Policy Papers
CEER Response to ESMA public consultation on Guidelines on the application of C6 and C7 of Annex I of MiFID
This paper provides the CEER response to ESMA public consultation on Guidelines on the application of C6 and C7 of Annex I of MiFID....
Advice on the quality of electricity and gas distribution services
This CEER document presents recommendations from a customer perspective on regulating the quality of distribution services by the DSO, with a focus on connection, disconnection and maintenance. The re...
CEER Response to ESMA public consultation on ESMA MAR Technical standards
This paper provides the CEER response to ESMA public consultation on MAR Technical standards. CEER Response relates to part 6 of the public consultation (Technical means for public disclosure of insid...
CEER Recommendations for the assessment of electricity generation adequacy
This document provides recommendations for the further development of national generation adequacy assessments in order to achieve greater coordination and transparency across Europe, and is a first s...
CEER Position on the European Commission Communication: European Energy Security Strategy [COM(2014)330]
This document reflects CEER views on the key actions proposed by the European Commission in the EESS in order to both contribute to the discussion and propose possible regulatory inputs and involvemen...
CEER Memo on REMIT implementation at national level
This Memo provides an overview of how NRAs undertake their responsibilities in the application of REMIT at national level, in particular regarding the implementation of investigation and sanctioning p...
CEER Memo on the unbundling of TSOs, DSOs and Closed Distribution Systems Operators
Since the publication of the last CEER Status Review on unbundling in 2013 (C12-UR-47-03), CEER has conducted a similar data gathering exercise in order to form the basis for a full update to the prev...
CEER Response to ESMA public consultation on MiFID II/MiFIR discussion paper
This document provides the CEER response to ESMA public consultation on MiFID II/MiFIR discussion paper. The CEER response relates to part 7 (Commodity derivatives) of the public consultation....
CEER Memo on Development and Regulation of Electricity Storage Applications
This short memo on “Development and Regulation of Storage Applications” summarises our initial work on this issue and our key findings on: the most prominent storage technologies by...
CEER Advice on Ensuring Market and Regulatory Arrangements help deliver Demand-Side Flexibility
This paper, together with its companion annexes and consultation document, sets out the background, definitions, opportunities and barriers associated with the emergence of demand-side flexibility (DS...
CEER Response to EC public consultation on retail markets
CEER welcomes the work of European Commission on energy retail markets and Commission's efforts in seeking stakeholder views to inform future proposals. CEER believes that consumers have...
CEER Position on the European Commission’s Policy Framework for Climate and Energy 2020-2030
CEER welcomes the European Commission’s Policy Framework and its recognition of the importance of regulatory investment certainty, and the value of coordinated approaches amongst Member States, as k...
CEER Memo on regulatory aspects of energy investment conditions in European countries
This Memo serves as an update to the previous edition in 2013, which provides an informative overview of how National Regulatory Authorities undertake their responsibilities in evaluating and developi...
CEER Response to European Commission Consultation on Energy and Environment State Aid Guidelines
CEER is pleased to respond to the European Commission's consultation on energy and environment state aid guidelines and welcomes the opportunity to discuss key issues like energy security, market deve...
CEER Memo on regulatory aspects of energy investment conditions in European countries
This Memo serves as an informative overview of how National Regulatory Authorities undertake their responsibilities in evaluating and developing their respective regulatory frameworks....
CEER Response to European Commission Green Paper “A 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies”
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission Green Paper “A 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies”.
The CEER response...
CEER response to draft THINK report: “From distribution networks to smart distribution systems: Rethinking the regulation of European DSOs”
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) welcomes the draft THINK report: “From distribution networks to smart distribution systems: Rethinking the regulation of European DSOs” and their c...
CEER response to draft THINK report “Shift, not drift: Towards active demand response and beyond”
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) welcomes the draft THINK Report "Shift, not drift: Towards active demand response and beyond" in the interest of engaging consumers to participate in d...
CEER position paper on European Commission’s Internal Energy Market Communication (COM/2012/0663)
This paper provides CEER position on the European Commission’s Internal Energy Market Communication (COM/2012/0663), emphasizing topics of relevance to energy regulation. The Annex of this document...
CEER response to European Commission public consultation on generation adequacy, capacity mechanisms and the internal market in electricity
CEER welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission consultation paper on delivering a more coordinated approach to generation adequacy and security of supply in the Internal Electrici...