Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2169 of 21 November 2017 concerning the format and arrangements for the transmission of European Statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance. )
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The data on natural gas and electricity prices for household and final non-household customers in the Union shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve those data by electronic means.
The structure used for transmitting data to the Commission (Eurostat) is set out in the Annexes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX I The structure for transmitting statistical data on natural gas price Information to be included in the transmission files: General Information Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Country Name of the reporting country Semester Organisation Name of the reporting organisation Semester Contact person Name of the reporting officer Semester Email address Email address of the reporting officer Semester Year Reference year for the data (2017, 2018 etc.) Semester Semester 1 or 2 Semester For every consumption band the fields in Tables 1, 2 and 4 are to be transmitted. The bands for the household consumers are: — Band-D1 (small): annual consumption below 20 GJ; — Band-D2 (medium): annual consumption 20 or more but less than 200 GJ; — Band-D3 (large): annual consumption 200 GJ or more. The bands for the non-household consumers are: — Band-I1: annual consumption below 1 000 GJ; — Band-I2: annual consumption 1 000 or more but less than 10 000 GJ; — Band-I3: annual consumption 10 000 or more but less than 100 000 GJ; — Band-I4: annual consumption 100 000 or more but less than 1 000 000 GJ; — Band-I5: annual consumption 1 000 000 or more but less than 4 000 000 GJ; — Band-I6: annual consumption 4 000 000 GJ or more. Data in Table 3 are to be specified as averages covering all consumption bands together. Table 1: Main price levels Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality Status Semester Price without taxes — value — observation status This price level shall include only the energy and supply component and the network component. Semester Price excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes — value — observation status This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component and taxes, fees, levies and charges considered as non-recoverable for final non-household customers. For household customers this price level shall include the energy and network components and taxes, fees, levies and charges but excludes VAT. Semester Price including all taxes and VAT (recoverable and non-recoverable) — value — observation status This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component, and all recoverable and non-recoverable taxes, fees, levies and charges, including VAT. Semester Values are specified in national currency per gigajoule (gross calorific value). Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists. Table 2: Detailed breakdown of prices in components and sub-components Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Energy and supply price — value — observation status This component shall include the commodity price for natural gas paid by the supplier or the price of natural gas at the point of entry into the transmission system, including, if applicable, the following end-user costs: storage costs plus costs relating to the sale of natural gas to final customers. Annual Network price — value — observation status The network price shall include the following end-user costs: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale service costs, system service costs and meter rental and metering costs. Annual Value added tax — value — observation status Value added tax as defined in Council Directive 2006/112/EC ( 1 ) Annual Renewable taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and CHP (combined heat and power) generation. Annual Capacity taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to strategic stockpiles, capacity payments and energy security; taxes on natural gas distribution; stranded costs and levies on financing energy regulatory authorities or market and system operators. Annual Environmental taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to air quality and for other environmental purposes; taxes on emissions of CO 2 or other greenhouse gases. Annual Other taxes — value — observation status All other taxes, fees, levies or charges not covered by any of the previous four categories: support for district heating; local or regional fiscal charges; island compensation; concession fees relating to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other devices. Annual The reference period for all components and all sub-components is annual. Values are specified in national currency per gigajoule (GJ), based on gross calorific value (GCV). Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists. Table 3: Network costs Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Transmission costs — percentage — observation status Average relative share of transmission costs for household customers and average relative share of transmission costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs. Annual Distribution costs — percentage — observation status Average relative share of distribution costs for household customers and average relative share of distribution costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs. Annual The reference period for the transmission and distribution costs is annual. Values are specified in percentages. Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists. Table 4: Consumption volumes Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Consumption volumes — percentage — observation status Relative share of natural gas in each consumption band based on the total volume to which the prices refer. Annual The reference period for the consumption volumes is annual. Values are specified in percentages. Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists. ( 1 ) Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax ( OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1 ).
ANNEX II The structure for transmitting statistical data on electricity price Information to be included in the transmission files: General Information Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Country Name of the reporting country Semester Organisation Name of the reporting organisation Semester Contact person Name of the reporting officer Semester Email address Email address of the reporting officer Semester Year Reference year for the data (2017, 2018 etc.) Semester Semester 1 or 2 Semester For every consumption band, the fields in Tables 1, 2 and 4 are to be transmitted. The bands for the household consumers are: — Band-DA (very small): annual consumption below 1 000 kWh; — Band-DB (small): annual consumption 1 000 or more but less than 2 500 kWh; — Band-DC (medium): annual consumption 2 500 or more but less than 5 000 kWh; — Band-DD (large): annual consumption 5 000 or more but less than 15 000 kWh; — Band-DE (very large): annual consumption 15 000 kWh or more. The bands for the non-household consumers are: — Band-IA: annual consumption below 20 MWh; — Band-IB: annual consumption 20 or more but less than 500 MWh; — Band-IC: annual consumption 500 or more but less than 2 000 MWh; — Band-ID: annual consumption 2 000 or more but less than 20 000 MWh; — Band-IE: annual consumption 20 000 or more but less than 70 000 MWh; — Band-IF: annual consumption 70 000 or more but less than 150 000 MWh; — Band-IG: annual consumption 150 000 MWh or more. Data in Table 3 are to be specified as averages covering all consumption bands. Table 1: Main price levels Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality Status Semester Price without taxes: — value — observation status This price level shall include only the energy and supply component and the network component. Semester Price excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes — value — observation status This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component and taxes, fees, levies and charges considered as non-recoverable for final non-household customers. For household customers this price level shall include the energy and the network components and taxes, fees, levies and charges but excludes VAT. Semester Price including all taxes and VAT (recoverable and non-recoverable) — value — observation status This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component, and all recoverable and non-recoverable taxes, fees, levies and charges, including VAT. Semester Values are specified in national currency per kilowatt-hour. Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists. Table 2: Detailed breakdown of prices in components and sub-components Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Energy and supply price — value — observation status The component of the total price that deals with energy and supply, excluding taxes. This component shall include the following end-user costs: generation, aggregation, balancing energy, supplied energy costs, customer services, after-sales management and other supply costs. Annual Network price — value — observation status The component of the total price that deals with network prices, excluding taxes. The network price shall include the following end-user costs: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale service costs, system service costs, and meter rental and metering costs. Annual Value added tax — value — observation status Value added tax as defined in Directive 2006/112/EC. Annual Renewable taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and CHP generation. Annual Capacity taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to capacity payments, energy security and generation adequacy; taxes on coal industry restructuring; taxes on electricity distribution; stranded costs and levies on financing energy regulatory authorities or market and system operators. Annual Environmental taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to air quality and for other environmental purposes; taxes on emissions of CO 2 or other greenhouse gases. Annual Nuclear taxes — value — observation status Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the nuclear sector, including nuclear decommissioning, inspections and fees for nuclear installations. Annual Other taxes — value — observation status All other taxes, fees, levies or charges not covered by any of the previous five categories: support for district heating; local or regional fiscal charges; island compensation; concession fees relating to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other devices. Annual The reference period for all components and all sub-components is annual. Values are specified in national currency per kilowatt-hour. Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists. Table 3: Network costs Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Transmission costs — percentage — observation status Average relative share of transmission costs for household customers and average relative share of transmission costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs. Annual Distribution costs — percentage — observation status Average relative share of distribution costs for household customers and average relative share of distribution costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs. Annual The reference period for the transmission and distribution costs is annual. Values are specified in percentages. Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists. Table 4: Consumption volumes Field Remarks Reporting Frequency Confidentiality status Consumption volumes — percentage — observation status Relative share of electricity in each consumption band based on the total volume to which the prices refer. Annual The reference period for the consumption volumes is annual. Values are specified in percentages. Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists.
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