BULGARTRANSGAZ

EU Legislative Interests

Bulgartransgaz is following the EU initiatives and policy with a direct or indirect impact on the energy sector. • Energy Union Green Deal • Decarbonization of the Gas Market • Regulatory Framework for Hydrogen Market and Hydrogen Infrastructure. Transportation and Storage of Hydrogen. Retrofitting (hydrogen blending) and repurposing of existing gas infrastructure into dedicated hydrogen infrastructure • Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector • Security of Gas Supply • Internal Gas Market and Network Codes • Regulation establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals • Renewable energy directive and delegated acts • TEN-E Regulation and CEF funding • Energy efficiency directive • Energy taxation directive • EU Emissions Trading System • Taxonomy Regulation • State Aid Regulation • Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines • REPower EU Plan • Corporate sustainability reporting directive • Net-zero Industry Act • European Hydrogen Bank • Electricity Market Design • NIS Directive • Cyber Resilience Act • REMIT • Revision of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1348/2014 on data reporting implementing Article 8(2) and Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 • Delegated acts on RRMs and IIPs • Revision of COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/459 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems and repealing Regulation (EU) No 984/2013 • Revision of COMMISSION DECISION of 24 August 2012 on amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (CMP Guidelines)

Communication Activities

Bulgartransgaz represents its interests towards European institutions, including through associations and forums, via participation in: • Public Consultations • Feedback collection • Public events organized by EU Institutions • Contacts with EU Policy Makers • November 2024 - Public Consultations on the planned Commission Decision amending Commission Decision (EU) 2020/2152 on fees due to the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for tasks under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency Contacts with EU Policy Makers • August 2025 - Feedback collection on COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION on data reporting implementing Article 7c(2), Article 8(1a), Article 8(2) and Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 • August 2025 - Feedback collection on COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the necessary details for the authorisation and supervision of inside information platforms and registered reporting mechanisms by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

Bulgartransgaz is a member of the following associations: • ENTSOG - European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (www.entsog.eu) • GIE - Gas Infrastructure Europe (www.gie.eu) • ECH2A - European Clean Hydrogen Alliance • BANG – Bulgarian association Natural gas (www.naturalgas.bg/en/)

Organisation Members

• Balkan Gas Hub EAD • Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD