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Regulation on the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the EU: repeal

2017/0347(COD)

PURPOSE: to repeal Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2018/1504 of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union.

CONTENT: This Regulation repeals Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the notification of the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union, replacing Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 736/96.

Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 required Member States to notify the Commission of investment projects for which construction or decommissioning work has started or for which a final investment decision has been taken.

A review of Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concluded that there were significant overlaps between the Member States' information reporting obligations under that regulation and the reporting obligations to the European Transmission System Operators for electricity (ENTSO-E) and for gas (ENTSO-G). It also appeared that the quality and relevance of the information and data received were often poor.

Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 has therefore not delivered the expected results in terms of quantity, quality and relevance of the data and information received by the Commission.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 4.11.2018.