1999/795/EC: Commission Decision of 8 July 1999 concerning the Austrian application for a transitional regime under Article 24 of Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (notified under document number C(1999) 1551/5) (Only the German text is authentic)

• CELEX: Directive 96/92/EC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The present Decision concerns the Austrian application for a transitional regime pursuant to article 24 of Directive 96/92/EC, notified to the Commission on 11 February 1998 and finalised on 15 October 1998. This notification concerns.

- guarantees of operation given to three hydropower plants,

- a long-term procurement contract and a guarantee of operation given to one lignite plant.

Article 2

The transitional regime notified by Austria contains no measures which would constitute derogations from Chapters IV, VI or VII of Directive 96/92/EC, as defined by Article 24(2). Article 24 is therefore not applicable to the transitional regime notified by the Austrian Government.

Article 3

This decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 1999.

For the Commission

Christos PAPOUTSIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.