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Directive · CELEX 32019L0944 · Procedure completed · Energy & Utilities

Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (Text with EEA relevance.): what it means for Energy & Utilities

The Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (Text with EEA relevance.) is part of the EU rulebook for energy & utilities. Its subject matter covers internal market for electricity — core to the sector.

Act32019L0944
TypeDirective
StageProcedure completed
Dated2019-06-05
Lead committeeITRE
In short

Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (Text with EEA relevance.) is on the Energy & Utilities rulebook because its official title matches internal market for electricity. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.

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What the act does

to recast the common rules for the internal market in electricity. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the energy sector plays a key role in the obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by at least 40% until 2030 with an expected share of 50% of renewables by 2030. The European Parliament adopted a resolution in September 2016 stressing that a well-functioning integrated energy market is…

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Why it matters for Energy & Utilities

Energy producers, suppliers and utilities operate under a fast-moving EU framework spanning the electricity market, renewables, carbon pricing and energy efficiency. These are the core acts.

Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (Text with EEA relevance.) sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers internal market for electricity. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

The rest of the Energy & Utilities rulebook

Every other EU file in scope for Energy & Utilities.

Primary sources

The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.

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