timetravel

activities	date: 2004-04-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0318/COM_COM(2004)0318_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0318 type: Legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52004PC0318:EN body: EC commission: DG: Energy and Transport type: Legislative proposal published date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 2593 date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament date: 2004-07-07T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32004L0085 title: Directive 2004/85 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:236:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ L 236 07.07.2004, p. 0010-0011
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committees
council	body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 2593 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2593*&MEET_DATE=28/06/2004 date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00
events	date: 2004-04-27T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0318/COM_COM(2004)0318_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0318 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2004&nu_doc=318 title: EUR-Lex summary: date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL date: 2004-07-07T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE : to grant Estonia a temporary derogation on certain provisions on the opening-up of its electricity market. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Directive 2004/85/EC amending Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of certain provisions to Estonia. CONTENT : During the accession negotiations, Estonia invoked the specific characteristics of its electricity sector to request a transitional period for the application of Directive 96/92/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity. Estonia was granted a transitional period until 31 December 2008 for the application of Article 19(2) of Directive 96/92/EC, relating to the gradual opening of the market. Directive 96/92/EC was replaced by Directive 2003/54/ EC which has to be implemented by 1 July 2004 and which has the effect of speeding up the opening of the electricity market. Estonia transmitted a request aimed at not applying Article 21(1)(b) of Directive 2003/54/EC, on the opening of the market to non-household customers, until 31 December 2012. It indicated that it was planning to achieve the complete opening of the market provided for in Article 21(1)(c) of that Directive by 31 December 2015. The request made by Estonia is granted by this directive. The following points should be noted: - The request by Estonia is based on a credible restructuring plan for the oil shale sector extending until 31 December 2012. - Oil shale is the only real indigenous energy resource in Estonia and national production represents almost 84 % of world production. 90 % of the electricity produced in Estonia is from this solid fuel. It is therefore of great strategic importance for security of supply in Estonia. - The granting of a further derogation for the period 2009 to 2012 will guarantee security of investments in generating plants and security of supply in Estonia while allowing the serious environmental problems created by those plants to be resolved. - Estonia must take the measures necessary to ensure the opening of its electricity market. This will be carried out gradually over the reference period with the aim of complete opening of the market by 1 January 2013. On 1 January 2009, the opening of the market must represent at least 35 % of consumption. Estonia will communicate annually to the Commission the consumption thresholds extending eligibility to final customers. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 8 July 2004. DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 1 July 2004. docs: title: Directive 2004/85 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32004L0085 title: OJ L 236 07.07.2004, p. 0010-0011 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2004:236:TOC
other	body: EC dg: Energy and Transport
procedure/subject	Old 3.60.03 Gas, electricity, natural gas, biogas New 3.60.03 Gas, electricity, natural gas, biogas

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activities	date: 2004-04-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0318/COM_COM(2004)0318_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0318 type: Legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52004PC0318:EN body: EC type: Legislative proposal published commission: DG: Energy and Transport date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 2593 date: 2004-06-28T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament date: 2004-07-07T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32004L0085 title: Directive 2004/85 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2004:236:TOC title: OJ L 236 07.07.2004, p. 0010-0011
committees
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procedure	legal_basis Adhesion Treaty (10 countries) TTE 057 reference 2004/0110(COD) subtype Legislation geographical_area Estonia stage_reached Procedure lapsed or withdrawn instrument Directive title Electricity: opening of the market, transitional period granted to Estonia (amend. Directive 2003/54/EC) type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure) final url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32004L0085 title: Directive 2004/85 subject 3.60.03 Gas, electricity, natural gas, biogas