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Executive Summary
The document represents the second ENTSOG Monitoring Report
on the implementation of the Balancing Network Code (Report)
with the aim of monitoring the status of NC BAL implementation
in the EU by 1 October 2016.
Both ACER and ENTSOG are required to publish monitoring
reports – on implementation as well as on effects of the network
codes. ENTSOG has aimed for producing reports which can be
considered supplementary to ACER’s reports.
Out of 28 EU Member States, the Report evalu-
ates 25 countries, including Estonia (AT, BE/LU,
BG, CZ, DE, DK, EL, ES, FR, HU, HR, IE, IT, LT,
NL, PL, PT, SE, SI, SK, RO, UK-GB and UK-NI).
Four countries (Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and
Malta) were excluded due to the derogation held
meaning that the application of the NC BAL
(Code) is not mandatory. UK is mentioned as
UK-GB and UK-NI due to two different balanc-
ing regimes in place.
The Code foresees three implementation dead-
lines: 1 October 2015, 1 October 2016 and up
to April 2019. For 10 countries (AT, BE/LU, DE,
DK, FR, HU, NL, SI, UK-GB) the Code has been
applicable already by 1 October 2015. For
another five countries (CZ, ES, IT, HR, PT)
applied the transitory period option until 1 Octo-
ber 2016, the deadline for full implementation of
the Code has also passed by 1 October 2016.
Instead of full implementation, interim measures
can be implemented for up to five years from the
entry into force of the Code (i. e. until 16 April
2019). 11 countries including Estonia (BG, DE,
EL, IE, PL, RO, SE, SK, SI, and UK-NI) applied
for interim measures until April 2019.
Based on the provisions of Article 8(8) of Regu-
lation (EC) no. 715/2009 which empower
ENTSOG to monitor and analyse the implemen-
tation of the network codes the information pro-
vided by the TSOs shows in general, a shift can
be observed from the planning to implementa-
tion phase, particularly for countries applying in-
terim measures and transitory period option, but
changes have also been observed in the balanc-
ing regimes which has been implemented the
Code in 2015.
It accounts for the obligatory (annual) reviews,
the implementation deadline of 1 October 2016
for countries applying for the transitory period
option as well as the changes due to the ongoing
implementation of BAL NC provisions.
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