Act on the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunication, Post and Railway. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 42, 12 July 2005, pp. 1970-2018. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Ozone layer Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to convert the “Agency for Post and Railway” into the “Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunication, Post and Railway”. Article 2 establishes that this Agency shall operate, inter alia, in the sphere of electricity and gas supply including the right to renewable energy. The text – consisting of 11 articles – deals with the composition, organization, statutes, and tasks of the afore-mentioned Agency. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de