ENTSOG Tariff NC - Implementation Document 2nd Edition

‘Intermediate’ consultations 17 months for the ‘final’ consultation leaves nine months to dedicate to ‘intermedi- ate’ consultations on all/some elements listed in Article 26(1), extending from the entry into force of the TAR NC on 6 April 2017 to the estimated start date of December 2017 for preparing the final consultation document. The TAR NC is flexible with respect to ‘intermediate’ consultations: there can be one consultation on all the elements of Article 26(1) or multiple consultations on specific elements of Article 26(1). The TAR NC is open about the number and format of the ‘intermediate’ consultations, which are only optional, but it mandates the duration and the format of the ‘final’ consultation. Such ‘intermediate’ consultations do not appear on the timeline below. Regardless of the content of ‘intermediate’ consultations, the final consultation must cover all the elements of Article 26(1) as Table 11 shows.

NRA to take and publish motivated decision on all aspects of the final consultation document Article 27(4)

TSO/NRA to update calculation; to calculate bundled and VIP prices; to prepare publication

ACER to analyse certain aspects of the final consulta- tion document, to publish and send to TSO/NRA and the EC the conclusion of analysis Article 27(3)

TSO/NRA to conduct the final public consultation Article 26(1)-(2)

Application date 31 May 2019

Entry into force 6 April 2017

TSO/NRA to prepare the final consultation document

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one-off TSO/NRA to forward the consultation document(s) to ACER upon launching of the final consultation Article 27(1)

TSO/NRA to publish cons. responses and summary Article 26(3)

If applicable, NRA to approve final tariffs; TSO/NRA to publish final tariffs

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Figure 31: Final consultation timeline

ACER review ACER review applies only to the ‘final’ consultation and not to the ‘intermediate’ consultations. As explained above, the ‘final’ consultation must cover all the elements of Article 26(1) even if they were subject to an ‘intermediate’ prior consultation. Under Article 27(2) of the TAR NC, ACER analysis follows: \\ Checking for completeness: whether the final consultation document publishes all the information in Article 26(1); \\ Checking for compliance with the TAR NC requirements: (i) the proposed commodity-based transmission tariffs must comply with Article 4(3); (ii) the proposed non-transmission tariffs must comply with Article 4(4); and (iii) the proposed RPM must comply with Article 7. The section below deals with ACER’s template for the consultation document. This template provides upfront the criteria that will be used for the completeness and compliance checks.

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