commiss decis juli austrian applic transit regim articl direct ec european parliament council common rule intern market electr notifi document number german text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council decemb common rule intern market electr hereinaft quot direct quot articl thereof inform member state austrian applic fact procedur letter februari austrian bundesministerium für wirtschaftlich angelegenheiten notifi commiss applic transit regim pursuant articl direct ec march commiss repres undertook fact find mission vienna met austrian bundesministerium für wirtschaftlich angelegenheiten repres consum social partner electr industri letter octob austrian bundesministerium für wirtschaftlich angelegenheiten submit commiss complementari inform final report independ account lawyer commiss austrian govern determin anticip level compensatori payment aris transit regim question basi report applic transit regim reduc austrian govern strand cost amount at billion at billion contain initi notif austrian electr sector implement direct ec austria implement direct ec elektrizitätswirtschaft und organisationsgesetz hereinaft quot elwog quot publish august enter forc februari complementari law länder elwog market open start approxim februari increas approxim phase final custom gwh yearli consumpt distributor oper transmiss system elig februari final custom gwh elig distributor gwh final februari final custom distributor gwh elig austria opt system regul network access österreichisch elektrizitätswirtschaft ag verbundgesellschaft main transmiss system oper legal separ subsidiari austria main electr produc compani region electr compani distributor produc transmiss system oper transit regim notifi austrian govern introduct austria notifi scheme pursuant articl direct ec guarante oper electr gener plant base legal authoris procedur power plant prior liberalis authoris type power plant grant electr demand assess quot bedarfsprüfung quot power plant receiv authoris benefit guarante oper guarante cost amortis strand cost regim respect seek compens gener plant loss incom expect lower price result introduct competit final notif octob limit plant elig transit regim hydropow plant freudenau mittler salzach kraftwerkskett ober drau oper subsidiari verbundgesellschaft long term procur contract indigen lignit quot voitsberg quot power plant contract conclud lignit mine gkb power plant oper ödk subsidiari verbundgesellschaft addition power plant benefit legal guarante oper yearli domest electr consumpt strand cost regim seek compens gener plant long term oblig purchas lignit world coal lignit price ii loss incom expect lower price result introduct competit respect legal guarante oper detail guarante oper electr gener plant lignit procur contract propos method defin recit elwog oper aid compens strand cost relat abovement commit guarante oper februari austria preliminarili notifi total amount strand cost at billion approxim eur billion base subsequ assess strand cost independ account lawyer final notif submit octob reduc total strand cost amount at billion approxim eur billion consist maximum at billion hydropow plant at billion lignit fire power plant transit regim limit calcul method step strand cost calcul power plant discount differ guarante cost coverag expect market price electr take account real market open compani step degre viabil consolid oper compani affect assess compens method respect hydropow plant transit regim envisag grant oper aid annual basi light develop market price electr consequ effect viabil hydro plant question respect lignit fuell plant fix compens payment envisag recoveri method transit regim envisag payment financ imposit levi kwh electr purchas elig custom captiv custom pai proport part regul electr tariff fund collect network oper charg transmiss administr ministri econom affair ii legal analysi legal basi articl direct ec austrian govern notifi applic transit regim respect alleg commit guarante oper pursuant articl direct requir articl articl direct ec state quot member state commit guarante oper entri forc direct honour account provis direct appli transit regim grant commiss take account thing size system concern level interconnect system structur electr industri commiss inform member state applic take decis take account respect confidenti decis publish offici journal european commun transit regim limit durat link expiri commit guarante refer paragraph transit regim cover derog chapter iv vi vii direct applic transit regim notifi commiss year entri forc direct quot articl direct ec light ec treati requir element examin commiss applic transit regim requir natur commit guarante oper question exist commit guarante oper proven commit guarante oper februari causal link entri forc direct inabl honour commit establish requir measur propos achiev object question measur transit regim fall scope derog chapter iv vi vii direct transit regim limit durat link expiri commit guarante oper question transit regim appli restrict measur achiev object legitim decid issu commiss account thing size system concern level interconnect system structur electr industri assess austrian transit regim present case transit regim notifi determin requir met measur transit regim question requir derog chapter iv vi vii direct ec meet requir state order constitut transit regim mean articl system chosen member state provid derog chapter iv vi vii direct ec measur question base pure compens scheme system charg levi implement member state order compens strand cost caus applic direct ec applic levi present case requir derog abovement chapter direct regard transit regim mean articl direct fact measur question case result consider distort singl market electr affect conclus commiss recognis payment levi result econom consequ substanti similar result total partial derog oblig contain chapter iv vi vii direct distort natur result specif derog envisag direct transfer compens payment electr produc financ levi charg consum measur directli address direct examin pursuant rule competit articl ec treati circumst understood measur similar econom effect treat consist manner relev procedur individu case light applic articl direct assess requir conclus transit regim notifi austrian govern pursuant articl direct ec assess pursuant articl commiss conclud transit regim articl approv extent measur chosen constitut derog chapter iv vi vii direct regim transfer compens payment electr produc financ levi charg consum measur directli address direct examin pursuant rule state aid articl ec treati decid articl present decis concern austrian applic transit regim pursuant articl direct ec notifi commiss februari finalis octob notif concern guarante oper hydropow plant long term procur contract guarante oper lignit plant articl transit regim notifi austria measur constitut derog chapter iv vi vii direct ec defin articl articl applic transit regim notifi austrian govern articl decis address republ austria brussel juli commiss christo papoutsi member commiss oj