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Technical capacity
means the maximum firm capacity that the Transmission System
Operator can offer to the network users, taking account of system
integrity and the operational requirements of the transmission
network (Art. 2(1)(18), REG-715)
Transmission
means the transport of natural gas through a network, which mainly
contains high-pressure pipelines, other than an upstream pipeline
network and other than the part of high-pressure pipelines primarily
used in the context of local distribution of natural gas, with a view to
its delivery to customers, but not including supply (Art. 2(1)(1),
REG-715)
Transmission system
means any transmission network operated by one Transmission
System Operator (based on Article 2(13), DIR-73)
Transmission System
means a natural or legal person who carries out the function of
Operator
transmission and is responsible for operating, ensuring the mainte-
nance of, and, if necessary, developing the transmission system in a
given area and, where applicable, its interconnections with other
systems, and for ensuring the long-term ability of the system to
meet reasonable demands for the transport of gas (Article 2(4),
DIR-73)
Zone
means an Entry/Exit Transmission system or sub-system, including
all National Production, Underground Gas Storage and LNG
terminal Interconnection Points connected to such system or
sub-system, which has been defined on the basis of either the
commercial (capacity) framework applicable in such system or
sub-system or the physical limits of the respective Transmission
system