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Implementation & Effect Monitoring Kernel Group

The Implementation & Effect Monitoring Kernel Group is re-

sponsible for the monitoring under Article 8(8) of the Regu-

lation (EC) No 715/2009 of Regulation (EU) No 984/2013

on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (CAM NC) and the

Commission Decision (2012/490/EU), known as Guidelines

for Congestion Management Procedures (CMP guidelines).

The IEM KG develops monitoring reports to all implementa-

tion deadlines in the CAM NC and CMP guidelines as well

as analysis, reports and responses to ACER’s implementa-

tion monitoring, where appropriate.

Functionality Kernel Group

The Functionality Kernel Group focus on how to facilitate

the Regulation (EU) No 984/2013 on Capacity Allocation

Mechanisms (CAM NC), and the Commission Decision

(2012/490/EU), known as Guidelines for Congestion Man-

agement Procedures (CMP guidelines) to be working prop-

erly in practice across borders.

Incremental Advisory Kernel Group

The Incremental Advisory Kernel Group developed and

drafted the proposal for incremental capacity, under the for-

mal responsibility of the CAP WG. The INC AKG works in co-

ordination with the TAR WG concerning tariffs for incremen-

tal capacity.

General Terms & Conditions Kernel Group

The GT&C KG is responsible for ENTSOG’s activities relat-

ed to the Regulation (EU) No 459/2017 Article 20 on Ca-

pacity Allocation Mechanisms (CAM NC) – the review and

creation of a catalogue of the main terms and conditions of

the transport contract(s) for bundled capacity products,

identifying and categorising differences across member

states in relation to the main terms and conditions and the

reasons for such differences. The findings will be published

in a report for the development of a final template for main

terms and conditions.

BALANCING

The Balancing Working Group (BAL WG) is responsible for

the Balancing Network Code (BAL NC). In 2016, the BAL

WG focused on the implementation of BAL NC, monitoring

obligations and the amendment of the Business Require-

ments Specifications on Nomination and Matching (BRS

NOM & Matching). The BAL WG contains one joint Task

Force with the Interoperability Working Group (INT WG) –

the Common Network Operations Tools Task Force which

focused on the amendment of the BRS NOM & Matching.

TARIFFS

The Tariff Working Group (TAR WG) is responsible for the

development of the Tariff Network Code (TAR NC) proposal.

In 2016, the TAR WG focused on supporting the TAR NC

through the Comitology Procedure and started preparations

for the implementation of the TAR NC. The TAR WG con-

tains one joint Task Force – the ‘Tariff Data Publication Task

Force’ (TAR DP TF) – hosted together with the Transparen-

cy Work Group (TRA WG).

Tariff Data Publication Task Force

The ‘Tariff Data Publication Task Force’ (TAR DP TF) was

established in November 2016 comprising both TAR WG

and TRA WG members and will be responsible for providing

expertise, support and proposals for the activities related to

the implementation of the transparency (data publication)

requirements of the TAR NC. This will include the develop-

ment of the standardised table for publishing tariff informa-

tion directly on ENTSOG’s Transparency Platform.

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