1. 2°Questionnaire for the assessment of the main features of
Pilot project VIII:
2°Questionnaire for the assessment of the main features of
gas system implementation in SSE countries
Regulatory perspectives
GRI SSE –Bucharest, 13 December 2016
TITRE

2. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
2nd Questionnaire for the assessment of the main features of gas system implementation in SSE countries The hereby questionnaire is an updated version of the questionnaire presented at the last GRI SSE in Bucharest in 2015 required by the stakeholders. E-Control and AEEGSI do not bear any responsibility on the responses received by the NRAs. In some cases the replay do not match the questions

3. Situation 2015 vs 2016 2015 participating MSs & CPs 2016 18 questions
GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Situation 2015 vs 2016
2015
participating MSs & CPs
2016
18 questions
18 questions

4. 2015 2016 GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q1: Has an entry-exit system been implemented in your country that gives network users the freedom to book entry and exit capacity independently?
2015
2016

5. Q2: Are there still point-to-point (P2P) routes in place?
GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q2: Are there still point-to-point (P2P) routes in place?
2015
2016

6. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q3: For which CAM relevant, cross-border IPs have you not yet auctioned capacity on a single, web-based, joint Booking Platform (among GSA, PRISMA and RBP)? Why? When do you plan to do so?
Q4: At all the IPs with third countries not belonging to EU, do you allocate the capacity by using one of the three booking platforms mentioned?
Not yet decided
RBP
PRISMA
GAZ System auction

7. 2016 GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q5: Have you implemented new physical bidirectional capacity at interconnection points from 1/1/2014 onwards?
2016
Reverse flow

8. > 2016 GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q5b: Do you plan, according to your local network development plan, to allow reverse flow at any IPs during the next years? If yes, please specify where and when.
> 2016
Reverse flow

9. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q6: Do you have infrastructures (transmission, LNG, and storage facilities) where it is not possible to apply the principles of third party access stated in art. 14 and 15 of the Gas Regulation?
Storages
LNG
Pipeline

10. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q7: Are all of your TSOs certified (art 3 of the Gas Regulation, art of the Gas Directive 2009/73/EC)?
2017
Ownership unbundling
ITO
ISO
Pending
2017

11. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q8: Art. 9 of the CAM NC (Commission Regulation No. 984/2013) exhaustively defines standard capacity products. Does your system allow for capacity products different from the ones defined?
Ukraine: According to the requirements of the Transmission network code
quarterly capacity products can be allocated both once per year and
4 times per year before each quarter start
within-day products are not implemented in Ukraine.
Serbia: CAM NC is not legal obligation,
so capacity products are in line with former capacity products in Hungary.
All capacity products are in MJ,
gas year starts 1 July,
gas day in 8 o clock,
quarterly and hourly product is not offered.
Full implementation of standard capacity product is planned
for 1. October 2018.
First steps (gas year starts 1 October, gas day in 6 o clock)
are planned for 1. October 2017.

12. No Yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q9: Have you set a maximum number of days of interruptions for firm capacity products during the gas year, for which the shippers bear the costs? No
Yes

13. yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q9: Have you set a maximum number of days of interruptions for firm capacity products during the gas year, for which the shippers bear the costs?
yes
Bulgaria: ………
Croatia: According to duration of interruption
(days in month - DI) price of firm capacity is discounted (multiplied) by factor (F):
DI ≤3, F=0,80 DI >3 ≤10, F=0,40 DI>10 i ≤25, F=0,10 DI> 25, F=0
Hungary: 48 h
Italy: Shippers have the right to reduce the capacity charge for each Entry Point, should the number of days of interruption/reduction (at the full capacity level) equal to:
15 for the Entry Point of Mazzara del Vallo and the Gela Entry Point;
12 for the Entry Point of Tarvisio;
7 for the Entry Points of Passo Gries and Gorizia, for the Entry Points from national natural gas production fields,
and for the Entry Points for LNG terminals.
Serbia: 5 days
Slovenia:………….

14. No GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q9: Have you set a maximum number of days of interruptions for firm capacity products during the gas year, for which the shippers bear the costs? No
Austria & Slovakia : Costs of physical network interruptions or flow reductions which originate from operative maintenance and which are announced to the market in an appropriate way with at least 42 days in advance are borne by shippers.
Full or partial interruption which do not respect this rule are eligible of automatic refunding (pro-rata tempore) by the TSO.
Czech Republic: NRA is not set this rules. It is set by contract with TSO.
Greece: ……..
Poland: In the event of interruptions due to maintenance works, the fixed transmission services fee is reduced proportionately to the size of the actual contracted capacity (throughput) Discounts for reduction in contracted capacity are regulated by Tariff
Romania: Planned maintenance works are published on the TSO website 6 months ahead.
Shippers are not charged for the interruptions due to maintenance works.
Ukraine: The Transmission network code of Ukraine defines certain conditions under which the TSO has the right to interrupt
firm capacity.

15. Yes Not involved No IPs involved GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q10: Have you started the implementation of the Network Codes at the Interconnection Points involving at least one Contracting Party (if you are a Contracting Party, substitute Contracting Party with Member State)?
Yes
Not involved No
IPs involved

16. No + yearly + # continuously * random # + * # * + + # +
GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q11: Do you monitor your TSO(s)’ compliance with the transparency requirements set out in annex I, chapter 3, of the Gas Regulation? No
+ yearly +
# continuously
* random # + * # * + + # +

17. No Yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q12: Do you price interruptible capacity according to the probability of interruption? No
Yes

18. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q12: Do you price interruptible capacity according to the probability of interruption?
Austria: Interruptible capacity is priced as the firm capacity of the same time duration
(classes of contract: yearly/quarterly/monthly/daily). Every time it is interrupted will be refunded with a coefficient >1
(the TSO decides which coefficient has to be applied) depending from the duration of the capacity contract.
In case of interruption, interruptible capacity will be refunded according to the differentiation of interruption classes.
Slovenia: Ex-post discount is charged according to actual interruption of capacity.
Romania: ex-post, the invoice is based on the actual number of days when the service was provided.
Czech Republic: The price of interruptible capacity is the same as the price for the firm capacity.
compensation will be based on the range of reduced nominations.
Croatia: Ex-post approach applied.
Slovakia: Proportionally reduced payment in case of interruption
Poland: The fixed fee for interruptible transmission services is reduced proportionally to the actual reduction of the contracted capacity
(throughput) and the number of hours of such reduction.
For hours of complete reduction of the interruptible contracted capacity (throughput) the fee is to be adjusted by the D coefficient to be determined
in the following manner:
D=(T-To):T
T - the number of hours during a billing period ,
To - the number of hours of reduction of contracted capacity (throughput) during a billing period
If the coefficient value, determined in compliance with the foregoing formula, is lower than 0.05, it is accepted that its value is 0.05.

19. Q12ii: Do you price the interruptible capacity:
GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q12ii: Do you price the interruptible capacity:
Ex-ante (at discount over the firm capacity)
Ex-post (refunding in case of interruption) * *
* procedure, to be followed in the event of interruption of interruptible capacity, according to point (c).4 of Annex I of Regulation 715/2009 (Transparency Annex) not published.
Weblink not available

20. No Yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q13: Has your country implemented the gas year according to art. 9 (2) of CAM NC? No
Yes

21. No Yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q14: Has your country implemented the gas day according to art. 3 (7) of  CAM NC? No
Yes

22. No Yes GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q15: Is there a secondary capacity trading (art. 22 of Gas Regulation 715/2009) venue in place in your country? No
Yes
Serbia: It is too early for introducing some venue for secondary capacity
trading on this level of gas market development.
Ukraine: Yes, when primary capacity booking platform is introduced in Ukraine.
Now secondary capacity trading (OTC )is fulfilled as bilateral contracts with
no organized web-based platform.
Romania: RO Network Code provides for capacity transfers between network users.
This transfers are performed bilaterally (OTC) and then notified to the TSO.

23. No Yes* GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q16: Does your TSO publish the information with respect to the costs of the balancing actions (art 9.4 of the BAL NC)? No
Yes*
* All links to webpages available

24. GRI SSE – pilot project VIII
Q17: Beyond all evidence you already provided, what elements does your country still need to complete a full market opening in the spirit of the third package?
Austria: In our view, the Austrian regulation is in compliance with the 3rd Energy Package.
Nevertheless E-control and the TSOs work to fine tune the system whenever it is deemed necessary
Bulgaria: We are still missing the effective interconnections with neighbouring countries.
Greece: Full implementation of CAM, BAL and Interoperability Codes is targeted for 1Q 2017
(answers to questions 13, 14 and 16 will then be yes). Necessary actions to be undertaken by adjacent TSOs of Greece and Bulgaria
to allow for market integration have been included in the CESEC Regulatory Action Plan and need to be completed on time.
Serbia: A lot of elements. Some basics are new gas sources and more network users..
Ukraine: The country need to introduce daily balancing system, create organised web-based platform to process shippers' nominations
and other information, set up liquid gas exchange, to have the law on NRA's independence, etc..

25. GRI SSE – pilot project XII
GRI SSE – Bucharest, 20 November 2015

26. Definitions Gas market
The sum of gas (wholesale) trading activities (spot to forward (inclusive)) with delivery agreed on a (single) specific delivery hub.
Hub
The virtual trading point of an entry/exit system where the TSO (or a separate independent entity dedicated at national level) handles all nominations for the transfer of title to gas between network users (or balancing accounts)
Transparent market
The sum of gas trading activities (spot, prompt and forward) with delivery agreed on a (one) specific delivery point and concluded using a transparent trading venue (i.e. exchange, broker platform).
Note: the main delivery points are the virtual trading points of entry/exit systems. Distinct delivery points are considered as separate markets.
Virtual trading point
A notional point in an entry/exit system at which natural gas can be traded within the entry/exit system after injection and before offtake.