ENTSOG Tariff NC - Implementation Document 2nd Edition

PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSULTATION ON MULTIPLIERS, SEASONAL FACTORS AND DISCOUNTS

ARTICLE 28(1) AND (3)

Responsibility: consultation by NRA; decision by NRA

General At the same time as the final consultation under Article 26(1), the NRA must consult with the NRAs of directly connected MSs, and with relevant stakeholders on the aspects outlined in Table 14. The mention of NRAs from directly connected MSs is important to ensure NRA cooperation regarding the level of multipliers, seasonal factors and discounts applicable at either side of an IP. The TAR NC calls for two consultations to occur at the same time, with the same start and duration. Also, the TAR NC requires the publication of responses for the consultation under Article 26 within the defined time frame. The TAR NC sets a deadline of 31 May 2019 for NRAs to select the applied RPM, to calculate and pub- lish the resulting tariffs. However, the TAR NC is silent as to the time for the NRA to publish the consultation responses under Article 28 and the associated NRA deci- sion-making by 31 May 2019. ENTSOG assumes that the overall timeline of the two consultation processes should be aligned as outlined in Part 2 ‘Indicative timeline for the TAR NC implementation’, Chapter II ‘General timeline’: (1) the consultations are estimated to start at the end of August 2018 and finish at the end of October 2018; (2) the consultation responses should be published at the end of November 2018; and (3) the final NRA decisions on two consultations are to be taken simulta- neously by 31 May 2019. As explained in Part II, the deadline of 31 May 2019 includes not only NRA decision-making on the Article 26 consultation, but also calculation and publication of tariffs in accordance with the approved RPM. ENTSOG believes that the first iteration of consultation under Article 26(1) and Article 28(1) may be merged into one consultation where the NRA is responsible for consulting. Such merging may also be possible for subsequent consultations where the Article 26(1) consultation cycle coincides with the Article 28(1) consultation cycle as indicated below in Figure 33. ENTSOG has received feedback through ACER that the NRA may decide to direct that the TSO produce a merged Article 26(1) and Article 28(1) consultation document. ENTSOG acknowledges that the consultation document for Article 28(1) may be produced by the TSO but in any case, the NRA is responsible for conducting the consultation as outlined in TAR NC. As Article 26(1) consultation and further to stakeholder feedback, ENTSOG notes that in order to make Article 28(1) consultation process most effective it is important for the consultation documents and the summary of the consultation responses to be provided in English. Credible justification and reasoning will be needed to the extent this is not possible. The next section compares the two consultations.

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TAR NC Implementation Document – Second Edition September 2017