Latvijas Gāze (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-290/20 (24 February 2022)

Latvijas Gāze (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-290/20 (24 February 2022)

Directive 2009/73/EC does not require Member States to allow all final customers to choose connection to either the transport or distribution network, nor does it require that only industrial customers may connect to the transport network. The definition of 'transport' does not preclude direct connection of final...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ C-290/20
Parties
Applicant: Latvijas Gāze AS; Interested Party: Latvijas Republikas Saeima; Respondent: Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija; Intervenor: Government of Latvia; Intervenor: Government of Poland; Intervenor: Government of Finland; Intervenor: European Commission
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Final Judgment
Outcome
Questions answered; no annulment or specific order issued.
Legal Topics
Gas Market Liberalisation, Network Access, Directive 2009/73/ec Interpretation, Transport and Distribution of Gas, Rights of Final Customers, Regulatory Powers
European Union Law Energy Law Administrative Law Gas Market Liberalisation Network Access Directive 2009/73/ec Interpretation Transport and Distribution of Gas Rights of Final Customers +1 more

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Parties

Latvijas Gāze AS

Applicant

Latvijas Republikas Saeima

Interested Party

Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija

Respondent

Government of Latvia

Intervenor

Government of Poland

Intervenor

Government of Finland

Intervenor

European Commission

Intervenor

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Directive 2009/73/EC requires Member States to allow all final customers to choose connection to either transport or distribution gas networks
  2. 2 Whether only industrial customers may connect directly to the transport network
  3. 3 Whether national law may define 'transport' as including direct supply to final customers

Ratio Decidendi

Directive 2009/73/EC does not require Member States to allow all final customers to choose connection to either the transport or distribution network, nor does it require that only industrial customers may connect to the transport network. The definition of 'transport' does not preclude direct connection of final customers to the transport network.

Court Disposition

Questions answered; no annulment or specific order issued.

Orders

  • Article 23 and Article 32(1) of Directive 2009/73/EC do not require Member States to allow all final customers to choose connection to either transport or distribution networks.
  • Article 23 does not require Member States to restrict direct connection to the transport network to industrial customers only.