This Law establishes all necessary rules and measures for performing in a correct and sustainable, environmentally safe energy-related activities in the natural gas sector, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), rights and obligations of the gas market participants, unbundling of activities of the system operators, the third party access to the natural gas system and the natural gas market opening.
This Law also prescribes a whole set of requirements governing the: use, market, transport and storage, safety and precautionary planning and related standards.
The rules and various provisions and standards established by this Law and the Regulations brought pursuant to this Law shall also apply to biogas, gas from biomass and other types of gas in order to grant the technical and safety transmission through the gas system.
Energy-related activities in the natural gas sector shall be performed as market activities or as regulated activities. Market activities include: a) gas production; b) delivery and sale of natural gas from own production; c) gas supply for eligible customers; d) mediation on the gas market; e) representation on the gas market. Regulated activities, which are performed as a public service include: a) gas transmission; b) gas distribution; c) gas storage; d) LNG facility operation; e) gas procurement; f) tariff customers gas supply.
This Law is divided into 78 articles and 14 Chapters, including all related offences and penalties.
This Law also prescribes a whole set of requirements governing the: use, market, transport and storage, safety and precautionary planning and related standards.
The rules and various provisions and standards established by this Law and the Regulations brought pursuant to this Law shall also apply to biogas, gas from biomass and other types of gas in order to grant the technical and safety transmission through the gas system.
Energy-related activities in the natural gas sector shall be performed as market activities or as regulated activities. Market activities include: a) gas production; b) delivery and sale of natural gas from own production; c) gas supply for eligible customers; d) mediation on the gas market; e) representation on the gas market. Regulated activities, which are performed as a public service include: a) gas transmission; b) gas distribution; c) gas storage; d) LNG facility operation; e) gas procurement; f) tariff customers gas supply.
This Law is divided into 78 articles and 14 Chapters, including all related offences and penalties.
This Law establishes all necessary rules and measures for performing in a correct and sustainable, environmentally safe energy-related activities in the natural gas sector, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), rights and obligations of the gas market participants, unbundling of activities of the system operators, the third party access to the natural gas system and the natural gas market opening.
This Law adopts standards and measure deriving directly from the following documents: (CELEX 32003L0055) Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC; (CELEX 32004L0067) Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply (Text with EEA relevance); (CELEX 31990L0377) Council Directive 90/377/EEC of 29 June 1990 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users.
Title:
Law on gas market.
Country:
Croatia
Type of document:
Legislation
Date of text:
2007
Repealed:
Yes
Amended by
Implemented by
Repealed by