Report on Company and Market Structures in the European part of the UNECE area
REGULATORS (GAS-RELATED COMPETENCES AND RESOURCES)
.
Country
Ex-ante/post
TPA-conditions
Dispute Settlement
Ministry Involvement
Information Powers
Staff Total
Gas Market (BCM)
Annual Budget (Bln €)
1
Albania
Ex-post
Regulated
Regulator
Instructions
Strong
17
0.2
0.2
2
Austria
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
General guidelines
Strong
60
8.5
8
3
Belgium
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
99
19.8
17
4
Bulgaria
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
85
4.6
0.7
5
Croatia
Ex-ante
Ministry + regulated
Regulator
Tariff approval
Strong
8
3.8
2
6
Czech Republic
Ex-ante
90
11.4
7
Denmark
Ex-post
Regulated
Regulator
Yes
Strong
25
9.2
2.5
8
Estonia
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
11
1.5
0.3
9
Finland
Ex-post
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
16
5.7
1.25
10
France
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
Tariff approval
Strong
96
52.3
12
11
Germany
No details available on the new regulator (appointed 13 July 2005
98
12
Greece
Ex-ante
Tariff approval
Strong
40
3.5
4.4
13
Hungary
Ex-ante
Ministry
Regulator
Tariff approval
Strong
95
14.1
6.2
14
Ireland
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
39
5.3
10
15
Italy
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
General guidelines
Strong
104
82.4
18.6
16
Latvia
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
68
1.9
1.7
17
Lithuania
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
Instructions
Strong
50
3
0.6
18
Luxemburg
Ex-ante
Ministry + regulated
Regulator
Strong
2
1.2
0.3
19
Netherlands
Ex-ante
Hybride
Competent authorities
Instructions
Strong
55
42.2
7
20
Norway
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for upstream gas activities.
3.8
21
Poland
Ex-ante
Ministry
Regulator
Supervision
Strong
258
14.8
6.7
22
Republic of Moldova
Ex-ante (?)
Ministry
Regulator
Yes
Strong
-
4.4
23
Portugal
Ex-ante
No
Strong
53
4.3
6.4
24
Romania
Ex-ante
Regulated5)
Regulator
No
Strong
78
18.4
1.6
25
Russian Federation
Regulated
Anti monopoly law
Maximum rate of price increase
Strong
300
347.6
3.6
26
Serbia and Montenegro
No regulator appointed yet
27
Slovakia
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Limited
57
6.3
1.5
28
Slovenia
Ex-??
Ministry
Regulator
Non-eligible
Limited
22
1.2
1.5
29
Spain
Ex-ante
Ministry
Regulator
Yes
Strong
187
28.1
21
30
Sweden
Ex-post
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
43
2
3
31
Switzerland
3.5
32
Turkey
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
283
21.7
25
33
United Kingdom
Ex-ante
Regulated
Regulator
No
Strong
302
125.8
57
