EU Developments

September Update  ACER Framework Guidelines on interoperability rules  Scoping paper still to be published  Rather than conduct a consultation process ACER are to hold a workshop w/c 12 September to obtain stakeholder views  Draft Vision of European Gas Target Model  Consultation deadline: 20 th September 2011  Preliminary Consultation Report on Cost Benefit Assessment of Gas Quality Harmonisation in the EU  Consultation deadline:16th September.

September Update (2)  Capacity Allocation Mechanism (CAM)  Consultation on CAM draft EU code had 56 responses  ACER have now published their approved FGs  NG NTS are to assess the responses and any changes to the FGs and will provide a further update in October  The final EU code is still expected to be published in Jan 2012

EU Updates Timetable  Timetable aims to highlight the key items (consultations, workshops, decisions, etc.) NG NTS expect to cover via this agenda item in the forthcoming months TopicTX Workgroup  Overview of the final Gas Balancing Framework Guidelines to be published by ACER in September  Overview of NG NTS’s views on the interoperability Framework Guidelines consultation  Overview of NG NTS' views on the GL/Poyry Gas Quality Consultation  Update on Moffat PRF Market Consultation  CAM EU Code Update Oct 6 th 2011 Nov 3 rd 2011  Regional Investment Plan UpdateDec 1 st 2011 Jan 5 th 2012