Commission Directive 98/75/EC of 1 October 1998 updating the list of entities covered by Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity through transmission grids (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: electrical energy, electricity supply, energy grid, energy transport, firm governed by commercial law, transit

13. 10. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 276/9

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/75/EC

of 1 October 1998

updating the list of entities covered by Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of
electricity through transmission grids

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive before 28 February 1999. They shall forth-
with inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accom-
panied by such reference on the occasion of their official
publication. The methods of making such a reference
shall be laid down by the Member States.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 October 1998.

For the Commission

Christos PAPOUTSIS

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/547/EEC of 29
October 1990 on the transit of electricity through trans-
mission grids (1),
amended by Commission
Decision 95/162/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2)
thereof,

last

as

Whereas the high-voltage transmission grids and the en-
tities responsible for them in the Member States covered
by Directive 90/547/EEC are listed in the Annex to that
Directive;

Whereas the list is to be updated by the Commission after
consultation with the Member State concerned, whenever
necessary within the context of the objectives of Directive
90/547/EEC, and in particular taking into account Article
2(1)(a) thereof;

Whereas mergers of entities and/or the creation of inde-
pendent grid companies in Denmark, Germany, Portugal
and Finland as well the request for inclusion of a second
high-voltage transmission grid in Luxembourg necessitate
the updating of the list;

After consultation with the Member States concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC is replaced by the
Annex to this Directive.

(1) OJ L 313, 13. 11. 1990, p. 30.
(2) OJ L 107, 12. 5. 1995, p. 53.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

List of entities and grids covered by this Directive

Country

Entity/Grid

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

CPTE — Soci(cid:130)t(cid:130) pour la coordination de la production et du transport
d’(cid:130)nergie (cid:130)lectrique

Eltra
Elkraft

Bayernwerk AG
Berliner Kraft- und Licht (Bewag)-AG
EnBW Transportnetze AG
Hamburgische Electricit(cid:132)ts-Werke AG (HEW)
PreussenElektra Aktiengesellschaft
RWE Energie AG
Vereinigte Elektrizit(cid:132)tswerke Westfalen AG (VEW)
VEAG Vereinigte Energiewerke AG

Public Power Corporation (PPC)

Red El(cid:130)ctrica de Espa(cid:157)a, SA

(cid:144)lectricit(cid:130) de France

Electricity Supply Board

Edison
Edison Termoelettrica
Enel

Cegedel
Sotel

SEP

(cid:153)sterreichische Elektrizit(cid:132)tswirtschaft AG
Tiroler Wasserkraftwerke AG
Vorarlberger Kraftwerke AG
Vorarlberger Illwerke AG

Rede El(cid:130)ctrica Nacional SA (REN)

Suomen Kantaverkko Oyj

(Finnish Power Grid PLC)

Aff(cid:132)rsverket svenska kraftn(cid:132)t

National Grid Company
Scottish Power
Scottish Hydro-Electric
Northern Ireland Electricity'