Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1960 of 29 October 2015 on the establishment of the annual priority lists for 2016 for the development of network codes and guidelines (Text with EEA relevance)

This Decision establishes the annual priority lists for 2016 for the development of network codes and guidelines for electricity and gas.

The annual priority list for 2016 for the development of harmonised electricity rules shall be the following: network connection rules: rules on requirements for grid connection applicable to generators (Commission continuing adoption phase after Committee voting in 2015), demand connection (Commission continuing adoption phase after Committee voting in 2015), rules on high-voltage direct current transmission system connection (Commission continuing adoption phase after Committee voting in 2015), rules regarding system operations (Commission continuing adoption phase after Committee voting in 2015), rules for longer term (forward) capacity allocation (Commission continuing adoption phase after Committee voting in 2015), balancing rules including network-related reserve power (finalise network code and start Commission adoption phase), rules on emergency & restoration (finalise network code and start Commission adoption phase), rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures (ACER to prepare framework guideline depending on the results of ACER's scoping activity and decisions taken as part of the energy market design initiative).

The annual priority list for 2016 for the development of harmonised gas rules shall be the following: rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures (start Commission adoption phase), rules regarding an EU-wide market-based approach on the allocation of ‘new build’ gas transmission capacity (start Commission adoption phase). rules regarding forthcoming CEN standard on H-gas quality (draft amendment proposal to the network code on interoperability and data exchange rules and start Commission adoption phase).

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.