Commission de régulation de l'énergie
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| Abbreviation | CRE |
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| Formation | February 10, 2000 |
| Type | General public administration |
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| Leader | Emmanuelle Wargon |
| Website | https://www.cre.fr/ |
The Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE, [kʁø] [1] or French Energy Regulatory Commission under its official English title) is an independent body that regulates the French electricity and gas markets. It is a member of the European Union organisation ACER and the all-European CEER (Council of European Energy Regulators).[2][3]
The commission was established by the laws of February 10, 2000,[4] related to the modernization and development of the public electricity service, originally named "Commission de régulation de l'électricité" (Electricity Regulatory Commission), and by the law of January 3, 2003,[5] concerning the gas and electricity markets and the public energy service. These laws transposed into French legislation the European directives of December 19, 1996, and June 22, 1998.[6] The second law opened the gas market and extended to this sector the powers that the (CRE) already had over the electricity market.
These directives, making up the "energy package," organize the liberalization of the energy market at the European Community level by ensuring:
- the free choice of supplier for consumers;
- the freedom of establishment for producers;
- and the right of access to the distribution and transport networks under objective, transparent, and non-discriminatory conditions for all users.
To ensure transparency and non-discrimination in access to public electricity networks, the commission decided on April 7, 2004, to set up a technical reference framework for the managers of public electricity networks.[7]
