Bjørn W Melaa Excom Vice Chairman

1. The Gas Regional Initiatives and the CBP "working towards a standardised European gas network" Bjørn W MelaaExcom Vice Chairman

2. Who is EASEE-gas? What are the CBPs? The service proposed by EASEE-gas

3. Who is EASEE-gas? What are the CBPs? The service proposed by EASEE-gas

4. European Associationfor the Streamliningof Energy Exchange- gas • Mission: • "to develop and promote common practices to simplify and streamline business processes between the stakeholders that will lead to an efficient and effective European Gas Market" • Created in March 2002 with the support of the Madrid Forum European Commission Member States Regulators Industry

5. Members are from the entire European gas chain Ownership of gas Physical flow of gas Producers Associate Members Traders & LNG Terminal Shippers Transporters and Storage Operator and Suppliers Service Provider Distribution (LTSOSP) Network Retail Operators Suppliers End Users

6. 86 full members & 25 associate members • 6 segments currently active

7. Provides a unique structured platform in Europe where gas industry participants can: • discuss harmonisation & simplification of business process • agree on CBP, on a voluntary basis • "Voluntarism is better than regulation" • Will not advocate before any regulatory body • The US example shows it works

8. Who is EASEE-gas? What are the CBPs? The service proposed by EASEE-gas

9. CBP aim to deal with "user oriented purposes", and with the whole description of the process: business process, message and workflow design, technology standard It is essential to monitoring implementation CBP "Common Business Pratice" business process message & workflow design technology standard implementation

10. Existing CBPs: current situation tbc : to be completed tbi: to be implemented tbi tbc tbc tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbi tbc tbc tbi tbc tbc tbi

11. Who is EASEE-gas? What are the CBPs? The service proposed by EASEE-gas

12. Action plan 2008 • Implement existing CBPs • Complete existing CBPs • "Transpose" existing CBPs to other segments • Draw up new CBPs

13. Action plan 20081. Implement existing CBPs implementation • Make implementation easier • Help desk • Inform EASEE-gas members & partners for IT preparation • Set up a responsible contact list for implementation, for each company • Propose to monitor implementation • Set up a CBP preparation & implementation timetable (eg. "company x CBP") • Set up "EASEE-gas workshops" dedicated to implementation issues

14. Action plan 20082. Complete existing CBPs message & workflow design technology standard • CBP 2003-002-01 Harmonisation of nomination and matching process • CBP 2006-000-01 Harmonisation of the allocation information exchange • CBP 2007-006-01 Secondary capacity trading • Common manual for sales agreements • "Dictionary of terms & definitions"

15. Action plan 20083. "Transpose" existing CBPs to other segment business process message & workflow design technology standard • CBP 2003-002-01 TSO / producer TSO / regas operator TSO / storage operator regas nominations storage nominations • CBP 2005-002-01 TSO / producer TSO / regas operator TSO / storage operator • CBP 2006-000-01 regas capacity storage capacity • CBP 2007-006-01regas capacity storage capacity harmonisation of nomination and matching process interconnection agreement harmonisation of the allocation information exchange secondary capacity trading

16. Action plan 20084. Draw up new CBPs business process message & workflow design technology standard • Commodity trading arrangements (cf. Efet) • Shipping-swapping • Changing supplier • Explore and develop ways for the consultation process, with GTE+

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