Regulatory Challenges in Cross-Border Gas Trading Between the EU and Ukraine: Reporting Burden and Compliance Risks
Regulatory Challenges in Cross-Border Gas Trading Between the EU and Ukraine: Reporting Burden and Compliance Risks

Author(s): Anastasiia Paliienko
Subject(s): Law on Economics, EU-Legislation, Commercial Law
Published by: ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
Keywords: ACER; compliance burden; cross-border gas trading; Energy Community; European Union; NEURC; REMIT Ukraine;
Summary/Abstract: Cross-border natural gas trading between the EU and Ukraine is shaped by differing regulatory regimes, particularly regarding the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) reporting obligations. While the EU operates under a comprehensive framework of transaction reporting, transparency and enforcement under the supervision of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and national regulators, Ukraine is still in the process of implementing comparable rules through gradual alignment with the Energy Community acquis. Applying comparative analysis of EU and Ukrainian frameworks, drawing on regulatory documents and policy reports, the paper shows how this asymmetry is recognised as a source of compliance risks for market participants, including duplicative requirements and legal uncertainty in cross-border transactions. The paper analyses how these challenges are reflected in practice, considers the perspectives of regulatory authorities at both EU and Ukrainian level, and discusses future steps that have been promised or recommended in the context of market integration, highlighting their relevance for easing reporting burdens, strengthening regulatory cooperation and ensuring that cross-border gas trade remains efficient and attractive for market participants.

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