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Section 5 Demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas, and mechanism to support the market development of hydrogen

1. Overview

Article 42 Mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas

Article 42

Mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas

The Commission shall establish a mechanism for voluntary demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas pursuant to Articles 43 to 49.

Article 43 Contract with a service provider

Article 44 Criteria for selecting the service provider

Article 45 Tasks of the service provider

Article 45

Tasks of the service provider

1. The service provider shall organise the tasks of demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas. In particular, but not exclusively, the service provider may implement the following elements:

(a)	assessment and aggregation of demand of natural gas undertakings and undertakings consuming natural gas;

(b)	collection of offers from natural gas suppliers or producers in order to match such offers with the aggregated demand;

(c)	allocation of supply offers to participants in demand aggregation, taking into account a proportionate distribution between smaller and larger participants depending on the volumes of demand submitted;

(d)	provide any related ancillary services, including services to facilitate the conclusion of contracts for the purchase of natural gas.

Article 46 Participation in the mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas

Article 47 Temporary limitation of participation in the mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas

Article 48 Possibility to limit the participation in the mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas

Article 49 Steering Board

Article 50 Guarantees

Article 50

Guarantees

Member States, in respect of participants established in their territories, or other relevant stakeholders may provide liquidity support, including guarantees, to participants in the mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas, in accordance with State aid rules where applicable, in particular where the competent authority of the relevant Member State has declared one of the crisis levels referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1938.

Article 51 Reporting

The Commission shall regularly report to the Steering Board and submit an annual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the mechanism for demand aggregation and the joint purchasing of natural gas.

Article 52 Mechanism to support the market development of hydrogen

Article 53 Participation in the mechanism to support the market development of hydrogen

Article 54 Possibility to limit the participation in the mechanism to support the market development of hydrogen

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Standards

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements
Source	Requirement

3. Related Standards

Standards
Source	Requirement

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