Goldberg, Silke; Lisney, Naomi; Eckenroth, Anne --- "ENERGY CHARTER PROTOCOLS AND DECLARATIONS" [2018] ELECD 1566; in Leal-Arcas, Rafael (ed), "Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 394

Book Title: Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty

Editor(s): Leal-Arcas, Rafael

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781788117487

Section: ARTICLE 33

Section Title: ENERGY CHARTER PROTOCOLS AND DECLARATIONS

Author(s): Goldberg, Silke; Lisney, Naomi; Eckenroth, Anne

Number of pages: 10

Abstract/Description:

Article 33 enables the European Energy Charter Conference (the "Charter") to authorise the negotiation of Protocols and Declarations to further its objectives. Energy efficiency, investment, trade, and transit were identified as the four central pillars of the Charter's legal instruments. This chapter discusses the adoption of the Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects, which relates to the Charter's first pillar. This chapter also demonstrates why, following dispute between the EU and Russia over transit tariffs, rights for existing transit shippers and the Regional Economic Integration Organisation clause, a Protocol on energy transit now appears unlikely.