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The impact of the proposed post-2012 EU ETS on the energy sector

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • March 31 2008

On 23 January the European Commission adopted its proposal for the regulation of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) after 2012

Commission targets electricity cartels

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
  • -
  • April 1 2007

On January 24, 2007 the Commission imposed a fine of 750 million on a cartel of eleven companies in the energy industry including Siemens, Areva, Alstrom, Schneider Electric, Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Corp

EU daily update: competition

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • October 15 2007

German-based energy company E.On AG has stated that it will raise its stake in its Swedish unit E.On Sverige to nearly 100 by taking over the 44.6 stake, worth 4.4bn, currently owned by Norwegian-based electricity company Statkraft

EU daily update: energy - 111007

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 11 2007

On October 10, 2007, a plan to build a pipeline to reduce central and eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian oil was signed by Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Azerbaijan and Georgia

EU daily update: energy - 261007

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 26 2007

The nuclear industry association FORATOM has welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of a report on conventional energy and energy technology

EU daily update: energy - 121007

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 12 2007

On October 12, 2007, the High Level Group (HLG), which was created by the European Commission in order to develop common understanding and reinforce common approaches in the fields of nuclear safety and waste management, held its first meeting

EU daily update: energy

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2007

The European Commission has launched infringement procedures against Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden for failure to notify their National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) by 30 June 2007, as required by the 2006 Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive

EU daily update: energy - 171007

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • October 17 2007

On October 17, 2007, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion, the last step before referral to the Court of Justice, to France and Latvia for failure to notify whether they implemented the measures required by Directive 200291EC on the Energy Performance of Buildings

EU daily update: energy - 161007

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • October 16 2007

The European Commission is expected to present, by the end of 2007, legislative proposals on how to reach a binding biofuels target for road transport of 10 by 2020

EU daily update: energy - 301007

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 30 2007

Portugal’s economy minister, Manuel Pinho, has stated that the EU’s research and development budget for the energy sector is too small and too biased in favor of nuclear plants and therefore it would be difficult to meet EU imposed targets on energy use