Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
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The European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is an Agency of the European Union by the 3rd Liberalisation Package in 2009. Its seat is Ljubljana
, Slovenia.
On 4 and 5 May 2010 ACER held the inaugural meeting of its Board of Regulators in Brussels. At the inaugural meeting, Lord Mogg was elected the first Chair of ACER’s Board of Regulators and Mr Walter Boltz the Vice Chair, each appointed for a 2.5 year (renewable) period. On 6 May, the Administrative Board designated Alberto Pototschnig as its first Director. By deciding on their director and chairs, ACER took a step forward towards becoming fully operational.
Basis for its establishment is the Regulation 713/2009 of the European Parliament
and the Council
of 13. July 2009. The Regulation describes the establishment and legal status, tasks, organisation and financial provisions.
The ACER is the second intergovernmental organization headquartered in Slovenia. The first was the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
(ICPE).
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia.
On 4 and 5 May 2010 ACER held the inaugural meeting of its Board of Regulators in Brussels. At the inaugural meeting, Lord Mogg was elected the first Chair of ACER’s Board of Regulators and Mr Walter Boltz the Vice Chair, each appointed for a 2.5 year (renewable) period. On 6 May, the Administrative Board designated Alberto Pototschnig as its first Director. By deciding on their director and chairs, ACER took a step forward towards becoming fully operational.
Basis for its establishment is the Regulation 713/2009 of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
and the Council
European Council
The European Council is an institution of the European Union. It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, currently Herman Van Rompuy...
of 13. July 2009. The Regulation describes the establishment and legal status, tasks, organisation and financial provisions.
The ACER is the second intergovernmental organization headquartered in Slovenia. The first was the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
The International Center for Promotion of Enterprises is a UN-sponsored intergovernmental organization mandated to pursue and promote international cooperation in areas related to public sector management, sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainable development and promotion of knowledge-based...
(ICPE).
Tasks
The agency will- complement and coordinate the work of national regulatory authorities,
- participate in the creation of European network rules,
- take, under certain conditions, binding individual decisions on terms and conditions for access and operational security for cross border infrastructure,
- give advice on various energy related issues to the European institutions, and
- monitor and report developments at the European energy markets.
See also
- Comisión Nacional de Energía (Spain)Comisión Nacional de Energía (Spain)The Comisión Nacional de la Energía of Spain is the regulator of energy systems, created by Law 34/1998 of October 7, the hydrocarbons sector, and developed by Royal Decree 1339/1999 of 31 July, which adopted its regulation.Its objectives are to ensure effective competition in energy systems and...
- European Energy Community
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for ElectricityEuropean Network of Transmission System Operators for ElectricityThe European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity is an association of Europe's transmission system operators for electricity...
(ENTSO-E) - EURELECTRICEURELECTRICEURELECTRIC is the sector association representing the common interests of the European electricity industry and its worldwide affiliates and associates...
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for GasEuropean Network of Transmission System Operators for GasThe European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas is an association of Europe's transmission system operators . ENTSOG was created on 1 December 2009 by 31 TSOs from 21 European countries. Creation of the ENTSOG was initiated by the adoption of the European Union third...
(ENTSO-G) - Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
- European Regulators’ Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG)
- Body of European Regulators of Electronic CommunicationsBody of European Regulators of Electronic CommunicationsThe Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications is the regulating agency of the telecommunication market in the European Union. It was created by the Telecoms Package which was passed in September 2009....
(BEREC)