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MASTER CLASS PROGRAMME
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>> DAY 1 : WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE 2010
08h45 :
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Registration & welcome coffee
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| SESSION I : THE CHALLENGES FACING EUROPE'S ENERGY POLICY |
09h15 : |
Keynote presentation:
Olivier ONIDI
- deputy head of Cabinet of Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy.
- "Europe's response to the global energy and environment
challenges: a new Energy Policy for Europe"
- The policy drivers underlying the new European Energy Policy
- The two Strategic Energy Reviews
- Consequences of Copenhagen on the EU’s future energy policy
- The 20-20-20 initiative
- The EU’s 2050 Energy Policy: the new steps towards a common policy
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| SESSION II : EUROPE'S EMERGING EXTERNAL ENERGY POLICY AND SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY |
09h40 : |
Jean Arnold VINOIS
- Head of Unit, Energy Policy & Security of Supply, EC
- "Global energy challenges"
- The conclusions of the Second Strategic Energy Review
- "Speaking with one voice", what this means in practice
- The new emerging energy relation with the EU's major energy suppliers
- Oil stocks; a new approach
- Gas stocks; the new Draft Directive on Security of Gas Supply
- The role of nuclear in the EU's energy mix and EU rules on its development.
- Diversification of supply; new pipelines connections, LNG
- The Commission’s announced new Infrastructure Instrument
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Coffee break
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| SESSION III : THE INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET |
11h00 : |
Emmanuel CABAU
- Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, European Commission
Jean-Michel GLACHANT
- Professor, Loyola de Palacio Chair of Energy and Regulation EUI, Florence
- "Introduction to the Third Liberalisation Package
and the requirements of Unbundling"
- Analysis of the text of the Third IEM Directive, clause-by-clause
- Applying the requirements in practice
- What this means for companies
- Derogations
- Which approach will be taken by which country?
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| 13h00 : |
Lunch
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14h30 : |
Florian ERMACORA
- Policy officer, DG TREN, European Commission
Walter BOLTZ
- Chairman E-Control
- "The new architecture and functioning of decision-making on regulatory issues"
- Analysis of the text of the Third IEM Directive, clause-by-clause
- The role of national Regulators - how will the new Directive change this?
- The Agency, how will it function in reality?
- The first tasks and priorities of the Agency
- How will the Agency differ from the CEER and ERGEG?
- ENTSOE: its role and responsibility
- ENTSOE: how will it work in reality?
- When will comitology be used, how will it work in practice?
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| 16h30 : |
Coffee break
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17h00 : |
Christof SCHOSER
- Policy Officer, DG TREN, European Commission
Floris GRAEPER
- Manager Product Development & Market Research, Gas Transport Services
- Formerly DG TREN, European Commission
- "Gas and Electricity Regulation under the new Regulations"
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>> DAY 2 : THURSDAY 3 JUNE 2010
| SESSION IV : COMPETITION POLICY |
09h30 : |
Lars KJøLBYE
- Partner Howrey Brussels
- former Head of Unit Energy, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Marc VAN DER WOUDE
- Partner Stibbe Brussels
- Professor of Law, University of Rotterdam
- "Cartels and collusive practices in the gas and electricity sectors"
- Which types of agreement and practice constitute illegal cartels or collusive practices?
- How does the Commission go about collecting evidence?
- Previous cases and examples
- Long-term supply agreements
- Fines and fining policy
- Action by National Competition Authorities: who does what?
- How does compliance work?
- Designing a compliance programme for an electricity company
- The procedure followed when an infringement is suspected: from inspection to appealing the fine
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| 11h00 : |
Coffee break
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11h30 : |
Lars KJøLBYE
- Partner Howrey Brussels
- former Head of Unit Energy, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Robert KLOTZ
- Partner Hunton & Williams
- formerly Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
- "Abusing a dominant position on energy markets"
- What types of practices constitute abuse?
- When is a company dominant?
- Defining the relevant market in competition cases
- Examples from the energy sector
- Preventing market access
- Withdrawing capacity from the market
- Long-term contracts
- Joint purchasing
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Commentator:
Celine GAUER
- Head of Unit, Antitrust Energy, Environment, DG COMP, EC
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| 13h00 : |
Lunch
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14h45 : |
Nicola PESARESI
- Head of Unit, DG COMP, European Commission
Leigh HANCHER
- Of counsel, Allen & Overy Amsterdam
- "State aid control in the energy sector"
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| SESSION VI : THE EU'S ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PACKAGE |
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Course leaders:
Peter VIS
- Head of Cabinet, Climate Action Commissioner C. Hedegaard
Christopher JONES
- - Head of Cabinet, Commissioner A. Piebalgs
- Visiting Professor of Energy Law, College of Europe, Brugge
Paul HODSON
- Deputy Head of Unit, Renewable Energy, DG TREN, EC
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16h30 : |
"Renewable Energy"
- Analysis of the text of the draft Renewable Energy Directive in detail
- How will it be implemented in practice?
- What will be the precise obligations on the Member States?
- How will it affect existing support schemes?
- First steps towards a European support scheme?
- Trading in renewable energy.
- How will the EU's electricity network have to evolve? Who is responsible
- or catalysing this change?
- Biofuels and sustainability: targets, objectives and trade.
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17h30 : |
"Emissions Trading"
- Analysis of the text of the draft ETS Directive in detail
- The targets per MS
- What will be the effect on the carbon price?
- Auctioning: which sectors, how quickly, which exceptions?
- Energy intensive industry: how will the safeguards work in practice?
- The use of auctioning revenues
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