updated: 17 May 2013
EU LEGISLATION

Title II of the Treaty establishing the Energy Community extends the acquis communautaire to the territories of the nine Contracting Parties. The Energy Community acquis comprises the core EU energy legislation in the area of electricity, gas, environment, competition,  renewables, energy efficiency, oil and statistics. Furthermore, Articles 24 and 25 of the Treaty (Title II) respectively allow for adaptation of the acquis and implementing amendments made to it in the course of evolution of EC law. After entry into force, the Energy Community acquis has been extended to include new energy policy areas, as well as, to replace older acts by newer, revised ones.

 

The tables below display the Energy Community acquis communautaire presently in force. 
 

THE ACQUIS ON ELECTRICITY
THE ACQUIS ON GAS
THE ACQUIS ON ENVIRONMENT
THE ACQUIS ON COMPETITION
THE ACQUIS ON RENEWABLES

THE ACQUIS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY

THE ACQUIS ON OIL

THE ACQUIS ON STATISTICS

 

 

Acquis on Electricity General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Directive 2009/72/EC 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC 1 Jan 2015* 1 Jan 2015*
Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 1 Jan 2015 1 Jan 2015
Commission Decision 2006/770/EC on Guidelines on the management and allocation of available transfer capacity of interconnections between national 27 Jun 2008 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment 31 Dec 2009 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
European Community Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity 1 Jul 2007 Moldova: 31 Dec 2009
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
European Community Regulation 1228/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity 1 Jul 2007 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012


* For certain Articles and provisions the Decision determines longer deadlines: Article 9(1): 1 Jun 2016, Article 9(4): 1 June 2017 and Articles 11: 1 Jan 2017.  The market opening for households is 1 Jan 2015. Whilst the general implementation deadline of market opening for non-households was set for 1 Jan 2008, 1 Jan 2013  and 1 Jan 2012 are valid for Moldova and for Ukraine respectively.

 

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Acquis on Gas General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Directive 2009/73/EC of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC 1 Jan 2015* 1 Jan 2015*
Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 1 Jan 2015 1 Jan 2015
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks 31 Dec 2008 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply 31 Dec 2009 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC 1 Jul 2007 Moldova: 31 Dec 2009
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012


* For certain Articles and provisions the Decision determines longer deadlines: Article 9(1): 1 Jun 2016, Article 9(4): 1 June 2017 and Articles 11: 1 Jan 2017.  The market opening for households is 1 Jan 2015. Whilst the general implementation deadline of market opening for non-households was set for 1 Jan 2008, it is 1 Jan 2013 for Moldova and 1 Jan 2012 for Ukraine.

 

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Acquis on Environment General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Directive 2001/80/EC on the limitation of emmissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants 31 Dec 2017 Moldova: 31 Dec 2017
Ukraine: 1 Jan 2018
Directive 1999/32/ec relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC 31 Dec 2011 Moldova: 31 Dec 2014 Ukraine: 1 Jan 2012
Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment 1 Jul 2006 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010 Ukraine: 1 Jan 2013
Article 4(2) of Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds 1 Jul 2006 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010 Ukraine: 1 Jan 2015


According to Article 13 of the Treaty, the Contracting Parties also recognise the importance of the Kyoto Protocol and shall endeavour to accede it. 

 

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Acquis on Competition


The acquis on competition rests on three pillars:

(1) A cartel prohibition corresponding to Article 81 of the EC Treaty
(2) A prohibition of abuses of dominant positions corresponding to Article 82 of the EC Treaty
(3) A prohibition of State aid corresponding to Article 87 of the EC Treaty.


Besides, the principles of the EC Treaty regarding public undertakings and undertakings to which special or exclusive rights have been granted, in particular Article 86(1) and (2) EC, apply to the Contracting Parties.
 

The competition acquis shall be implemented insofar as trade of network energy between the Contracting Parties may be affected.
 

Title II Chapter VI
Annex III

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Acquis on Renewables General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Directive 2009/28/EC of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending 1 Jan 2014 1 Jan 2014
Directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport. 1 Jul 2007 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010
Ukraine: 1 Jul 2011
Directive 2001/77/EC on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market 1 Jul 2007 Moldova: 31 Dec 2010 Ukraine: 1 Jul 2011


The 10th Ministerial Council adopted the Directive 2009/28/EC on 18 Oct 2012 and determined thereby the national RES targets by 2020 (Decision 2012/03/MC-EnC) for the nine Contracting Parties.    
 

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Acquis on Energy Efficiency General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2013
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers 31 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 with regard to energy labelling of household refrigerating applianc 31 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010 with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines 31 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 with regard to energy labelling of televisions 31 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012
Directive 2010/30/EU on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011
Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings 30 Sep 2012 30 Sep 2012
Directive 2006/32/EC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011
Directive 2002/40/EC on energy labeling of household electric ovens 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011
Directive 98/11/EC on energy labeling of household lamps 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011
Directive 96/60/EC on energy labeling of household combined washer-driers 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011
Directive 95/13/EC implementing Directive 92/75/EEC with regards energy labelling of household electric tumble drier 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011

 

Based on the Energy Community Ministerial Council decisions  D/2009/05/MC-EnC (18 Dec 2009) and D/2010/02/MC-EnC (24 Sep 2010) the acquis was extended to three EU Directives in the area of energy end-use efficiency and energy services, energy performance of buildings and labeling, including the recast directives. 

 

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Acquis on Oil General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Council 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products 1 Jan 2023 1 Jan 2023


With the Decision D/2012/03/MC-EnC, the Ministerial Council adopted the Directive on 18 Oct 2012. 

 

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Acquis on Statistics General Implementation Deadline Implementation Deadline Moldova / Ukraine
Directive 2008/92/EC concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users 31 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2013
Regulation No. 1099/2008 on energy statistics 31 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2013


 With the Decision D/2012/02/MC-EnC, the ministers decided to extend the acquis to include statistics on 18 Oct 2012. 

 

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