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• FAQ-list market merger
• BG-mapping list

• Period calender GY 2021/2022 
• Period calender GY 2021/2022 (CSV)
• Period calender GY 2021/2022 (iCalender)
• Period calender GY 2021/2022 (Wall calender PDF)

• THE communication data sheet
• Data formats
• THE mail certificate
• THE AS2 certificate 
• THE AS2 profile
• Security and protection mechanisms to be used for electronic data transfer
• Proof of reseller (german language)
• Proof of registration for the supply of natural gas (german language)
• Direction to Berlin office
• Direction to Ratingen office 

​​​​​​General presentations:

• Approval process for balancing group managers (currently not available)
• Admission process balancing gas providers (currently not available)

• BGM event in April 2021
• Balancing gas, MBI and capacity buy-back event in April 2021

• Introductory
• Chronology of the winter 2021/2022
• Outlook - what happens after winter period 2021/2022?
• Cooperation Agreement XIII
• Security of supply platform
• Regulatory outlook - 4th package of common rules

• Introductory 
• Balancing gas products and design since 10/2021
• Use of balancing gas
• Overview platform
• Design of SSBO and implementation of law

Terms and consitions as of contract periods as of January 1, 2023 (valid for tenders as of November 2022):

• Terms and Conditions for System Balancing Actions
• Product Description LTO

Terms and conditions as of contract periods as of October 1, 2022

• LRD product description
• LRD prequalification rules (valid from September 7, 2022)
• Terms and Conditions for System Balancing Actions

Terms and conditions as of contract periods as of April 1, 2022:

• Terms and Conditions for System Balancing Actions (clean version); (compare version)
• LTO product description (clean version); (compare version)
• STB product description (clean version); (compare version)

• Cooperation Agreement between Operators of Gas Supply Networks - KoV XI 
• Cooperation Agreement between Operators of Gas Supply Networks - KoV XII 
• Cooperation Agreement between Operators of Gas Supply Networks - KoV XIII
• Guidelines on balancing group management - Part 1
• Annex 3 to Guidelines on balancing group management (Transitional arrangements for the market area merger)

• Balancing Group Contracts Terms & Conditions
• Form: Aggreement on linking Balancing Groups (as of June 2021)
• Supplementary Terms and Conditions (as of June 2021)

• Presentation DZK balancing group accounts
• CBP Harmonisation of the Nomination and Matching Process

Basis of calculation document balancing neutrality charges and liquidity buffer (1 October 2022-30 September 2023)

Basis of calculation document conversion fee and conversion neutrality charge (1 October 2022-30 September 2023)

Basis of calculation document gas storage neutrality charge (valid from 1 October 2022) 

Basis of calculation document gas storage neutraliy charge (vaild from 1 January 2023)

Press Releases 2022

Press Releases 2021

June 1, 2021 Launch of the Trading Hub Europe website

June 2, 2021 Hello from Trading Hub Europe

July 22, 2021 Subsidiary of Trading Hub Europe assumes role of balancing entity in Austria

August 19, 2021 Trading Hub Europe sets balancing neutrality charges and conversion neutrality charge at 0 EUR/MWh 

September 8, 2021 Trading Hub Europe completes first round of reviews pursuant to section 50 of the Cooperation Agreement

October 1, 2021 Market area Trading Hub Europe starts operations

November 15, 2021 THE launches tendering for market-making services

Currently no documents available

Current documents:

• List of postal code areas LRD product (version 1, September 15, 2022)
• List of THE entry and exit points (version 5, March 28,2022)
• Implementation Guide pursuant to section 25 of the Balancing Group Contract
• REQEST Template
• REQEST How-to guide 
• REQRES Template
• REQRES How-to guide 
• Imbalance quantities: Calculation methodology for transportation markups / markdowns
• FAQ balancing gas market-based instruments and capacity buy-back
• Compendium for future balancing gas provider

Market Survey:

• Resuts of VTP market survey 2021
• Results of VTP market survey 2022

• Agreement
• FAQ
• Documentation

• NOMINT (EU XML format)
• NOMINT (EDIFACT format)

Portal Terms of Use Security Platform Gas (valid until November 21st, 2022)

Portal Terms of Use Security Platform Gas (valid from November, 22nd, 2022)

User Guide Security Platform Gas BGM

Guidance:

• How-to guide for Customer Portal
• Video tutorial for Customer Portal BGM
• How-to guide for BSP
• Guideline KRP Registration
• How -to guide Virtual Trading Point
• Example NOMINT (EU XML format)
• Example NOMINT (EDIFACT format)

Registration forms:

• Registration of User for BSP
• Registration of User for VTP Portal

Portal terms of use:

• Supplementary terms and conditions ot THE for the use of portals (effective from 15 December 2022)
• Supplementary terms and conditions of THE for the use of portals (effective from 1 October 2022)
• Supplementary terms and conditions of THE for the use of portals (effective from 4 May 2022)
• Supplementary terms and conditions of THE for the use of portals (effective from October 2021)
• Supplementary terms and conditions of THE for the use of portals (effective until June 2021)

Power of attorney:

• Service provider power of attorney for network operators
• Service provider power of attorney for balancing group managers

• Terms & Conditions of capacity buy 
• Terms and Conditions of Registration for the Capacity Buyback Portal 

• Press releases
• Market dialogue events
• Further documents

• System balancing report GY 2020/2021 
• Evaluation report conversion system GY 2020/2021 

SSBO prequalification rules (valid from 2 May 2022)

SSBO Terms & Conditions (Stage 1)

Pricing model logic for on-demand options

SSBO storage list (version 3, 2. September 2022)

Archive:

SSBO storage list (version 1, 3. May 2022)

SSBO storage list (version 2, 25. May 2022)

SSBO prequalification rules (valid until 2 May 2022)