commiss decis march establish articl direct ec european parliament council coordin procur procedur entiti oper water energi transport postal servic sector appli electr gener england scotland wale notifi document number english text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council march coordin procur procedur entiti oper water energi transport postal servic sector articl thereof regard request submit unit kingdom mail novemb confirm sign fax novemb addit inform request commiss staff mail decemb submit unit kingdom mail januari regard conclus independ nation author offic ga electr market ofgem condit applic articl direct ec met articl direct ec contract intend enabl perform activ direct appli subject direct member state carri activ directli expos competit market access restrict direct exposur competit assess basi object criteria take account specif characterist sector concern access deem unrestrict member state implement appli relev commun legisl open sector part legisl list annex xi direct ec electr sector refer direct ec european parliament council decemb common rule intern market electr direct ec supersed direct ec european parliament council june common rule intern market electr repeal direct ec requir higher degre market open articl direct ec titl iii direct set rule servic design contest appli contest organis pursuit member state concern activ applic articl direct establish commiss decis deem applic subparagraph articl fourth subparagraph articl request submit unit kingdom concern electr product england scotland wale unifi charact market geograph area limit capac connect unit kingdom network area commun england scotland wale consid constitut relev market purpos evalu condit laid articl direct ec conclus consist find commun commiss council european parliament report progress creat intern ga electr market refer quot report quot quot econom term electr market eu remain nation econom scope quot assess contain decis made sole purpos direct ec prejudic applic rule competit unit kingdom implement appli direct ec direct accord subparagraph articl access market deem restrict direct exposur competit evalu basi indic se decis report commiss state quot nation market displai high degre concentr industri imped develop effect competit quot consid respect electr gener quot indic degre competit nation market total market share biggest produc quot latest inform aggreg market share largest gener wholesal market satisfactorili low level indic direct exposur competit work balanc market consid indic fact quot market particip easili match gener portfolio characterist custom find expos differ price tso transmiss system oper sell imbal energi price bui back excess product price directli impos regul tso altern market base mechan price determin bid produc regul product upward kei difficulti small market particip aris risk larg spread bui price tso sell price occur number member state detriment develop competit high spread indic insuffici level competit balanc market domin main gener difficulti made wors network user unabl adjust posit close real time quot introduct british electr trade transmiss arrang betta unifi balanc market england scotland wale main characterist market base price half hourli gate closur fairli low spread indic direct exposur competit characterist product concern electr scarciti unavail suitabl substitut product servic price competit price format assum greater import assess competit state electr market number custom switch supplier indic genuin price competit indirectli quot natur indic effect competit custom switch problem function market benefit possibl renegoti histor supplier quot quot exist regul end user price kei determin custom behaviour retain control justifi period transit increasingli distort invest approach quot uk degre switch categori user larg larg industri user small medium size industri busi small busi household user group close categori end user price control abolish situat unit kingdom satisfactori switch end user price control concern indic direct exposur competit view indic pictur sector england scotland wale extent network unbundl gener suppli effect regul network access emerg inform submit unit kingdom report technic annex thereto condit direct exposur competit laid articl direct ec consid met respect electr gener england scotland wale note recit condit free access activ deem met direct ec appli contract entiti award contract intend enabl electr gener carri geograph area organis design contest pursuit activ decis base legal factual situat novemb appear inform submit unit kingdom report technic annex thereto revis signific legal factual situat condit applic articl direct ec longer met measur provid decis accord opinion advisori committe public contract adopt decis articl direct ec appli contract award contract entiti intend enabl carri electr gener england scotland wale articl decis base legal factual situat novemb appear inform submit unit kingdom report technic annex thereto revis signific fact legal situat condit applic articl direct ec longer met articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel march commiss charli mccreevi member commiss oj direct amend commiss regul ec oj oj oj order approxim peak demand final report report commiss staff work document technic annex report sec tabl refer technic annex technic annex report technic annex report technic annex