The Department is today publishing its Decision paper on the legislative proposals to implement the Third EU Energy Package in Northern Ireland. The Decision paper follows an extensive consultation process on the implementation of the Third Package in Northern Ireland. Three separate consultation exercises have been undertaken by the Department - copies of these consultation papers and (except where respondents requested confidentiality) the responses to those consultations are available to view at the links below. In addition, the Department is publishing a Regulatory Impact Assessment on the proposals, and an independent technical analysis of the applicability of Article 9(9) of Directive EC/72/2009 ("the Electricity Directive") in Northern Ireland. (21/03/11)
Decision paper
Branded Decision paper on Implementation of EU third internal Energy package
December 2009 Consultation on Implementation of the Unbundling Provisions of the 2009 Electricity and Gas Directives
Responses to December 2009 Unbundling Consultations
October 2010 Consultation on the Implementation of the EU Third Internal Energy Package
Responses to October 2010 Consultation
