Gas Grid Access Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2010 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the access to gas supply. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Bioenergy Biofuel Authorization/permit Contract/agreement Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Energy Industry Act of 7 July 2005 (BGBl. I p. 1970). The present Ordinance lays down terms on which networker operators grant network users according to article 20(1) of the afore-mentioned Energy Industry Act access to their networks including the feeding of biogas as well as the connection of biogas plants to the distributions nets. The text consists of 42 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Terms of contract concerning access to supply nets (2); Development of net access (3); Cooperation of net operators (4); Accounting and control of energy (5); Bio-gas (6); Special provisions for operators of storage, LNG and production facilities as well as gas power plants (7); Publication and information duty (8); Change of gas supply (9); Measures (10); Refusal of net access according to § 25 of the Energy Industry Act (11); Powers of regulatory authorities (12); Other provisions (13). Full text German Website www.gesetze-im-internet.de References - Legislation Implements Energy Industry Act. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2024) Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental planning, Data collection/reporting, Renewable energy, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Emissions, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, EIA, Policy/planning, Hydropower generation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Low Voltage Connection Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2006 (2016) Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Renewable Energy Sources Act 2014. Legislation | Germany | 2014 Keyword: Renewable energy, Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023). Legislation | Germany | 2014 (2024) Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX First Ordinance amending the Gas Grid Access Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2017 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Authorization/permit, Contract/agreement, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX