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Regulatory Observer—Issue 36

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Date published: 22^nd March 2012

Contents
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND-UP
- Communications
  - Europe
    - EU: BEREC Holds Public Consultation on Proposed Principles Relating to Issues of Non-Discrimination
    - UK: Ofcom Proposes Licence Regime for GNSS
    - UK: Ofcom Sets Wholesale Charges for Openreach
  - Oceania
    - NZCC Releases Discussion Paper on Telecommunications Levy Allocation
    - US: FERC Proposes to Update Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Gas Pipelines
- Energy
  - Europe
    - The Council of European Energy Regulators Releases Energy Guidelines of Good Practice
    - Germany: Bundesnetzagentur and Network Operators Reach Agreement on Investment Budgets
    - UK: Ofgem Proposes To Increase Liquidity In Electricity Wholesale Market
    - UK: Ofgem Undertakes Two Year Review on the Low Carbon Networks Fund
    - UK: Ofgem Estimates Net Margin on Supplying Fuel to Customers
    - UK: RIIO-T1: Publication of the Revised Business Plans of National Grid Electricity Transmission plc and National Grid Gas plc
    - UK: EDF Energy to Invest £4.5 million to Help Vulnerable Customers Following Ofgem Investigation
    - UK: Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement (DCUSA) DCP105: Fixed Bi-annual Amendment of Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges
    - UK: Gas Distribution Networks Guaranteed Standards of Performance and Standard Licence Condition D10 Data 2010-11
    - UK: Regulatory Ringfence Updates
  - Oceania
    - NZ: NZCC Finalises Input Methodology for Approving Transpower’s National Grid Spending
    - NZ: NZCC Input Methodology Processes Delayed
- Rail
  - Europe
    - Germany: Bundesnetzagentur Approves DB Energie GmbH Grid Fees and Revenue Caps for the Traction Current Grid
    - Spain: CNC Begins Study of Competition in Railway Freight Transportation
    - UK: ORR Sets Out Expectations of Rail Industry 'Alliances'
AUSTRALIAN REGULATORY ROUND-UP
- Communications
  - ACCC to Consult Market on Proposed FOXTEL Undertaking
- Energy
  - Productivity Commission Publishes Issues Paper on Electricity Network Regulation
  - Final Report Published of Latest Annual Review Which Examines the Performance of the National Electricity Market (NEM)
  - Final Determination Made on Expiry of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader
  - Draft Rule Determination – Reference Service and Rebateable Service Definitions Rule Change Request
  - AEMC Consults on Rule Change Request from AEMO Concerning a Small Generation Aggregator Framework
  - Determination on Powercor Australia Ltd’s VBRC Cost Pass Through Application
  - ActewAGL's Application for Revocation and Substitution of its 2009-14 Distribution Determination

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