Article 59 1

(a)

develop network codes in the areas listed in Article 72 with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 57;

(b)

develop jointly with the ENTSO for Gas the network codes referred to in Article 72(1), point (f);

(c)

adopt and publish, every two years, a non-binding Union-wide ten-year network development plan for hydrogen referred to in Article 60 (the ‘Union-wide network development plan for hydrogen’), including a European supply adequacy outlook;

(d)

cooperate with the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas and the EU DSO entity;

(e)

develop recommendations to hydrogen transmission network operators on their technical cooperation with hydrogen distribution network operators and with transmission system operators and distribution system operators in the Union;

(f)

develop recommendations relating to the coordination of technical cooperation between Union and third-country hydrogen network operators;

(g)

adopt an annual work programme;

(h)

adopt an annual report;

(i)

adopt an annual outlook for the hydrogen supply covering Member States where hydrogen is used in electricity generation;

(j)

adopt a hydrogen quality monitoring report by 15 May 2026 and every two years thereafter, including developments and forecasts for the expected developments of hydrogen quality parameters, as well as information on cases related to differences in hydrogen quality specifications and how such cases were settled;

(k)

promote cybersecurity and data protection in cooperation with relevant authorities and regulated entities;

(l)

develop and promote best practices in the detection, monitoring and reduction of hydrogen leaks.