Council Decision (EU) 2024/1102 of 25 March 2024 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EU-UK Specialised Committee on Energy established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, regarding the adoption of the guidance on working arrangements and on administrative arrangements

The position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Specialised Committee on Energy is set out in the draft decision of the Specialised Committee attached to this Decision.

1 The Union position referred to in Article 1 shall be further specified when, prior to their conclusion, the working arrangements and the administrative arrangements referred to in the Annexes to the draft decision of the Specialised Committee are submitted to the Specialised Committee for its consideration.

2 For the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall transmit the working arrangements and the administrative arrangements referred to therein to the Council in accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision (EU) 2021/689.

3 Provided that the working arrangements and the administrative arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article comply with the Agreement and with the Union position set out in Article 1, the Council may approve a positive consideration to be expressed by the Commission on the Union’s behalf.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

The guidance of the Specialised Committee as set out in Annex I is hereby adopted as the guidance on working arrangements between ENTSO-E and the United Kingdom transmission system operators for electricity. The Specialised Committee requests the Parties to disseminate it to them without delay.

The guidance of the Specialised Committee as set out in Annex II is hereby adopted as the guidance on working arrangements between ENTSOG and the United Kingdom transmission system operators for gas. The Specialised Committee requests the Parties to disseminate it to them without delay.

The guidance of the Specialised Committee as set out in Annex III is hereby adopted as the guidance on administrative arrangements between ACER and the regulatory authority in the United Kingdom designated in accordance with Article 310 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (GEMA and Utility Regulator). The Specialised Committee requests the Parties to disseminate it to them without delay.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.