EU & Spanish Energy Legislation: Directives & Acts

Posted on Jan 9, 2025 in Geography

EU Legislation on Energy

  • Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 19 December 1996 on common rules for the internal electricity market.
  • Council Resolution of 18 December 1997 on a Community strategy to promote combined heat and power.
  • White Paper of the European Commission for a Community Strategy and Community Plan of Action: Energy for the Future: Renewable Sources of Energy, COM (97) 599, 26 November 1997.
  • Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 laying down a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.
  • Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market.
  • Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for taxation of energy products and electricity.
  • Directive 2003/30/EC for enhancing the use of biofuels in transport.
  • Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 27 October 2004 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for trading gas emissions Community greenhouse with respect to the mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol projects.
  • Regulation 2237/2003 – European Energy Crops Regulations.
  • Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the promotion of cogeneration on the basis of useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC.
  • Green Paper: Communication from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament.

Spanish National Legislation on Renewable Energy Sources

  • Royal Decree 2366/1994, dated December 9, on the production of electricity by hydro plants, CHP and others supplied by resources or renewable energy sources.
  • Act 54/1997 of 27 September, on the Electricity Sector.
  • Royal Decree 2818/1998 on electric power production facilities or resources for renewable energy, waste, and cogeneration. Updated with RD 436 and the latter was repealed by 661.
  • Act 34/1998 of October 7, the hydrocarbon sector provides the legal framework for the transmission, distribution, storage, regasification, and delivery of persons involved in the gas system, clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of all actors involved in the gas system.
  • Act 22/2005 of November 18, which incorporates into Spanish legislation various EU directives regarding the taxation of energy products and electricity and taxation applicable to parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States, and regulating the taxation of contributions to pension funds transfers in the European Union level.
  • Royal Decree 616/2007, of May 11 on the promotion of cogeneration.
  • Royal Decree 661/2007 of 25 May, regulating the activity of electricity production scheme. RD replacing 436/2004.
  • Royal Decree-Law 12/2007, of July 2, which modifies Law 34/1998 on the hydrocarbon sector, in order to adapt to the provisions of Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on common rules for the internal market in natural gas.
  • Act 17/2007 of July 4, by amending the Electricity Sector Law 54/1997, to adapt it to the Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on common rules for the internal electricity market.