ENTSOG Annual Report 2014

INTEROPERABILITY WG STRUCTURE

System Operation

Interoperability WG

Early Warning System KG

Advisory KG

Technical Solutions Adoption & Imple­ mentation Group

IT & Communications Roadmap KG

Business Rules KG

Gas Quality KG

INTEROPERABILITY

Group Structure

Finalisation of the Network Code for Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules for Comitology

INT WG is supported by the following Kernel Groups (KGs):

On the 21 November 2013, ENTSOG received ACER’s “Reasoned Opin- ion” on the network code draft for Interoperability and Data Exchange (INT NC). ACER acknowledged a high degree of compliance but highlight- ed some areas where the drafted network code deviated from the Framework Guidelines. Where required, adjustments were made and clarifications proposed with the aim of complying with the Framework Guidelines and Regulation (EC) 715/2009. On 18 December 2013, ENTSOG re-submitted INT NC to ACER. Based on the re-submitted version of INT NC, ACER sent its recommenda- tion to the European Commission (EC) on 15 January 2014. ACER stated that the document satisfactorily reflected most of the amendments pro- posed in their Reasoned Opinion, and included the revisions and clarifica- tions requested by the EC. The Impact Assessment of INT NC was approved by the EC in January 2014 From January to June 2014, several trilateral meetings with ACER and the EC were held to prepare the INT NC for the comitology process. Focal points in the discussion were gas quality – particularly odourisation practic- es – and data exchange. Another important modification to INT NC was that ENTSOG was now to develop and publish an interconnection agree- ment template covering the default terms and conditions.

\\ Advisory KG , responsible for coordinating processes relevant to the development and delivery of the Network Code on Interoper- ability and Data Exchange Rules \\ Business Rules KG , responsible for devel- opment of harmonised rules related to technical cooperation between TSOs, including interconnection agreements \\ Gas Quality KG , responsible for issues related to quality specifications and odourisation practises \\ IT & Communications KG , responsible for issues related to streamlining communica- tion solutions for data exchange \\ Technical Solutions Adoption & Imple- mentation Group , responsible for develop- ing the common tools for data exchange needed to implement network codes

EC commenced the translation phase of the INT NC draft for comitology on 10 June 2014.

\\ Early Warning System KG , responsible for the development and implementation of

an Early Warning System to manage Europe-wide crises in security of gas supply at short notice

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