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Law No. 121 Of July 18, 2014 Energy Efficiency

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 121 din 18 iulie 2014 privind eficienţa energetică

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LEGE no. 121 121 of 18 July 2014 on energy efficiency
ISSUER PARLIAMENT
Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 574 574 of 1 August 2014



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Chapter I General provisions + Article 1 Regulatory and objective area (1) The purpose of this law is to create the legal framework for the elaboration and application of national energy efficiency policy in order to achieve the national objective of increasing energy efficiency. (2) The policy measures in the field of energy efficiency apply throughout the chain: primary resources, production, distribution, supply, transport and final consumption. (3) An indicative national energy reduction target of 19% shall be established by 2020. + Article 2 Energy efficiency policy (1) Improving energy efficiency is a strategic objective of national energy policy, thanks to the major contribution it has to achieving the safety of energy supply, sustainable development and competitiveness, to saving primary energy resources and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. (2) The national energy efficiency policy is an integral part of the state's energy policy and aims to: a) removing barriers to promoting energy efficiency; b) to promote energy efficiency mechanisms and financial instruments for energy saving; c) education and awareness of final consumers on the importance and benefits of applying measures to improve energy efficiency; d) cooperation between final consumers, producers, suppliers, energy distributors and public bodies in order to achieve the objectives set by the national energy efficiency policy; e) the promotion of fundamental and applied research in the field of efficient energy use. (3) The national energy efficiency policy defines the objectives of improving energy efficiency, indicative energy saving targets, measures to improve energy efficiency, in all sectors of the economy national, with special references on: a) the introduction of technologies with high energy efficiency, modern measuring and control systems, as well as energy management systems, for monitoring, continuous evaluation of energy efficiency and consumption forecasting energy; b) to promote the use of energy efficient equipment and equipment, as well as renewable energy sources, to end consumers; c) reducing the environmental impact of industrial and production, transport, distribution and consumption of all forms of energy; d) application of modern principles of energy management; e) the granting of financial and fiscal incentives, under the law; f) market development for energy services. + Article 3 Duties and liabilities (1) In order to apply the provisions of this law, it is established within the National Energy Regulatory Authority, hereinafter referred to as ANRE, by order of the President of ANRE, Department for Energy Efficiency. (2) The organization and functioning of the Department for Energy Efficiency shall be approved by order of the President of ANRE, considering the following main duties and responsibilities: a) development of policy proposals and secondary legislation in the field of energy efficiency; b) monitoring the implementation of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan and related programmes to improve energy efficiency at national level, as well as energy savings resulting from the provision of energy services and other measures to improve energy efficiency; c) ensuring market surveillance of equipment and appliances for which there are specific regulations on energy efficiency and ecodesign; d) cooperation with domestic and international institutions and bodies in order to promote the efficient use of energy and reduce the negative impact on the environment; e) transmission to the Government, in order to inform the European Commission, by April 30 of each year, starting with 2015, of a report on the progress made in meeting the national energy efficiency objectives, drawn up in compliance with Annex no. 11, Part 1; f) elaboration of technical rules and regulations for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency in all fields of activity; g) authorization of energy auditors from industry and attestation of energy managers; h) making available to the public and regularly updating the list of available energy service providers who are qualified and/or certified and their qualifications and/or certifications; i) participation in the technical evaluation, approval and monitoring of investment projects in the field of energy efficiency, for which funding is required from the state budget and from other internal and external sources at the disposal of the Government; j) elaboration of the synthesis of the state of implementation of energy efficiency programs by economic operators; k) cooperation with the competent institutions in carrying out short, medium and long-term evaluations on the evolution of the energy supply-demand ratio and the calculation of energy efficiency indicators at national level; l) promoting the use of renewable energy sources to consumers, through actions complementary to regulatory activity; m) elaboration, including by co-financing from the state budget or from its own sources, studies for the foundation of national energy efficiency programs and participation in projects declared eligible, within the framework of efficiency programs energy and renewable energies, initiated by international bodies; n) participation in the foundation of indicative energy saving targets and measures to achieve them; o) monitoring of voluntary agreements initiated by the competent authorities; p) support, in collaboration with the National Authority for the Regulation and Monitoring of Public Procurement, of the central public administrations authorities for compliance with the obligation to purchase only products, services and buildings with high performance of energy efficiency, in so far as it meets the cost effectiveness, economic feasibility, increased viability, technical compliance and a sufficient level of competition; q) support the competent authorities in developing programmes to improve energy efficiency, programmes financed from the budgets of these authorities. (3) By order of the President of ANRE, the management and coordination of the Department for Energy Efficiency are provided by a Vice President of ANRE (4) In the exercise of his/her duties, the head of the Energy Efficiency Department shall issue decisions and instructions, (5) The tasks, tasks and individual responsibilities of the personnel of the Department for Energy Efficiency shall be established by the job description, drawn up according to the law. (6) The state of functions, the structure of posts on general directions, directions, services and compartments, as well as the personnel classification are approved by order of the President of ANRE, at the proposal of the head of the Department for energy efficiency. + Article 4 Meaning of terms and expressions For the purposes of this law, the following terms and expressions shall read as follows: 1. Individual action-action that leads to verifiable and measurable improvements or that can be estimated of energy efficiency and which is carried out as a result of a policy measure; 2. central public administration-specialized administrative department whose competence covers the entire territory; in accordance with art. 116 of the Romanian Constitution, republished, includes: ministries, other specialized bodies organized under the Government or ministries and autonomous administrative authorities; 3. aggregator-provider of services that summed up the load curves of some consumers in the short term in order to participate in the centralized electricity markets; 4. energy audit-the systematic procedure whose purpose is to obtain adequate data/information about the profile of the existing energy consumption of a building or a group of buildings, an industrial operation or plant, or commercial or private or public service, the identification and quantification of cost-effective energy saving opportunities and the reporting of results; 5. energy auditor-natural or legal person certified/authorized under the law that has the right to carry out energy audit to consumers; employees of legal entities, according to the legislation in force; 6. competent authority-authority with powers in the field according to the legislation in force; 7. public implementing authority-body governed by public law, responsible for carrying out or monitoring the taxation/taxation of energy or carbon, financial systems and instruments, fiscal incentives, standards and rules, energy labelling schemes, training and education for this purpose; 8. final customer/consumer-natural or legal person who uses energy for his/her own final consumption; 9. high-efficiency cogeneration-cogeneration that meets the criteria established by Government decision; 10. primary energy consumption-gross domestic consumption, with the exception of non-energy uses; 11. final energy consumption-all energy supplied to industry, transport, households, service and agriculture sectors, excluding energy for the electricity and heat production sector and to cover the own technological consumption in the energy sector installations and equipment; 12. energy performance contract-contractual agreement between the beneficiary and the supplier of a measure to improve energy efficiency, verified and monitored throughout the period of the contract, whereby expenditure on investments relating to to that measure shall be paid in proportion to a level of energy efficiency improvements agreed by the contract or other agreed energy performance criteria, such as financial savings; 13. energy distributor-natural or legal person, including a distribution operator, responsible for the transport of energy, in order to deliver it to final consumers or to distribution stations selling energy to consumers end-use conditions; 14. energy-all forms of energy products, fuels, heat energy, energy from renewable sources, electricity or any other form of energy, as defined in art. 2 lit. ((d) of Regulation (EC) No 1.099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics; 15. energy efficiency-the ratio between the value of the performance result obtained, consisting of the resulting services, goods or energy or the resulting energy and energy value used for this purpose; 16. energy saving-the amount of energy saved determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after the implementation of any type of measures, including a measure to improve energy efficiency, ensuring the same time normalization of external conditions affecting energy consumption; 17. energy supplier-natural and/or legal person carrying out the activity of energy supply; 18. energy service provider-natural or legal person providing energy services or other measures to improve energy efficiency in the installation or at the premises of the final consumer; 19. financial instruments for energy savings-any financial instrument, such as funds, subsidies, tax cuts, loans, financing by third parties, energy performance contracts, energy savings guarantee contracts, outsourcing contracts and other contracts of the same nature that are available on the market, by public institutions or private bodies to cover, in part or in full, the initial cost of measures to improve efficiency energy; 20. improvement of energy efficiency-increasing energy efficiency as a result of technological, behavioral and/or economic changes; 21. Efficient heating and cooling-heating and cooling option which, compared to a baseline scenario reflecting the normal situation, measurably reduces the primary energy consumption required to supply a delivered energy unit within a Relevant system boundaries, in a cost-efficient manner, as assessed in the cost-benefit analysis, taking into account the energy required for extraction, conversion, transport and distribution; 22. efficient individual heating and cooling-option on providing individual heating and cooling that, compared to efficient district heating and cooling, measurably reduces the primary energy consumption from non-renewable sources required to provide an energy unit delivered within a relevant system limit or require the same primary energy consumption from non-renewable sources, but at a lower cost, taking into account the energy required for extraction, conversion, transport and distribution; 23. Small and medium-sized enterprises, hereinafter referred to as SMEs-undertakings within the meaning of those defined in Title I of the Annex Recommendation 2003 /361/EC of the Commission of 6 May 2003 on the definition of micro and small and medium-sized enterprises; the category of micro and small and medium-sized enterprises consists of enterprises employing less than 250 employees and the figure of annual business does not exceed EUR 50 million and/or whose annual balance sheet does not exceed EUR 43 million; 24. energy manager-natural or legal person providing energy services certified under the law, whose object of activity is the organization, management and management of the energy processes of a consumer; 25. the policy measure-regulatory, financial, fiscal, voluntary or information provision tool to create a favorable framework, a requirement or an incentive for market players to provide and purchase services. energy and other measures to improve energy efficiency; 26. distribution operator-any natural or legal person who owns, under any title, a distribution network and who is responsible for the operation, maintenance and, if necessary, the development of the distribution network in a given area and, after the case, its interconnections with other systems, as well as ensuring the long-term capacity of the network to meet a reasonable level of demand for energy distribution under conditions of efficiency; 27. transmission system operator-any legal person who carries out the transport activity and who is responsible for the operation, maintenance and, if necessary, the development of the transport network in a certain area and, where it is applicable, its interconnection with other systems, as well as the provision of long-term capacity of the transmission network to cover reasonable requests for energy transport; 28. public body-contracting authority as defined in Directive 2004 /18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works, supply and service contracts; 29. mandated party-legal entity to which powers have been delegated by the public administration or another public body to develop, manage or operate a financing system on behalf of the public administration or other public body; 30. obligated part-energy distributor or energy supplier for which the national energy efficiency obligation schemes are mandatory; 31. the participating party-undertaking or public body which has committed itself to achieving certain objectives in the framework of a voluntary agreement or to which a national regulatory policy instrument applies; 32. report of the surfaces-the ratio between the total area of the buildings and the land area in a given 33. substantial rehabilitation-rehabilitation whose costs exceed 50% of the investment costs for a new comparable unit; 34. complex renovation-works carried out on the building envelope and/or on its technical systems, the costs of which exceed 50% of the tax/inventory value of the building, as the case may be, exclusively the value of the land on which the building is located; 35. energy service-the activity that leads to a physical benefit, a utility or a good obtained through the efficient use of energy with an energy efficient technology and/or action that may include the activities of operation, maintenance and control necessary for the provision of the service, which is provided on a contractual basis and which, under normal conditions, leads to an improvement in the energy efficiency and/or the verifiable primary energy savings and which can be measured or estimated; 36. efficient district heating and cooling system-heating or cooling system that uses at least: 50% renewable energy, 50% residual heat, 75% heat energy produced in cogeneration or 50% of a combination of the type of the above-mentioned; 37. energy management system-a set of interconnected or interacting elements belonging to a plan setting out the energy efficiency target and the strategy for achieving this objective; 38. intelligent metering system-electronic system that can measure energy consumption by providing more information than a traditional meter and which can transmit and receive data using a certain form of electronic communications; 39. energy service company of type ESCO-authorized legal or natural person providing energy services and/or other measures to improve energy efficiency within the consumer installation or premises and which, as a result of the provision of these services and/or measures, accepts a degree of financial risk; the payment for the services provided is based, in whole or in part, on improving energy efficiency and on the performance of other performance criteria agreed by the parties; 40. European standard-standard adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation or the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and made available to the public; 41. international standard-standard adopted by the International Organization for Standardization and made available to the public; 42. the total useful surface-the useful surface of a building or a part of the building where energy is used to adjust the indoor climate by: heating/cooling, ventilation/air conditioning, domestic hot water preparation, lighting, as the case may be; 43. cogeneration unit-production group that may operate under cogeneration; 44 44. low power cogeneration unit-cogeneration unit with installed capacity less than 1 MW (e); 45 45. Microcogeneration unit-cogeneration unit with an installed electric capacity of less than 50 kW (e). + Chapter II Efficient energy consumption in buildings + Article 5 Building renovation ((1) In order to mobilise investments in the renovation of residential and commercial buildings, both public and private, existing at national level, a long-term strategy, hereinafter referred to as a strategy, is being developed The strategy mainly aims to increase the energy performance of buildings and includes: a) the overview of the existing real estate fund at national level, based, where appropriate, on statistical samples; b) the identification of cost efficient and relevant renovation solutions for the type of buildings and the climate zone; c) cost-effective policies and measures to stimulate the complex renovation of buildings, including complex renovations carried out in stages; d) a forecast perspective, in order to guide the investment decisions of different persons, economic operators in constructions and financial institutions; e) an estimate based on concrete data of expected energy savings and other benefits. ((. A first version of the strategy shall be published on the website of the competent authority, shall be updated every 3 years thereafter and shall be transmitted to the European Commission as part of the national energy efficiency action plans. (3) The strategy referred to in paragraph ((1) shall be drawn up by the competent authority on the basis of the data and information contained, as appropriate, in studies, research, documentation, projects, etc., developed by higher education institutions, research institutes, professional associations and/or independent non-profit organisations with relevant tasks/activities in the field of energy efficiency/energy performance of buildings For this purpose they can contract, under the law, studies, research, documentation, financed from allowances from the state budget, within the limits of the funds approved annually with this destination in the budgets of the competent public authorities and/or other legally constituted sources. + Article 6 The role of public bodies buildings (1) Within the annual budgets, 3% of the total area of heated and/or cooled buildings for indoor climate insurance, held and occupied by the central public administration shall be renovated annually to meet at least the minimum requirements of energy performance in Head. IV "Energy performance requirements of buildings" of Law no. 372/2005 on the energy performance of buildings, republished. (2) The percentage provided in par. (1) is calculated on the total area of buildings with total useful areas of over 500 square meters owned and occupied by the central public administration, which, on January 1 of each year, do not meet the minimum energy performance requirements established pursuant to art. 4 4 of Directive 2010 /31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. After 9 July 2015, the threshold of 500 sqm the total useful surface of the building is reduced to 250 sqm. ((3) If the competent authority extends the obligations referred to in paragraph 1. (1) and to local public administration structures, the percentage of 3% is calculated on the total area of buildings with a total useful area of over 500 square meters and, as of July 9, 2015, of over 250 square meters, owned and occupied by the public administration the central and these structures of the local public administration, which, on January 1 of each year, do not meet the minimum energy performance requirements established pursuant to art. 4 4 of Directive 2010 /31/EU . (4) If, in application of the provisions of par. ((1), shall be chosen for measures for the complex renovation of buildings owned and occupied by the central public administration, shall be taken into account the renovation of the building as a whole, including the tyre, technical systems, operation and maintenance thereof. (5) It constitutes priorities in the application of energy efficiency measures, the buildings of the central public administration with low energy performance determined by their energy certification, to the extent possible from the point of view technical and cost effective. (6) The requirements provided in par. ((1) shall not apply to the following categories of buildings: a) buildings officially protected as part of a protected site or due to their particular architectural or historical value, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would objectionably alter the character or their appearance; b) buildings owned by the armed forces or central administration and serving national defense objectives, with the exception of individual living spaces or office buildings of the armed forces and other personnel employed by the national defence authorities; c) buildings used as places of worship or for other activities of a religious nature. (7) If more than 3% of the total area of central public administration buildings is renovated in a given year, the surplus may be accounted for in the annual renovation rate of any of the previous 3 years or after. (8) Within the annual renovation rate of central public administration buildings may include new buildings occupied and owned by it which replace specific demolished buildings of the central public administration in any of the 2 years precedents, as well as buildings sold, demolished or alienated, in any form and not included in the centralized inventory of goods in the public domain of the state, in any of the 2 previous years as a result of the more intensive use of other buildings. (9) For the application of para. (1), all administrative departments of the central public administration identify from the centralized inventory of goods in the public domain of the state heated and/or cooled buildings for indoor climate insurance, which, on December 31 2013, have total useful areas of over 500 square meters and, until July 9, 2015, of over 250 square meters, draw up their inventory, update it annually, responding for the completeness, reality and accuracy of the data, and, with the exceptions provided in par. ((6), make it available to the public by publishing on its website. The inventory shall include the following: a) total area, in square meters; b) the relevant energy data. (10) The competent authority centralizes the data and information from the inventories made and made available by the administrative departments of the central public administration and publishes on its own website the centralizer of the inventory heated and/or cooled buildings to ensure the indoor climate, owned and occupied by them that comply with the provisions of par. ((9). (11) For an alternative approach to the measures provided in par. ((1)-(9) and without prejudice to art. 7 7 of Directive 2010 /31/EU , cost-efficient measures can be adopted, including in-depth renovations and measures aimed at changes in occupant behaviour, to achieve, by 2020, an amount of energy savings in eligible buildings. held and occupied by the central public administration at least equivalent to that provided in par. ((1), reported each year. (12) For the purposes of the alternative approach, the energy savings that could be achieved by applying the provisions of par. ((1)-(8) is estimated by the use of appropriate standard values for the energy consumption of the types of central public administration reference buildings, before and after renovation and in accordance with the estimates of the total area of Inventory buildings. The categories of reference buildings of the central public administration are representative of its real estate fund. (13) Annually, until 31 December, the competent authority shall identify the alternative measures to be adopted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. ((11), as well as the way in which an equivalent improvement in the energy performance of buildings owned and occupied by the central public administration is achieved and notifies the European Commission. (14) Public bodies, including those organised at regional and local level, and bodies dealing with social housing covered by public law, are encouraged, according to their respective competences and administrative structures: a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, in its own right or as part of a general climate or environment plan, with specific objectives and actions on energy saving and energy efficiency, in order to respect the role of example of central public administration buildings provided in par. ((1), (9) and (11); b) implement an energy management system, including energy audits, as part of the implementation of the plan referred to in point (b). a); c) to use, where appropriate, energy service companies and energy performance contracts to finance renovations and implement plans to maintain or improve energy efficiency in the long term. (15) In order to achieve efficient energy consumption in buildings, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, as its competent authority in the field of construction, performs analyses and develops strategies, promotes public policy and specific legislation, initiates and monitors programs on increasing energy efficiency in buildings. (16) In order to carry out the actions provided in ((15): a) The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration collaborates with the Department for Energy Efficiency, the National Energy Regulatory Authority, the Department for Energy, Technical Universities and Architecture and research and design institutes, in order to provide them with the data and information they hold in the field of energy efficiency; b) public administration authorities implement annual programs to increase energy efficiency in buildings. (17) In order to fulfill the obligations provided in par. ((1) and para. ((16) lit. b), the financing of activities/works shall be ensured from the state budget through the budgets of the public administration authorities, under the law and/or from the structural and cohesion funds of the European Union, in accordance with the regulations and the procedures for accessing these funds and under the conditions laid down by the procedural documents specific to the implementation of the + Chapter III Public procurement + Article 7 Procurement by public bodies (. Central public administrations shall acquire only products, services, works or buildings with high energy efficiency performance, in so far as this acquisition meets the cost effectiveness, economic feasibility, increased viability, technical compliance and a sufficient level of competition as set out in Annex no. 1. (2) The obligation provided in par. ((1) shall apply to contracts of purchases of products, services, works or buildings by central public administrations. (3) The obligation referred to in par. ((1) shall apply to contracts of the armed forces only in so far as its application does not result in a conflict with the nature and main objective of the activities of the armed forces (4) The obligation provided in par. ((1) shall not apply to contracts for the supply of military equipment defined in Directive 2009 /81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply of goods and services by contracting authorities or entities areas of defence and security and amending Directives 2004 /17/EC and 2004 2004 /18/EC . (5) By exception to the application of the provisions of para. ((1) and (2), where a public body acquires a package of products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Directive 2010 /30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication, by labelling and standard product information, of energy consumption and other resources of energy-related products, it may require that energy efficiency total priority over the energy efficiency of the individual products of that package by purchasing the product package which meets the criterion of belonging to the highest energy efficiency class. + Chapter IV Programme of measures + Article 8 Energy policy measures (1) In order to achieve energy savings among consumers, energy efficiency policy measures are adopted between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2020, which aim to achieve savings, every year, of 1.5% of the volume annual energy sales to consumers of all distributors or to all energy suppliers in volume, calculated as an average over the 3-year period immediately preceding 1 January 2013. (2) Energy sales, in volume, used in transport, may be partially or fully excluded from the calculation provided in par. ((1). (3) The energy policy measures mainly relate to: a) achievement of independent energy audits; b) training of energy auditors; c) training and education, including consumer advice programmes, which lead to the application of energy-efficient technology or techniques and which have the effect of reducing energy consumption to end users; d) standards and rules aimed at improving the energy efficiency of products and services, including buildings and vehicles; e) energy labelling systems; f) voluntary regulations or agreements that lead to the application of energy-efficient technology or techniques and which have the effect of reducing energy consumption to end-users; g) support for the development of ESCO energy service companies; h) establishment of a specialized fund for investments in energy efficiency; i) financing systems and instruments or tax incentives that lead to the application of energy efficient technology or techniques and which have the effect of reducing energy consumption to end users; potential areas of funding includes energy efficiency measures in public, commercial and residential buildings, such as: high-efficiency cogeneration for heating processes and for cooling processes for end users, automation systems, etc. buildings for energy efficiency, energy auditing information systems, and developing skills in the field of energy efficiency. (4) The measures provided in par. (3) shall be implemented by national energy efficiency programmes and shall meet the following criteria: a) energy savings are determined in a transparent manner; b) the energy savings are expressed according to the primary energy consumption, according to Annex no. 2. (5) The amount of energy savings required or to be obtained by the energy policy measure shall be expressed in primary or final energy consumption, using the conversion factors set out in Annex no. 2, and energy savings are calculated using the methods and principles set out in Annex no. 3. (6) Subject to the limitation of the reduction of the energy savings provided in par. (1) to a maximum of 25%, the targets of energy savings resulting from the application of energy policy measures, as the sum of the national energy efficiency plan, are: a) 1% in 2014 and 2015; b) 1.25% in 2016 and 2017; c) 1.5% in 2018, 2019 and 2020, the average annual primary energy consumption in the 3 years prior to 1 January 2013. (7) When performing the calculation of the savings provided in par. ((6) shall be taken into account: a) the exclusion from the calculation of part or all of the energy sold and used in the industrial activities listed in Annex I to the Directive 2003 /87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Directive 96 /61/EC of the Council b) the decrease of energy savings made in the sectors of energy production, transport and distribution, including efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure, as a result of the implementation of the requirements provided in art. 14 14 and 15; c) decrease in energy savings resulting from the new individual actions implemented after 31 December 2008, which continue to impact in 2020 and which can be measured and verified. (8) The Department for Energy Efficiency monitors the realization of energy savings and prepares an annual report for the previous year until April 30, based on reports received from the institutions involved in the implementation of this Law by March 30. The report is published annually on the Department's website for energy efficiency. (9) The Fund provided in par. ((3) lit. h) is accessible to suppliers of measures to improve energy efficiency, such as energy service companies, independent energy advisers, energy distributors, distribution system operators, sales companies retail of energy and installers, as well as end-consumers. This fund is not in competition with measures to improve energy efficiency financed under commercial conditions. (10) The organization and functioning of the fund provided in par. ((3) lit. h) is established, within 90 days from the entry into force of this law, by Government decision. + Article 9 Obligations of economic (. Economic operators who consume an annual energy quantity of more than 1,000 tonnes of oil equivalent shall: a) to carry out every 4 years an energy audit on the entire energy consumption meter; the audit is developed by a natural or legal person authorized under the law and is the basis for the establishment and application of measures to improve efficiency energy; b) to draw up energy efficiency improvement programmes which include short, medium and long-term measures; c) appoint an energy manager, certified by the Department for Energy Efficiency, according to the legislation in force or to conclude an energy management contract with a natural person certified by the Department for Energy Efficiency that has the status of authorized natural person or a legal person providing energy services agreed under the law. ((2) In the case of economic operators holding subunits consuming more than 1,000 tonnes of oil equivalent (branches, working points, as well as other secondary premises) located in several geographical points, which are not directly linked by functionality or energy networks, each sub-unit located at a different geographical point from the other sub-units shall be considered in terms of its obligations as an independent unit. These independent units are applicable to the provisions of par. ((1). ((3) The energy efficiency improvement programs referred to in par. ((1) lit. ((b): a) shall be developed in accordance with the model approved by the Department for Energy Efficiency b) shall be transmitted to the Department for Energy Efficiency by 30 September of the year in which they were drafted. (4) Economic operators using an energy quantity of more than 1,000 tonnes of oil equivalent per year shall complete and transmit to the Energy Efficiency Department, by 30 April each year, the annual total consumption declaration of energy and energy analysis questionnaire of the energy consumer. (5) Economic operators who consume annually an amount of energy under 1,000 tonnes of oil equivalent per year, with the exception of SMEs, are obliged to draw up every 4 years an energy audit by a natural or legal person authorised in the the conditions of the law and underpinning the establishment and application of measures to improve energy efficiency. (6) Economic operators referred to in par. (5) complete and transmit to the Department for Energy Efficiency, by April 30 of each year, the total annual energy consumption declaration. (7) Economic operators referred to in par. ((1), (2) and (5) who have not carried out energy audits until the date of entry into force of this Law are obliged to carry out them by 5 December 2015. (8) In order to ensure the quality of energy audits, for any final customer, the Energy Efficiency Department shall issue the minimum criteria for energy audits based on the requirements set out in Annex no. 4, as well as a regulation on the attestation of managers and the authorization of energy auditors, except for energy auditors for buildings. (9) The Ministry of Economy, through the Department for Small and Medium Enterprises, Business and Tourism Environment, develops programs to encourage SMEs to submit to energy audits as well as subsequent implementation of the recommendations of these audits. (10) The Ministry of Economy, through the Department for Small and Medium Enterprises, the Business and Tourism Environment may establish support schemes for SMEs, including where they have entered into voluntary agreements, to cover the costs of a energy audit and the implementation of the cost-effective recommendations made after the energy audits, where the proposed measures are implemented, in compliance with the legislation in the field of State aid. (11) Economic operators who consume annually an amount of energy of more than 1,000 tonnes of oil equivalent and implementing an energy or environmental management system certified by an independent body in accordance with the Relevant European or international standards are exempted from the development of an energy audit every 4 years. (12) Local public administration authorities in localities with a population of more than 5,000 have the obligation to draw up energy efficiency improvement programs in which they include short-term measures and measures for 3-6 years. (13) Local public administration authorities in localities with a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants have the obligation: a) to draw up programmes to improve energy efficiency in which they include short-term measures and measures within 3-6 years; b) appoint an energy manager, attested according to the legislation in force, or to conclude an energy management contract with a natural person attested under the law or with a legal person providing energy services agreed in the law. ((14) The energy efficiency improvement programs referred to in par. ((12) and para. ((13) lit. a) shall be developed in accordance with the model approved by the Department for Energy Efficiency and shall be submitted to the Department for Energy Efficiency by September 30 of the year in which they were elaborated. + Chapter V Metering, billing, access costs + Article 10 Metering (1) To the extent technically possible, financially reasonable and proportionate in relation to potential energy savings, final consumers of electricity, natural gas, district heating, cooling and cooling. centralized and domestic hot water are equipped with individual meters at competitive prices, which exactly reflect the actual energy consumption of the final consumers and that provide information about the actual time of use. (. Such individual meters at competitive prices shall always be made available where: a) an existing counter is replaced, except where this is not technically possible or is not profitable in relation to the estimated long-term potential savings; b) a new connection is made in a new building or when a building is subject to major renovations, in accordance with the provisions Law no. 372/2005 , republished. (3) In so far as technically feasible, financially reasonable and proportionate in relation to potential energy savings, smart metering systems are implemented and smart meters of energy efficiency are mounted. natural gas and/or electricity, in accordance with Law on electricity and natural gas no. 123/2012 , as amended and supplemented, if: a) smart metering systems provide end-users with information on the actual period of use and the energy efficiency and end-user benefits are fully taken into account at the moment determining the minimum functionalities of the meters and the obligations imposed on market participants; b) smart metering systems ensure the security of smart meters and the communication of data, as well as the right to privacy of final consumers, in accordance with the legislation on data protection and privacy; c) at the request of the final consumer, the intelligent metering systems may measure the electricity exported to the network from the premises of the final consumer; d) at the request of the final consumers, the data recorded by the meters concerning their production or consumption of electricity shall be made available to them or to a third party acting on behalf of the final consumers in an easy format of understood that I can use to compare different offers under identical conditions; e) distribution operators have the obligation to inform and appropriate consumer assistance at the time of their installation, in particular as regards the full potential of smart meters in terms of metering management and monitoring of energy consumption. (4) If heating/cooling or hot water for a building is provided from the centralized heat supply system, it is mandatory to mount thermal energy meters at the demarcation/separation points of the installations from the point of view of the property or the right of administration. (5) In the condominium-type buildings connected to the centralized heat supply system it is mandatory to mount meters until December 31, 2016 for the individualization of energy consumption for heating/cooling and hot water at level of each apartment or space with another destination. If the use of individual meters is not technically feasible or is not cost effective it is mandatory to mount individual cost allocators on all heating bodies in the area. each real estate unit. (6) In the condominium buildings connected to the centralized system or equipped with a local source of thermal energy production at the level of the scale/block, the distribution of thermal energy consumption for heating/cooling and/or hot water is made based on the technical norms developed by the National Regulatory Authority for Community Services of Public Utilities. The rules include ways to allocate the related heat consumption: a) hot water consumption; b) heating of common spaces; c) heating of apartments and premises with other destination in the condominium. + Article 11 Billing information (1) To the extent that it is technically possible and economically justified, both in terms of invoicing electricity consumption and invoicing the distribution/transmission service provided, even in the case of electricity consumption. where the final customer does not have smart meters, the electricity billing data shall be accurate and based on actual consumption in accordance with Annex no. 5 5, point 1.1 1.1. For this purpose: a) the reading range of the meters for the purpose of issuing the final consumer bill may not exceed 6 months; b) the range of issue of invoices is usually monthly or agreed by contract, but without being able to exceed 3 months. (2) If, according to the contractual provisions, the reading of the meters is carried out at intervals higher than the billing interval, the amount of electricity invoiced between the readings shall be determined on the basis of the index transmitted by the final customer of the supplier by means of the contract. If the final customer does not transmit the index within the agreed period, the amount of electricity invoiced shall be determined on the basis of an estimated consumption of electricity, preferably agreed between the supplier and the end customer. (3) Final customers who have smart meters, which allow the storage and provision of accurate information on the actual consumption data used for billing, are provided with the possibility to verify the correctness of the invoices by accessing ease of the following types of additional information on previous electricity consumption: a) cumulative data used to issue invoices for at least the last 3 years or for the period since the beginning of the supply/transport/distribution contract or from the date of the installation of smart meters, if the latter are more years old; and b) detailed data according to the period of use for each day, week, month and year. These data shall be made available to the final consumer in accordance with the contractual provisions via the internet or the interface intended for the meters, for the period of at least 24 months prior to or for the period since the beginning of the the supply contract or the date of the installation of smart meters, if the latter are less than 24 months. (4) Whether or not smart meters are installed, the final customers shall be provided with: a) information on the content of electricity bills, at their request; b) information on previously made electricity consumption to be made available to an energy service provider designated by the end customer, insofar as this information is available, on the basis and in agreement with the written request received from the final consumer. (5) Whether or not smart meters have been installed, energy suppliers shall: a) on the basis of the written agreement of the final customer, to make available to an energy service provider designated by the final customer information on previous invoiced consumptions, in so far as this information is available; b) make available to the final customer several options on how to transmit invoices and invoicing information, including electronic transmission; also, at the request of the final customers, they are ensures a clear and understandable explanation of how to determine the payment amounts contained in the invoice, especially if the invoices are not based on actual consumption determined by reading the meter; in the invoice issued to the final customer will specify how to determine the consumption billed through periodic meter reading, self-reading or consumption estimate; c) make available the data on electricity consumption and the prices related to the period of consumption to which the data included in the invoices refer, in accordance with Annex no. 5 5; d) make available, at least once a year, in an invoice or in an annex thereto of the following data: (i) comparisons between the final energy consumption of the final consumer and the consumption of the previous year, preferably in graphic form; (ii) contact details (internet site addresses) of some energy institutions, where consumers can obtain information on available measures to improve energy efficiency, comparative profiles of end-users and technical specifications on energy equipment; (iii) the website address in which the electricity consumption of the standard end-users, by category of consumption, is found, in a clear and understandable form, where such sites exist; e) not to charge additional payments for the information requested by final customers relating to energy bills; f) to transmit, at the request of the final customers, the information on the current and estimated cost of electricity, in a timely manner and in an easy to understand format, allowing them to compare different offers for conditions identical/similar. + Article 12 Access costs for metering and billing information (1) Final customers shall receive all invoices and all information on the billing of energy consumption, as well as their consumption data, free of charge. (2) By exception to par. ((1), the distribution of costs in order to establish the payment obligations of the final customers for the individual energy consumption for heating and cooling shall be made by the managers of the condominium buildings without generating profit. Where such services are assigned to a third person, such as a service provider or heat supplier, the costs of reading, exploitation and distribution of consumptions shall be borne by the final customers. + Article 13 The information and end-user awareness programme (1) The Department for Energy Efficiency coordinates the development of information and motivation programs for small energy consumers, including households, to efficiently use energy. (2) The programs provided in par. (1) mainly include the following measures: a) a number of tools and policies to promote behavioural change, which may include: ((i) financial incentives; (ii) access to finance, grants or grants; (iii) the provision of information; (iv) exemplary projects; ((v) workplace activities; b) ways and means of engaging consumers and consumer organisations during the possible installation of smart meters by communicating the following elements: (i) energy-efficient and easy-to-achieve changes in the use of energy; (ii) information on energy efficiency measures. + Chapter VI Efficiency in power supply + Article 14 Promoting energy efficiency in heating and cooling services ((1) By 31 December 2015, the authority of the central public administration, on the basis of assessments drawn up at local level by local public administration authorities, shall draw up and submit to the European Commission a comprehensive assessment of the potential of implementing high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling throughout the national territory, containing the information set out in Annex no. 6. (2) Local and central public administration authorities shall adopt policies that promote, at local and regional level, the integrated development and use of efficient heating and cooling systems, in particular those using cogeneration of high efficiency, both for heating processes and for cooling processes for end users, in view of the development potential of local and regional thermal energy markets. (3) In order to carry out the evaluation provided in ((1), the local public administration authorities shall carry out, under the coordination of the central public administration authority, a cost-benefit analysis of the entire national territory, on the basis of climatic conditions, economic feasibility and the level of technical equipment, in accordance with Annex no. 7. Cost-benefit analysis must facilitate the identification of the most cost and resource-efficient solutions in order to meet heating and cooling requirements and can be part of an environmental assessment, according to the provisions Government Decision no. 1.076/2004 establishing the procedure for the implementation of the environmental assessment for plans and programmes, as amended. ((4) If the assessment referred to in par. (1) and the analysis provided in par. (3) identifies a potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration for both heating and cooling processes for end-users, whose benefits exceed the costs, the competent authorities shall take the measures suitable for the development of efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure and/or in order to foster the development of high efficiency cogeneration for heating processes and for cooling processes for users final and renewable energy sources, in accordance with paragraph 1. ((1), (6) and (10). ((5) If the assessment referred to in par. (1) and the analysis provided in par. ((3) does not identify a potential whose benefits exceed the costs, including the administrative costs of carrying out the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraph 3. (6), the installations from the application of the requirements provided in par. ((6). (6) Economic operators shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis in accordance with Annex no. 7 7 Part 2 when: a) a new thermoelectric plant with a total thermal power of more than 20 MW (t) is planned, in order to assess the costs and benefits related to the operation of the plant as a high-efficiency cogeneration plant; b) substantially rehabilitate an existing thermoelectric plant with a total thermal power of more than 20 MW (t), in order to assess the costs and benefits of its conversion into a high-efficiency cogeneration plant; c) substantially plan or rehabilitate an industrial plant with a total thermal power of more than 20 MW (t) which produces residual heat at a useful temperature level, with a view to assessing the cost and benefits of using heat residual to cover an economically justified demand, including through cogeneration, and to connect that installation to a district heating and cooling network; d) it is planned either a new district heating and cooling network, or a new energy production plant with a total thermal power of more than 20 MW (t) within an existing district heating or cooling network, or rehabilitation. substantial of such an existing facility, with a view to assessing the costs and benefits of using waste heat from nearby industrial plants. ((7) Mounting of carbon dioxide capture equipment produced by a combustion plant for its geological storage, as provided for in Directive 2009 /31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Directive 85 /337/EEC of the Council as well as Directives 2000 /60/EC , 2001 2001 /80/EC , 2004 2004 /35/EC , 2006 2006 /12/EC , 2008 2008 /1/EC and a Regulation (EC) No 1.013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is not considered as rehabilitation within the meaning of ((6) lit. b)-d). (8) The competent authorities may request the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraph 1. ((6) lit. c) and d) in collaboration with the companies responsible for the operation of district heating and cooling networks. (9) The provisions of par. ((6) shall not apply to: a) nuclear power plants; b) installations to be located near an approved geological storage site pursuant to Directive 2009 /31/EC . ((10) ANRE adopts authorization criteria, according to the provisions art. 8 8 of Law no. 123/2012 , as amended and supplemented, or equivalent criteria for granting the authorisation, after 31 December 2015, for: a) take into account the results of the comprehensive assessment provided in par. ((1); b) ensure the fulfilment of the conditions provided in par. ((6), (7) and (9); c) to take into account the results of the cost-benefit analysis provided in par. ((6). (11) Certain individual installations may be exempted, on the basis of the criteria provided in par. ((10), from the application of the requirement for the implementation of the options whose benefits exceed the costs, if there are legal, proprietary or financial reasons for this. In these circumstances, a reasoned notification of its decision shall be submitted to the European Commission within 3 months of the date of that decision. + Article 15 Energy production, transmission and distribution ((1) ANRE develops regulations whereby transmission system operators and distribution system operators of electricity and natural gas are obliged to provide network users with system services, as development smart grids, enabling them to increase energy efficiency, depending on their costs and benefits. (2) The system services provided in par. ((1) are provided by transmission system operators and electricity and natural gas distribution operators so as not to have a negative impact on the safety of the system. (3) The regulations on electric power transmission and distribution networks, as well as the methodologies for establishing the network tariffs approved by ANRE meet the criteria in Annex no. 8 8, taking into account the guidelines and network codes developed in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges of electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1.228/2003 . (4) Transport and system operators and electricity and natural gas distribution operators shall transmit to ANRE, until 30 June 2015: a) a report assessing the potential to increase the energy efficiency of electricity and natural gas networks, in terms of transport, distribution, load management and interoperability, as well as the connection of production, including micro-generators; b) a programme of measures to improve the energy efficiency of networks, over a period of at least 5 years, linked to annual investment programmes, which are cost effective and the implementation timetable of the to them. ((5) ANRE may establish systems and tariff structures with a social purpose for the transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas provided on the network, so that any disruptive effects for the transmission and distribution system are minimum and proportionate in relation to the social objective. ((6) ANRE analyses the methodologies for the establishment of transmission and distribution tariffs and, where appropriate, takes measures to eliminate those incentive provisions that could impede the improvement of overall efficiency, including energy efficiency at the level of production, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and natural gas or those incentives which could impede the participation of final customers, directly or through aggregators, at the balancing market or at the market system services. ((7) ANRE includes in the methodologies for the establishment of transport and distribution tariffs rules by which transmission and system operators and electricity and natural gas distribution operators are stimulated to improve efficiency energy of networks, both from the point of view of their development planning and as an operation, and that tariffs allow electricity and natural gas suppliers to improve the participation of end customers in the efficiency of the system, including by responding to the request, Law no. 123/2012 , with subsequent amendments and completions. ((8) Without prejudice to art. 16 16 para. ((2) of Directive 2009 /28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001 /77/EC and 2003 2003 /30/EC and taking into account art. 15 15 of Directive 2009 /72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003 /54/EC and the need to ensure the continuity of the supply of thermal energy, transmission system operator and distribution system operators, when ensuring the dispatching of electricity producers on their own network, have the following obligations, subject to the requirements set by ANRE regarding the maintenance of reliability and safety of the network: a) guarantees the transport and distribution of electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration; b) ensure priority access or guaranteed to electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration, according to the regulations in force; c) dispatches with priority the electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration, safely in operation of the national electropower system. (9) ANRE approves by order rules on the establishment of the order of merit of electricity producers benefiting from priority access. When granting priority access for electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration or its dispatching, ANRE can establish hierarchies between different technologies for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high-efficiency cogeneration, as well as between manufacturers using the same technology from these sources, without hindering the priority access of energy produced from different renewable sources. (10) The transmission system operator and the distribution system operators shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex no. 9. (11) Manufacturers holding high-efficiency cogeneration units of low power or micro-cogeneration units are entitled to the application of simplified procedures for connection to the electricity grid. (12) The transmission system operator and distribution system operators are obliged to develop and apply simplified procedures in accordance with the "install and inform" ANRE regulations, facilitating the connection to the network of microcogeneration units, according to the legislation in force. (13) If it is technically and economically feasible for high-efficiency cogeneration units and subject to the reliability and safety of the network, ANRE lays down rules to enable energy producers High-efficiency cogeneration power to provide balancing services and other operational services to the transmission system operator and distribution system operators. The transmission system operator and distribution system operators shall purchase these services on a competitive, transparent, non-discriminatory basis and easy to verify. (14) The network connection works of high-efficiency cogeneration units shall be carried out by the executors selected by their holders, according to the legislation in force. (15) ANRE approves rules for the participation of final customers in the wholesale and retail electricity market, similar to those related to electricity suppliers. ((16) ANRE establishes, in the technical and commercial regulations, rules by which the transmission system operator and distribution system operators acquire non-discriminatory system services and balancing services from final customers, including energy aggregators, according to the technical capacity of their respective customers, with the maintenance of the operational safety of the power grids. ((17) In order to promote the participation of final customers in the system services markets, the transmission system operator and the distribution system operators are required to determine the technical arrangements for their participation in those markets, the basis of the response capacities on request, which they submit to the ANRE notice. When drawing up the said technical rules, the transmission system operator and distribution operators shall collaborate with the final customers and the energy aggregators. + Chapter VII Availability of qualification, accreditation and certification systems + Article 16 Information and training (1) The Energy Efficiency Department monitors how information on energy, financial and legal efficiency mechanisms is transparent and widely disseminated and actively to all relevant actors on the the market, such as consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements. (2) The Department for Energy Efficiency and Central Public Authorities shall provide information to financial and banking institutions to stimulate the financing of energy efficiency programs. ((3) Market operators shall provide adequate, specific and advisory information on the energy efficiency of final consumers. (4) The competent authorities, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall promote appropriate information, awareness-raising and training initiatives to inform citizens of the benefits and aspects the practice of adopting measures to improve energy efficiency. + Chapter VIII Energy services + Article 17 Energy services (1) The Energy Efficiency Department promotes the development of the energy services market and regulates access to it, in particular for SMEs, by: a) dissemination of clear and easily accessible information on: (i) the available energy service contracts and the clauses to be included in these contracts in order to guarantee energy savings and final consumer rights; (ii) financial instruments, incentives, grants, facilitation of loans from financial and banking institutions, as appropriate, to support energy efficiency projects and the work of ESCO-type energy services companies; b) encouraging the use of the quality labelling system, including by professional associations; c) making available to the public by publishing on its website and constantly updating the list of available energy service providers who are qualified and/or certified and qualifications and/or certifications or the use of an interface with which energy service providers are able to provide information; d) support the public sector in the call for energy service offers, in particular for the substantial renovation of buildings, by providing information on best practices for performance contracts energy, including, if available, a cost-benefit analysis using a life-cycle approach; e) carrying out qualitative analysis with the competent authorities on current and future developments in the energy services market, which is included in the national action plan for energy efficiency. (. The Energy Efficiency Department and the competent authorities shall support the proper functioning of the energy services market, as appropriate, by: a) the identification and publication of the point/contact points where the final consumers can obtain the information referred to in par. ((1); b) the removal of regulatory and non-regulatory barriers preventing the conclusion of energy performance contracts and the adoption of other models of energy efficiency services in order to identify and/or implement of measures intended for energy saving; c) the effective treatment of complaints and the out-of-court settlement of disputes arising from an energy service contract by calling the services of a mediator, under the conditions Law no. 192/2006 on mediation and organization of the profession of mediator, with subsequent amendments and completions; d) granting the possibility for independent intermediaries on the market to play a role in stimulating market development in supply and demand. (3) Any activity of distributors and energy suppliers which could impede the demand and supply of energy services or other measures to improve energy efficiency or which could impede the development of markets shall be prohibited. for such services or measures, including the blocking of markets for competitors or abuse of a dominant position. + Chapter IX Sanctions + Article 18 Sanctions (1) The following facts are contraventions: a) failure by economic operators of the provisions of art. 9 9 para. ((1) lit. a); b) failure by economic operators of the provisions of art. 9 9 para. ((1) lit. b); c) failure by economic operators of the provisions of art. 9 9 para. ((1) lit. c); d) failure by economic operators of the provisions of art. 9 9 para. ((4); e) failure by economic operators of the provisions of art. 9 9 para. ((6); f) non-compliance by economic operators with the provisions of art 9 9 para. ((7). (2) Contraventions provided in par. (1) shall be sanctioned, as follows: a) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. a), with a fine of 10,000 lei to 200,000 lei, calculated in proportion to the size of consumption, as follows: P = 0.9 x C + 10,000 lei, where: P = value of penalty in lei; C = annual fuel consumption in tonnes oil/year equivalent; b) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. b), with a fine of 15,000 lei to 30,000 lei; c) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. c), with a fine of 10,000 lei to 20,000 lei; d) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. d), with a fine of 1,000 lei to 5,000 lei; e) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. e), with a fine of 2,000 lei to 5,000 lei; f) the contraventions provided in par. ((1) lit. f), with a fine of 1,000 lei to 2,000 lei. (3) The finding of contraventions and the application of sanctions shall be made by the authorized personnel of ANRE. (4) The provisions of this Article shall be supplemented by provisions Government Ordinance no. 2/2001 on the legal regime of contraventions, approved with amendments and additions by Law no. 180/2002 , with subsequent amendments and completions. + Chapter X Final provisions + Article 19 (1) The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan shall be updated within 120 days from the entry into force of this Law and every 3 years, being approved by Government Decision. (2) For the unitary application of the provisions of this law, the Department for Energy and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration may issue instructions, for specific fields, which are approved by order of ministers and shall be publish in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. (3) The provisions of this Law shall be supplemented by provisions Law no. 372/2005 on the energy performance of buildings, republished, and of Government Decision no. 219/2007 on the promotion of cogeneration based on the demand for useful heat energy. (4) Within 90 days from the date of publication of the present law, ANRE has the necessary measures for the application of the provisions of art. 3. (5) The first National Energy Efficiency Action Plan shall be notified to the European Commission of the assessment of the measures taken or which will be taken, where appropriate, to eliminate regulatory or other barriers arising in the way of energy efficiency. Disposal measures may include: provision of incentives, repeal or amendment of legal or regulatory provisions, simplification of administrative procedures, provision of vocational education and/or training or technical assistance in energy efficiency. + Article 20 ((1) Annexes no. 1-11 are an integral part of this law. (2) On the date of entry into force of this Law, the Government Ordinance no. 22/2008 on energy efficiency and promotion of the use of renewable energy sources, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 628 628 of 29 August 2008, as amended. This law transposes Directive 2012 /27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009 /125/EC and 2010 2010 /30/EU and repealing the Directives 2004 /8/EC and 2006 2006 /32/EC ,, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series no. 315 315 of 14 November 2012. This law was adopted by the Romanian Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of art. 75 75 and art. 76 76 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution, republished. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT VALERIU-STEFAN ZGONEA SENATE PRESIDENT CĂLIN-CONSTANTIN-ANTON POPESCU-TARICEANU Bucharest, 18 July 2014. No. 121. + Annex 1 ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS for the purchase of products, services and buildings by the central administration To the extent that this complies with the cost-effectiveness, economic feasibility, greater sustainability, technical suitability, and sufficient competition, the central governments purchasing products, services or buildings: a) where a product is regulated by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Directive 2010 /30/EU or by an appropriate implementing directive of the European Commission, only acquires products which comply with the criterion of belonging to the highest energy efficiency class possible from the perspective of the need to ensure a sufficient competition; b) where an unregulated product complies with point (a). a) is governed by an implementing measure under the Directive 2009 /125/EC adopted after the entry into force of Directive 2012 /27/EC , purchase only products which comply with the energy efficiency reference values specified in that implementing measure; c) acquires only products representing office equipment regulated by Decision 2006 /1005/EC of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment which comply energy efficiency requirements and which are as stringent as those listed in Annex C to the Agreement attached to that Decision; d) only acquire the tyres that meet the highest fuel efficiency criterion, in accordance with the definition of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1.222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with regard to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters. This requirement does not preclude public bodies from purchasing tyres with the highest adhesion class or class of external noise driving justified by reason of safety and public health; e) require, in the framework of tenders for service contracts, that service providers use, in the provision of the services concerned, only products that meet the requirements referred to in point (a). a)-d) when providing those services. This requirement applies only to new products, purchased by service providers partially or entirely for the purpose of providing the service in question; f) acquires or concludes new lease agreements only of buildings that meet at least the minimum requirements for energy performance, referred to in art. 6 6 para. ((1) of the Act, unless the purpose of the purchase is: (i) thorough renovation or demolition; ((ii) in the case of public bodies, to resell the building without using it for the purposes of the public body; or (iii) its conservation as an officially protected building as part of a complex designated as such or due to architectural or historical values. The degree of compliance with these requirements shall be verified on the basis of the energy performance certificates referred to in art. 11 11 of Directive 2010 /31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. + Annex 2 ENERGY CONTENT of fuels selected for final use Conversion table ┌ ----------------------------- [...] [...] [...] [...] | Energy product | kJ (PCI) | kgep (PCI) | kWh (PCI) | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg coke | 28500 | 0,676 | 7,917 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg anthracite | 17200-30700 | 0,411-0,733 | 4,778-8,528 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg lignite lighters | 20000 | 0,478 | 5,556 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg upper lignite | 10500-21000 | 0,251-0,502 | 2,917-5,833 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg lignite | 5600-10500 | 0,134-0,251 | 1,556-2,917 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg bituminous shale | 8000-9000 | 0,191-0,215 | 2,222-2,500 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg peat | 7800-13800 | 0,186-0,330 | 2,167-3,833 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg peat briquettes | 16000-16800 | 0,382-0,401 | 4,444-4,667 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg heavy crude oil | 40000 | 0,955 | 11,111 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg fuel oil | 42300 | 1,010 | 11,750 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg petrol | 44000 | 1,051 | 12,222 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg paraffin | 40000 | 0,955 | 11,111 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg liquefied petroleum gas | 46000 | 1,099 | 12,778 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg natural gas * 1) | 47200 | 1,126 | 13,10 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg liquefied natural gas | 45190 | 1,079 | 12,553 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg wood (humidity 25%) * 2) | 13800 | 0,330 | 3,833 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg wood pellets/lighters | 16800 | 0,401 | 4,667 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kg waste | 7400-10700 | 0,177-0,256 | 2,056-2,972 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 MJ derived heat | 1000 | 0.024 | 0,278 | ├ ----------------------------- 留言 | 加入好友 ---- | 1 kWh electricity | 3600 | 0.086 | 1* 3) | └ ----------------------------- [...] [...] [...] [...] Source: Eurostat * 1) 93% methane * 2) Other values may be applied, depending on the type of wood used the most. * * 3) Applicable where energy savings are calculated as primary energy by means of an upward approach based on final energy consumption. For electricity savings in kWh, a default coefficient of 2,5 can be applied or another coefficient can be applied, provided that it can justify its value. + Annex 3 COMMON METHODS AND PRINCIPLES Calculation of the impact of the relevant obligations energy efficiency and other policy measures pursuant to art. 9 9 and 14 of the law 1. The calculation methods of energy savings within the meaning of art. 9 9 and 14 of the law The obligated, participating or mandated parties or public implementing authorities may use one or more of the following methods of calculation of energy savings: a) expected savings, by reference to the results of previous energy improvements monitored independently in similar installations. The generic approach is called ex ante; b) metered savings, in which the savings from the installation of the measure or package of measures are established by recording the actual reduction of the energy used, taking into account factors such as additionality, occupation, production levels and weather conditions that may affect consumption. The generic approach is termed ex post; c) graduated energy savings, through which technical estimates are used. This approach can only be used if the determination of strictly measured data for a specific installation is difficult or far too expensive; for example, replacing a compressor or an electric motor with a nominal value. in kWh different from that for which independent information on energy savings has been measured, or where it is carried out on the basis of methodologies and reference standards established at national level by qualified experts or accredited that are independent of the obligated, participating or mandated parties involved; d) monitored energy savings, in which the response of consumers to recommendations, information campaigns, labelling or certification systems or smart meters is established. This approach can only be used for energy savings resulting from changes in consumer behaviour. It cannot be used for savings resulting from the introduction of concrete measures. 2. In determining energy savings for an energy efficiency measure the following principles shall apply: a) credit may be granted only for savings exceeding the following levels: ((i) Union emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles following the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO (2) emissions from light vehicles and, respectively, Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 laying down performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO (2) emissions from light vehicles; ((ii) the Union requirements for the disposal of certain energy-related products from the market following the implementation of the implementing measures under the Directive 2009 /125/EC ;; and b) in order to take account of the climatic variations between the regions, the savings may be adjusted to a standard value or different energy savings are established according to the temperature variations between the regions; c) it must be possible to demonstrate that the activities of the obligated, participating or entrusted party are relevant to the achievement of the expected d) energy savings from an individual action can only be claimed by one party; e) the calculation of energy savings takes into account the life of savings. This can be achieved by calculating the savings that each individual action will achieve between the date of its implementation and 31 December 2020. Alternatively, a method other than expected to achieve at least the same total amount of savings may be adopted. Where other methods are used, the total amount of energy savings calculated on the basis of these other methods must not exceed the value of the energy savings that would have resulted from the calculation at the time of the calculation of the savings that each individual action will be carried out between the date of its implementation and 31 December 2020. In the first national energy efficiency action plan in accordance with Annex no. 11 to the law, describe in detail the other methods they used and what provisions were applied to ensure the fulfilment of this mandatory calculation requirement; f) the shares of the obligated, participating or mandated parties shall be permitted either individually or together, aimed at a lasting transformation of products, equipment or markets to a higher level of energy efficiency; and g) in order to promote the adoption of energy efficiency measures, quality standards for products, services and measures should be respected. Where there are no such standards, the public implementing authorities shall act together with the obligated, participating or mandated parties to introduce them. 3. In determining energy savings from policy measures, the following principles shall apply: a) credit only for energy savings from taxation measures exceeding the minimum levels of taxation applicable to fuels as provided for in Directive 2003 /96/EC of the Council of 27 October 2003 on the restructuring of the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, or Directive 2006 /112/EC of the Council of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax; b) recent and representative official data on price elasticity are used for the calculation of the impact; and c) the energy savings from the accompanying instruments of taxation policy, including tax incentives or payment to a fund, are accounted for separately. 4. Notification of methodology Except in the case of taxes, the notification includes details of a) the obligated, participating or entrusted parties or public enforcement authorities; b) target sectors; c) the level of the energy saving objective or savings expected to be achieved throughout the period and in the intermediate periods; d) the duration of the period of obligation and of intermediate periods; e) the categories of eligible measures; f) the calculation methodology, including the modalities for the establishment of additionality and the relevance and methodologies and reference standards which are used for technical estimates; g) the life of the measures; h) the approach chosen to address climate change; i) quality standards; j) the monitoring and verification protocols and how their independence from the obligated, participating or mandated parties is ensured; k) audit protocols; and l) the way in which the need to fulfil the requirement laid down in art. 8 8 para. ((1) of the law. In the case of taxes, the notification shall include details a) the target sectors and the taxpayer segment; b) the public implementing authority; c) the savings to be achieved; d) the duration of the tax measure and intermediate periods; and e) calculation methodology, including the elasticity of the price used. + Annex 4 MINIMUM CRITERIA for energy audits, including those deployed as part of the energy management systems Energy audits referred to in art. 9 of the Act is based on the following guidelines: a) is based on updated, measured and traceable operational data on energy consumption and (for electricity) load profiles; b) contain a detailed review of the energy consumption profile of buildings or groups of buildings, industrial operations or installations, including transport; c) is based, whenever possible, on life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) and not on simple repayment periods (SPPs) to take into account long-term savings, residual long-term investment values and low-cost ratios. updating; d) are proportionate and sufficiently representative to enable the creation of a reliable picture of overall energy performance and the reliable identification of the most significant opportunities for improvement. Energy audits allow detailed and validated calculations for the proposed measures so as to provide clear information on potential savings. The data used in the energy audits are stored for the purpose of historical analysis and performance tracking. + Annex 5 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS for billing and information on billing based on actual consumption 1. Minimum Requirements for Billing 1.1. Billing based on actual consumption In order to allow final consumers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing should be made on the basis of actual consumption, at least once a year, and billing information should be made available at least. quarterly, on request or if consumers have opted for the electronic invoice, or twice a year in the other cases. The gas used only for cooking may be exempted from the application of this requirement. 1.2. Minimum information included in the invoice The following information, as the case may be, shall be made available to final consumers, in a clear and understandable form, by means of invoices, contracts, transactions and receipts issued in the distribution stations: a) actual actual prices and actual energy consumption; b) comparisons between the final energy consumption of the final consumer and the consumption corresponding to the same period of the previous year, preferably in graphic form; c) contact information for final consumer organisations, energy agencies or similar bodies, including internet site addresses where information on available efficiency improvement measures can be obtained energy, comparative end-user profiles and technical specifications on energy equipment. In addition, whenever possible and useful, comparisons must be made available to end consumers with an average end user of normalized or calibrated energy, from the same consumption category, in a clear and understandable form, by means or signalled in the invoices, contracts, transactions and receipts issued at the distribution stations. 1.3. Advice on energy efficiency in invoices and other forms of retransmission of information to final consumers When sending contracts and changes to them, as well as in invoices sent to consumers or via websites aimed at individual consumers, energy distributors, system operators, etc. of distribution and energy suppliers inform customers, in a clear and understandable manner, of contact details of independent consumer advice centres, energy agencies or other similar institutions, including their internet addresses, where consumers can get advice on available energy efficiency measures, reference profiles on individual energy consumption and other technical specifications of energy appliances that can help reduce energy consumption of appliances. + Annex 6 The potential for energy efficiency in terms of heating and cooling services 1. Comprehensive assessment of the national heating and cooling potentials referred to in art. 14 14 para. ((1) of the law includes: a) a description of the heating and cooling demand; b) a forecast of how this request will change over the next 10 years, taking into account in particular the evolution of the demand for heating and cooling of buildings and the various industrial sectors; c) a map of the national territory, in which they are identified, while protecting sensitive commercial information: ((i) points with demand for heating and cooling, including: -municipalities and conurbations with a surface ratio of at least 0,3; and -industrial areas with total annual consumption for heating and cooling over 20 GWh; (ii) existing and planned district heating and cooling infrastructure; (iii) potential points with sources of heating and cooling, including: -electricity generation installations with a total annual energy production of more than 20 GWh; -waste incineration plants; and -existing and planned cogeneration plants, which use the cogeneration technologies provided for in Government decision and district heating installations; d) identification of the heating and cooling demand that can be met through high-efficiency cogeneration, including through residential microcogeneration, and through the district heating and cooling network; e) identification of the potential for additional high-efficiency cogeneration, including the rehabilitation of existing industrial and production facilities and the construction of new such facilities or other facilities producing heat residual; f) identification of the energy efficiency potential of district heating and cooling infrastructure; g) strategies, policies and measures that could be adopted by the years 2020 and 2030 in order to achieve the potential mentioned in lett. e) and to fulfill the request from lit. d), including, where appropriate, proposals for: (i) increasing the share of cogeneration with regard to heating and cooling systems and electricity production; (ii) the development of efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to enable the development of high-efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling services resulting from waste heat and renewable sources of energy; (iii) encouraging new thermoelectric installations and industrial plants producing waste heat to be located at sites where the maximum amount of residual heat available to meet the existing demand is recovered; or expected heating and cooling; (iv) encouraging new residential areas or new industrial plants that consume heat within production processes to be located where residual heat is available, as provided for by the comprehensive assessment, to be able to contribute to the realization of heating and cooling demand. This could include proposals that support the concentration of a number of individual installations at the same site in order to ensure optimal correspondence between the demand and supply of heating and cooling services; (v) the encouragement of thermoelectric installations, industrial plants producing waste heat, waste incineration plants and other energy waste transformation plants to be connected to the local district heating network or district cooling; (vi) the encouragement of residential areas and industrial installations that consume heat in production processes are connected to the local district heating or cooling network; h) the share of high-efficiency cogeneration and established potential as well as the progress made under Directive 2004 /8/EC ; i) an estimate of the primary energy to be saved; j) an estimate of public support measures for heating and cooling services, if they exist, with the mention of the annual budget and the identification of the potential supporting element. This is without prejudice to a separate notification of public support schemes for the assessment of State aid. 2. Accordingly, the comprehensive assessment can be made up of a set of regional or local plans and strategies. + Annex 7 COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS + Part 1 General principles of cost-benefit analysis The objective of preparing cost-benefit analyses-in relation to measures to promote energy efficiency in terms of heating and cooling services provided for in art. 14 14 para. (3) of the Act-is to provide a decision-making basis for the qualified prioritization of limited resources at the level of society. Cost-benefit analysis may cover a project evaluation or evaluation of a project group for a wider local, regional or national assessment in order to establish the most efficient heating or cooling option. of costs and benefits for a given geographical area, for the purpose of thermal energy planning. Cost-benefit analyses pursuant to art. 14 14 para. (3) of the Act include an economic analysis covering socioeconomic and environmental factors. Cost-benefit analyses include the following steps and considerations: a) Establishment of a system limit and geographical limit The scope of these cost-benefit analyses determines the relevant energy system. The geographical limit covers a well-defined geographical area, for example, a given region or metropolitan area, in order to avoid the selection of solutions that are not optimal, on the basis of the examination of each project. b) Integrated approach for supply and demand options Cost-benefit analysis takes into account all relevant system and geographical limit supply resources, using available data, including waste heat from power generation and industrial plants and energy from sources. renewable, and the characteristics and trends of the heating and cooling demand. c) Establishment of a baseline scenario The purpose of the reference scenario is to serve as a reference point to which alternative scenarios are assessed. d) Identify alternative scenarios All alternatives relevant to the baseline scenario shall be taken into account. Scenarios that are not feasible for technical, financial, national regulatory or time constraints may be excluded at an early stage of the cost-benefit analysis if this is justified on the basis of some technical reasons. Carefully documented, explicit and thorough considerations. Only high-efficiency, district heating and cooling efficiency options centralised efficiency or efficient individual heating and cooling supply should be considered in the cost-benefit analysis as alternative scenarios to the cost of heating. the baseline scenario. e) Method of calculation of surplus-benefit costs (i) The total long-term costs and benefits of the options for the supply of heating or cooling are assessed and compared. ((ii) The assessment criterion is the updated net worth (VNA) criterion. (iii) The time horizon is chosen in such a way as to include all relevant costs and benefits of the scenarios. For example, an appropriate time horizon could be 25 years for a gas-fired power plant, 30 years for a district heating system or 20 years for boiler-type heating equipment. f) Calculation and forecast of prices and other assumptions for economic analysis (i) assumptions shall be made, for the purposes of cost-benefit analyses, of the prices of the major input and output factors and the discount rate. (ii) The discount rate used in the economic analysis for the calculation of the updated net worth shall be chosen in accordance with European or national guidelines. * 1) -------- * 1) The national discount rate chosen for economic analysis should take into account the data provided by the European Central Bank. (iii) National, European or international forecasts for the evolution of energy prices shall be used if they correspond to the national and/or regional/local context of their own. (iv) Prices used in economic analysis reflect actual socio-economic costs and benefits and should include external costs, such as environmental and health effects, to the extent possible, for example when there is a market price or when already included in European or national regulations. g) Economic analysis: the inventory of effects Economic analyses shall take into account all relevant economic effects. In the scenarios analysed, one can assess and take into account, in the decision-making process, the energy and cost savings generated by the increased flexibility of energy supply and a closer operation of power grids, including avoided costs and savings avoided by reducing infrastructure investment. The costs and benefits considered shall include at least the following: ((i) Benefits -Value of production delivered to the consumer (heat and electricity) -External benefits, such as environmental and health benefits, as far as possible ((ii) Costs -Capital costs of plants and equipment -Capital costs of energy-related networks -Variable and fixed operating costs --Energy costs -Environmental and health costs as far as possible h) sensitivity analysis Sensitivity analysis is included to assess the costs and benefits of a project or group of projects based on different energy prices, discount rates and other variable factors with significant impact on the outcome of the calculations. Local public authorities, under the coordination of central public administration, must carry out economic and financial analysis. They shall provide the detailed methodologies and assumptions in accordance with this Annex and shall establish and publish the procedures for economic analysis. + Part 2 Principles within the meaning of art 14 14 para. ((6) and (10) of the Act Cost-benefit analyses provide information in order to carry out the measures referred to in art. 14 14 para. ((6) and (10) of the law: If an installation that produces exclusively electricity or a heat-recuperating installation is planned, a comparison shall be made between planned installations or planned rehabilitation and an equivalent installation which shall be carried out. produces the same amount of electricity or process heat, but which recovers waste heat and provides heat through high-efficiency cogeneration and/or district heating and cooling networks. Within a given geographical range, the assessment shall take into account the planned installation as well as any existing or potential corresponding thermal energy demand points that could be fed through this, taking into account rational possibilities (e.g. technical feasibility and distance). The system boundary shall be determined in such a way as to include the planned installation and thermal loads such as the building/buildings and the industrial process. Within this system boundary, the total cost of providing heat and energy is determined for both cases and then compares. Thermal loads include existing thermal loads, such as an industrial plant or district heating system and also in urban areas, the thermal load and costs that would exist if a group of buildings or parts of a city were found. provide and/or be connected to a new district heating network. The cost-benefit analysis is based on a description of the planned installation and the comparison plant/facilities, with reference to the electrical and thermal capacity, as the case may be, the type of fuel, the planned use and the number of hours of planned annual operation, location and demand for electricity and heat. For the purpose of the comparison, the thermal energy demand and the heating and cooling types used by the thermal energy demand points in the vicinity shall be taken into account. The comparison covers the costs of the infrastructure for the planned installation and the one with which the comparison is made. Cost-benefit analyses for the purpose of art. 14 14 para. ((6) of the law include an economic analysis, aimed at a financial analysis, which reflects the real transactions of liquidity flows from the investment in individual installations and their operation. Projects with positive results in terms of costs and benefits are those in which the sum of the updated benefits in the economic and financial analysis exceeds the amount of the updated costs (surplus cost-benefits). Guidelines on methodology, assumptions and time horizon for economic analysis are established. Companies responsible for the operation of electrical and thermal energy production facilities, industrial enterprises, district heating and cooling networks operators or other parties influenced by the limit of defined system and geographical limit, to contribute data for the use in the assessment of the costs and benefits of an individual installation. + Annex 8 ENERGY EFFICIENCY CRITERIA for regulating energy networks and for Electricity network charges 1. Network charges shall reflect the costs of cost savings in networks resulting from demand management measures and demand response as well as distributed generation, including savings resulting from declining demand. delivery prices or network investments and a more efficient operation of the network. 2. Networks and tariffs regulations do not prevent network operators or energy providers from providing system services for on-demand response management measures, demand management and distributed generation of demand response. the markets organised by electricity, in particular: a) the shift of the load from peak periods to the least congested by final consumers, taking into account the availability of energy from renewable energy sources, energy from cogeneration and distributed generation; b) energy savings from the demand response of consumers distributed by energy aggregators; c) reducing demand from energy efficiency measures adopted by energy service providers, including energy service delivery companies; d) the connection and distribution of production sources at lower voltages; e) the connection of production sources from a closer location to consumption; and f) energy storage. For the purposes of this provision, the term 'organised electricity markets' includes unregulated markets and electricity exchanges for the marketing of energy, capacity, compensation and support services in all ranges of time, including the forward markets, the markets for the next day and the same day markets. 3. Network or retail charges may support dynamic prices for on-demand response management measures adopted by final consumers, such as: a) tariffs corresponding to the duration of use b) prices from essential moments; c) prices in real time; and d) price reductions for peak periods. + Annex 9 ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS for operators of systems transmission system operators and operators Transmission system operators and distribution system operators shall: a) establish and make public the standard rules on supporting and sharing the costs of technical adaptations, such as network connections and network consolidations, more efficient network operation and the rules on implementation non-discriminatory application of network codes, which are necessary for the integration of new energy producers resulting from high-efficiency cogeneration within the interconnected network; b) make available to new producers of electricity resulting from high-efficiency cogeneration wishing to connect to the system the comprehensive and necessary information required by them, including: ((i) a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection; ((ii) a reasonable and precise timetable for the receipt and processing of the application with regard to network connection; ((iii) a reasonable indicative timetable for any proposal to connect to the network. The overall process for network connection should not take more than 24 months, taking into account what is reasonably achievable and non-discriminatory; c) provide standard and simplified procedures for the connection of distributed electricity producers produced by high-efficiency cogeneration in order to facilitate their connection to the grid. Standard rules laid down in lit. a) shall be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria, taking into account in particular the costs and benefits associated with the connection of those producers to the network. These rules may provide for different types of network connection. + Annex 10 MINIMUM LIST of elements to be included in its contracts in the associated performance specifications energy concluded with the public sector -Clear and transparent list of energy efficiency measures to be implemented or efficiency results to be achieved -The guaranteed savings to be achieved through the implementation of the contract measures -Duration and milestones of the contract, terms and period of notice -Clear and transparent list of the obligations of each Contracting Party -Date/reference dates setting out/establishing the savings achieved -Clear and transparent list of steps to be carried out to implement the measure or package of measures and, where relevant, associated costs -The obligation to fully comply with the measures provided for in the contract and to document all the changes made during the project -Regulations specifying the inclusion of equivalent requirements in any subcontracting to third parties -Clear and transparent display of the financial implications of the project and the distribution of the contribution of each party to the monetary savings achieved, namely, the remuneration of service providers -Clear and transparent provisions on the measurement and verification of guaranteed savings, quality checks and guarantees -Provisions clarifying the procedure for addressing the conditions for amending the framework affecting the content and the results of the contract, namely, the modification of energy prices, the intensity of the use of -Detailed information on the obligations of each Contracting Party and on penalties in case of infringement + Annex 11 GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING + Part 1 General framework for annual reports Annual reports shall be the basis for monitoring progress towards national targets for 2020 and shall include the following minimum information: a) an estimate of the following indicators for the year preceding the last year ended [year X* 1)-2]: --------- * * 1) X-current year. (i) primary energy consumption; (ii) total final energy consumption; (iii) final energy consumption in the sector -industry; -transport (divided between the transport of persons and goods, if available); --households; --services; (iv) gross value added in the sector -industry; --services; ((v) the total disposable income of households; ((vi) gross domestic product (GDP); (vii) the production of electricity on the basis of heat production; (viii) the production of electricity on the basis of combined production of electricity and heat; (ix) heat production on the basis of heat production; ((x) heat production on the basis of combined power generation plants and thermal energy, including industrial waste heat; (xi) fuel consumption for the production of thermal energy; (xii) travel-kilometres (pkm), if available; ((xiii) tonne-kilometres (tkm), if available; ((xiv) combined transport-kilometres (pkm + tkm), if (x) and (xi) are not available; (xv) population. In sectors where energy consumption remains stable or indicates a certain increase, the causes shall be analysed and the assessment of estimates shall be attached. The second report and the following also include lit. b)-e): b) updates to the main legislative and non-legislative measures implemented in the previous year contributing to the achievement of the overall national energy efficiency targets for 2020; c) the total area of buildings with a total useful area of over 500 m² and from 9 July 2015 of over 250 m², owned and occupied by the central administration, which, on 1 January of the year in which the report is to be presented, have not respected the energy performance requirements referred to in art. 6 6 para. ((3) of the law; d) the total area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned and occupied by the central administration of a Member State, which was renovated in the previous year referred to in art. 6 6 para. ((1) of the law, or the amount of energy savings in eligible buildings owned and occupied by the central administration, as referred to in art. 6 6 para. ((11) of the law; e) the energy savings achieved through the national energy efficiency obligation schemes or the alternative measures adopted. The first report shall also include the national objective referred to in art. 1 1 para. ((3) of the law. Additional national targets may also be included in the annual reports. They may concern in particular the statistical indicators listed in lett. a) of this part or a combination thereof, such as primary or final energy intensity or sectoral energy intensities. + Part 2 General framework of the national action plans for energy efficiency The national energy efficiency action plans must provide a framework for the development of national energy efficiency strategies. The National Energy Efficiency Action Plans cover significant measures to improve energy efficiency and expected/recorded energy savings, including those on supply, transportation and distribution of energy. energy, as well as energy efficiency in end users. The national energy efficiency action plans shall include the following minimum information: 1. Objectives and strategies -National indicative energy efficiency target for 2020, requested pursuant to art. 1 1 para. ((3) of the law; -National indicative objective on energy savings, provided for in art. 4 4 para. ((1) of Directive 2006 /32/EC ; -Other existing energy efficiency targets for the whole economy or specific sectors. 2. Measures and energy savings The national energy efficiency action plans shall provide information on the measures adopted or to be adopted for the implementation of the main elements of this Law and the related economies. with these. a) Primary energy savings The National Energy Efficiency Action Plans list the significant measures and actions taken to save primary energy in all sectors of the economy. Estimates of measures or packages of measures/actions on expected savings for 2020 and savings achieved by the time of writing of the report shall be provided. Where appropriate, information on other impacts/benefits of measures (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation, etc.) and the implementation budget should be provided. b) Final energy savings The first and the second national action plan for energy efficiency should include the results of the achievement of the final energy savings target provided for in art. 4 4 para. ((1) and (2) of Directive 2006 /32/EC . If it is not possible to calculate/estimate the savings for each individual measure, it is necessary to specify the reduction of energy consumption at the sector level on the basis of (combination) of measures. The first and the second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan must also include the measurement and/or calculation methodology required for the calculation of energy savings. If the "recommended methodology" is applied * 1), the national energy efficiency action plan should make references to it. ---------- * * 1) Recommendations on measurement and verification methods within the framework Directive 2006 /32/EC on energy efficiency in end-users and energy services. 3. Specific information on this Law 3.1. Public bodies (Art. 6 6 of the law) The national energy efficiency action plans must include the list of public bodies that have developed an energy efficiency plan in accordance with art. 6 6 para. ((14) of the Act. 3.2. Energy efficiency obligations (Art. 8 8 of the law) The national energy efficiency action plans shall include the national coefficients selected in accordance with Annex no. 2 2 to the law. The first national energy efficiency action plan must include a brief description of the national scheme or the alternative measures adopted. 3.3. Energy audits and management systems (Art. 9 9 of the law) The national energy efficiency action plans include: a) the number of energy audits carried out in the previous period; b) the number of energy audits carried out in large enterprises in the previous period; c) the number of large enterprises in their territory, with the indication of the number of enterprises for which art is applied. 9 9 of the law. 3.4. Promotion of efficient heating and cooling services (Art. 14 14 of the law) The national energy efficiency action plans shall include an assessment of the progress made with regard to the implementation of the comprehensive assessment provided for in art. 14 14 para. ((1) of the law. 3.5. Energy transmission and distribution (Art. 15 15 of the law) The first National Energy Efficiency Action Plan and subsequent reports to be drawn up every 10 years must include the assessments made, measures and investments identified to use the energy efficiency potential. of the natural gas and electricity infrastructure referred to in art. 15 15 para. ((4) of the law. 3.6. As part of the national energy efficiency action plans, the measures undertaken to enable and develop the response to the application as set out in art. 15 15 of the law. 3.7. Availability of qualification, accreditation and certification systems National Energy Efficiency Action Plans shall include information on available qualification, accreditation and certification systems or equivalent qualification systems for service providers. energy, energy audits and measures to improve energy efficiency. 3.8. Energy services (Art. 17 17 of the law) The national energy efficiency action plans must include a link to the website where the list or interface of the energy service providers referred to in art. 17 17 para. ((1) lit. c) of the law. 3.9. Other measures to promote energy efficiency (Art. 19 19 para. ((5) of the Act] The first national action plan for energy efficiency must include a list of the measures provided for in art. 19 19 para. ((5) of the law. -------