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Major progress has been made in developing a competitive single European energy market, characterised by a level playing field. However, as this question highlights, much remains to be done. First, the second gas and electricity directives, which provide for common basic approaches to electricity and gas liberalisation, need to be implemented immediately by all Member States. These directives should have been transposed by July 2004, but transposition is still pending in some countries. I shall propose that the Commission send a reasoned opinion to these countries next week and intend to pursue these infringement cases rapidly, with the aim of moving to the final stage of the procedure: referral to the Court of Justice in summer, if nothing happens. In addition, I have instructed my services to examine the implementing laws that have been adopted to ensure full conformity with the requirements of the directives.
Second, it is necessary to ensure a level playing field with respect to the detailed regulatory rules on issues such as tariff structures and third-party access rules. This has been pursued through the consensus-building approach of the Florence and Madrid Forums which led to the regulation on cross-border trade in electricity that entered into force last year, and the equivalent regulation on gas, which we expect to be adopted very soon. These new laws will make a major contribution to the rapid convergence of detailed trading rules on electricity in each country. In this respect, the role of national energy regulators is central. The existence of such a regulator was a key requirement of the directives, and joint action by them will be vital in ensuring that, from the point of view of the customer, there is one single European electricity and gas network, not 25. It is for this reason that the Commission established a European regulators’ group, which is beginning to provide important results in this direction.
Third, we need to examine whether the present legislative provisions are adequate to achieve our objectives of a truly competitive EU-wide market with high levels of consumer and environmental protection, as well as security of supply. In this respect the Commission will make a detailed report to the European Parliament and Council at the end of this year on both the internal market and competition elements. This should in particular include a detailed examination of the adequacy of the already-existing measures. The report should form a basis for a detailed, wide-ranging debate that enables conclusions to be drawn in 2006.
Finally, it should be noted that the entry into force of the new Constitution with a specific energy chapter would be of assistance in developing a coherent energy policy for the Community, strengthening the existing legal basis for action."@en1
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