uksi/2020/1006 — The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

2020 No. 1006 Exiting The European Union Energy The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Made 15th September 2020 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 . In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. 2 Regulations 1, 2 and 3 come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made and all other regulations come into force on IP completion day. 3 These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland. Amendment to the Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2 1 Schedule 2 to the Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3(3)(d), omit point (49). Amendments to the Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 3 1 The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 1, in paragraph 4(3)— a in paragraph 1A— i omit subparagraph (d); ii after subparagraph (d) insert— e the definitions of “ancillary service” and “renewable energy” in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943; ; iii in the full out wording— aa after “points” insert “(160),”; bb after “(166)” insert “(170)”; cc omit “(169)”; b in paragraph 1C— i in subparagraph (a) omit “, 2016/631, 2016/1388 or 2016/1447”; ii omit subparagraph (b). 3 In Schedule 2, in paragraph 4— a omit sub-paragraph (2); b in sub-paragraph (3), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “In the first paragraph—”; c in sub-paragraph (3), for paragraph (c) substitute— c omit “Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222,” d omit “Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1719,”. ; d in sub-paragraph (4)— i for the first line of that sub-paragraph, substitute “In the second paragraph, after point (13), insert—”; ii omit point (14); e omit sub-paragraph (5). Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 4 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 of 14 April 2016 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators is amended in accordance with Schedule 1. Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 5 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 of 17 August 2016 establishing a network code on demand connection is amended in accordance with Schedule 2. Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 6 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 of 26 August 2016 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of high voltage direct current systems and direct current-connected power park modules is amended in accordance with Schedule 3. Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 7 Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) is amended in accordance with Schedule 4. Revocation of Regulation (EU) 2019/942 8 Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (recast) is revoked. Kwasi Kwarteng Minister of State Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 15th September 2020 SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 Regulation 4 1 In Article 1 (subject matter)— a in the first paragraph— i for “the internal electricity market” substitute “electricity markets”; ii omit “Union-wide”; b in the second paragraph, omit the words from “to provide” to the end. 2 1 Article 2 (definitions) is amended as follows. 2 In the first unnumbered paragraph— a after “of the Council” insert “(other than the definition of ‘transmission system operator’)”; b for “Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) (other than the definition of ‘transmission system operator’ or ‘TSO’)”; c omit “Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222”; d after “ Directive 2009/72/EC ” insert “(other than the definitions of ‘distributed generation’, ‘renewable energy sources’ and ‘transmission system operator’)”. 3 In the second unnumbered paragraph— a in point (1) (definition of “entity”)— i omit “ national ” (in the first place it occurs); ii for “national law” substitute “an enactment”; b in point (2) (definition of “synchronous area”) omit the words from “, such as” to the end; c in point (46) (definition of “authorised certifier”), for the words from “the national affiliate” to the end substitute “the United Kingdom Accreditation Service or such other body as may be established from time to time to carry out the function of accreditation”; d in point (47) (definition of “equipment certificate”)— i in the second sentence, omit the words from “at a national” to “European level”; ii before the final sentence insert— Where a range of permitted values for equipment is specified in this Regulation or another enactment, the equipment certificate must state a specific value within that range for that equipment. ; e after point (65) insert— 66 “ Great Britain ” includes the areas which form part of the jurisdiction of Great Britain . 67 “ industry code ” means a document maintained under a licence, or an agreement related to such a document which forms part of the same regulatory framework. 68 “ licence ” means a licence granted under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 . 69 “transmission system operator” or “ TSO ” means— a in relation to Great Britain, a person who is designated as an electricity transmission system operator under section 10H of the Electricity Act 1989 ; b in relation to an area other than Great Britain, a person who is responsible for operating, ensuring the maintenance of and, if necessary, developing the transmission system in that 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 transmission of electricity. . 3 1 Article 3 (scope of application) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, omit “, or other authority where applicable in a Member State”. 3 In paragraph 2, in point (a), for the words from “Member States of” to the end substitute “within Great Britain where the systems are not operated synchronously with the synchronous area of Great Britain”. 4 1 Article 4 (application to existing power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a in point (a)(ii)— i omit “ relevant ” (in the second place where it occurs); ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; b in point (a)(iii)— i omit “relevant”; ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; c in point (b), for the words from “a regulatory authority” to “Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority ”. 3 In paragraph 2— a in the first subparagraph, in point (b)— i for the words from “by two years” to “ of the Regulation ” (in the first place where it occurs) substitute “before 17 May 2018”; ii for “must notify” substitute “must have notified”; iii for the words from “within 30 months” to the end substitute “before 17 November 2018”; b in the second subparagraph, for “TSO shall at least indicate” substitute “TSO must at least have indicated”; c in the third subparagraph, for the words from “A Member State” to “whether the power-generating module” substitute “The regulatory authority may determine whether a power-generating module”. 4 In paragraph 3, in the first subparagraph— a for the words from “concerned,” to “extend” substitute “that”; b after “application of” insert “the requirements set out in”; c after “this Regulation” insert “be extended”. 5 In paragraph 4, in point (b)— a omit “relevant”; b omit the words from “or, where” to the end. 6 In paragraph 5— a omit “ relevant ” (in the first place it occurs); b omit “ or, where applicable, the Member State ” (in both places it occurs). 5 1 Article 5 (determination of significance) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a in point (a), for “0,8” substitute “0.8”; b in Table 1— i omit the row relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the row relating to Nordic; iii omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; iv omit the row relating to Baltic. 3 In paragraph 3— a omit “ relevant ” (in the first place it occurs)”; b omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; c after “the relevant TSO shall” insert “make reasonable endeavours to”. 6 In Article 6 (application to power-generating modules etc.), in paragraph 4, in point (c), for “B, C or, in the case of the Nordic synchronous area, type D” substitute “B or C”. 7 1 Article 7 (regulatory aspects) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a for “the entity designated by the Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “The designated entity” to the end. 3 In paragraph 2— a for “For” substitute “The regulatory authority may determine that”; b for the words from “Member States” to the end substitute “are to be subject to its approval”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Member States, competent entities” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b in point (d), omit “, including as required by national legislation”; c in point (f), for “agreed European” substitute “applicable”. 5 In paragraph 4, for “competent entity” substitute “regulatory authority”. 6 In paragraph 5, omit “ relevant ” (in the third place it occurs). 7 In paragraph 6, for “Competent entities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 8 In paragraph 9, for “Member States” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 8 In Article 8 (multiple TSOs), for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute— 1 Subject to paragraph 2, this Regulation applies to all TSOs in Great Britain. 2 The regulatory authority may assign the responsibility of a TSO to comply with one or some or all obligations under this Regulation to one or more specific TSOs by giving a direction in writing to each of the affected TSOs. . 9 1 Article 9 (recovery of costs) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 10 1 Article 10 (public consultation) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “competent authorities of each Member State,” substitute “regulatory authority and the Secretary of State,”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “or, if applicable, the Member State”. 11 Omit Article 11. 12 1 Article 12 (confidentiality obligations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a after “shall apply to” insert “the regulatory authority and to”; b for “any persons” substitute “any other persons”; c omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”. 3 In paragraph 3— a after “received by” insert “the regulatory authority or by”; b omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”; c for the words after “national law,” substitute “including the other provisions of this Regulation.”. 4 In paragraph 4— a omit “or Union”; b for “regulatory authorities, entities or” substitute “the regulatory authority or other”. 13 1 Article 13 (general requirements for type A power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, in Table 2— a omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; b omit the rows relating to Nordic; c in the rows relating to Great Britain— i for “47,0” substitute “47.0”; ii for “ 47,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “47.5”; iii for “ 48,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “48.5”; iv for “ 49,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “49.0”; v for “ 51,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.0”; vi for “ 51,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.5”; vii for “52,0” substitute “52.0”; d omit the rows relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; e omit the rows relating to Baltic. 3 In paragraph 2— a in point (b), omit “ relevant ” (in the third place it occurs); b in point (c)— i for “50,2” substitute “50.2”; ii for “50,5” substitute “50.5”. 4 In paragraph 4, in point (b), for “49,5” substitute “49.5”. 5 In paragraph 5, in Figure 2— a for “48,5” substitute “48.5”; b for “49,5” substitute “49.5”. 14 1 Article 14 (general requirements for type B power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3— a in Table 3.1— i for “0,05” substitute “0.05”; ii for “0,3” substitute “0.3”; iii for “ 0,14 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.14”; iv for “0,15” substitute “0.15”; v for “0,25” substitute “0.25”; vi for “ 0,7 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.7”; vii for “ 0,9 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.9”; viii for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; ix for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; b in Table 3.2— i for “0,05” substitute “0.05”; ii for “ 0,15 ” (in each place it occurs) substitute “0.15”; iii for “ 0,14 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.14”; iv for “0,25” substitute “0.25”; v for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; vi for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; vii for “3,0” substitute “3.0”. 15 1 Article 15 (general requirements for type C power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a in point (c)(i)— i for “49,8” substitute “49.8”; ii for “49,5” substitute “49.5”; b in Table 4— i for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; ii for “0,02” substitute “0.02”; iii for “0,06” substitute “0.06”; c in point (d)(vii)— i omit “ relevant ” (in the second place it occurs); ii omit “national”; d in Table 5, for “1,5” substitute “1.5”. 3 In paragraph 5, in point (a)(i), for the words from “the Member State’s” to “rules” substitute “any enactment, licence condition or industry code which confers powers on a person to introduce obligatory requirements”. 4 In paragraph 6, in point (c)(i), in the second subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 16 1 Article 16 (general requirements for type D power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a omit point (a)(iii); b omit point (a)(v); c in Table 6.1— i omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the rows relating to Nordic; iii in the row relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; bb for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the rows relating to Baltic; d in Table 6.2— i omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the rows relating to Nordic; iii in the rows relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; bb for “ 1,05 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.05”; cc for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the rows relating to Baltic. 3 In paragraph 3— a in Table 7.1— i for “ 0,14 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.14”; ii for “0,15” substitute “0.15”; iii for “ 0,25 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.25”; iv for “0,45” substitute “0.45”; v for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; vi for “ 0,7 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.7”; vii for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; viii for “0,9” substitute “0.9”; ix for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; b in Table 7.2— i for “ 0,14 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.14”; ii for “0,15” substitute “0.15”; iii for “0,25” substitute “0.25”; iv for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; v for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; vi for “3,0” substitute “3.0”. 17 In Article 18 (requirements for type C synchronous power-generating modules), in paragraph 2— a in Figure 7— i for “1,100” substitute “1.100”; ii for “1,050” substitute “1.050”; iii for “1,000” substitute “1.000”; iv for “,950” substitute “.950”; v for “,900” substitute “.900”; vi for “,850” substitute “.850”; vii for “-,600” substitute “-.600”; viii for “-,500” substitute “-.500”; ix for “-,400” substitute “-.400”; x for “-,300” substitute “-.300”; xi for “-,200” substitute “-.200”; xii for “-,100” substitute “-.100”; xiii for “-,000” substitute “-.000”; xiv for “,100” substitute “.100”; xv for “,200” substitute “.200”; xvi for “,300” substitute “.300”; xvii for “,400” substitute “.400”; xviii for “,500” substitute “.500”; xix for “,600” substitute “.600”; xx for “,700” substitute “.700”; b In Table 8— i omit the row relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the row relating to Nordic; iii in the row relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,95” substitute “0.95”; bb for “0,225” substitute “0.225”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the row relating to Baltic. 18 In Article 21 (requirements for type C power park modules) in paragraph 3— a in Figure 8— i for “1,100” substitute “1.100”; ii for “1,050” substitute “1.050”; iii for “1,000” substitute “1.000”; iv for “,950” substitute “.950”; v for “,900” substitute “.900”; vi for “,850” substitute “.850”; vii for “-,600” substitute “-.600”; viii for “-,500” substitute “-.500”; ix for “-,400” substitute “-.400”; x for “-,300” substitute “-.300”; xi for “-,200” substitute “-.200”; xii for “-,100” substitute “-.100”; xiii for “-,000” substitute “-.000”; xiv for “,100” substitute “.100”; xv for “,200” substitute “.200”; xvi for “,300” substitute “.300”; xvii for “,400” substitute “.400”; xviii for “,500” substitute “.500”; xix for “,600” substitute “.600”; xx for “,700” substitute “.700”; b in Table 9— i omit the row relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the row relating to Nordic; iii in the row relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,66” substitute “0.66”; bb for “0,225” substitute “0.225”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the row relating to Baltic; c in Figure 9— i for “1,000” substitute “1.000”; ii for “,900” substitute “.900”; iii for “,800” substitute “.800”; iv for “ ,700 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.700”; v for “ ,600 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.600”; vi for “ ,500 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.500”; vii for “ ,400 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.400”; viii for “ ,300 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.300”; ix for “ ,200 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.200”; x for “ ,100 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “.100”; xi for “,000” substitute “.000”; xii for “-,600” substitute “-.600”; xiii for “-,500” substitute “-.500”; xiv for “-,400” substitute “-.400”; xv for “-,300” substitute “-.300”; xvi for “-,200” substitute “-.200”; xvii for “-,100” substitute “-.100”; xviii for “-,000” substitute “-.000”; d in point (d)(ii)— aa for “0,95” substitute “0.95”; bb for “1,05” substitute “1.05”; cc for “0,01” substitute “0.01”; dd for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; e in point (d)(iii), for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; f in point (d)(vi), for “0,01” substitute “0.01”. 19 1 Article 25 (voltage stability requirements applicable to AC-connected offshore power park modules) is amended as follows. 2 Omit paragraph 2. 3 In paragraph 3— a omit the words from “Notwithstanding the provisions” to “Continental Europe synchronous area”; b for Table 10 substitute— Table 10 Synchronous area Voltage range Time period for operation Great Britain 0.90 pu – 1.10 pu where the voltage base for pu values is below 300kV Unlimited 0.90 pu – 1.05 pu where the voltage base for pu values is from 300kV to 400kV Unlimited 1.05 pu – 1.10 pu where the voltage base for pu values is from 300kV to 400kv 15 minutes 4 In paragraph 5, for Table 11 substitute— Table 11 Parameters for Figure 8 Synchronous area Maximum range of Q/P max Maximum range of steady-state voltage level in PU Great Britain 0, at the offshore connection point for configuration 1 (as described in Article 23(3)(a)). 0.225 0.33, at the offshore connection point for configuration 2 (as described in Article 23(3)(b)). 0.225 20 In Article 30 (operational notification of type A power-generating modules), in paragraph 3— a for “competent authority of the Member State” substitute “regulatory authority”; b omit “in accordance with national legislation”. 21 1 Article 32 (procedure for type B and C power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 4— a for “competent authority of the Member State” substitute “regulatory authority”; b omit “in accordance with national legislation”. 3 In paragraph 6, for “Member States” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 22 1 Article 38 (identification of costs and benefits of application of requirements to existing power-generating modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3, in point (b), omit “or where applicable the Member State”. 3 In paragraph 4, omit “or, where applicable, the Member State,”. 4 In paragraph 5, omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”. 23 In Article 39 (principles of cost-benefit analysis), in paragraph 2, in point (c), for “the internal market in electricity” substitute “electricity markets”. 24 In Article 40 (responsibility of the power-generating facility owner), in paragraph 1, omit “, issued as per Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 ”. 25 In Article 43 (common provisions on compliance simulation), in paragraph 2, in point (a), for “with national legislation” substitute “another enactment, or a licence or industry code”. 26 In Article 48 (compliance tests for type C power park modules), in paragraph 7, in point (c)(ii), for “0,01” substitute “0.01”. 27 In Article 53 (compliance simulations for type D synchronous power-generating modules), in paragraph 2, in point (c)(ii), for “0,6” substitute “0.6”. 28 In Title 4, omit Chapter 8. 29 1 Article 60 (power to grant derogations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 Omit paragraph 2. 30 1 Article 61 (general provisions) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph 1 substitute— 1 Subject to paragraph 2, the regulatory authority’s published criteria for granting derogations pursuant to Articles 62 and 63 which applied immediately before IP completion day continue to apply on and after IP completion day, and the regulatory authority must continue to publish those criteria (including any subsequent amendments) on its website. . 3 In paragraph 2, for “in accordance with paragraph 1” substitute “after consulting relevant system operators, power generating facility owners and other stakeholders who it considers may be affected by this Regulation”. 31 In Article 62 (request for a derogation by a power-generating facility owner), in paragraph 11— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 32 1 Article 63 (request for a derogation by a relevant system operator or relevant TSO) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 9— a after “derogation,” insert “and to”; b omit “and the Agency”. 3 In paragraph 10— a for “Regulatory authorities”— i (in the first place it occurs) substitute “The regulatory authority”; ii (in the second place it occurs) substitute “the regulatory authority”; b omit “at the national level”. 4 In paragraph 11— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 33 In Article 64 (register of derogations from the requirements of this Regulation), for paragraph 1 substitute— 1 The regulatory authority must maintain a register of all derogations it has granted or refused. . 34 Omit Article 65. 35 In Article 66 (emerging technologies), in paragraph 2, in point (c), for “established pursuant to” substitute “specified in”. 36 1 Article 67 (establishment of thresholds for classification as emerging technologies) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for the words from “a synchronous area” to the end substitute “the synchronous area of Great Britain is 58.023 MW”. 3 Omit paragraphs 2 and 3. 37 Omit Article 68. 38 1 Article 69 (assessment and approval of requests for classification as an emerging technology) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph 1 substitute— 1 The regulatory authority must publish a list of power-generating modules which it had, before IP completion day, approved as emerging technologies under this Article as it had effect in EU law immediately before IP completion day. . 3 Omit paragraph 2. 39 1 Article 70 (withdrawal of classification as an emerging technology) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a for “regulatory authorities pursuant to Article 69(1)” substitute “regulatory authority to classify a power-generating module as an emerging technology”; b after “of any” insert “such”; c for “per Member State” substitute “in Great Britain”. 3 In paragraph 2 omit “relevant”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for the words from “Without prejudice” to “coordinated manner” substitute “The regulatory authority may decide for any other reason”; b omit the words “The regulatory authorities of the synchronous area concerned” to “the opinion of the Agency.”; c for the words from “each” to “synchronous area” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 40 1 Article 71 (amendment of contracts and general terms and conditions) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “or Member State”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit “ national ” (in the first place where it occurs); c for “national network codes” substitute “industry codes”. 41 In the text after Article 72, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 Regulation 5 1 1 Article 1 (subject matter) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a for “the internal electricity market” substitute “electricity markets”; b omit “Union-wide”. 3 In paragraph 3, omit the words from “to provide” to the end. 4 In Article 2 (definitions)— a in the first unnumbered paragraph— i after “and of the Council” insert “(other than the definition of ‘transmission system operator’)”; ii for “Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) (other than the definition of ‘transmission system operator’ or ‘TSO’)”; iii omit “Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222,”; iv after “ Directive 2009/72/EC ” insert “(other than the definitions of ‘distributed generation’, ‘renewable energy sources’ and ‘transmission system operator’)”. b in the second unnumbered paragraph, in point (5) (definition of closed distribution system)— i for the words “Article 28 of Directive 2009/72/EC ” substitute “paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 2ZA to the Electricity Act 1989 ”; ii for the words from “national regulatory” to “Member State,” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 2 1 Article 3 (scope of application) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, omit “, or other authority where applicable in a Member State”. 3 In paragraph 2, in point (a), for the words from “Member States” to the end substitute “within Great Britain where the systems are not operated synchronously with the synchronous area of Great Britain”. 3 1 Article 4 (application to existing transmission-connected demand facilities etc.) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a in point (a)(ii)— i omit “ relevant ” (in the second place it occurs); ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; b in point (a)(iii)— i omit “relevant”; ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; c in point (b), for the words from “a regulatory authority” to “Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2— a in the first subparagraph, in point (b)— i for the words from “by two years” to “ of the Regulation ” (in the first place where it occurs) substitute “before 7 September 2018”; ii for “must notify” substitute “must have notified”; iii for the words from “within 30 months” to the end of point (b) substitute “before 7 March 2019”; b in the third subparagraph, for “A Member State may provide that in specified circumstances the regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 4 In paragraph 3, in the first subparagraph— a for the words from “concerned” to “extend” substitute “that”; b after “application of” insert “the requirements set out in”; c after “this Regulation” insert “be extended”. 5 In paragraph 4, in point (b)— a omit “relevant”; b omit the words from “or, where” to the end. 6 In paragraph 5— a omit “ relevant ” (in the first place it occurs); b omit “ or, where applicable, the Member State ” (in both places it occurs). 4 1 Article 6 (regulatory aspects) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a for “the entity designated by the Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “The designated entity” to the end. 3 In paragraph 2— a for “For” substitute “The regulatory authority may determine that”; b for the words from “, Member States” to the end substitute “are to be subject to its approval”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Member States, competent entities” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b in point (d), omit “, including as required by national legislation”; c in point (f), for “agreed European” substitute “applicable”. 5 In paragraph 4, for “competent entity” substitute “regulatory authority”. 6 In paragraph 5, omit “ relevant ” (in the third place it occurs). 7 In paragraph 6, for “Competent entities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 8 In paragraph 9, for “Member States” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 5 In Article 7 (multiple TSOs), for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute— 1 Subject to paragraph 2, this Regulation applies to all TSOs in Great Britain. 2 The regulatory authority may assign the responsibility of a TSO to comply with one or some or all obligations under this Regulation to one or more specific TSOs by giving a direction in writing to each of the affected TSOs. . 6 1 Article 8 (recovery of costs) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 7 1 Article 9 (public consultation) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, in the first subparagraph, for “competent authorities of each Member State” substitute “regulatory authority and the Secretary of State,”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “, competent entity or, if applicable, the Member State”. 4 Omit Article 10. 8 1 Article 11 (confidentiality obligations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a after “shall apply to” insert “the regulatory authority and to”; b for “any persons” substitute “any other persons”; c omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”. 3 In paragraph 3— a after “received by” insert “the regulatory authority or by”; b omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”; c for the words after “national law,” substitute “including the other provisions of this Regulation.”. 4 In paragraph 4— a omit “or Union”; b for “regulatory authorities, entities, or” substitute “the regulatory authority or other”. 9 In Article 13 (general voltage requirements), omit paragraphs 4 and 5. 10 1 Article 15 (reactive power requirements) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1 for “ 0,9 ” (wherever it occurs) substitute “0.9”. 3 In paragraph 2, for “Member States” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 11 In Article 19 (demand disconnection and demand reconnection), in paragraph 1, in point (c)(i), for “0,05” substitute “0.05”. 12 In Article 29 (specific provisions for demand units with demand response system frequency control), in paragraph 2— a for “ 50,00 ” (wherever it occurs) substitute “50.00”; b in point (f), for “0,2” substitute “0.2”; c in point (g)— i for “0,01” substitute “0.01”; ii for “0,05” substitute “0.05”. 13 In Article 42 (common provisions on compliance simulations), in paragraph 3, in point (a), for “with national legislation” substitute “another enactment, or a licence or industry code”. 14 1 Article 48 (cost-benefit analysis) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3, in point (b), omit “or where applicable the Member State”. 3 In paragraph 4, omit “or, where applicable, the Member State,”. 4 In paragraph 5, omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”. 15 In Article 49 (principles of cost-benefit analysis), in paragraph 2, in point (c), for “the internal market in electricity” substitute “electricity markets”. 16 1 Article 50 (derogations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 Omit paragraph 2. 17 1 Article 51 (general provisions) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph 1 substitute— 1 Subject to paragraph 2, the regulatory authority’s published criteria for granting derogations pursuant to Articles 52 and 53 which applied immediately before IP completion day continue to apply on and after IP completion day, and the regulatory authority must continue to publish those criteria (including any subsequent amendments) on its website. . 3 In paragraph 2, for “in accordance with paragraph 1” substitute “after consulting relevant system operators, power generating facility owners and other stakeholders who it considers may be affected by this Regulation”. 18 In Article 52 (request for a derogation by a demand facility owner, a distribution system operator or a closed distribution system operator), in paragraph 10— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 19 1 Article 53 (request for a derogation by a relevant system operator or relevant TSO) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 9— a after “the derogation,” insert “and”; b omit “and the Agency”. 3 In paragraph 10— a for “ Regulatory authorities ” (in the first place it occurs) substitute “The regulatory authority”; b for “ regulatory authorities ” (in the second place it occurs) substitute “the regulatory authority”; c omit “at the national level”. 4 In paragraph 11— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 20 In Article 54 (register of derogations from the requirements of this Regulation), for paragraph 1 substitute— 1 The regulatory authority must maintain a register of all derogations it has granted or refused. . 21 Omit Article 55. 22 Omit Title 6. 23 1 Article 58 (amendment of contracts and general terms and conditions) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “or Member State”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b for “national network codes” substitute “industry codes”. 24 In the text after Article 59, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. 25 In Annex 1, in the table— a omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; b omit the rows relating to Nordic; c in the rows relating to Great Britain— i for “47,0” substitute “47.0”; ii for “ 47,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “47.5”; iii for “ 48,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “48.5”; iv for “ 49,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “49.0”; v for “ 51,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.0”; vi for 51,5” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.5”; vii for “52,0” substitute “52.0”; d omit the rows relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; e omit the rows relating to Baltic. 26 In Annex 2— a in the first table— i omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the rows relating to Nordic; iii in the row relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; bb for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the rows relating to Baltic; b in the second table— i omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; ii omit the rows relating to Nordic; iii in the rows relating to Great Britain— aa for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; bb for “ 1,05 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.05”; cc for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; iv omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; v omit the rows relating to Baltic. SCHEDULE 3 Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 Regulation 6 1 In Article 1 (subject matter)— a for “the internal electricity market” substitute “electricity markets”; b omit “Union-wide”; c omit “to provide a level playing field throughout the Union”. 2 In Article 2 (definitions)— a for “Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) (other than the definition of ‘transmission system operator’ or ‘TSO’)”; b omit “Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222”; c after “ Directive 2009/72/EC ” insert “(other than the definitions of ‘distributed generation’, ‘renewable energy sources’ and ‘transmission system operator’)”; d after point (10), insert— 11 “ remedial action ” means any measure applied by a TSO or more than one TSO, manually or automatically, in order to maintain operational security. . 3 1 Article 3 (scope of application) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2, for “competent regulatory authorities” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 6, omit “, or other authority where applicable in a Member State”. 4 In paragraph 7, in point (b), for the words from “Member States” to the end substitute “within Great Britain where the systems are not operated synchronously with the synchronous area of Great Britain”. 4 1 Article 4 (application to existing HVDC systems and DC-connected power park modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a in point (a)(ii)— i omit “ relevant ” (in the second place it occurs); ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; b in point (a)(iii)— i omit “relevant”; ii omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”; c in point (b), for the words from “a regulatory authority” to “Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2— a in point (b)— i for the words from “by two years” to “ of the Regulation ” (in the first place it occurs) substitute “before 28 September 2018”; ii for “must notify” substitute “must have notified”; iii for the words from “within 30 months” to the end of the first paragraph substitute “before 28 March 2019.”; iv for “TSO shall at least indicate” substitute “TSO must at least have indicated”; v for the words from “A Member State” to “regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for the words from “concerned” to “extend” substitute “that”; b after “application of” insert “the requirements set out in”; c after “this Regulation” insert “be extended”. 5 In paragraph 4, in point (b)— a omit “relevant”; b omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”. 6 In paragraph 5— a omit “ relevant ” (in the first place it occurs); b omit “ or, where applicable, the Member State ” (in both places it occurs). 5 1 Article 5 (regulatory aspects) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1— a for “the entity designated by the Member State” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “The designated entity” to the end. 3 In paragraph 2— a for “For” substitute “The regulatory authority may determine that”; b for the words from “Member States” to the end substitute “are to be subject to its approval”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Member States, competent entities” substitute “the regulatory authority”; b in point (d), omit “, including as required by national legislation”; c in point (f), for “agreed European” substitute “applicable”. 5 In paragraph 4, for “competent entity” substitute “regulatory authority”. 6 In paragraph 5, omit “ relevant ” (in the third place it occurs). 7 In paragraph 6, for “Competent entities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 8 In paragraph 9, for “Member States” substitute “the regulatory authority”. 9 In Article 6 (multiple TSOs), for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute— 1 Subject to paragraph 2, this Regulation applies to all TSOs in Great Britain. 2 The regulatory authority may assign the responsibility of a TSO to comply with one or some or all obligations under this Regulation to one or more specific TSOs by giving a direction in writing to each of the affected TSOs. . 6 1 Article 7 (recovery of costs) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, for “relevant regulatory authorities” substitute “regulatory authority”. 7 1 Article 8 (public consultation) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “competent authorities of each Member State” substitute “regulatory authority and the Secretary of State”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “or, if applicable, the Member State”. 8 Omit Article 9. 9 1 Article 10 (confidentiality obligations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2— a after “shall apply to” insert “the regulatory authority and to”; b for “any persons” substitute “any other persons”; c omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”. 3 In paragraph 3— a after “received by” insert “the regulatory authority or by”; b omit “, regulatory authorities or entities”; c for the words after “national law,” substitute “including the other provisions of this Regulation.”. 4 In paragraph 4— a omit “or Union”; b for “regulatory authorities, entities or” substitute “the regulatory authority or other”. 10 In Article 12 (rate-of-change-of-frequency withstand capability), for “ 2,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “2.5”. 11 In Article 13 (active power controllability, control range and ramping rate), in paragraph 3, omit “national”. 12 In Article 18 (voltage ranges), omit paragraph 5. 13 In Article 20 (reactive power capability), in paragraph 2, in point (b) for “each” substitute “the Great Britain”. 14 In Article 22 (reactive power control mode), in paragraph 3, in point (c)(i), for “0,1” substitute “0.1”. 15 In Article 29 (interaction between HVDC systems or other plants and equipment), in paragraph 2, for “Member States” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 16 In Article 31 (subsynchronous torsional interaction damping capability), in paragraph 2, for “Member States” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 17 In Article 39 (frequency stability requirements), in paragraph 1, in point (a), for “0,1” substitute “0.1”. 18 In Article 40 (reactive power and voltage requirements), in paragraph 2, in point (b)(i)— a omit the words from “the Ten-Year” to “Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or”; b for “Article 22 of Directive 2009/72/EC ” substitute “the requirements of the relevant TSO’s licence”. 19 In Article 57 (ION for HVDC systems), in paragraph 4, omit “national”. 20 In Article 62 (ION for DC-connected power park modules), in paragraph 4, omit “national”. 21 1 Article 65 (identification of costs and benefits of application of requirements to existing HVDC systems or DC-connected power park modules) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3, in point (b), omit “or where applicable the Member State”. 3 In paragraph 4 omit “or, where applicable, the Member State,”. 4 In paragraph 5, omit “or, where applicable, the Member State”. 22 In Article 66 (principles of cost-benefit analysis), in paragraph 2, in point (c), for “the internal market in electricity” substitute “electricity markets”. 23 In Article 68 (common provisions on compliance simulation), in paragraph 2, in point (a), for “with national legislation” substitute “another enactment, or a licence or industry code”. 24 In Article 71 (compliance testing for HVDC systems), in paragraph 3, in point (c)(ii), for “0,01” substitute “0.01”. 25 In Article 72 (compliance testing for DC-connected power park modules etc.), in paragraph 4, in point (c)(ii), for “0,01” substitute “0.01”. 26 In Title 6, omit Chapter 4. 27 1 Article 77 (power to grant derogations) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 Omit paragraph 2. 28 1 Article 78 (general provisions) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph 1 substitute— 1 “Subject to paragraph 2, the regulatory authority’s published criteria for granting derogations pursuant to Articles 79 to 81 which applied immediately before IP completion day continue to apply on and after IP completion day, and the regulatory authority must continue to publish those criteria (including any subsequent amendments) on its website. . 3 In paragraph 2, for “in accordance with paragraph 1” substitute “after consulting relevant system operators, power generating facility owners and other stakeholders who it considers may be affected by this Regulation”. 29 1 Article 79 (request for derogations by an HVDC system owner or DC-connected power park module owner) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 11— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 30 1 Article 80 (request for a derogation by a relevant system operator or relevant TSO) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 9— a after “derogation,” insert “and”; b omit “and the Agency”. 3 In paragraph 10— a for “ Regulatory authorities ” (in the first place it occurs) substitute “The regulatory authority”; b for “ regulatory authorities ” (in the second place it occurs) substitute “the regulatory authority”; c omit “at the national level”. 4 In paragraph 11— a for “A regulatory authority” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit the words from “or upon” to the end. 31 In Article 82 (register of derogations from the requirements of this Regulation), for paragraph 1 substitute— 1 The regulatory authority must maintain a register of all derogations it has granted or refused. . 32 1 Article 84 (amendment of contracts and general terms and conditions) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1, for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”. 3 In paragraph 2, omit “or Member State”. 4 In paragraph 3— a for “Regulatory authorities” substitute “The regulatory authority”; b omit “ national ” (in the first place it occurs); c for “national network codes” substitute “industry codes”. 33 In Article 85 (HVDC System or DC-connected power park modules connecting with synchronous areas or control areas not bound by EU legislation), in paragraph 1, for “application of Union legislation” substitute “this Regulation”. 34 In the text after Article 86, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. 35 In Annex 1, in Table 1— a for “47,0” substitute “47.0”; b for “ 47,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “47.5”; c for “ 48,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “48.5”; d for “ 49,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “49.0”; e for “ 51,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.0”; f for “ 51,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.5”; g for “52,0” substitute “52.0”. 36 1 Annex 2 is amended as follows. 2 In section A, in paragraph 1— a in point (a), omit “national”; b in point (b), in Table 2, for “ 0,1 ” (in both places where it occurs) substitute “0.1”; c in point (c), omit “national”; d in point (d)— i in paragraph (ii), omit “national”; ii in Figure 2, for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; iii in Table 3, for “0,5” substitute “0.5”. 3 In section B— a in paragraph 1, in point (a)— i for “50,2” substitute “50.2”; ii for “50,5” substitute “50.5”; iii for “0,1” substitute “0.1”; b in paragraph 1, in point (c), omit “national”; c in paragraph 2, omit “national”. 4 In section C— a in paragraph 1— i for “49,8” substitute “49.8”; ii for “49,5” substitute “49.5”; iii for “0,1” substitute “0.1”; iv omit “national”; b in paragraph 2, omit “national”. 37 1 Annex 3 is amended as follows. 2 In Table 4— a omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; b omit the rows relating to Nordic; c in the rows relating to Great Britain— i for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; ii for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; d omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; e omit the rows relating to Baltic. 3 In Table 5— a omit the rows relating to Continental Europe; b omit the rows relating to Nordic; c in the rows relating to Great Britain— i for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; ii for “ 1,05 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.05”; iii for “1,10” substitute “1.10”; d omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; e omit the rows relating to Baltic. 38 1 Annex 4 is amended as follows. 2 In Figure 5— a for “1,15” substitute “1.15”; b for “1,1” substitute “1.1”; c for “1,0” substitute “1.0”; d for “0,9” substitute “0.9”; e for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; f for “0,8” substitute “0.8”; g for “-0,6” substitute “-0.6”; h for “-0,5” substitute “-0.5”; i for “-0,4” substitute “-0.4”; j for “-0,3” substitute “-0.3”; k for “-0,2” substitute “-0.2”; l for “-0,1” substitute “-0.1”; m for “0,1” substitute “0.1”; n for “0,2” substitute “0.2”; o for “0,3” substitute “0.3”; p for “0,4” substitute “0.4”; q for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; r for “0,6” substitute “0.6”; s for “0,65” substitute “0.65”; t for “0,7” substitute “0.7”. 3 in Table 6— a omit the row relating to Continental Europe; b omit the row relating to Nordic; c in the row relating to Great Britain— i for “0,95” substitute “0.95”; ii for “0,225” substitute “0.225”; d omit the row relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland; e omit the row relating to Baltic States. 4 In Annex 5, in Table 7— a for “0,00” substitute “0.00”; b for “0,30” substitute “0.30”; c for “0,14” substitute “0.14”; d for “ 0,25 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.25”; e for “ 0,85 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.85”; f for “1,5” substitute “1.5”; g for “2,5” substitute “2.5”; h for “0,90” substitute “0.90”; i for “10,0” substitute “10.0”. 39 In Annex 6, in Table 8— a for “47,0” substitute “47.0”; b for “ 47,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “47.5”; c for “ 49,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “49.0”; d for “ 51,0 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.0”; e for “ 51,5 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “51.5”; f for “52,0” substitute “52.0”. 40 1 Annex 7 is amended as follows. 2 In Table 9— a for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; b for “ 0,90 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.90”; c for “ 1,10 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.10”; d for “ 1,118 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.118”; e for “1,15” substitute “1.15”. 3 In Table 10— a for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; b for “ 0,90 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.90”; c for “ 1,05 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.05”; d for “1,15” substitute “1.15”. 4 In Figure 7— a for “1,15” substitute “1.15”; b for “1,1” substitute “1.1”; c for “1,0” substitute “1.0”; d for “0,9” substitute “0.9”; e for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; f for “0,8” substitute “0.8”; g for “-0,6” substitute “-0.6”; h for “-0,5” substitute “-0.5”; i for “-0,4” substitute “-0.4”; j for “-0,3” substitute “-0.3”; k for “-0,2” substitute “-0.2”; l for “-0,1” substitute “-0.1”; m for “0,1” substitute “0.1”; n for “0,2” substitute “0.2”; o for “0,3” substitute “0.3”; p for “0,4” substitute “0.4”; q for “0,5” substitute “0.5”; r for “0,6” substitute “0.6”; s for “0,65” substitute “0.65”; t for “0,7” substitute “0.7”. 5 In Table 11— a for “0,95” substitute “0.95”; b for “0,1” substitute “0.1”; c for “0,225” substitute “0.225”. 41 1 Annex 8 is amended as follows. 2 In Table 12— a for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; b for “ 0,90 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.90”; c for “ 1,10 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.10”; d for “ 1,12 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.12”; e for “1,15” substitute “1.15”. 3 In Table 13— a for “0,85” substitute “0.85”; b for “ 0,90 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “0.90”; c for “ 1,05 ” (in both places it occurs) substitute “1.05”; d for “1,15” substitute “1.15”. 4 In Table 14— a for “0,95” substitute “0.95”; b for “0,225” substitute “0.225”. SCHEDULE 4 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 Regulation 7 1 1 Article 1 (subject matter and scope) is amended as follows. 2 Omit point (a). 3 In point (c), for the words from “, thus” to the end substitute “. This involves setting the principles on cross-border transmission charges and the allocation of available capacity of interconnections between the transmission systems of Great Britain and the transmission systems of other countries or territories;”. 4 In point (d), omit the words from “, and provide” to the end. 2 For Article 2 (definitions) substitute— Article 2 Definitions In this Regulation— “ active customer ” means a final customer, or a group of jointly acting final customers, who consumes or stores electricity generated within its premises located within confined boundaries or, where permitted by the regulatory authority, within other premises, or who sells self-generated electricity or participates in flexibility or energy efficiency schemes, provided that those activities do not constitute its primary commercial or professional activity; “ aggregation ” means the function of combining multiple customer loads or generated electricity for sale, purchase or auction in any electricity market; “ ancillary service ” means a service necessary for the operation of a transmission or distribution system, including balancing and non-frequency ancillary services, but not including congestion management; “ balance responsible party ” means a market participant or its chosen representative responsible for its imbalances in the electricity market; “ balancing ” means all actions and processes, in all timelines, through which transmission system operators ensure, in an ongoing manner, maintenance of the system frequency within a predefined stability range and compliance with the amount of reserves needed with respect to the required quality; “ balancing capacity ” means a volume of capacity that a balancing service provider has agreed to hold and in respect of which the balancing service provider has agreed to submit bids for a corresponding volume of balancing energy to the transmission system operator for the duration of the contract; “ balancing energy ” means energy used by transmission system operators to carry out balancing; “ balancing service provider ” means a market participant providing either or both balancing energy and balancing capacity to transmission system operators; “ bidding zone ” means the largest geographical area within which market participants are able to exchange energy without capacity allocation; “ capacity allocation ” means the attribution of cross-zonal capacity; “ capacity mechanism ” means a temporary measure to ensure the achievement of the necessary level of resource adequacy by remunerating resources for their availability, excluding measures relating to ancillary services or congestion management; “ central dispatching model ” means a scheduling and dispatching model where the generation schedules and consumption schedules as well as dispatching of power-generating facilities and demand facilities, in reference to dispatchable facilities, are determined by a transmission system operator within an integrated scheduling process; “ the competition authority ” means the Competition and Markets Authority; “ congestion ” means a situation in which an interconnection linking the Great Britain transmission network with the transmission network of another country or territory cannot accommodate all physical flows resulting from international trade required by market participants, because of a lack of capacity of the interconnectors or the transmission systems concerned; “ control area ” means a coherent part of the interconnected system, operated by a single system operator and includes connected physical loads and/or generation units if any; “ countertrading ” means a cross-zonal exchange initiated by system operators between two bidding zones to relieve physical congestion; “ cross-zonal capacity ” means the capability of the interconnected system to accommodate energy transfer between bidding zones; “ customer ” means a wholesale or final customer of electricity; “ delegated operator ” means an entity to whom specific tasks or obligations entrusted to a transmission system operator under this Regulation have been delegated by that transmission system operator or have been assigned by the Secretary of State or the regulatory authority; “ demand response ” means the change of electricity load by final customers from their normal or current consumption patterns in response to market signals, including in response to time-variable electricity prices or incentive payments, or in response to the acceptance of the final customer’s bid to sell demand reduction or increase at a price in an organised market as defined in point (4) of Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014, whether alone or through aggregation; “ demonstration project ” means a project which demonstrates a technology as a first of its kind in Great Britain and represents a significant innovation that goes well beyond the state of the art; “ distributed generation ” means generating installations connected to the distribution system; “ distribution ” means the transport of electricity on high-voltage, medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution systems with a view to its delivery to customers but does not include supply; “distribution system operator” or “ DSO ” means a person responsible for operating, ensuring the maintenance of and, if necessary, developing the distribution 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 distribution of electricity; “ electricity derivative ” means a financial instrument specified in point (5), (6) or (7) of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, wh