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RemovedRecital 3: (3) The definition of inside information should also be adjusted to be in line with Regulation (EU) 596/2014. In particular, where inside information concerns a process which occurs in stages, each stage of the process as well as the overall process could constitute inside information. An intermediate step in a protracted process may in itself constitute a set of circumstances or an event which exists or where there is a realistic prospect that they will come into existence or occur, on the basis of an overall assessment of the factors existing at the relevant time. However, that notion should not be interpreted as meaning that the magnitude of the effect of that set of circumstances or that event on the prices of the wholesale energy products concerned must be taken into consideration. An intermediate step should be deemed to be inside information if it, by itself, meets the criteria laid down in this Regulation for inside information.

AddedProposal for a

RemovedThe EC mistakenly refers to financial instruments while it should refer to wholesale energy products.

AddedREGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

RemovedRecital 6 a (new): (6a) Market participant, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011, should be understood as any person, including transmission system operators, distribution system operators, storage system operators and LNG system operators, who enters into transactions in one or more wholesale energy markets. However, when distribution system operators, storage system operators and LNG system operators do not enter into transactions with regard to wholesale energy products, they should become exclusively subject to the relevant disclosure obligations under Article 4 and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.

Addedamending Regulations (EU) No 1227/2011 and (EU) 2019/942 to improve the Union’s protection against market manipulation in the wholesale energy market

RemovedThe recital aims to clarify the inclusion of DSOs, LNG system operators and SSOs within the definition of market participant.

RemovedRecital 6 b (new): (6b) Market participants should report to the Agency the data regarding the contracts for the supply of electricity or natural gas, which may result in an effective physical delivery in the Union.

AddedTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

RemovedRecital 8: (8) The use of trading technology has evolved significantly in the past decade and is increasingly used on the wholesale energy markets. Many market participants use algorithmic trading and high frequency algorithmic techniques with minimal or no human intervention. The risks arising from these practises should be addressed under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011. However, it is important to specify that the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 regarding algorithmic trading do not apply to transmission system operators' areas of activity that use automation, e.g. activation of balancing energy, insofar those automated processes are addressed by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/21951a. / 1a Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (OJ L 312 28.11.2017, p. 6).

AddedHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(2) thereof,

RemovedTSOs use automation in their processes but is better to specify that the new article on algorithmic trading does not apply to their activities are already covered by Commission Regulation 2017/2195.

AddedHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

RemovedRecital 10: (10) To improve the Agency’s market monitoring and make data collection more complete, the current reporting regime needs improvement. The data collected should be expanded to overcome gaps in the data collection and include coupled markets, new balancing markets, contracts for balancing markets and products that have potential delivery in the Union. Organised market places should be required to provide the full order book data set to the Agency.

AddedAfter transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

RemovedIt will be ineffective to introduce order book providers as PPATs. In integrated balancing markets, orders and bids from all national procurement systems are anonymised. Operators of balancing platforms, and other member TSOs, have no tools to identify market abuse or unusual behaviour. In the current TSO-TSO model for balancing markets, all operations related to “orders” take place at national level, as does surveillance of orders. Moreover, cross-border surveillance obligation for any PPAT would require high investments in IT solutions, with no additional utility in return.

AddedHaving regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

RemovedRecital 11: (11) Inside Information Platforms (IIPs) should play an important role for the effective and timely publication of inside information. It should be mandatory for market participants to disclose inside information on dedicated IIPs to make the information easily accessible and enhance transparency. To ensure trust in the IIPs they should be authorised and registered. However, market participants should not be held responsible, nor liable with respect to the obligation to disclose inside information, in case of temporary technical problems of duly registered and authorised IIPs or for any publication error caused by the IIP, provided that the information was transmitted to the IIP in time and in line with the requested format.

AddedHaving regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

RemovedBased on the Guidance on REMIT application issued by ACER, is important to clarify that market participants are not responsible for technical problems of the IIP. If the information was transmitted to the platform in time and there were technical problems, the market participant should therefore not be considered having breached the obligation to disclose inside information. In addition, market participant can’t be held responsible for any publication error caused by the IIP.

AddedActing in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

RemovedRecital 14: (14) Persons professionally arranging transactions have the obligation to report suspicious transactions in breach of the provisions on insider trading and market manipulation. To enhance the possibility of enforcement of such breaches, the persons professionally arranging transactions should also have the obligation to report suspicious orders and potential breaches of the obligation to publish inside information. Direct electronic access providers and shared order-book providers should not be considered to be persons professionally arranging transactions.

AddedWhereas:

RemovedThe provision of direct electronic access to 3rd parties (clients) does not typically represent arranging transactions. Direct electronic access means that a market participant or a member of a trading venue allows a legal entity to use its trading code (access). As a result, this legal entity can pass orders directly to a trading venue, thereby making use of the infrastructure of the provider or a connection system that has been made available by the market participant. But all orders and transactions remain in the name of the entity providing the access.

Added(1) Open and fair competition in the internal markets for electricity and for gases and ensuring a level playing field for market participants requires integrity and transparency of wholesale energy markets. Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a comprehensive framework (‘REMIT’) to achieve this objective. To enhance the public’s trust in functioning energy markets and to protect the Union effectively against ▌market abuse, Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 should be amended to further increase ▌transparency and strengthen monitoring capacities, thereby contributing to the stabilisation of energy prices and consumer protection, as well as to ensure more effective investigation and enforcement of potential cross-border market abuse cases addressing the shortcomings identified in the current framework.

RemovedRecital 16: (16) In order to obtain an accurate, objective and reliable assessment of the price for LNG deliveries to the Union, the Agency should collect all the relevant LNG market data that are necessary to establish a daily LNG price assessment and benchmark. The price assessment and benchmark should be undertaken based on all transactions pertaining to relevant LNG deliveries into the Union. ACER should be empowered to collect this market data from all participants active in LNG deliveries to the Union. All such participants should be obliged to report a record of their LNG market data to ACER. Once established, the LNG price assessment and the benchmark could also become a reference rate for derivatives contracts used for hedging the price of LNG or the difference in price between the LNG price and other gas prices. ACER should minimise the burden imposed on LNG market participants by optimising the collection process of the relevant data through the existing sources and reporting mechanisms already in place in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.

Added(2) Financial instruments, including energy derivatives, traded on energy markets are of increasing importance. Due to the increasingly close interrelation between financial markets and energy wholesale markets, Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 should be better aligned with the financial market legislation such as Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, including with respect to the definitions of market manipulation and inside information respectively. More specifically the definition of market manipulation in Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 should be slightly adjusted to mirror Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. To that end, the definition of market manipulation under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 should be adjusted to capture the entering into any transaction, or issuing any order to trade, but also any other behaviour relating to wholesale energy products which: (i) gives, or is likely to give, false or misleading signals as to the supply of, demand for, or price of wholesale energy products; (ii) secures, or is likely to secure, by a person, or persons acting in collaboration, the price of one or several wholesale energy products at an artificial level, or (iii) employs a fictitious device or any other form of deception or contrivance which gives, or is likely to give, false or misleading signals regarding the supply of, demand for, or price of wholesale energy products.

RemovedIn line with the amendments tabled on LNG-related definitions and articles, it is necessary to adapt the concerned recital, underlining that the proposed modifications are done in order to optimise the process of collecting LNG data using as much as possible the reporting mechanisms already in place.

Added(3) The definition of inside information should also be adjusted to mirror Regulation (EU) 596/2014. In particular, where inside information concerns a process which occurs in stages, each stage of the process as well as the overall process could constitute inside information. An intermediate step in a protracted process may in itself constitute a set of circumstances or an event which exists or where there is a realistic prospect that they will come into existence or occur, on the basis of an overall assessment of the factors existing at the relevant time. However, that notion should not be interpreted as meaning that the magnitude of the effect of that set of circumstances or that event on the prices of the wholesale energy products concerned must be taken into consideration. An intermediate step should be deemed to be inside information if it, by itself, meets the criteria laid down in this Regulation for inside information. The Commission should be able, by means of delegated acts, to further specify the definition of inside information. There should be a contact point at the Agency for market participants seeking clarification on whether specific information would constitute inside information pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 and the relevant delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto.

RemovedRecital 17: (17) Delegation of tasks and responsibilities can be an effective instrument to reduce duplication of tasks, foster cooperation and reduce the burden imposed on market participants. Therefore a clear legal basis should be provided for such delegation. Where this does not entail excessive administrative burden on market participants, national regulatory authorities should be able to delegate tasks and responsibilities to another national regulatory authority. Introducing specific conditions and limiting the scope for the delegation to what is necessary for the effective supervision of cross-border market participants or groups should be possible. Delegations should be governed by the principle of allocating competence to an authority which is best placed to take action on the subject matter.

Added(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 596/2014, 600/2014 and 648/2012, and Directive (EU) 2014/65 as well as to the application of European competition law to the practices covered by this Regulation.

RemovedRecital 20: (20) Market abuse cases involving multiple cross-border elements and market participants established outside the Union are also particularly challenging from an enforcement perspective. The current supervisory set-up is not appropriate for the desired level of market integration. The absence of a mechanism to ensure the best possible supervisory decisions for cross-border cases, where joint action by national regulatory authorities and the Agency currently requires complicated arrangements and where there is a patchwork of supervisory regimes must be addressed. There is a need to set up an efficient and effective supervisory and investigatory regime for that type of market abuse cases, which cannot, due to its Union-wide features, be addressed by Member State action alone, in particular where the national regulatory authorities are not already taking action.

Added(5) Sharing of information between national regulatory authorities and the national competent financial authorities is a central aspect of cooperation and detection of potential breaches in both the wholesale energy markets and the financial markets. In the light of the exchange of information between competent authorities pursuant to Regulation (EU) 596/2014 at national level, national regulatory authorities should share relevant information they receive with national financial and competition authorities.

RemovedRecital 22: (22) The Agency should be empowered to carry out investigations by conducting on-site inspections and by issuing requests for information to the persons under investigations, in particular where the suspected breaches of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 have a clear cross-border dimension. In undertaking the on-site inspections and in issuing requests for information to the persons under investigations, the Agency should closely and actively cooperate with the relevant national regulatory authorities, which in turn should provide the Agency with full assistance, including where a person refuses to be subject to the inspection or to provide the requested information. It is important that the procedural guarantees and fundamental rights of the persons subject to the Agency’s investigations are fully respected. The confidentiality of the information submitted by the persons subject to the investigation should be safeguarded exchanged in accordance with applicable Union data protection rules.

Added(6) Where information is not, or no longer, sensitive from a commercial or security viewpoint, the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (the ‘Agency’▌) should be able to make that information available to market participants and the wider public in an accessible format with a view to contributing to enhanced market knowledge. This should include the possibility for the Agency to publish information on organised market places, IIPs, RRMs in accordance with applicable data protection law in the interest of improving transparency of wholesale energy markets and provided it does not distort competition on those energy markets.

RemovedLinguistic amendment

Added(6a) Where information is not, or is no longer, sensitive from a commercial point of view, the Agency should be able to make its commercially non-sensitive trade database available for scientific purposes, subject to confidentiality requirements, with a view to contributing to enhanced market knowledge. This is intended to help to build confidence in the market and to foster the development of knowledge about the functioning of wholesale energy markets. The Agency should establish and make publicly available rules on how it will make the information available for scientific and transparency purposes in a fair and transparent manner.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(6b) A market participant, as defined in Article 2, point (7), Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011, should be understood to refer to any person, including a transmission system operator, a distribution system operator, a storage system operator and an LNG system operator, who enters into transactions in one or more wholesale energy markets. However, where a distribution system operator, storage system operator and LNG system operator does not enter into a transaction with regard to wholesale energy products, they should become exclusively subject to the relevant publication and disclosure obligations under Article 4 and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Article 1 – paragraph 2: 2. This Regulation applies to trading in wholesale energy products. This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of Regulations (EU) 596/2014, (EU) 600/2014 and (EU) 648/2012 and Directive (EU) 2014/65 as regards activities involving financial instruments as defined in Article 4(1), point (15) of Directive (EU) 2014/65 as well as to the application of European competition law to the practices covered by this Regulation.

Added(6c) Market participants should provide the Agency with the data regarding the contracts for the supply of electricity or natural gas and the derivatives related to electricity and natural gas, which may result in an effective physical delivery in the Union.

RemovedAlignment - Reference to the Market Abuse Regulation (Reg 596/2014) is relevant and currently cited only in Recital 4, but missing from Article 1.

Added(7) Organised market places which carry out activities relating to the trading of wholesale energy products that are financial instruments under Article 4(1)(15) of Directive (EU) 2014/65 shall be duly authorized pursuant to the requirements of that Directive.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(8) The use of trading technology has evolved significantly in the past decade and is increasingly used on the wholesale energy markets. Many market participants use algorithmic trading and high-frequency algorithmic techniques with minimal or no human intervention. The risks arising from these practises should be addressed under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b, Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: The Agency, national regulatory authorities, ESMA and competent financial authorities of the Member States shall exchange relevant information and data regarding potential breaches of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 involving wholesale energy products covered by this Regulation.

Added(9) Compliance with the reporting obligations under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 and the quality of the data that the Agency receives is of utmost importance to ensure effective monitoring and detection of potential breaches to achieve the objective of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011. Inconsistencies in the quality, formatting, reliability and cost of trading data have a detrimental effect on transparency, consumer protection and market efficiency. It is essential that the information received by the Agency is accurate and complete for it to effectively carry out its tasks and functions. The Agency should in turn contribute to the establishment of a common Union energy data strategy.

RemovedDeletion of ‘in particular’ to improve clarity. Here it is needed that ACER, NRAs, ESMA and national competent financial authorities have mechanisms to make sure they always exchange information given the importance of providing the appropriate supervision without creating overlapping between roles and responsibilities that might be even detrimental to the overall objectives. We leave to the relevant authorities the definition of the best periodicity, taking into account that they have to respect the obligation to exchange information and data.

Added(10) To improve the Agency’s market monitoring and make data collection more complete, the current reporting regime needs improvement. The data collected should be expanded to overcome gaps in the data collection and include coupled markets, new balancing markets, contracts for balancing markets, explicitly and implicitly allocated transmission capacity, and products that have potential delivery in the Union. Organised market places should be required to provide the full order book data set to the Agency. ▌

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(11) Inside Information Platforms (IIPs) should play an important role for the effective and timely publication of inside information. It should be mandatory for market participants to disclose inside information on dedicated IIPs to make the information easily accessible and enhance transparency. Market participants may, only in addition, continue to use other channels, including market participants' websites, to disclose the inside information, provided that equal conditions on timelines and accessibility are ensured. To ensure trust in the IIPs they should be authorised and registered, and the Agency’s supervisory powers over IIPs should be extended to include the power to impose fines and periodic penalty payments and to issue public notices. However, market participants should not be held responsible or liable with respect to the obligation to disclose inside information, in the case of temporary technical problems of duly registered and authorised IIPs or for any publication error caused by the IIP, provided that the information was transmitted to the IIP in time and using the requisite format.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 2– paragraph 1 – point e: (e) information conveyed by a third party or by other persons acting on the market participants’ behalf and relating to the market participants’ pending orders in wholesale energy products, which is of a precise nature, relating directly or indirectly, to one or more wholesale energy products;

Added(12) To streamline and make the reporting of data to the Agency more effective, the information should be provided through Registered Reporting Mechanisms (RRMs) and the operation of RRMs should be authorised by the Agency. The RRMs should at all times comply with the conditions for authorisation and data protection law. The Agency should also establish a register of all RRMs in the Union. The Agency should have the power to withdraw such authorisation in certain cases. The Agency's supervisory powers over RRMs should be extended to include the power to impose fines and periodic penalty payments and to issue public notices.

RemovedThe paragraph comes from MAR, Article 7 (d), and was included in the Remit proposal, but we should be coherent and consistent with the proper Remit terminology, hence the use of "third party" and "market participants".

Added(13) In order to facilitate monitoring to detect potential trading based on inside information and data quality of collected information, the collection of inside information needs to be aligned with the current processes for trade data reporting.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(13a) The reporting obligations on market participants should be minimised by collecting the required information or parts thereof from existing sources where possible.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 4a: For the purposes of the fourth subparagraph, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 20, to supplement this Regulation by establishing and updating, where necessary, a non-exhaustive list of relevant intermediate steps in a protracted process if, by itself, the information meets the criteria laid down in this Article.

Added(14) Persons professionally arranging and executing transactions have the obligation to report suspicious transactions in breach of the provisions on insider trading and market manipulation. To enhance the possibility of enforcement of such breaches, the persons professionally arranging transactions should also have the obligation to report suspicious orders and potential breaches of the obligation to publish inside information. Direct electronic access providers, where they are not providing arrangement services to third parties, and shared order-book providers should not be considered to be persons professionally arranging transactions.

RemovedThe proposal that Inside Information shall also cover events (intermediate steps) that occur in the context protracted processes is highly problematic and should be given more consideration as it creates uncertainty and complexity. Market participants needs more explanations and legal clarify and security what constitutes inside information in a protracted process. A simple-copy paste from MAR disregards the specifics of the energy markets and firms. An information should qualify as ‘inside information’ if ‘by itself, it satisfies the criteria of inside information’.

Added(15) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management foresees the possibility of third country participation in the Union single day-ahead and intraday coupling in the electricity sector. Since the market coupling operator uses a specific algorithm to match bids and offers in an optimal manner, this may result in orders to trade being placed in a third country participating in the Union single day-ahead and intraday coupling but resulting in a contract for the supply of electricity with delivery in the Union. The placing of such orders to trade in third countries participating in the Union single day-ahead and intraday coupling that may result in delivery in the Union should be covered by the definition of wholesale energy product pursuant to this Regulation.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(16) In order to obtain an accurate, objective and reliable assessment of the price for LNG deliveries to the Union, the Agency should collect all the relevant LNG market data that are necessary to establish a daily LNG price assessment and benchmark. The price assessment and benchmark should be undertaken based on all transactions pertaining to relevant LNG deliveries into the Union. The Agency should be empowered to collect this market data from all participants active in LNG deliveries into the Union. All such participants should be obliged to report a record of their LNG market data to the Agency. Once established, the LNG price assessment and the ▌benchmark could also become a reference rate for derivatives contracts used for hedging the price of LNG or the difference in price between the LNG price and other gas prices. The Agency should minimise the burden imposed on LNG market participants by optimising the collection process of the relevant data through the existing sources and reporting mechanisms in place under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011. Where the Agency finds that an LNG market participant has not submitted the required information, it should be able to impose fines or periodic penalty payments.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 5: For the purposes of paragraph 1, information which, if it were made public, would be likely to significantly affect the prices of those wholesale energy products shall mean information a reasonable market participant would be likely to use as part of the basis of his or her decision(s) to enter into a transaction relating to, or to issue an order to trade in, a wholesale energy product.

Added(17) Delegation of tasks and responsibilities can be an effective instrument to reduce duplication of tasks, foster cooperation and reduce the burden imposed on market participants. Therefore a clear legal basis should be provided for such delegation. Where this does not entail an excessive administrative burden on market participants, national regulatory authorities should be able to delegate tasks and responsibilities to another national regulatory authority or to the Agency, with the delegates’ prior approval. Introducing specific conditions and limiting the scope for the delegation to what is necessary for the effective supervision of cross-border market participants or groups should be possible. Delegations should be governed by the principle of allocating competence to an authority which is best placed to take action on the subject matter.

RemovedThe terms “investor” and “investment decision” are specific MAR terms which do not fit in the context of REMIT. The proposal needs to be tailored to the terminology of REMIT. An “investor” becomes a “market participant” as soon as he enters into transactions relating to wholesale energy products.

Added(17a) To enhance the effectiveness of national regulatory authorities and restore public confidence in institutions, the rules on the performance of the duties of national regulatory authorities and the Agency have to ensure that conflicts of interest are avoided as far as possible, in particular in connection with the performance of certain duties.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(18) A uniform and stronger framework to prevent market manipulation and other breaches of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 in the Member States is necessary. Penalties for breaches of that Regulation should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive and reflect the type of the breaches, taking into account the ne bis in idem principle. At the same time, Member States are able, inter alia, to provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties, considering that they are an effective tool in the financial sector. Administrative penalties, penalty payments and supervisory measures are complementary parts of an effective enforcement regime. A harmonised supervision of the wholesale energy market requires a consistent approach among national regulatory authorities, which should be provided with the appropriate financial, human and technical resources in order to adequately fulfil their tasks.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new): ACER shall, in close cooperation with national regulatory authorities, establish thresholds for the identification of events which, if they were made public, would likely to significantly affect the prices of the wholesale energy products;

Added(19) To date, the supervision and enforcement of activities under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 have been the responsibility of the Member States. Market abuse behaviours are increasingly cross-border in nature, often affecting several Member States. Enforcement action against cross-border market abuses can present jurisdictional challenges relating to the identification of the national regulatory authority that would be best placed to pursue the investigation in question.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added(20) Market abuse cases involving multiple cross-border elements and market participants established outside the Union are also particularly challenging from an enforcement perspective. The current supervisory set-up is not appropriate for the desired level of market integration. The absence of a mechanism to ensure the best possible supervisory decisions for cross-border cases, where joint action by national regulatory authorities and the Agency currently requires complicated arrangements and where there is a patchwork of supervisory regimes must be addressed. There is ▌a need to set up an efficient and effective supervisory and investigatory regime for that type of market abuse cases, which cannot, due to its Union wide features, be addressed by Member State action alone, in particular where the national regulatory authorities are not already taking action.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) transmitting false information or providing false inputs in relation to a benchmark where the person who made the transmission or provided the input knew or ought to have known that it was false, or engaging in any other behaviour which intentionally leads to the manipulation of the calculation of a benchmark.

Added(21) The investigation of breaches of this Regulation with a cross-border dimension should be carried out through a uniform process at Union level. Complexity of cross-border cases and the need to ensure sufficient resources for such cases requires involvement of the Agency, in particular in more integrated energy market. Since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011, the Agency has gained significant experience in monitoring and collecting relevant data on the wholesale energy markets in the Union to ensure their integrity and transparency. Building on this experience, the Agency should be empowered to carry out investigations to fight against the breaches of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011, including by appointing an independent investigating officer within the Agency with powers to conduct on-site inspections, request information and conduct interviews. The Agency should carry out such investigations in cooperation with the national regulatory authorities with the purpose of supporting and complementing their enforcement activities. Equally, in the context of an investigation by the Agency, where necessary, relevant national regulatory authorities should cooperate amongst each other in assisting the Agency.

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Added(21a) To fulfil the new obligations assigned to it, in particular those relating to enhanced investigatory and sanctioning powers in cross-border cases, the Agency should have adequate staff and the ability to hire additional personnel, if necessary.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a: (a) contracts for the supply of electricity or natural gas where delivery is in the Union;

Added(22) The Agency should be empowered to carry out investigations by conducting on-site inspections and by issuing requests for information to the persons under investigations, in particular where the suspected breaches of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 have a clear cross-border dimension. In undertaking the on-site inspections and in issuing requests for information to the persons under investigations, the Agency should closely and actively cooperate with the relevant national regulatory authorities, which in turn should provide the Agency with full assistance, including where a person refuses to be subject to the inspection or to provide the requested information. It is important that the procedural guarantees and fundamental rights of the persons ▌subject to the Agency’s investigations are fully respected. The confidentiality of the information submitted by the persons subject to the investigation should be safeguarded exchanged in accordance with applicable Union data protection rules.

RemovedThis concept is very vague and might lead to uncertainty and unintended consequences that should be considered in a more appropriate way.

Added(23) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective,

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011

AddedHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new): (aa) contracts and derivatives relating to the electricity and natural gas storages in the Union;

AddedAmendments to Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011

RemovedGiven that REMIT covers also storage operators as market participants, it is beneficial to add a third type of wholesale energy product for “storage” because COM proposal includes only two types of contracts which are related specifically to “supply” and “transportation”.

AddedRegulation (EU) No 1227/2011 is amended as follows:

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Added(1) Article 1 is amended as follows:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7: (7) ‘market participant’ means any person, including transmission system operators, distribution system operators, storage system operators and LNG system operators, who enters into transactions, including the placing of orders to trade, in one or more wholesale energy markets;

Added(a) Second paragraph is amended as follows:

RemovedThe proposed definitions for ‘market participant’, ‘person professionally arranging transactions’ and ‘organised market place’ are in parts overlapping. The extension to persons professionally arranging transactions when trading on their own account is superfluous as market participants trading on own account are already captured and PPATs should not be defined as market participants if they do not enter into transactions.

Added“2. This Regulation applies to trading in wholesale energy products. This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of Regulations (EU) 596/2014, (EU) 600/2014 and ▌ (EU) 648/2012 and Directive (EU) 2014/65 as regards activities involving financial instruments as defined in Article 4(1), point (15), of Directive (EU) 2014/65, as well as to the application of European competition law to the practices covered by this Regulation.”;

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Added(b) In Article 1(3) the following second subparagraph is added:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8a: (8a) 'person professionally arranging transactions' means a person professionally engaged in the reception and transmission of orders for, or in the arrangement of transactions in, wholesale energy products which are not financial instruments; direct electronic access providers are not considered to be persons professionally arranging transactions, when they are not providing arrangement services to third parties;

Added“The Agency, national regulatory authorities, ESMA and competent financial authorities of the Member States shall ▌exchange relevant information and data on a regular, at least quarterly, basis regarding potential breaches of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ▌involving wholesale energy products covered by this Regulation.”;

RemovedDefinitions shall only apply to wholesale energy products that are not financial instruments to avoid unnecessary doubling of regulation and supervision, as for financial instruments MAR Article 16 applies. Deletion of "execution" wants to better take into account characteristics of physical markets in accordance with REMIT and better define differences between market participants, PPATs and OMPs. Direct electronic access providers place into the market orders of transactions that remain in the name of the entity providing the DEA service thus there is no arranging activity.

Added(ba) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

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Added“4. The Agency's Administrative Board shall ensure that the Agency carries out the tasks assigned to it under this Regulation in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 and that the Agency has adequate staff and the ability to hire additional personnel, if necessary, to fulfil the new obligations assigned to it.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18: (18) ‘algorithmic trading’ means trading, including high frequency trading, in wholesale energy products where a computer algorithm automatically determines individual parameters of orders to trade such as whether to initiate the order, the timing, price or quantity of the order or how to manage the order after its submission, with limited human intervention or no such intervention at all, not including any system that is only used for the purpose of routing orders to one or more organised market places or for the processing of orders involving no determination of any trading parameters or for the confirmation of orders or the post-trade processing of executed transactions;

Added(2) Article 2 is amended as follows:

RemovedHigh frequency trading is a type of algorithmic trading, so the current definition covers it. It is also mentioned in recital 8. However, to make it clearer a direct reference can be introduced in the definition.

Added(a) in point (1), the second subparagraph, the following point ▌ is inserted:

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Added“(ca) information which is conveyed by a market participant, or by other persons acting on the market participant’s behalf, to a service provider trading on the market participant’s behalf and relating to the market participant’s pending orders in wholesale energy products, which is of a precise nature and relates directly or indirectly ▌ to one or more wholesale energy products”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 –point 19: (19) ‘direct electronic access’ means an arrangement whereby a member, participant or client of an organised market place allows another person to use its trading code so the person may electronically transmit orders to trade relating to a wholesale energy product, which is not a financial instrument, directly to the organised market place, including arrangements which involve the use by a person of the infrastructure of the member, participant or client, or any connecting system provided by the member, participant, or client, to transmit the orders to trade (direct market access) and arrangements whereby such an infrastructure is not used by a person (sponsored access);

Added(b) the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

RemovedThe new Article 5a shall only apply to direct electronic access relating to wholesale energy products which are not financial instruments. Otherwise, the Article 5a REMIT and the Article 17 of MiFID II would be both applicable and create an unnecessary double layer of regulation and supervision.

Added“Information shall be deemed to be of a precise nature if it indicates a set of circumstances which exists or may reasonably be expected to come into existence, or an event which has occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur, and if it is specific enough to enable a conclusion to be drawn as to the possible effect of that set of circumstances or event on the prices of wholesale energy products. Information may be deemed to be of a precise nature if it relates to a protracted process that is intended to bring about, or that results in, particular circumstances or a particular event, including future circumstances or future events, and also if it relates to the intermediate steps of that process which are connected with bringing about or resulting in those future circumstances or that future event.

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AddedAn intermediate step in a protracted process shall be deemed to be inside information if, by itself, it satisfies the criteria of inside information as referred to in this point.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20: (20) ‘organised market place’ or ‘OMP’ means an energy exchange, an energy broker, an energy capacity platform, or any other system or facility in which multiple third-party buying or selling interests in wholesale energy products interact in a way that may result in a transaction, including electricity and gas exchanges, brokers, energy balancing or ancillary services platforms, and other persons professionally arranging transactions and trading venues as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive 2014/65/EU;

AddedFor the purposes of this point, information which, if it were made public, would be likely to significantly affect the prices of the wholesale energy products means information that a reasonable market participant would be likely to use as part of the basis of his or her ▌decision(s) to enter into a transaction relating to, or to issue an order to trade in, a wholesale energy product.

RemovedWith these changes the scope of the OMP definition is clearer and avoids confusion with market participants and PPATs' definitions. It encompasses also the fact that third parties acting on behalf of energy exchange are covered. It is in line with the definition of OMP already adopted in the regulation 1348/2014, Article 2(4). It includes also a reference to the ancillary services and the energy balancing platforms.

AddedFor the purposes of this point, information that has a possible effect on the demand, supply or prices of a wholesale energy product, or on the expectations of the demand, supply or prices of a wholesale energy product, shall be considered to be directly or indirectly related to the wholesale energy product.”;

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Added(c) paragraph (2), point (a) is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20a (new): (20a) ‘order book’ means all details of wholesale energy products executed at organised market places including matched and unmatched orders as well as system-generated orders and life cycle events;

Added(2) ‘market manipulation’ means:

RemovedThis definition is missing from REMIT even though the term is used in various places in the text. The new definition clarifies the term.

Added(a) entering into any transaction, or issuing, modifying or withdrawing any order to trade or engaging in any other behaviour relating to wholesale energy products or relevant infrastructure which:

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Added(i) gives, or is likely to give, false or misleading signals as to the supply of, demand for, or price of wholesale energy products;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21: (21) ‘LNG trading’ means entering into any transaction, including orders to trade in an organised market place or taking any other action relating to the purchase or sale of LNG: (a) that specify physical delivery in the Union; (b) that result in delivery in the Union; or (c) in which one counterparty re-gasifies the LNG at a terminal in the Union;

Added(ii) secures, or is likely to secure , by a person, or persons acting in collaboration, the price of one or several wholesale energy products at an artificial level, unless the person who entered into the transaction or issued the order to trade establishes that his reasons for doing so are legitimate and that that transaction or order to trade conforms to accepted market practices on the wholesale energy market concerned; or

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Added(iii) employs a fictitious device or any other form of deception or contrivance which gives, or is likely to give, false or misleading signals regarding the supply of, demand for, or price of wholesale energy products;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22: (22) ‘LNG market data’ means records of transactions, of orders to trade and of any other action relating to the purchase or sale of LNG, with corresponding information as specified in the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014;

Addedor

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Added(d) in paragraph (2), the following point (c) is added and preceded by the word ‘or’ at the end of point (b):

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23: (23) ‘LNG market participant’ means any market participant that is a natural or legal person, irrespective of that person’s place of incorporation or domicile, who engages in LNG trading;

Added“(c) transmitting false or misleading information or providing false or misleading input in relation to a benchmark where the person who made the transmission or provided the input knew or ought to have known that it was false or misleading, or engaging in any other behaviour which leads to the manipulation of the calculation of a benchmark.”;

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Added(e) at the end of paragraph (2) the following subparagraph is added:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24: (24) ’LNG price assessment’ means the determination of a reference price for LNG trading in accordance with a methodology established by ACER;

Added“Market manipulation may designate the conduct of a legal person, or, in accordance with ▌ Union or national law, of a natural person who participates in the decision to carry out activities for the account of the legal person concerned.”;

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Added(f) in paragraph (4), point (a) is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point j, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25: (25) ‘benchmark’ means any index that is periodically or regularly determined by the application of a formula to, or on the basis of the value of, one or more underlying wholesale energy products, including estimated prices, by reference to which the amount payable under a wholesale energy product or a contract relating to a wholesale energy product, or the value of a wholesale energy product, is determined.

Added“(4) ‘wholesale energy products’ means the following contracts and derivatives, irrespective of where and how they are traded:

RemovedThe term “benchmark” needs to be defined for the application of the new benchmark manipulation definition. The definition is aligned with the definition of a benchmark under Article 3 point (3) of Regulation EU 2016/1011 (on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts) and in line with the definition of benchmark under MAR (Regulation EU 596/2014), with the necessary adaptations to the energy market.

Added(a) contracts for the supply of electricity or natural gas, including LNG, where delivery is in the Union or contracts for the supply of electricity or natural gas, which may result in delivery in the Union, as a result of single day-ahead and intraday coupling;

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Added(aa) contracts and derivatives relating to the electricity and natural gas storage in the Union;”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 4 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new): This requirement shall not apply to intermediate steps in a protracted process as referred to in Article 2(1), where those steps are connected with bringing about a set of circumstances or an event.

Added(fa) point (4) (b) is replaced by the following:

RemovedThe introduction of this concept of protracted process needs to be framed within Article 4. The market participants should only disclose the information related to the event that a protracted process intends to bring about, at the moment when such information is sufficiently precise, e.g., such as when the management board has taken the relevant decision to bring about that event, e.g., the decision to build a power plant. They shall disclose only the information relating to the event that is intended to complete a protracted process.

Added“(b) derivatives relating to electricity or natural gas produced, traded or delivered in the Union, or derivatives relating to electricity or natural gas which may result in delivery in the Union, as a result of single day-ahead and intraday coupling;”

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Added(g) paragraph (7) is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a, Article 4 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new): Market participants may use other channels, including market participants' websites, to disclose the inside information. Those other channels shall be used only in addition to the disclosure of the inside information through IIPs as referred to in the first subparagraph, provided that equal conditions on timelines and accessibility are ensured.

Added“(7) ‘market participant’ means any person, including transmission system operators, distribution system operators, storage system operators and LNG system operators, who enters into transactions, including the placing of orders to trade, in one or more wholesale energy markets; ”;

RemovedIt is important to allow for the publication of inside information also through other channels, as it has happened so far, and to specify that this must be in addition to the publication through IIPs and not in substitution. It can be useful to have a backup in case of any technical problem with IIPs arise.

Added(h) the following new paragraph (8a) is inserted:

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Added“(8a) 'person professionally arranging or executing transactions' means a person professionally engaged in the reception and transmission of orders for, or in the execution of transactions in, wholesale energy products;”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b, Article 4 – paragraph 4: The publication of inside information, including in aggregated form, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or (EC) No 715/2009, or guidelines and network codes adopted pursuant to those Regulations constitutes effective disclosure but not timely and public disclosure within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article.

Added(i) the following new paragraph (10a) is added:

RemovedThe updated wording clarifies that the publication of inside information according to Regulations 714/2009 and 715/2009 does not fully address the requirement in Article 4 paragraph 1, because while it is considered effective disclosure, it is not timely.

Added“(10a) 'the Agency’ or ‘ACER’ means the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators;”;

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Added(j) the following points are inserted:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 1: 1. IIPs shall register with the Agency. An IIP shall only operate after the Agency has assessed whether that IIP complies with the requirements of this Article and has authorised its operation. The register of IIPs shall be publicly available and shall contain information on the services for which the IIP is authorised. The Agency shall regularly review the compliance of IIPs with this Regulation. Where the Agency has withdrawn an authorisation to an IIP in accordance with paragraph 5, it shall remove that IIP from the register.

Added“(16) ‘registered reporting mechanism’ or ‘RRM’ means a person registered under this Regulation to report or to provide the service of reporting details of transactions, including orders to trade, and fundamental data as defined in Article 2, second subparagraph, point (1), of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, to the Agency on its own behalf or on behalf of market participants;

RemovedStreamlining of the language and simplification of the procedures.

Added(17) ‘inside information platform’ or ‘IIP’ means a person registered under this Regulation to provide the service of operating a platform for the disclosure of inside information and for the reporting of disclosed inside information to the Agency on behalf of market participants.

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Added(18) ‘algorithmic trading’ means trading, including high-frequency trading, in wholesale energy products where a computer algorithm automatically determines individual parameters of orders to trade such as whether to initiate the order, the timing, price or quantity of the order or how to manage the order after its submission, with limited human intervention or no such intervention at all, not including any system that is only used for the purpose of routing orders to one or more organised market places or for the processing of orders involving no determination of any trading parameters or for the confirmation of orders or the post-trade processing of executed transactions;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 2: 2. An IIP shall have adequate policies and arrangements in place to make public the inside information required under Article 4(1) as close to real time as is technically possible, on a reasonable commercial basis. The information shall be made available and accessible for all purposes free of charge. However, IIPs may have further application programming interfaces to process the information, which can be made available to the public, and in such cases they can do it on a reasonable commercial basis. The IIP shall efficiently and consistently disseminate such information in a way that ensures fast access to the inside information, on a non-discriminatory basis and in a format that facilitates the consolidation of the inside information with similar data from other sources.

Added(19) ‘direct electronic access’ means an arrangement whereby a member, participant or client of an organised market place allows another person to use its trading code so the person may electronically transmit orders to trade relating to a wholesale energy product directly to the organised market place, including arrangements which involve the use by a person of the infrastructure of the member, participant or client, or any connecting system provided by the member, participant, or client, to transmit the orders to trade (direct market access) and arrangements whereby such an infrastructure is not used by a person (sponsored access);

RemovedSome technical work is necessary to develop application programming interfaces that can be useful to further elaborate the information which is made public. A distinction should be possible and when there is technical work and investments done, can be recovered by IIPs on a commercial basis.

Added(20) ‘organised market place’ or ‘OMP’▌ means an energy exchange, an energy broker, an energy capacity platform or any other system or facility in which multiple third-party buying or selling interests in wholesale energy products interact in a way that may result in a transaction;.

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Added(20a) ‘order book’ means all details of wholesale energy products executed at organised market places including matched and unmatched orders as well as system-generated orders and life cycle events;

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Added(21) ‘LNG trading’ means entering into any transaction, including orders to trade in an organised market place or taking any other action relating to the purchase or sale of LNG:

RemovedIt is proposed to delete the list proposed by the Commission and leave it to be decided through the implementing act foreseen in paragraph 6, as there is the need to be careful when considering which are the details related to inside information that shall be published.

Added(a) that specifies physical delivery in the Union;

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Added(b) that results in delivery in the Union; or

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3: The IIP, together with market participants, shall have in place a mechanism that can quickly and effectively check inside information reports for completeness, identify omissions and obvious errors, and request to receive a corrected version of such reports.

Added(c) in which one counterparty re-gasifies the LNG at a terminal in the Union.

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Added(22) ‘LNG market data’ means records of ▌transactions, orders to trade and any other action relating to the purchase or sale of LNG, with corresponding information as specified in ▌Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 5: The Agency may withdraw the authorisation of an IIP, and remove it from the register, where the IIP:

Added(23) ‘LNG market participant’ means a market participant who is a natural or legal person, irrespective of that person’s place of incorporation or domicile, who engages in LNG trading;

RemovedAlignment with previous amendments

Added(24) ’LNG price assessment’ means the determination of a daily reference price for LNG trading in accordance with a methodology ▌established by the Agency;

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Added(25) ‘▌benchmark’ means any index that is periodically or regularly determined by the application of a formula to, or on the basis of the value of, one or more underlying wholesale energy products, including estimated prices, by reference to which the amount payable under a wholesale energy product or a contract relating to a wholesale energy product, or the value of a wholesale energy product, is determined.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 5 – point c: (c) no longer meets the requirements for authorisation set out in this Article;

Added(3) in Article 3(1) the following second subparagraph is added:

RemovedStreamlining of language

Added“The use of inside information by cancelling or amending an order, the establishment of links or dependencies between orders, or any other action relating to entering into transactions or issuing orders concerning a wholesale energy product to which the information relates, where the order was placed before the person concerned possessed the inside information, shall also be considered to be insider trading.”;

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Added(4) Article 4 is amended as follows:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2: When the registration has been withdrawn, to ensure continuity of the services provided by the IIP, the IIP concerned shall ensure orderly substitution including the transfer of data to other IIPs and the redirection of reporting flows to other IIPs. The Agency shall set a reasonable period for such orderly substitution, taking into account the relevant specificities of the IIP concerned.

Added(-a) the title is replaced by the following:

RemovedIt is necessary to provide for a clearer role and process for ACER in cases of withdrawing of IIPs' registration.

Added“Inside information”;

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Added(a) in paragraph 1 the following 2nd subparagraph is added:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3: The Agency shall, without undue delay, notify the national competent authority in the Member State where the IIP is established of a decision to withdraw the authorisation of an IIP and inform the market participants thereof.

Added“Market participants shall disclose the inside information through IIPs. The IIPs shall ensure that the inside information is made public in a manner which enables fast access to that information, including ▌through a clear application programming interface ▌ and a complete, correct and timely assessment of that information by the public.”;

RemovedThe market participants must be aware of this as they are the first interested parties to know that an IIP is no longer active.

Added(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

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Added“4. The publication of inside information, including in aggregated form, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or (EC) No 715/2009, or guidelines and network codes adopted pursuant to those Regulations constitutes ▌effective ▌disclosure but not necessarily timely and public disclosure within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 6: By ...[18 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts, specifying:

Added4a. The Agency shall establish a contact point for market participants seeking to clarify whether specific information constitutes inside information pursuant to this Regulation.

RemovedIt is necessary to give some time to adapt the new rules, properly consulting Member States and stakeholders.

AddedThe Agency shall develop and operate a platform serving as a sector-specific electronic access point for inside information disclosed pursuant to paragraph 1.”;

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Added(5) The following Article 4a is inserted:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 6 – point b: (b) the content and the relevant details of the inside information published under paragraph 2 in such a way as to enable the publication of information required under this Article;

Added“Article 4a

RemovedThe relevant details that were listed in paragraph 3 and were deleted, should be included here to make sure the implementing regulation provides better guidance to the market participants.

AddedAuthorisation and supervision of IIPs

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Added1. IIPs shall register with the Agency. They shall ▌ operate only after the Agency has assessed whether they comply with the requirements of this Article and after the Agency has authorised their operation. The register of IIPs shall be publicly available and shall contain information on the services for which they are authorised. The Agency shall regularly review the compliance of IIPs with this Regulation. Where the Agency has withdrawn a registration in accordance with paragraph 5, that withdrawal shall be published in the register for a period of five years from the date of withdrawal.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 4a – paragraph 6 – point (c): (c) the concrete organisational requirements for the implementation of paragraphs 4 and 5.

Added1a. IIPs that have been authorised as Registered Information Services pursuant to Article 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 and that are included in the Agency’s list of IIPs on ... [the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] shall be treated as complying with this Article and shall be registered as IIPs, until the Agency has taken a decision on the authorisation for those IIPs in accordance with this Article.

RemovedThe implementing act should cover also the details concerning the process of withdrawing an authorisation, of orderly substitution and of informing market participants.

Added2. IIPs shall have adequate policies and arrangements in place to make public the inside information required under Article 4(1) as close to real time as is technically possible and without undue delay, on a reasonable commercial basis. The information shall be made available and easily accessible through a website for all purposes, free of charge. The IIP shall efficiently and consistently disseminate such information in a manner that ensures fast access to the inside information, on a non-discriminatory basis and in a format that facilitates the consolidation of the inside information with similar data from other sources.

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Added3. The inside information that is made public by an IIP pursuant to paragraph 2 shall include ▌ at least ▌ the following details depending on the type of inside information:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 5a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: The national regulatory authority of the Member State where the market participant is registered pursuant to Article 9(1), may require the market participant to provide, on a regular or ad-hoc basis, a description of the process, parameters and controls that are in place to ensure that the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are satisfied.

Added(a) the message ID and the event status;

RemovedTo avoid trade secrets and confidential information are shared

Added(b) the publication date, the time and the beginning and end of the event;

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Added(c) the name and identification of the market participant ▌;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7a – paragraph 1: 1. ACER shall produce and publish a LNG price assessment and a benchmark. For the purpose of the LNG price assessment, ACER shall systematically collect and process LNG market data on transactions, also on the basis of the LNG market data reporting in accordance with Article 8(1aa). The price assessment shall where appropriate take into account regional differences and market conditions.

Added(d) the bidding or balancing zone concerned;

RemovedAll changes proposed throughout Articles 7a, 7b, 7c and 7d are done in order to integrate the same provisions included in the Com proposal within the Remit processes and procedures, but making sure we keep the main and most important elements of what the Articles were suggesting. This is also a way to make sure that those articles - that have been copied from the Gas Solidarity Regulation and pasted here as they are - become an integral part of Remit.

Added(da) the type of information (e.g. unavailability, forecast, actual use); and

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Added(db) where applicable:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7a – paragraph 1a (new): 1a. For the purposes of producing and publishing the LNG price assessment and benchmark, ACER may make use of third-party services.

Added(i) the type of unavailability and the type of event;

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Added(ii) the unit of measurement;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7a – paragraph 1b (new): 1b. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing: / (a) rules to define the production and publication of LNG price assessments and benchmarks; / (b) rules for the LNG reference price assessment and benchmark methodology of ACER; / (c) rules for the timing and frequency of production and publication of LNG price assessments and benchmarks. / Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). They shall take account of the implementing acts referred to in Article 8 (2) and (6) as regards the LNG market data reporting.

Added(iii) the unavailable, the available and the installed or technical capacity;

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Added(iv) where the installed or technical capacity is unavailable, the reason for the unavailability;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7a – paragraph 2: deleted

Added(v) the type of fuel ▌;

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Added(vi) the affected asset or unit and its identification code.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7a – paragraph 3: deleted

Added4. An IIP shall operate and maintain effective administrative arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest with its clients. In particular, an IIP who is also a market operator or market participant shall treat all inside information collected in a non-discriminatory manner and shall operate and maintain appropriate arrangements to separate different business functions.

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AddedAn IIP shall have sound security mechanisms in place designed to guarantee the security of the means of transfer of inside information, minimise the risk of data corruption and unauthorised access and to prevent inside information leakage before publication. The IIP shall maintain adequate resources and shall have back-up facilities in place in order to offer and maintain its services ▌.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7b: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

AddedThe IIP shall, together with market participants, have a mechanism in place allowing to quickly and effectively check inside information reports with regard to their completeness, identify omissions and obvious errors, and request to receive a corrected version of such reports.

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Added4a. Where the Agency finds that an IIP has infringed paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, before withdrawing an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article, it shall take one or more of the measures provided for in Article 13dc.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7c – paragraph 1: 1. LNG market participants shall submit to ACER the LNG market data as provided for in Article 8(1aa), free of charge, through the reporting channels established by ACER and in accordance with the specifications set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, in a standardised format, through a high-quality transmission protocol, and as close to real-time as technologically possible before the publication of the LNG price assessment.

Added5. The Agency may withdraw the authorisation of an IIP and may remove it from the register, where the IIP:

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Added(a) does not make use of the authorisation within 12 months, expressly renounces the authorisation or has provided no services for the preceding six months;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7c – paragraph 2: 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the point in time by which LNG market data is to be submitted to ACER, and the timing and frequency of the publication of the LNG price assessment as referred to in Article 7a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).

Added(b) obtained the registration by making false statements or by any other irregular means;

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Added(c) no longer meets the requirements for authorisation set out in this Article;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7c – paragraph 4: deleted

Added(ca) did not bring the infringement to an end pursuant to paragraph 4a;

RemovedThe main elements contained in this paragraph are now included in paragraph 1.

Added(d) has seriously and systematically infringed this Regulation.

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AddedIn case of such a decision, the Agency shall indicate the right to appeal the decision before the Agency’s Board of Appeal and to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice in accordance with Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942. The Agency may also lay down obligations to enable compliance with the decision to be monitored.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 7d: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted)

AddedWhere the Agency withdraws an authorisation to an IIP pursuant to this paragraph, it shall remove that IIP from the register.

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AddedWhen the registration has been withdrawn, to ensure continuity of the services provided by the IIP, the IIP concerned shall inform all relevant market participants and, in consultation with them, ensure orderly substitution including the transfer of data to other IIPs and the redirection of reporting flows to other IIPs. The Agency shall set a reasonable period for such orderly substitution, taking into account the relevant specificities of the IIP concerned.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new), Article 7 d a (new): (8a) the following article is inserted: / ‘Article 7da / LNG market data quality / 1. LNG market data shall include: / (a) the parties to the contract, including buy/sell indicator; / (b) the reporting party; / (c) the transaction price; / (d) the contract quantities; / (e) the value of the contract; / (f) the arrival window for the LNG cargo; / (g) the terms of delivery; / (h) the delivery points; / (i) the timestamp information on all of the following: / (i) the date and time of placing the bid or offer; / (ii) the transaction date and time; / (iii) the date and time of reporting of the bid, offer or transaction; / (iv) the receipt of LNG market data by ACER. / 2. LNG market participants shall provide ACER with LNG market data in the following units and currencies: / (a) transaction, bid and offer unit prices shall be reported in the currency specified in the contract and in EUR/MWh and shall include applied conversion and exchange rates if applicable; / (b) contract quantities shall be reported in the units specified in the contracts and in MWh; / (c) arrival windows shall be reported in terms of delivery dates expressed in UTC format; / (d) delivery point shall indicate a valid identifier listed by ACER such as referred to in the list of LNG facilities subject to reporting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014; the timestamp information shall be reported in UTC format; (to be replaced with cross-references as appropriate); …

AddedThe Agency shall, without undue delay, notify the national competent authority in the Member State where the IIP is established of any decision to withdraw the authorisation of an IIP pursuant to the first subparagraph and shall inform the market participants thereof.

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Added6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to supplement this Regulation by specifying:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a, Article 8 – paragraph 1a: (1a) For the purpose of reporting records of transactions, including orders to trade, entered, concluded or executed at organised market places, where a market participant trades through an organised market place, those organised market places, or third parties on their behalf, shall make the order books available to the Agency, fulfilling on behalf of market participants their obligations set out in paragraph 1.

Added(a) the means by which an IIP is to comply with the inside information obligation referred to in paragraph 2;

RemovedThe amendment provides clarity and aims at avoiding to double the amount of data that must be reported. The proposed modifications make sure that order book are shared in any case in order to allow that the Agency performs the supervision correctly, but removing the double reporting from individual market participants. At the same time, bilateral contracts should continue to be reported in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1.

Added(b) the content and any relevant further details of the inside information made public pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 in such a manner as to enable the publication of information required under this Article;

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Added(c) the concrete organisational requirements for the implementation of paragraphs 4 and 5.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a, Article 8 – paragraph 1 a a (new): 1aa. LNG market participants and any other person or authority on their behalf, as listed in paragraph 4, points (b) to (f), shall provide systematically the Agency with a record of LNG market data, in accordance with the specifications set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014.

AddedThe first such delegated act shall be adopted by... [six months after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].”;

RemovedCoherently with the changes proposed to Articles 7a. 7b, 7c and 7d, in order to make sure that ACER properly collects all relevant LNG market data and to ensure that thus process is effectively integrated in the current REMIT provisions, we propose to include a new provision in Article 8 giving the obligation to market participants to provide the Agency with those data.

Added(6) The following Article 5a is added:

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Added“Article 5a

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d – point i, Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point d: (d) an organised market place, a trade-matching system or other person professionally arranging transactions;

AddedAlgorithmic trading

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.

Added1. A market participant that engages in algorithmic trading shall have in place effective systems and risk controls suitable to the business it operates to ensure that its trading systems are resilient and have sufficient capacity, are subject to appropriate trading thresholds and limits and prevent the sending of erroneous orders to trade or the systems otherwise functioning in a way that may create or contribute to a disorderly market. The market participant shall also have in place effective systems and risk controls to ensure that the trading systems comply with this Regulation and with the rules of an organised market place to which it is connected. The market participant shall have in place effective business continuity arrangements to deal with any failure of its trading systems and shall ensure its systems are fully tested and properly monitored to ensure that they meet the requirements laid down in this paragraph.

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Added2. A market participant that engages in algorithmic trading in a Member State shall notify that engagement to the national regulatory authorities of the Member State where it is registered pursuant to Article 9(1) and to the Agency.

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AddedThe market participant shall arrange for records to be kept in relation to the matters referred to in this paragraph and shall ensure that those records be sufficient to enable its national regulatory authority to monitor compliance with this Regulation.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 9a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new): An entity which has already been listed as an RRM before ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation], may continue to act as an RRM until it receives from the Agency the authorisation issued in accordance with this Article.

Added4. This Article is without prejudice to obligations laid down in Directive (EU) 2014/65.

RemovedIt is necessary to ensure continuity before all relevant technical details are decided and enter into force.

AddedThe provisions regarding algorithmic trading contained in this Article shall not apply to transmission system operators' areas of activity that use automation, such as the activation of balancing energy, insofar as those automated processes are addressed by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195.”;

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Added(6a) in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 9a – paragraph 2: 2. The Agency shall regularly review the compliance of RRMs with this Regulation. For that purpose, upon the Agency's request, RRMs shall report about their activities to the Agency.

Added“1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 in order to:

RemovedTo reduce automatic administrative burden for entities.

Added(a) align the definitions set out in points (1), (2), (3) and (5) of Article 2 for the purpose of ensuring coherence with other relevant Union legislation in the fields of financial services and energy;

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Added(b) update those definitions for the sole purpose of taking into account future developments on wholesale energy markets;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 9a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4: RRMs shall, together with market participants, have in place a mechanism allowing to effectively check transaction reports for completeness, identify omissions and obvious errors caused by the market participant, and where such error or omission occurs, to communicate details of the error or omission to the market participant and request to receive a corrected version of such reports.

Added(c) further specify the notion of inside information, including with regard to the establishment of a non-exhaustive list of relevant intermediate steps in a protracted process in those cases where, by itself, the information meets the criteria laid down in Article 2, point (1) and in which cases it is to be disclosed in accordance with Article 4(1);

RemovedIt is difficult for RRM to know if transaction reports are correct, therefore is wiser to make sure that RRM put in place a mechanism together with market participants and that is workable and effective.

Added(d) establish a list of examples of market manipulation behaviour that are relevant to the application of this Regulation; and

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Added(e) establish, taking into account national specificities, minimum thresholds for the identification of events which, if they were made public, would likely to significantly affect the prices of the wholesale energy products.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3: An RRM whose authorisation has been withdrawn, to ensure continuity of the services provided by the RRM, shall ensure orderly substitution including the transfer of data to other RRMs and the redirection of reporting flows to other RRMs. The Agency shall set a reasonable period for such orderly substitution, taking into account the relevant specificities of the RRM concerned.

Added(7) in Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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Added“1. The Agency shall monitor trading activity in wholesale energy products to detect and prevent trading based on inside information and market manipulation or attempts thereof. It shall collect the data for assessing and monitoring wholesale energy markets as provided for in Article 8.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 9a – paragraph 5: By ... [18 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts, specifying:

Added(7a) in Article 7, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

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Added“3. The Agency shall at least on an annual basis submit a report to the Commission on its activities under this Regulation and on implementation and application of this Regulation, and make that report publicly available. In such reports the Agency shall assess, inter alia, the operation and transparency of different categories of market places and ways of trading and may make recommendations to the Commission as regards market rules, standards, and procedures which could improve market integrity and the functioning of the internal market. It may also evaluate whether any minimum requirements for organised markets could contribute to enhanced market transparency. Reports may be combined with the report referred to in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point b, Article 12 – paragraph 2: 2. Subject to Article 17, ACER may decide to make publicly available parts of the information which it possesses, provided that commercially sensitive information on individual market participants or individual transactions or individual market places are not disclosed and cannot be inferred. ACER may publish information on organised market places, IIPs, RRMs in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Added(8) New articles from 7a to 7d are added:

RemovedThe proposed amendments aims at providing clarity through an affirmative version of the sentence replacing the proposed text. The objective is the same, but like this the wording avoids misinterpretations.

Added“Article 7a

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AddedTasks and powers of the Agency to carry out price assessments and benchmarks

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a, Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5: Where appropriate, the national regulatory authorities may exercise their investigatory powers in collaboration with organised markets, trade-matching systems or other persons professionally arranging transactions as referred to in point (d) of Article 8(4).;

Added1. The Agency shall produce and publish a daily LNG price assessment and a benchmark. For the purpose of the LNG price assessment, the Agency shall systematically collect and process LNG market data on transactions, also on the basis of the LNG market data reporting in accordance with Article 8(1aa). The price assessment shall where appropriate take into account regional differences and market conditions.

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.

Added1a. For the purpose of producing and publishing the LNG price assessment and benchmark, the Agency may make use of third-party services.

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Added1b. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules with regard to:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 3: 3. In order to fight against breaches of the provisions of this Regulation, to support and complement the enforcement activities of the national regulatory authorities, and to contribute to a uniform application of this Regulation throughout the Union, the Agency may, in close and active cooperation with the relevant competent national regulatory authorities, carry out investigations by exercising the powers conferred onto it by and in accordance with Articles 13a to 13d.

Added(a) the definition of the production and publication of LNG price assessments and benchmarks;

RemovedACER's investigation powers shall be exercised in cooperation with the relevant NRAs and in accordance with all related provisions.

Added(b) the LNG reference price assessment and benchmark methodology of the Agency.

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AddedThey shall take account of the implementing acts referred to in Article 8 (2) and (6) with regard to the LNG market data reporting.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a: (a) acts are being or have been carried out on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States; or

Added▌

RemovedReducing from three to two the number of Member States, would mean that ACER's investigation may be performed in a slightly bigger percentage of cross-border cases.

AddedProvision of LNG market data to the Agency

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Added1. LNG market participants shall submit daily to the Agency the LNG market data as provided for in Article 8(1aa), free of charge, through the reporting channels established by the Agency and in accordance with the specifications set out in the ▌ Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, in a standardised format, through a high-quality transmission protocol, and as close to real-time as technologically possible before the publication of the daily LNG price assessment ▌.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b: (b) acts are being or have been carried on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least one Member State and at least one of the natural or legal persons who is carrying or carried out these acts is resident or established in another Member State or in a third country but registered pursuant to Article 9(1); or

Added2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the point in time by which LNG market data is to be submitted to the Agency, and the timing of the publication of the LNG price assessment as referred to in Article 7a. ▌

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Added3. Where appropriate, the Agency shall, after consulting the Commission, issue guidance with regard to:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c: (c) the competent national regulatory authority, without prejudice to the derogations referred to in Article 16(5), does not immediately take the necessary measures in order to comply with the request from the Agency referred to in Article 16(4), point (b) in cases having a cross-border dimension; or

Added(a) the details of the information to be reported, in addition to the current details of reportable transactions and fundamental data under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, including bids and offers; and

RemovedIn order to strengthen the principle of subsidiarity, the ACER discretion should be reduced to include as an additional criteria for ACER jurisdiction situations by limiting the jurisdiction under point 4 (c) to cross border cases. This would limit the set of circumstances under which ACER would intervene to those practices having a cross-border impact which are not caught by national jurisdictions, and is therefore respectful of the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality.

Added(b) the procedure, standard and electronic format and the technical and organisational requirements for submitting data to be used for the provision of the required LNG market data.

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Added3a. Where the Agency finds that an LNG market participant, or a person or authority listed in Article 8(4), points (b) to (f) on their behalf, has not submitted the information required pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, the Agency may take one or more of the measures provided for in Article 13dc.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point d: (d) upon the competent national regulatory authority request, as regards the acts which, even if not falling within points (a), (b) or (c), have a cross-border dimension.

Added▌

RemovedWhere appropriate and if necessary, national authorities can always ask ACER to exercise its investigative powers in other cases of cross-border dimension.

Added(8a) the following article is inserted:

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Added“Article 7da

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 5: 5. The Agency may exercise its powers to ensure that the obligations set out in Article 15 are met where the persons are professionally arranging transactions on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States.

AddedLNG market data quality

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.Reducing from three to two Member States increases the possible cases of breaches of Article 15 by PPATs that ACER can investigate.

Added1. LNG market data shall include:

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Added(a) the parties to the contract, including buy/sell indicator;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 6: 6. In exercising its powers, the Agency shall take into account the investigations in progress or already carried out in respect of the same acts by a national regulatory authority pursuant to this Regulation as well as the cross-border impact of the investigation.

Added(b) the reporting party;

RemovedCorrection

Added(c) the transaction price;

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Added(d) the contract quantities;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 7: 7. Upon completion of its actions taken to exercise its powers pursuant to paragraph 4, the Agency shall draw up a report. The report shall be made public taking into account confidentiality requirements. If the Agency concludes that a breach of this Regulation took place, it shall inform the national regulatory authorities of the Member State or Member States concerned accordingly and require that the breach be dealt with in accordance with Articles 18. The Agency may recommend certain follow-up to the relevant national regulatory authorities, including, where appropriate, a suggestion about which measures could be suitable to be considered by the relevant national authorities, and, where necessary, inform the Commission;

Added(e) the value of the contract;

RemovedWhere appropriate, within the follow-up recommendations, the Agency may also suggest to the relevant national authorities which is the kind of penalties that it would consider fitting the case.

Added(f) the arrival window for the LNG cargo;

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Added(g) the terms of delivery;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b, Article 13 – paragraph 7 a (new): 7a. The Agency shall, on a regular basis and in any event at least once a year, submit the reports that it has drawn up, in aggregate form, to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Added(h) the delivery points;

RemovedThe Agency should keep the European Parliament and the Council informed about the conclusions of the investigations performed in accordance with this Article.

Added(i) the timestamp information on all of the following:

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Added(i) the date and time of placing the bid or offer;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 13a – paragraph 2: 2. In order to fulfil its obligations under this Regulation, the Agency may conduct all necessary on-site inspections at any premises of the persons subject to the investigation. Where the proper conduct and efficiency of the inspection so require, the Agency may carry out that on-site inspection without prior announcement to the persons subject to the investigation.

Added(ii) the transaction date and time;

RemovedAddition aims at ensuring clarity in a way that the Agency can carry out unannounced inspections, namely without advance warning to the persons subject to the investigation.

Added(iii) the date and time of reporting of the bid, offer or transaction;

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Added(iv) the receipt of LNG market data by the Agency.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 13a – paragraph 4: 4. In sufficient time before the inspection, the Agency shall give notice of the inspection to the national regulatory authority and other concerned authorities of the Member State where the inspection is to be conducted. Inspections under this Article shall be conducted provided that the relevant authority has confirmed that it is not about to start or is not in the process of carrying out an inspection at any premises of the person subject to the investigation.

Added2. LNG market participants shall provide the Agency with LNG market data in the following units and currencies:

RemovedThe amendment wants to avoid duplication of inspections at both ACER and national level.

Added(a) transaction, bid and offer unit prices shall be reported in the currency specified in the contract and in EUR/MWh and shall include applied conversion and exchange rates if applicable;

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Added(b) contract quantities shall be reported in the units specified in the contracts and in MWh;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 13 c a (new): Article 13ca / Power to take statements / 1. In order to carry out the duties assigned to it by this Regulation, the Agency may interview any natural or legal person who consents to be interviewed for the purpose of collecting information relating to the subject-matter of an investigation. / 2. Where an interview pursuant to paragraph 1 is conducted in the premises of an undertaking, the Agency shall inform the regulatory authority of the Member State in whose territory the interview takes place. The officials of the regulatory authority of that Member State may assist the officials and other accompanying persons authorised by the Agency to conduct the interview.

Added(c) arrival windows shall be reported in terms of delivery dates expressed in UTC format;

RemovedA new Article 13c is proposed in order to ensure that ACER has a comprehensive set of investigatory tools that will allow the Agency to appropriately scrutinise the market behaviours. In particular the power to take statements is relevant in the field of market abuse investigations as it will allow the Agency to obtain explanations from the market participants involved in the behaviours observed in the markets. The current EC proposal misses this relevant investigatory power that is key for investigating the trading strategies pursued by market participants and individual traders.

Added(d) delivery point shall indicate a valid identifier listed by the Agency such as referred to in the list of LNG facilities subject to reporting pursuant to this Regulation and to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014; the timestamp information shall be reported in UTC format;

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Added(e) if relevant, the price formula in the long-term contract from which the price is derived shall be reported in its integrity.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 13d – paragraph 1: In order to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements set out in this Regulation, national competent authorities and the Agency shall assist each other in the course of the investigations.

Added3. The Agency shall issue guidance regarding the criteria under which a single submitter accounts for a significant portion of LNG market data submitted within a certain reference period and how this situation shall be addressed in its daily LNG price assessment and benchmarks.”;(9) Article 8 is amended as follows:

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Added(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16, Article 15 – title: Obligations of persons professionally arranging transactions

Added“1. Market participants, or a person or authority listed in points (b) to (f) of paragraph 4 on their behalf, shall provide the Agency with a record of wholesale energy market transactions, including orders to trade. The information reported shall include the precise identification of the wholesale energy products bought and sold, the price and quantity agreed, the dates and times of execution, the parties to the transaction and the beneficiaries of the transaction and any other relevant information. Market participants shall include information about their exposures, detailed by product, including the transactions that occur over the counter. While overall responsibility lies with market participants, once the required information is received from a person or authority listed in points (b) to (f) of paragraph 4, the reporting obligation on the market participant in question shall be considered to be fulfilled.”;

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.

Added(a) the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

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Added“▌1a. For the purpose of reporting records of wholesale energy market transactions, including orders to trade, entered, concluded or executed at organised market places, where a market participant trades through an organised market place, those organised market places, or third parties on their behalf, shall make the order books available to the Agency, in accordance with the specifications set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, thereby fulfilling on behalf of market participants their obligations pursuant to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16, Article 15 – paragraph 1: Any person professionally arranging transactions in wholesale energy products who reasonably suspects that an order to trade or a transaction, including any cancellation or modification thereof, might breach Article 3, 4 or 5 shall notify the Agency and the relevant national regulatory authority without further delay.

Added1aa. LNG market participants and any other person or authority on their behalf, as listed in paragraph 4, points (b) to (f), of this Article shall provide systematically the Agency with a record of LNG market data, in accordance with the specifications set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014.”;

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.

Added(b) in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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Added“Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). They shall take account of existing transaction reporting systems for monitoring trading activity to detect market abuse.”

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16, Article 15 – paragraph 2: Persons professionally arranging transactions in wholesale energy products shall establish and maintain effective arrangements and procedures to:

Added(c) in paragraph 3, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

RemovedProviding coherence with the amendment to the definition of PPATs.

Added3. Persons referred to in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 4 who have reported transactions in accordance with Regulation (EU) 600/2014 or Regulation (EU) 648/2012 shall not be subject to double reporting obligations relating to those transactions.

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Added(d) paragraph 4 is amended as follows:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point - a (new), Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: (-a) in paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: / ‘The Agency shall publish non-binding guidance on the application of the definitions set out in Article 2, as well as non-exhaustive indicators relating to insider trading and market manipulation set out in Articles 3 and 5 respectively, as appropriate.’

Added(-i) the introductory part is replaced by the following:

Added“For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 1a, information shall be provided by:”

RemovedThe proposed change ensures that ACER can publish guidance on indicators and examples of market manipulation. In fact, market manipulation is a very wide concept and is useful for market participants to have a better understanding of what is considered under this concept. MAR has an Annex defining possible examples, but given that market developments are very fast, in our view it is more efficient if ACER develops guidance documents that can be more easily (and timely) updated if needed.

Added(i) point (d) is replaced by the following:

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Added(d) an organised market place, a trade-matching system or other person professionally arranging or executing transactions;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16a – paragraph 1: 1. National regulatory authorities may, with the consent of the delegate and only if this would not result in disproportionate administrative burden for market participants, delegate tasks and responsibilities to other national regulatory authorities subject to the conditions set out in this Article. Member States may set out specific arrangements regarding the delegation of responsibilities that have to be complied with before their national regulatory authorities enter into such delegation agreements and may limit the scope of delegation to what is necessary for the effective supervision of market participants or groups.

Added(ii) the following second subparagraph is added:

RemovedThe delegation of tasks and responsibilities might create more burden for market participants, therefore it shall be limited to when is absolutely necessary.

Added“The information shall be provided through registered reporting mechanisms.”;

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Added(e) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16b – paragraph 1: 1. The Agency shall, with a view to establish consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the Union, and to ensure the common, uniform and consistent application of Union law, issue guidelines and recommendations addressed to all national regulatory authorities or all market participants and issue recommendations to one or more national regulatory authorities or to one or more market participants on the application of Articles 3, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 9 and 9a. The guidelines issued by the Agency shall be non-binding. However, the national regulatory authorities and market participants are encouraged to make every effort to comply with those guidelines and recommendations.

Added“5. Market participants shall provide the Agency and national regulatory authorities with information related to the capacity and use of facilities for production, storage, consumption or transmission of electricity or natural gas or related to the capacity and use of LNG facilities, including planned or unplanned unavailability of these facilities, and with inside information that is publicly disclosed pursuant to Article 4, for the purpose of monitoring trading in wholesale energy markets. The reporting obligations on market participants shall be minimised by collecting the required information or parts thereof from existing sources where possible.”;

RemovedACER should also be able to issue guidelines or recommendations on the application of Article 3 (prohibition of insider trading), 4 (obligation to publish inside information), Article 5 (prohibition of market manipulation) and of Article 9 (registration of market participants). This would complete the scope of this empowerment to clarify the relevant obligations of market participants and ensure an EU-wide harmonized application of these.

Added(10) in Article 9, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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Added“1. Market participants entering into transactions which are required to be reported to the Agency in accordance with Article 8(1) shall register with the national regulatory authority in the Member State in which they are established or resident. Market participants that are resident or established in a third country shall register with the national regulatory authority of the Member State in which they have declared an office from which they carry out their principal activities. For the purposes of ensuring compliance with this Regulation, such an office shall, upon request of the national regulatory authority of that Member State or of the Agency, provide access to requested information related to the market participant’s activities in the Union wholesale energy market.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16b – paragraph 2: 2. The Agency shall, within an adequate and realistic timeframe, conduct appropriate public consultations regarding the guidelines and recommendations which it issues and analyse the related potential costs and benefits of issuing such guidelines and recommendations. Those consultations and analyses shall be proportionate to the scope, nature and impact of the guidelines or recommendations.

Added(10a) in Article 9, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

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Added“3. National regulatory authorities shall transmit the information in their national registers to the Agency in a format determined by the Agency. The Agency shall, in cooperation with those authorities, determine that format and shall publish it by 29 June 2012. Based on the information provided by national regulatory authorities, the Agency shall establish a European register of market participants. National regulatory authorities and other relevant authorities shall have access to the European register. Subject to Article 17, the Agency shall make the European register, or extracts thereof, publicly available provided that commercially sensitive information on individual market participants is not disclosed.”;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16b – paragraph 3: deleted

Added(11) the following Article 9a is inserted:

RemovedDeleted here and moved to paragraph 1

Added“Article 9a

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AddedAuthorisation and supervision of the Registered Reporting Mechanisms

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16b – paragraph 4: 4. Each national regulatory authority shall confirm to the Agency whether it complies or intends to comply with a given guideline or recommendation. If a national regulatory authority does not comply or does not intend to comply, it shall inform the Agency, stating its reasons.

Added1. The operation of an RRM shall be subject to prior authorisation by the Agency in accordance with this Article.

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AddedThe Agency shall authorise parties as RRM where:

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 16b –paragraph 6: 6. If required by that guideline or recommendation, market participants shall notify the Agency whether they comply with that guideline or recommendation. Upon the Agency's request, market participants shall provide their reasons in a clear and detailed manner.

Added(a) the RRM is a legal person established in the Union; and

RemovedTo reduce administrative burden for the market participants

Added(b) the RRM meets the requirements laid down in this Article.

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AddedThe Agency shall authorise an entity to operate as an RRM within a reasonable period of time and, to the extent possible, within three months of the receipt of the complete application. The authorisation ▌shall be effective and valid for the entire territory of the Union, and shall allow the RRM provider to provide the services for which it has been authorised throughout the Union.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new), Article 21 a (new): (20a) the following Article is inserted: / ‘Article 21a / Report and review / By June 2027, the Commission shall assess the application of this Regulation, in particular as regards the impact of this Regulation on market behaviour, market participants, liquidity, reporting requirements and the level of administrative burden for market participants. On the basis of that assessment, the Commission shall draw up a report and submit it without undue delay to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.’

AddedRRMs that have been authorised pursuant to Article 11 of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 and that are included in the Agency’s list of RRMs on ... [the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] shall be treated as complying with this Article and shall be registered as RRMs, until the Agency has taken a decision on the authorisation for those RRMs in accordance with this Article.

RemovedGiven the level of reporting that this regulation entails, it is useful if the Commission draws up a report to understand the impact of this legislation and the level of administrative burden for market participants. On the basis of the assessment, it might want to propose a revision of the rules.

AddedAn authorised RRM shall comply at all times with the conditions for authorisation referred to in this Article. An authorised RRM shall, without undue delay, notify the Agency of any material changes to the conditions for authorisation.

RemovedImplementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014

AddedThe Agency shall establish a register of ▌ RRMs in the Union. The register shall be publicly available and shall contain information on the services for which the RRM is authorised. The register shall be updated on a regular basis. ▌.

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Added2. The Agency shall regularly review the compliance of RRMs with this Regulation. For that purpose, upon the Agency's request, RRMs shall provide a report ▌ about their activities to the Agency.

RemovedArt 7a is deleted from the Implementing Regulation but put it back in the text of the Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011

Added3. RRMs shall have adequate policies and arrangements in place to report the information required under Article 8 as soon as possible, and in any event no later than as provided for in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article.

AddedRRMs shall operate and maintain effective administrative arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest with its clients. In particular, an RRM that is also an OMP or market participant shall treat all information collected in a non-discriminatory manner and shall operate and maintain appropriate arrangements to separate different business functions.

AddedRRMs shall have sound security mechanisms in place designed to guarantee the security and authentication of the means of transfer of information, minimise the risk of data corruption and unauthorised access and to prevent information leakage, maintaining the confidentiality of the data at all times. RRMs shall maintain adequate resources and shall have back-up facilities in place in order to offer and maintain their services in accordance with the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 8(2) and (6).

AddedRRMs shall, together with market participants, have a mechanism in place allowing to effectively check transaction reports with regard to their completeness, identify omissions and obvious errors caused by the market participant, and where such error or omission occurs, to communicate details of the error or omission to the market participant and request to receive a corrected version of such reports.

AddedRRMs shall have systems in place to enable them to detect errors or omissions caused by them and to enable them to correct and transmit, or re-transmit as the case may be, correct and complete transaction reports to the Agency.

Added3a. Where the Agency finds that a RRM has an infringed paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this Article, before withdrawing an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article, it shall take one or more of the measures provided for in Article 13dc.

Added4. The Agency may withdraw the authorisation of an RRM where RRM:

Added(a) does not make use of the authorisation within 18 months, expressly renounces the authorisation or has provided no services for the preceding 18 months;

Added(b) obtained the authorisation by making false statements or by any other irregular means;

Added(c) no longer meets the conditions under which it was authorised;

Added(d) has seriously and systematically infringed this Regulation.

AddedIn case of such a decision, the Agency shall indicate the right to appeal the decision before the Agency’s Board of Appeal and to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice in accordance with Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942. The Agency may also lay down obligations to enable compliance with the decision to be monitored.

AddedWhere the Agency withdraws an authorisation to an RRM pursuant to this paragraph, it shall remove that RRM from the register.

AddedAn RRM whose authorisation has been withdrawn, to ensure continuity of the services provided by the RRM, shall inform all relevant market participants and, in consultation with them, ensure orderly substitution including the transfer of data to other RRMs and the redirection of reporting flows to other RRMs. The Agency shall set a reasonable period for such orderly substitution, taking into account the relevant specificities of the RRM concerned.

AddedThe Agency shall, where relevant, without undue delay, notify the national competent authority in the Member State where the RRM is established of any decision to withdraw the authorisation of an RRM pursuant to the first subparagraph.

Added5. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to supplement this Regulation by specifying:

Added(a) the means by which an RRM is to comply with the information obligation referred to in paragraph 1; and

Added(b) the concrete organisational requirements for the implementation of paragraphs 2 and 3.

AddedThe first such delegated act shall be adopted by ... [six months after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].”;

Added(12) Article 10 is amended as follows:

Added(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added“1. The Agency shall establish mechanisms to share information it receives in accordance with Article 7(1) and Article 8 with the Commission, national regulatory authorities, competent financial market authorities national competition authorities, ESMA and other relevant authorities at Union level. Before establishing such mechanisms, ACER shall consult with those authorities.”;

Added(b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

Added“1a. National regulatory authorities shall establish mechanisms by which to share information they receive in accordance with Article 7(2) and Article 8 with the competent financial market authorities, the national competition authorities, the national tax authorities and EUROFISC and other relevant national authorities ▌. Before establishing such mechanisms, the national regulatory authority shall consult with the Agency and with those parties.

Added(ba) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Added“2. The Agency shall give access to the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article only to authorities which have set up systems enabling the Agency to meet the requirements of Article 12(1).”;

Added(c) the following paragraph 2a is inserted:

Added“2a. National regulatory authorities shall give access to the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1a of this Article only to authorities which have set up systems enabling the national regulatory authority to meet the requirements of Article 12(1).”;

Added(13) Article 12 is amended as follows:

Added(a) in paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Added“The Commission, national regulatory authorities, competent financial authorities of the Member States, national tax authorities and EUROFISC, national competition authorities, ESMA and other relevant authorities shall ensure the confidentiality, integrity and protection of the information which they receive pursuant to Article 4(2), Article 7(2) Article 8(5) or Article 10 and shall take steps to prevent any misuse of such information including according to applicable data protection laws.”;

Added(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Added“2. The Agency shall develop and maintain a reference centre of information on Union wholesale energy market data. Subject to Article 17, ACER shall make public parts of the information which it possesses in an accessible format, including information regarding the trading of over the counter wholesale energy contracts, power purchase agreements and contracts for difference, provided that commercially sensitive information on individual market participants or individual transactions or individual market places are not disclosed and cannot be inferred. The Agency may publish information on OMPs, IIPs, RRMs in accordance with applicable data protection law, excluding commercially sensitive elements.

AddedThe Agency shall make its commercially non-sensitive trade database available for scientific purposes, subject to confidentiality requirements.

AddedInformation shall be published or made available in the interest of improving transparency of wholesale energy markets and provided it is not likely to create any distortion in competition on those energy markets.

AddedThe Agency shall disseminate information in a fair manner according to transparent rules which it shall draw up and make publicly available.

AddedThe Agency may, with regard to areas of common interest, cooperate with supervisory authorities in third countries and international organisations which can provide data, information and expertise, methodologies of data collection, analysis and assessment which are of mutual interest and which are necessary for the successful completion of the Agency’s work.”;

Added(14) Article 13 is amended as follows:

Added(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added“1. National regulatory authorities shall ensure that the prohibitions set out in Articles 3 and 5 and the obligations set out in Articles 4, 7c, 8, 9 and 15 are applied.

AddedNational regulatory authorities shall be competent to investigate all the acts carried out on their national wholesale energy markets and enforce this Regulation ▌, irrespective of where the market participant registered pursuant to Article 9(1) carrying out those acts is resident or established.

AddedEach Member State shall ensure that its national regulatory authorities have the investigatory and enforcement powers necessary for the exercise of that function . Those powers shall be exercised in a proportionate manner.

AddedThose powers may be exercised:

Added(a) directly;

Added(b) in collaboration with other authorities; ▌

Added(c) by application to the competent judicial authorities; or

Added(ca) following a recommendation by the Agency.

AddedWhere appropriate, the national regulatory authorities may exercise their investigatory powers in collaboration with organised markets, trade-matching systems or other persons professionally arranging or executing transactions as referred to in point (d) of Article 8(4).”;

Added(b) the following paragraphs ▌are added:

Added“3. In order to combat breaches of ▌ this Regulation, to support and complement the enforcement activities of the national regulatory authorities, and to contribute to a uniform application of this Regulation throughout the Union, the Agency shall, in close and active cooperation with the relevant competent national regulatory authorities, carry out investigations by exercising the powers conferred onto it by and in accordance with Articles 13a to 13dc.

Added3a. When exercising the powers referred to in paragraph 3, the Agency shall take into account the investigations already in progress or already carried out with regard to the same acts by a national regulatory authority pursuant to this Regulation. The Agency shall also take into account the cross-border impact of the investigation.

Added4. The Agency shall exercise its powers to ensure that the prohibitions set out in Articles 3 and ▌ 5 ▌ are applied where:

Added(a) acts related to the allegation are being or have been carried out on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States; ▌

Added(b) acts related to the allegation are being or have been carried on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least one Member State and at least one of the natural or legal persons who is carrying or carried out those acts is resident or established in another Member State or in a third country but registered pursuant to Article 9(1); ▌

Added(c) the competent national regulatory authority, without prejudice to the derogations referred to in Article 16(5), has not duly substantiated its refusal to comply with the request of the Agency referred to in Article 16(4), point (b) in cases in which there is a cross-border dimension; or

Added(d) upon the competent national regulatory authority request, as regards the acts which, even if not falling within the scope of point (a), (b) or (c), have a cross-border dimension.

Added4a. The Agency shall exercise its powers to ensure that the obligations set out in Article 4 are applied where the obligation to publish is related to inside information that is likely to significantly affect the prices of wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States.

Added5. The Agency shall exercise its powers to ensure that the obligations set out in Article 15 are met where the persons are professionally arranging or executing transactions on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States.

Added▌

Added7. Upon completion of its actions taken to exercise its powers pursuant to paragraphs 4, 4a and 5 of this Article, the Agency shall draw up a report. The report shall be made public taking into account confidentiality requirements. If the Agency concludes that a breach of this Regulation took place, it shall inform the national regulatory authorities of the Member State or Member States concerned accordingly and require that the breach be dealt with in accordance with Article 18. The Agency shall provide the relevant national regulatory authorities with the full report and the case file containing all incriminating and exculpatory evidence relevant to the report, and may request certain follow-up to the relevant national regulatory authorities including, where appropriate, a suggestion with regard to which measures could be suitable to be considered by the relevant national authorities, and, where necessary, inform the Commission.

Added7a. The Agency shall, on a regular basis and in any event at least once a year, submit the reports that it has drawn up, in aggregate form, to the European Parliament and to the Council.”;

Added(15) The following articles ▌ are inserted:

Added“Article 13a

AddedOn-site inspections by the Agency

Added1. The Agency shall prepare and conduct on-site inspections in close cooperation and coordination with the relevant authorities of the Member State concerned.

Added2. In order to fulfil its obligations under this Regulation, the Agency may conduct all necessary on-site inspections at any premises of the persons subject to the investigation. Where the proper conduct and efficiency of the inspection so require, the Agency may carry out that on-site inspection without prior announcement to the persons subject to the investigation.

Added3. The officials of, and other persons authorised, by the Agency to conduct an on-site inspection may enter any premises of the persons subject to an investigation decision adopted by the Agency pursuant to paragraph 6 and shall have all the powers referred to in this Article. They shall also have the power to seal any premises, property and books or records for the period of, and to the extent necessary for the inspection.

Added4. In sufficient time before the inspection, the Agency shall give notice of the inspection to the national regulatory authority and other ▌ authorities concerned of the Member State where the inspection is to be conducted. Inspections under this Article shall be conducted provided that the relevant authority has confirmed that it is not about to start an inspection, or is not in the process of carrying out an inspection at any premises of the person subject to the investigation, in which case it shall invite the Agency to join. The national authorities shall respond to the Agency’s notice as soon as possible.

Added5. The officials of and other persons authorised by the Agency to conduct an on-site inspection shall exercise their powers upon production of a written authorisation specifying the subject matter and purpose of the inspection.

Added6. The persons referred in this Article shall submit to on-site inspections ordered by a decision that shall be adopted by the Agency. The decision shall specify the subject matter and purpose of the inspection, appoint the date on which it is to begin, the legal remedies available under Regulation (EU) 2019/942 as well as the right to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice. The Agency shall consult the national regulatory authority of the Member State where the inspection is to be conducted prior to adopting such decision.

Added7. Officials of, as well as those authorised or appointed by, the national regulatory authority of the Member State where the inspection is to be conducted shall, at the request of the Agency, actively assist the officials of and other persons authorised by the Agency. To that end they shall enjoy the powers set out in this Article . Officials of the national regulatory authority may also attend the on-site inspection upon request.

Added8. Where the officials of, as well as those authorised or appointed by, the Agency find that a person opposes an inspection ordered pursuant to this Article, the national regulatory authority of the Member State concerned shall afford them, or other relevant national regulatory authorities, the necessary assistance, requesting, where appropriate, the assistance of the police or of an equivalent enforcement authority, to enable them to conduct their on-site inspection.

Added9. If the on-site inspection provided for in paragraph 1 or the assistance provided for in paragraphs 7 and 8 requires authorisation by a judicial authority according to applicable national law, the Agency shall also apply for such authorisation. The Agency may also apply for such authorisation as a precautionary measure.

Added10. Where the Agency applies for an authorisation as referred to in paragraph 9, the national judicial authority shall verify:

Added(a) that the decision of the Agency is authentic; and

Added(b) that any measures to be taken are proportionate and not arbitrary or excessive having regard to the subject matter of the inspection.

AddedFor the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph, the national judicial authority may ask the Agency for detailed explanations, in particular relating to the grounds the Agency has for suspecting that a breach referred to in Article 13(3) has taken place, the seriousness of the suspected breach and the nature of the involvement of the person subject to the investigation. By way of derogation from Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942, the Agency’s decision shall be subject to review only by the Court of Justice.

AddedRequest for information

Added1. At the Agency’s request any person shall provide to it the information necessary for the purpose of fulfilling the Agency’s obligations under this Regulation. In its request the Agency shall:

Added(a) refer to this Article as the legal basis for the request;

Added(b) state the purpose of the request;

Added(c) specify what information is required, and following which data format;

Added(d) set a time-limit, proportionate to the request, within which the information is to be provided;

Added(e) inform the person that the reply to the request for information shall not be incorrect or misleading.

Added2. For the purpose of information requests as referred to in paragraph 1, the Agency shall have the power to issue decisions. In such a decision the Agency shall, in addition to the requirements in paragraph 1 indicate the right to appeal the decision before the Agency’s Board of Appeal and to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice in accordance with Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.

Added3. The persons referred to in paragraph 1 or their representatives shall supply the information requested. The persons shall be fully responsible that the supplied information is complete, correct and not misleading.

Added3a. Where system operators consider that requested information under this Regulation would risk undermining the performance of their tasks, and in particular the task of efficiently balancing the system, they may object to the disclosure of that information. The system operator concerned shall provide due reasons for its objection. Upon the information provided by the system operator, the Agency shall determine whether the objection is justified.

Added4. Where the officials of, as well as those authorised or appointed by, the Agency find that a person refuses to supply the information requested, the Agency or the national regulatory authority of the Member State concerned shall afford those officials, or other relevant national regulatory authorities, the necessary assistance in ensuring the fulfilment of the obligation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, including through the imposition of penalties in accordance with applicable national law. The Agency may also take one or more of the measures provided for in Article 13dc.

Added5. Where the officials of, as well as those authorised or appointed by, the Agency find that a person refuses to supply the information requested, the Agency may draw conclusions on the basis of available information.

Added6. The Agency shall, without delay, send a copy of the request pursuant to paragraph 1 or the decision pursuant to paragraph 2 to the national regulatory authorities of the ▌ Member States concerned.

AddedProcedural guarantees

Added1. The Agency shall carry out on-site inspections and request information in full respect of the procedural guarantees of market participants, including:

Added(a) the right not to make self-incriminating statements;

Added(b) the right to be assisted by a person of choice;

Added(c) the right to use any of the official languages of the Member State where the on-site inspection takes place;

Added(d) the right to comment on facts concerning them;

Added(e) the right to receive a copy of the record of interview and either approve it or add observations.

Added2. The Agency shall seek evidence for and against the market participant, and carry out on-site inspections and request information objectively and impartially and in accordance with the principle of the presumption of innocence.

Added3. The Agency shall carry out on-site inspections and request information in full respect of applicable confidentiality and Union data protection rules.

AddedPower to take statements

Added1. In order to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, the Agency may interview any natural or legal person who consents to be interviewed for the purpose of collecting information relating to the subject-matter of an investigation.

Added2. Where an interview pursuant to paragraph 1 is conducted in the premises of an undertaking, the Agency shall inform the national regulatory authority of the Member State in whose territory the interview takes place. The officials of the national regulatory authority of that Member State may assist the officials and other accompanying persons authorised by the Agency to conduct the interview.

AddedMutual assistance

Added▌ In order to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements set out in this Regulation, national competent authorities and the Agency shall assist each other in the course of the investigations.

Added13da

AddedDuties of the investigating officer

Added1. Where, in carrying out its duties under this Regulation, the Agency has reasonable grounds for suspecting the possible existence of facts liable to constitute a breach in the cases referred to in Article 13(4), (4a) and (5), the Agency shall appoint an independent investigating officer within the Agency to investigate the matter. The appointed investigating officer shall not be involved or have been involved in the direct or indirect supervision of the person concerned and shall perform his or her functions independently from the Agency.

Added2. The investigating officer shall investigate the alleged breach, taking into account any comments submitted by the persons subject to investigation, and shall submit a complete file with his or her findings to the Agency. In order to carry out his or her tasks, the investigating officer may exercise the powers to conduct on-site inspections, request information and take statements in accordance with Articles 13a, 13b, 13c and 13ca. When carrying out his or her tasks, the investigating officer shall have access to all documents and information collected by the Agency in its supervisory activities.

Added3. Upon completion of the investigation and before submitting the file with the findings, the investigating officer shall give the persons subject to the investigation the opportunity to be heard on the matters being investigated. The investigating officer shall base his or her findings only on facts on which the persons subject to investigation have had the opportunity to comment.

Added4. When submitting the file with his or her findings to the Agency, the investigating officer shall notify the persons who are subject to the investigation. The persons subject to the investigation shall be entitled to have access to the file, subject to the legitimate interest of other persons in the protection of their business secrets. The right of access to the file shall not extend to confidential information affecting third parties.

Added13db

AddedDecision making

Added1. On the basis of the file containing the investigating officer’s findings and after having heard the persons subject to the investigation, the Agency shall decide if one or more breaches in the cases referred to in Article 13(4), (4a) and (5) have been committed, and in such case, shall impose one or more of the measures provided for in Article 13dc.

Added2. The investigating officer shall not participate in the Agency’s deliberations or in any other way intervene in the Agency’s decision-making process.

Added3. The Agency shall refer matters for criminal prosecution to the relevant national authorities where, in carrying out its tasks under this Regulation, it finds that there are serious indications of the possible existence of facts liable to constitute a criminal offence.

Added13dc

AddedEnforcement measures by the Agency

Added1. Where the Agency finds that a breach of the prohibitions and obligations referred to in Article 4a(1) to (4), Article 7c(1), Article 9a(1),(2) and (3), Article 13b(1) and (3), and in accordance with Article 13(4), (4a) and (5) has been committed, it shall take one or more of the following measures:

Added(a) adopt a decision requiring the person to bring the breach to an end;

Added(b) issue public warnings or notices; or

Added(c) adopt a decision imposing a fine or a periodic penalty payment.

Added2. The fines and periodic penalty payments referred to in paragraph 1 shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They shall be set taking account of the gravity of the case, the activity to which the infringement pertains and the economic capacity of the legal or natural person concerned.

Added3. Without undue delay, the Agency shall notify any measure taken pursuant to paragraph 1 to the person responsible for the breach, and shall communicate it to the national regulatory authorities concerned and to the Commission. The Agency shall also publicly disclose any such measure on its website.

Added4. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to supplement this Regulation by specifying:

Added(a) detailed criteria and a detailed methodology for establishing the amounts of the fines and periodic penalty payments;

Added(b) procedures for the collection of the fines and periodic penalty payments.

AddedThe first such delegated act shall be adopted by 1 March 2024.

Added13dd

AddedRights of defence and review of the Agency’s decisions

Added1. The Agency shall base any of the measures provided for in Article 13dc only on findings on which the persons subject to the proceedings have had an opportunity to comment.

Added2. The rights of defence of the persons subject to investigation shall be fully respected in the proceedings. They shall be entitled to have access to the file, subject to the legitimate interest of other persons in the protection of their business secrets. The right of access to the file shall not extend to confidential information or the Agency’s internal preparatory documents.

Added3. The measures provided for in Article 13dc of this Regulation shall comply with Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.”;

Added(16) Article 15 is amended as follows:

Added“Article 15

AddedObligations of persons professionally arranging or executing transactions

Added1. Any person professionally arranging or executing transactions in wholesale energy products who reasonably suspects that an order to trade or a transaction, including any cancellation or modification thereof, whether placed on or outside a trading venue, might breach Article 3, 4 or 5 shall notify the Agency and the relevant national regulatory authority without further delay but no later than four weeks from the occurrence of the suspicious event.

Added2. Any person professionally executing transactions under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 who also executes transactions in wholesale energy products that are not financial instruments, and who reasonably suspects that an order to trade or a transaction, including any cancellation or modification thereof, whether placed on or outside a trading venue, might breach Article 3, 4 or 5 shall notify the Agency and the relevant national regulatory authority without further delay but no later than four weeks from the occurrence of the suspicious event.

Added3. The persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall establish and maintain effective arrangements, systems and procedures to:

Added(a) identify possible breaches of Article 3, 4 or 5 ;

Added(b) guarantee that their employees carrying out surveillance activities for the purpose of this Article are preserved from any conflict of interest and act in an independent manner.

Added(ba) prevent, detect and report suspicious orders and transactions.

Added4. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, persons professionally arranging or executing transactions shall be subject to the rules of notification of the Member State in which they are registered or have their head office. That notification shall be addressed to the competent authority of that Member State.

Added5. By 31 December 2023 and every year thereafter, the Agency, in cooperation with national regulatory authorities, shall issue and make public a report on the implementation of this Article, in particular with regard to:

Added(a) the supervision of the arrangements, systems and procedures to detect suspicious activity and report suspicious transactions;

Added(b) the supervision of persons professionally arranging transactions regarding their systems and arrangements to detect suspicious activity and report suspicious transactions;

Added(c) the response to poor quality and non-reporting of suspicious transactions and reporting as well as their related enforcement and sanctions activity;

Added(d) the analysis of suspicious transactions and reporting;

Added(e) the cross-border exchange of suspicious transactions and reporting;

Added(f) resources for supervision in the framework of this Article.”;

Added(17) Article 16 is amended as follows:

Added(-a) in paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Added“The Agency shall publish non-binding guidance on the application of the definitions set out in Article 2, as well as non-exhaustive indicators relating to insider trading and market manipulation set out in Articles 3 and 5 respectively, as appropriate.“;

Added(a) in paragraph 1, the fourth sub-paragraph is replaced by the following:

Added“National regulatory authorities, competent financial authorities, the national competition authority and the national tax authority in a Member State shall establish appropriate forms of cooperation in order to ensure effective and efficient investigation and enforcement and to contribute to a coherent and consistent approach to investigation, judicial proceedings and to the enforcement of this Regulation and relevant financial and competition law. Such forms of cooperation shall ensure that reports of possible breaches of this Regulation are handled within an appropriate timeframe to allow proper investigation.”;

Added(b) in paragraph 2, the following third subparagraph is added:

Added“No later than 30 days before adopting a final decision finding an infringement of this Regulation, national regulatory authorities shall inform the Agency and provide it with a summary of the case in a language of the Member State concerned and, to the extent possible, also in English. National regulatory authorities shall provide their final decisions to the Agency within seven days of their adoption. The Agency shall publish such decisions on its website in accordance with applicable data protection law and shall maintain a public list of such decisions ▌, including the date of the decision, the name of the natural or legal person subject to the decision,, the provision of this Regulation that has been infringed and the penalty imposed. ▌”;

Added(ba) in paragraph 3, point (a) is replaced by the following:

Added“(a) national regulatory authorities shall process reports of possible breaches of this Regulation within a maximum time of one year, and inform the competent financial authority of their Member State and the Agency where they have reasonable grounds to suspect that acts are being, or have been, carried out on wholesale energy markets which constitute market abuse within the meaning of Directive 2003/6/EC and which affect financial instruments subject to Article 9 of that Directive; for these purposes, national regulatory authorities may establish appropriate forms of cooperation with the competent financial authority in their Member State;”;

Added(c) in paragraph 3, the following point (e) is added:

Added“(e) the Agency and the national regulatory authorities shall inform the competent national tax authorities and EUROFISC where they have reasonable grounds to suspect that acts are being, or have been, carried out on wholesale energy market which are likely to constitute a tax fraud.”;

Added(18) the following Articles 16a and 16b are inserted:

Added“Article 16a

AddedDelegation of tasks and responsibilities

Added1. National regulatory authorities may, with the consent of the delegate and only if this would not result in a disproportionate administrative burden for market participants, delegate tasks and responsibilities to the Agency or another national regulatory authority subject to the conditions set out in this Article. Member States may set out specific arrangements regarding the delegation of responsibilities that are to be complied with before their national regulatory authorities enter into ▌ delegation agreements and may limit the scope of delegation to what is necessary for the effective supervision of market participants or groups.

AddedThe Agency may stimulate and facilitate the delegation of tasks and responsibilities between competent national regulatory authorities by identifying tasks and responsibilities that can be delegated or jointly exercised and by promoting best practices.

AddedThe delegation of tasks and responsibilities shall result in the reallocation of competences laid down in this Regulation. The law of the Member States where the delegate is located shall govern the procedure, enforcement and administrative and judicial review relating to the delegated responsibilities.

Added2. The national regulatory authorities shall notify the Agency of any delegation agreements into which they intend to enter. They shall put the agreements into effect at the earliest one month of informing the Agency.

Added3. The Agency may issue an opinion on an intended delegation agreement notified pursuant to paragraph 2 within one month of receipt of the notification.

Added4. The Agency shall publish, by appropriate means, any delegation agreement as concluded by the national regulatory authorities, in order to ensure that all parties concerned are informed appropriately.

AddedGuidelines and recommendations

Added1. The Agency shall, with a view to establishing consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the Union, and to ensuring the common, uniform and consistent application of Union law, issue guidelines and recommendations addressed to all national regulatory authorities or all market participants and issue recommendations to one or more national regulatory authorities or to one or more market participants on the application of Articles 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a, 8, 9 and 9a. The national regulatory authorities and market participants are encouraged to make every efforts to comply with those guidelines and recommendations.

Added2. The Agency shall, within an adequate and realistic timeframe, conduct appropriate public consultations with all relevant market participants regarding the guidelines and recommendations which it issues and analyse the related potential costs and benefits of issuing such guidelines and recommendations. Those consultations and analyses shall be proportionate to the scope, nature and impact of the guidelines or recommendations.

Added▌

Added4. Within three months of the issuance of a guideline or recommendation pursuant to paragraph 1, each national regulatory authority shall confirm to the Agency whether it complies or intends to comply with a specific guideline or recommendation. If a national regulatory authority does not comply or does not intend to comply, it shall inform the Agency, providing reasons.

Added5. The Agency shall publish the information that a national regulatory authority does not comply or does not intend to comply with the specific guideline or recommendation. The Agency may also decide to publish the reasons provided by the national regulatory authority for such non-compliance. The national regulatory authority may request the Agency not to make that information public if it could compromise the exercise of the tasks of the national regulatory authority. The Agency shall decide whether to make that information public. The national regulatory authority concerned shall receive advanced notice of such publication.

Added6. If required by that guideline or recommendation, market participants shall notify the Agency whether they comply with the specific guideline or recommendation. Upon the Agency's request, market participants shall substantiate such a notification in a clear and detailed manner.

Added7. The Agency shall include the guidelines and recommendations that it has issued in the report referred to in Article 19(1), point (k), of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.”;

Added(19) in Article 17, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

Added“3. Confidential information received by the persons referred to in paragraph 2 in the course of their duties may not be divulged to any other person or authority, except in summary or aggregate form such that an individual market participant cannot be identified, without prejudice to cases covered by criminal law, the other provisions of this Regulation or other relevant Union legislation.”;

Added(20) Article 18 is replaced by the following:

Added“1. The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, dissuasive and proportionate, reflecting the nature, duration and seriousness of the infringement, the damage caused to consumers and the potential gains from trading on the basis of inside information and market manipulation.

AddedWithout prejudice to any criminal sanctions and supervisory powers of national regulatory authorities under Article 13, Member States shall, in accordance with national law, provide for national regulatory authorities to have the power to adopt appropriate administrative sanctions and other administrative measures in relation to the breaches of this Regulation referred to in Article 13(1).

AddedThe Member States shall notify, in detail, those provisions to the Commission and to the Agency and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

AddedBy 1 June 2025 the Commission shall assess the effectiveness of introducing criminal penalties by Member States for intentional and serious cases of market abuse in the Union wholesale energy markets and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. Where appropriate, the assessment shall be followed up by a legislative proposal.

Added2. Member States shall, in accordance with national law, and the ne bis in idem principle, ensure that the national regulatory authorities have the power to impose at least the following administrative sanctions and administrative measures relating to breaches of the provisions of this Regulation:

Added(a) adopt a decision requiring the person to bring the breach to an end;

Added(b) the disgorgement of the profits gained or losses avoided due to the breaches insofar as they can be determined;

Added(c) issue public warnings or notices;

Added(d) adopt a decision imposing periodic penalty payments;

Added(e) adopt a decision imposing administrative pecuniary sanctions;

Addedin respect of legal persons, maximum administrative pecuniary sanctions of at least:

Addedi. for breaches of Articles 3 and 5, 15% of the total turnover in the preceding business year;

Addedii. for breaches of Article 4 and 15, 2% of the total turnover in the preceding business year;

Addediii. for breaches of Article 8 and 9, 1% of the total turnover in the preceding business year.

Addedin respect of natural persons, maximum administrative pecuniary sanctions of at least:

Addedi. for breaches of Articles 3 and 5, EUR 5 000 000;

Addedii. for breaches of Article 4 and 15, EUR 1 000 000;

Addediii. for breaches of Article 8 and 9, EUR 500 000.

AddedNotwithstanding paragraphs (e), the amount of the fine shall not exceed 20 % of the annual turnover of the legal person concerned in the preceding business year. In the case of natural persons, the amount of the fine shall not exceed 20 % of the yearly income in the preceding calendar year. Where the person has directly or indirectly benefited financially from the breach, the amount of the fine shall be at least equal to that benefit.

Added3. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory authority may disclose to the public measures or penalties imposed for infringement of this Regulation unless such disclosure would cause disproportionate damage to the parties involved.

Added3a. By ... [three years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, assessing whether penalties for breaches of Union rules are provided for and applied consistently across the Member States.”;

Added(20a) Article 20 is amended as follows:

Added(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

Added“2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4a(6), Article 6(1), Article 7a(1b), Article 7c(2), Article 9a(5) and Article 13dc(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from 28 December 2011. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.”

Added3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4a(6), Article 6(1), Article 7a(1b), Article 7c(2), Article 9a(5) and Article 13dc(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.”

Added(b) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

Added“5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4a(6), Article 6(1), Article 7a(1b), Article 7c(2), Article 9a(5) or Article 13dc(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.”;

Added(20b) the following article is inserted:

Added“Article 21a

AddedReport and review

AddedBy 1 June 2027, and every five years thereafter, the Commission, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall assess the application of this Regulation, in particular as regards its impact on market behaviour, market participants, liquidity, reporting requirements, including on LNG market data and the level of administrative burden for market participants, including the potential barriers to entry for new market participants, as well as the Agency’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. On the basis of those assessments, the Commission shall draw up a report and submit it without undue delay to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal. ”.

AddedAmendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/942

AddedRegulation (EU) 2019/942 is amended as follows:

Added(1) in Article 6, paragraph 8 is deleted.

Added(2) in Article 12, point (c) is replaced by the following:

Added(c) Pursue and coordinate investigations pursuant to Articles 13, 13a, 13b and Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.

Added(2a) in Article 12, the following point is added:

Added“(d) have the power to impose periodic penalty payments and fines for breaches referred to in Article 4a(1) to (4), Article 7c(1), Article 9a(1), (2) and (3), Article 13b(1) and (3), and, in accordance with Article 13(4), (4a) or (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011. ”;

Added(3) in Article 32, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added“1. Fees shall be due to ACER for collecting, handling, processing and analysing of information reported by market participants or by entities reporting on their behalf pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 and for disclosing inside information pursuant to Articles 4 and 4a of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011. The fees shall be paid by registered reporting mechanisms and inside information platforms. Revenues from those fees may also cover the costs of ACER for exercising the supervision and investigation powers pursuant to Articles 13, 13a, 13b and Article 16 Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011.”.

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AddedThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

AddedThis Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

AddedDone at ▌,

AddedFor the European Parliament For the Council

AddedThe President The President