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Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices and repealing Directive 2008/92/EC| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2016/1952 |
| Original proposal | COM(2015)496  |
| CELEX number i | 32016R1952 |
| Document | 26-10-2016; Date of signature |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 17-11-2016; OJ L 311 p. 1-12 |
| Signature | 26-10-2016 |
| Effect | 07-12-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 12 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
17.11.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 311/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2016/1952 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 26 October 2016
on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices and repealing Directive 2008/92/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
Competitiveness, sustainability and energy security are the overarching goals of a resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy. |
(2) |
High-quality, comparable, up-to-date, reliable and harmonised data on natural gas and electricity prices charged to final customers are needed in order to draft energy union policy and monitor the Member States’ energy markets. |
(3) |
This Regulation aims to provide for a common framework for European statistics to underpin energy policies in particular towards the creation of a fully integrated internal energy market for customers. Greater transparency on energy costs and prices, as well as on the level of public support, should be made available to improve market integration. This Regulation does not entail any harmonisation of the structure of prices or charges across Member States. |
(4) |
To date, Directive 2008/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) has provided a common framework for producing, transmitting and disseminating comparable statistics on the natural gas and electricity prices charged to industrial customers in the Union. |
(5) |
The collection of data on natural gas and electricity prices charged to final customers in the household sector has so far been carried out on the basis of a voluntary agreement. |
(6) |
The growing complexity of the internal energy market makes it increasingly difficult to obtain reliable and up-to-date price data on natural gas and electricity in the absence of legally binding obligations to provide such data, in particular on the household sector. |
(7) |
In order to guarantee the reporting of high-quality price data for the household sector and for the non-household sector, the collection of both types of data should be covered by a legislative act. |
(8) |
In most Member States, data on transmission systems are available from energy regulators. However, a much larger number of data compilers are involved in distribution costs and the reporting of data is considered to be more difficult in some Member States. Given the significance of distribution costs and the need for transparency on this matter, the collection of data on natural gas and electricity prices should follow the established practices within the European Statistical System. |
(9) |
The system of consumption bands used by the Commission (Eurostat) in its price publications should ensure transparency of the market and broad dissemination of non-confidential price data, and should enable the calculation of European aggregates. |
(10) |
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is the reference framework for European statistics. That Regulation provides for statistics to be collected in accordance with the principles of impartiality, transparency, reliability, objectivity, professional independence and cost-effectiveness, while protecting statistical confidentiality. |
(11) |
Member States should compile the data on natural gas and electricity prices by using the most appropriate... |
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