1. Interoperability Rudy van Beurden GTE ExCom member GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme 24 June 2008

2. IT & Communications Roadmap GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme 24 June 2008

3. Lack of coordination re data exchange and IT related matters Inconsistent adoption of existing industry standards Growing need for coordination and harmonization at EU level Requirement for interoperability re data & communications Need for common reference source for development of technical codes Drivers

4. Deliver EU wide guidance plan on: –Data exchange principles & criteria –Could include “duty to inform” & restrictions on use of data –Rules for data exchange –Recommended data formats & exchange protocols –Consultation process for new formats and protocols –Adoption principles and implementation Produce “Handbook” for use in technical code development Objective of “IT and Communications Roadmap”?

5. 1 st Phase: –Information gathering, analysis of commonalities and differences –Coordination of activities with other stakeholder bodies 2 nd Phase: –Key issues and requirements identified through consultation and analysis 3 rd Phase: –Development of Guidance plan (delivery in 2010) Draft Plan for Roadmap

6. Procedure on Harmonisation of Maintenance Publication GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme 24 June 2008

7. Drivers Planned maintenance periods are already published by the TSOs (website, bulletin board, …) or made available through ad-hoc documents BUT… Publication is not harmonised (timing, access to information, nature of works performed, impact, communication channel)

8. Objective To streamline the communication about planned maintenance amongst TSOs and between TSOs and market participants By providing market participants with a standardized planning of works and interventions (impact, file format, communication channel…)

9. Planning 1st phase: drafting of a document stating the current practices with regards to maintenance publication by GTE Business Rules sub- Working Group. To do this, a questionnaire will be drawn up and sent to the GTE members 2nd phase: gather the feed-back from market participants collected either through a workshop or via a consultation process 3rd phase: develop and valide a final version of the procedure on harmonisation of the maintenance publication

10. Discussion