Energy law (Austria)
The Energy Law is the set of legal norms that the energy control. In the narrower sense, energy law is the law of grid-based energy supply with electricity and gas, the relevant provisions of which in Austrian law include the Electricity Industry and Organization Act (ElWOG) and the Gas Industry Act (GWG).
The goals of Austrian energy law are the cost-effective supply of electricity and gas to the general public, the implementation of the provisions of Community law and the increase in the proportion of renewable energies (Section 3 ElWOG, Section 3 Gas Management Act) as well as the definition of public service obligations of the energy suppliers, including corresponding compensation regulations (Section 3 and 4 ElWOG, §§ 3 and 4 Gas Management Act). Section 3 of the Gas Management Act also stipulates the goal of an environmentally friendly gas supply.
At the beginning of the liberalization, which took place on the basis of the requirements of the European Union , the Austrian energy market still had a high degree of monopolistic and oligopolistic structures. In 2000 only 32% of the electricity market was liberalized. On the basis of Directive 2003/54 / EC, however, the electricity market in Austria and, on the basis of Directive 2003/55 / EC, the gas market had to be opened to all end users by July 1, 2007.
The division (fragmentation) of energy law in Austria into federal and state laws is due to the different competencies in the Austrian federal constitution . According to Art. 10 para. 1 no. 10 and 12 B-VG responsible in sub-areas and in basic legislation according to Art 12 no. 5 B-VG (insofar as Art 10 is not affected) and has a final right of devolution according to Art. 12 para. 3 B-VG. The provinces kind incumbent under 15 para. 1 of the Federal Constitution all matters not specifically assigned to the federal government.
See also
- TAEV - Technical connection conditions for connection to public supply networks with operating voltages up to 1000 volts
- Austrian energy industry
- Energy law (Germany)
- Energy law (European Union)
- European Union energy policy
literature
- Bernhard Raschauer: Handbook of Energy Law . 1st edition Vienna 2006, 210 pages, ISBN 978-3-211-30008-4
- Reinhard Schanda: Energy law . Practice Commentary, 3rd edition Vienna 2003, 488 pages, ISBN 978-3-7007-2259-5
- Antonius Opilio : European Energy Law . Edition Europa Verlag , 2005, ISBN 978-3-901924-21-7
