THE RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY ON REGULATION IN POWER INDUSTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of December 13, 2016 No. 321

About approval of the Regulations on access to the transferring networks of natural gas and management of overloads

Based on Article 7 parts (1) Item i) the Natural Gas Act No. 108 of May 27, 2016 (it is published in the Official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, the Art. 415) for the purpose of partial application of Regulations (EC) No. 715/2009 of the European Parliament and Council of July 13, 2009 about conditions of access to the transferring networks of natural gas and cancellation of Regulations (EC) No. 1775/2005 and determination of non-discriminatory regulations for ensuring effective access to transportation network of natural gas the Administrative board of the National Agency on regulation in power DECIDES: 2016, No. 193-203,

1. Approve Regulations on access to the transferring networks of natural gas and management of overloads it (is applied).

2. To impose control of application of the approved Resolution on departments of the National agency on regulation in power.

Approved by the Resolution of Administrative board of the National agency on regulation in power industry of the Republic of Moldova of December 13, 2016 No. 321/2016

Regulations on access to the transferring networks of natural gas and management of overloads

The regulations on access to the transferring networks of natural gas and management of overloads are transposition of the Art. 1, of 2, of 13, of 14, of 16, of 18, of 20, of 21, of appendix No. 1, of Regulations No. 715/2009 of the European Parliament and Council of 13.07.2009. "About conditions of access to the transferring networks of natural gas and the canceling Regulations (EC) No. 1775/2005, published in the Official magazine of the European Union (OZh) No. L 211 of August 14, 2009".

Section 1. General provisions

1. The regulations on access to the transferring networks of natural gas and management of overloads (further - the Provision) establish:

a) the general principles and conditions of access to the transferring networks of natural gas;

b) tools and procedures for management of overloads;

c) functions and responsibility of participants of these transactions;

d) regulations which will lead to exception of discrimination behavior and practice from operators and will provide availability, transparency, reliability, uninterruptedness and quality;

e) the measures designed to guarantee safety of supply with natural gas;

f) questions of ensuring compliance with the rights of consumers.

2. The provision is applied to all users of system, including to the legal relationship connected with cross-border exchange of natural gas.

3. Regulations of allocation of capacity and management of overloads are applied to each of points of input and output of the transferring network of natural gas.

Section 2. Terms and determinations

4. In sense of this provision the following concepts are determined:

gas year – period of time since first gas days of January of the current year and till first gas days of January of the next year;

the purchase agreement of natural gas on balancing – the agreement between the party responsible for balancing, and the supplier of natural gas signed for ensuring needs for natural gas in case of imbalance in the transferring network of natural gas;

gas month - period of time since first gas days of current month and till first gas days of the next month;

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