Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Removed(38f) ‘hydrogen storage facility’ means a hydrogen facility as defined in Article 2, point (6) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38g) ‘hydrogen storage operator’ means a hydrogen storage operator as defined in Article 2, point (6a) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38h) ‘hydrogen terminal’ means hydrogen terminal as defined in Article 2, point (8) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38i) ‘hydrogen terminal operator’ means hydrogen terminal operator as defined in Article 2, point (8a) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38j) ‘hydrogen quality’ means hydrogen quality as defined in Article 2, point (9) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38k) ‘low-carbon gas’ means low-carbon gas as defined in Article 2, point (11) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38l) ‘transmission system operator’ means transmission system operator as defined in Article 2, point (17) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38m) ‘distribution’ means distribution as defined in Article 2, point (18) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38n) ‘distribution system operator’ means distribution system operator as defined in Article 2, point (19) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38o) ‘hydrogen network’ means hydrogen network as defined in Article 2, point (20) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38p) ‘hydrogen transport’ means hydrogen transport as defined in Article 2, point (21) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38q) ‘hydrogen network operator’ means hydrogen network operator as defined in Article 2, point (22) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38r) ‘supply’ means supply as defined in Article 2, point (23) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38s) ‘storage facility’ means storage facility as defined in Article 2, point (25) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38t) ‘storage system operator’ means storage system operator as defined in Article 2, point (26) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38u) ‘LNG facility’ means LNG facility as defined in Article 2, point (27) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38v) ‘LNG system operator’ means LNG system operator as defined in Article 2, point (28) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38w) ‘system’ means system as defined in Article 2, point (29) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38x) ‘ancillary services’ means ancillary services as defined in Article 2, point (30) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38y) ‘interconnector’ means interconnector as defined in Article 2, point (33) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38z) ‘hydrogen interconnector’ means hydrogen interconnector as defined in Article 2, point (34) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38aa) ‘system user’ means system user as defined in Article 2, point (40) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ab) ‘customer’ means customer as defined in Article 2, point (41) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ac) ‘final customer’ means final customer as defined in Article 2, point (44) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ad) ‘security’ means security as defined in Article 2, point (48) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ae) ‘control’ means control as defined in Article 2, point (51) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38af) ‘interconnection point’ means interconnection point as defined in Article 2, point (58) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ag) ‘virtual interconnection point’ means virtual interconnection point as defined in Article 2, point (59) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ah) ‘market participant’ means market participant as defined in Article 2, point (60) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ai) ‘interoperability’ means interoperability as defined in Article 2, point (66) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38aj) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in Article 2, point (69) of [the recast Gas Directive, COD 2021/0425];

Removed(38ak) 'energy efficiency first’ means ‘energy efficiency first’ as defined in Article 2, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;

Removed(38al) ‘repurposing’ means repurposing as defined in Article 2, point (18) of Regulation 2022/869.

Removed2. ▌

RemovedThe definitions in paragraph 1, points 4 to 23 in relation to transmission apply by analogy in relation to storage and LNG facilities.

RemovedGENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO THE NATURAL GAS AND HYDROGEN SYSTEMS

RemovedGeneral rules for the organisation of the markets and infrastructure access

RemovedMember States, regulatory authorities, transmission system operators, distribution system operators, storage operators, LNG operators, hydrogen system operators, and delegated operators such as market area operators or booking platform operators shall ensure that gas markets are operated in accordance with the following principles:

Removed(a) prices for gas shall be formed on the basis of demand and supply;

Removed(b) transmission and distribution system operators shall cooperate with each other to provide network users with the freedom to book entry and exit capacity independently. Gas shall be transported through the entry-exit system instead of along contractual paths;

Removed(c) tariffs charged at the entry and exit points shall be structured in such a way as to contribute to market integration, enhancing security of supply and promoting the interconnection between gas networks;

Removed(d) undertakings active in the same entry-exit system shall exchange gas at the virtual trading point;

Removed(e) network users shall be responsible to balance their balancing portfolios in order to minimise the need for transmission system operators to undertake balancing actions;

Removed(f) balancing actions shall be performed on the basis of standardized products and conducted on a trading platform;

Removed(g) market rules shall avoid actions which prevent price formation on the basis of demand and supply for gas;

Removed(ga) market rules shall ensure a consumer-centred and energy efficient approach in the natural gas and hydrogen market;

Removed(h) market rules shall foster the emergence and functioning of liquid trading for gas, fostering price formation and price transparency;

Removed(i) market rules shall enable the decarbonisation of the natural gas and hydrogen systems, including by enabling the integration into the gas market ▌of gas from renewable energy sources, by providing incentives for energy savings and efficiency, fostering the integration of energy systems, contributing to the prudent and rational use of natural resources and facilitating the achievement of the Union’s climate and energy targets;

Removed(j) market rules shall deliver appropriate investment incentives and incentives for interventions that do not require infrastructure investments where they are more efficient, in particular for long-term investments in a decarbonised and sustainable gas system, for energy storage, energy efficiency and demand response to meet market needs, and shall facilitate fair competition and security of supply, while avoiding investment incentives that lead to stranded assets;

Removed(ja) market rules shall prioritise the use of hydrogen for industrial customers in hard-to-decarbonise sectors, including in heavy-duty transport, with the highest greenhouse gas abatement potential, where more energy and cost efficient options are not available;

Removed(k) barriers to cross-border gas flows, if existing, between entry-exit systems shall be removed;

Removed(l) market rules shall facilitate regional cooperation and integration.

RemovedIn order to safeguard the security of energy supply and the essential security interests of the Union in line with the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan, Member States shall diversify their gas supplies and shall ensure that imports of natural gas as well as of renewable gas and low-carbon gas through pipelines and LNG terminals do not originate from the Russian Federation.

RemovedArticle 3b Upscaling of renewable gas and low-carbon gas in coal and carbon-intensive regions

Removed1. The Commission shall support and provide incentives to encourage the penetration of renewable gas and low-carbon gas, in particular hydrogen and biomethane, into the Union energy system, in particular in coal and carbon-intensive regions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056, by means of an enabling framework. That framework shall include:

Removed(a) investments to facilitate a just transition of those regions, with the aim of increasing the share of renewable gas and low-carbon gas, in particular in industrial processes, district heating and energy storage for enhancing flexibility of the energy system;

Removed(b) effective support measures to accelerate the phase out of solid fossil fuels in industrial and district heating sectors through investments in their modernisation, innovation and development as well as to decarbonise existing fossil-based hydrogen production sites;

Removed(c) upskilling and reskilling programmes and projects aiming to create and strengthen a hydrogen-ready workforce;

Removed(d) the implementation of hydrogen valleys or, where appropriate, Important Projects of Common European Interests (IPCEI), in particular innovation projects enabling the conversion from fossil fuels to renewable hydrogen and biomethane.

RemovedIn order to support the sustainable production of biomethane to safeguard the security of gas supply in the Union and decrease dependence on fossil natural gas imports, Member States shall, by 31 December 2030, ensure collectively that at least 35 bcm of sustainable biomethane that complies with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 is produced and injected into the natural gas system at the level of the transmission system operators or of the distribution system operators.