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Unijne regulacje prawne w sektorze rynku gazu ziemnego
The European Union regulations in the natural gas market

Author(s): Klaudia Grzebiela
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
Keywords: natural gas; European Union; EU regulations; energy security;diversification; Third Energy Package; gas directive;

Summary/Abstract: In the process of creating a competitive and liberal gas market, the European Union obligation for Member States to take appropriate measures,including legislation, aimed at the integration of the European energy policies and the creation of a common energy union. European integration began with the adoption of EU treaties, through fundamental EU secondary legislation. Legislation should harmonize energy policies of the Member States. The European Union should take into consideration the level of economic development of each Member State. The new regulations should be implemented at a moderate pace, taking into account the stages of development of individual economies. The legislature treats the EU as a priority the creation of a fully competitive and liberal gas market. Proposal presented in the work shows that regulations in the gas sector have a definite influence on the development of and transformation of the natural gas market of the Member States. The European Union has a number of legal acts regulates the most important issues related to the sector of natural gas, including in the energy security of the Member States. The importance of energy resources, especially natural gas, and material is not to be underestimated. Energy fuels are the guarantor of the independence of the country from external factors. Natural gas is the fuel constantly gaining in importance.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 46-69
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish