95/539/EC: Commission Decision of 8 December 1995 setting up a committee of experts on the transit of natural gas through grids (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 8 December 1995 setting up a committee of experts on the transit of natural gas through grids (Text with EEA relevance) (95/539/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas, in the context of the completion of the internal energy market, the Commission has the objective of facilitating energy transfers by promoting the transit of natural gas within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Directive 91/296/EEC of 31 May 1991 on the transit of natural gas through grids (1);
Whereas, to this end, it is desirable for the Commission to be advised by a body of experts on matters relating to the smooth functioning of transit and related economic, technical, legal and social factors;
Whereas the Member States' gas industries should be represented within that body; whereas provision should also be made for the participation of particularly qualified persons capable of providing specific knowledge in the field of natural gas transit;
Whereas it would be appropriate for the Committee to act as the conciliation body provided for in Article 3 (4) of Directive 91/296/EEC;
Whereas, for the sake of the efficiency of the conciliation procedure, the Committee of experts should meet in an ad hoc composition to consider any request for conciliation,