The European Parliament has adopted yesterday, 21 September 2010, in first reading of the codecision procedure the proposal for a regulation concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply, so-called Security of Energy Supply Regulation that will repeal current Directive 2004/67/EC. As announced by the European Commisison in its press release (IP/10/1151), "the new legislation will stregthen the coordination between Member States and ensure that effective action will be taken in advance to prevent and mitigate the consequences of gas supply disruptions."
The text of the regulation as adopted by the Parliament is available HERE.
A summary of the regulation will be posted on that blog.
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