Diversifying LNG imports is essential for strengthening and maintaining energy security within the Union. In order to prevent the risk of long-term reservations of LNG terminal capacity held by Russian companies being used to obstruct imports from alternative sources through capacity hoarding practices, such as practices to book liquification or storage capacities without actually using them or with the purpose of preventing competitors from using the infrastructure, regulatory authorities and competition authorities are to make full use of the robust legal instruments which are available under Union and national energy and competition law, where appropriate. Where customs authorities identify risks to safety or security resulting from Russian gas before entering the customs territory of the Union, they should make use of the provisions concerning risk management in the Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Union Customs Code) to avoid such risks.
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