Recitals
- Recital (1)The unlawful full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022 revealed the dramatic consequences of the existing…
- Recital (2)Multiple examples of unannounced and unjustified supply reductions and interruptions already before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as…
- Recital (3)In January 2006, the Russian Federation stopped its natural gas supplies to some countries in South East and Central Europe in the middle…
- Recital (4)The Russian Federation’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine since February 2022 and subsequent weaponised…
- Recital (5)The Russian Federation’s weaponisation of gas supply and market manipulation through intentional disruptions of gas flows led to a sudden…
- Recital (6)The exceptionally high gas prices resulted in high electricity prices and price increases for other energy products, leading to sustained…
- Recital (7)The recent crisis provided evidence that trustful trade relations with partners supplying energy products are crucial to preserving market…
- Recital (8)The restrictions on international transactions provided for in this Regulation are consistent with the Union’s external action in other…
- Recital (9)Diversifying LNG imports is essential for strengthening and maintaining energy security within the Union. In order to prevent the risk of…
- Recital (10)The Commission has carefully assessed the impact on the Union and on its Member States of a possible prohibition on natural gas imports…
- Recital (11)This Regulation is fully compatible with the Union’s strategy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel imports by enhancing decarbonisation…
- Recital (12)In line with the Versailles Declaration and the REPowerEU Communication, a large number of gas importers have already terminated or…
- Recital (13)In some cases, LNG cargoes carry gas produced in different countries and mixed together. The prohibition on natural gas imports from the…
- Recital (14)Short-term supply contracts concern smaller volumes than the large long-term supply contracts importers hold with Russian companies and…
- Recital (15)Importers holding long-term supply contracts will likely need more time to find alternative supply routes and sources than short-term…
- Recital (16)Specific situations have occurred where a country which is currently still being supplied under existing long-term supply contracts for…
- Recital (17)While it appears justified to exempt existing legacy supply contracts from the immediate application of the prohibition on imports of…
- Recital (18)In order to avoid import volumes provided for in existing supply contracts from being increased, amendments to existing supply contracts…
- Recital (19)This Regulation creates a clear legal prohibition on the import of Russian natural gas, constituting a sovereign act of the Union beyond…
- Recital (20)Unlike other goods, natural gas is a homogeneous commodity which is traded in large volumes and often resold multiple times between traders…
- Recital (21)Importers of natural gas should be obliged to provide authorities with all information necessary to establish the country of production of…
- Recital (22)Due to the specific characteristics of pipeline gas and LNG, and in order to allow for a smooth verification process of the country of…
- Recital (23)Authorising authorities and, where applicable, customs authorities should be able to request all information necessary to assess the…
- Recital (24)When exercising their powers, authorising authorities and customs authorities should focus of the enforcement on interconnection points,…
- Recital (25)Some parts of the Russian gas transmission infrastructure are directly connected to the Union, and some transit pipelines connecting the…
- Recital (26)The interconnection point Strandzha 1 connects the Union to a pipeline system which transports not only gas from the Republic of Azerbaijan…
- Recital (27)Furthermore, significant volumes of natural gas could also enter the Union under a transit procedure. Since the strict monitoring rules for…
- Recital (28)In line with the principle of sincere cooperation, authorising authorities, customs authorities, regulatory authorities, competent…
- Recital (29)The experience with the phase-out of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine has shown that good preparation and coordination in a spirit of…
- Recital (30)During the preparation of the national diversification plans, the Commission should, in a coordinated manner and in spirit of solidarity,…
- Recital (31)In their Versailles Declaration, the Heads of State or Government committed not only to phase out natural gas supplies from the Russian…
- Recital (32)Member States should therefore also prepare national diversification plans for crude oil and petroleum products which should include…
- Recital (33)The experience during the gas crisis of 2022 and 2023 showed that comprehensive information on the supply situation and possible supply…
- Recital (34)Member States and the Union should cooperate closely on the implementation of this Regulation, including with regard to possible dispute…
- Recital (35)In view of the recent practice of the Russian Federation to unilaterally change and impede agreed court and arbitration procedures, neither…
- Recital (36)The Union has created a robust legal framework to ensure the security of gas supply at all times, and to deal with possible supply crises…
- Recital (37)In order to avoid forum shopping with regard to penalties and to ensure consistent application of this Regulation, Member States should lay…
- Recital (38)The measures introduced by this Regulation fully reflect the principle of energy solidarity. Indeed, the level of exposure to Russian gas…
- Recital (39)Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States in a coordinated manner and without risk of…
- Recital (40)In view of the importance for the Union to phase out further economic dependence of the Union on gas imports from the Russian Federation…
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