CEER – Council of European Energy Regulators
The CEER is a not for profit association which brings together the independent national energy regulators from the Member States of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA).
The CEER acts as a focal point for contacts between national energy regulators and is their interface at a European level with the European Commission, in particular DG Transport and Energy, DG Competition and DG Research, on energy issues.
The overall aim of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) is to facilitate the creation of a single competitive, efficient and sustainable internal market for gas and electricity in Europe. CEER also maintains close working relations with regulatory authorities in North America and Central and Eastern Europe.
CEER now has 29 members - the energy regulators from the 27 EU-Member states plus Iceland and Norway.
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ERGEG – European Regulators Group Electricity and Gas
ERGEG is a body of independent national energy regulatory authorities, which was set up by the European Commission as an Advisory Group to the Commission on energy issues. See European Commission's Decision of November 11, 2003 (203/796/EC).
Why was the ERGEG set up?
It was set up "to give regulatory co-operation and co-ordination a more formal status, in order to facilitate the completion of the internal energy market." ERGEG provides a transparent platform for co-operation between national energy regulatory authorities, and between these authorities and the Commission.
What are the ERGEG's objectives?
ERGEG is charged with advising and assisting the Commission in consolidating the internal energy market, in particular with respect to preparing draft implementing measures in the field of electricity and gas. The objective is to help ensure a consistent application in all Member States of the Electricity (2003/54/EC) and Gas (2003/55/EC) Directives as well as the Regulation (1228/2003) on cross-border exchanges of electricity.
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