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)
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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.
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.
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.
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