CESR And The European Regulators Group For Electricity And Gas (ERGEG) Publish A Joint Call For Evidence On Record Keeping And Transparency Of Transactions In Electricity And Gas Supply Contracts And Derivatives

In December 2007 the European Commission issued a joint mandate to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) with a Call for Technical Advice related to Articles 22f and 24f and Recitals 20 and 22 respectively in the two proposals for Directives amending Directive 2003/54/EC and Directive 2003/55/EC (The Third Energy Package). CESR and ERGEG are requested to deliver their technical advice in two parts, by the end of May 2008 and by the end of December 2008.

CESR and ERGEG are inviting all interested parties to submit their views regarding the Call for Advice and especially the questions contained in its Annex.

All contributions are welcomed by 18th March 2008, via CESR's website in the section Consultations, and via email, to fis@ergeg.org.