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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 for EDM exchange of message
• Data formats for electronic invoicing
• THE mail certificate (valid from 17. January 2024)
• THE AS2 certificate (valid from 17.January 2024)
• THE AS2 connection sheet (valid from 17. January 2024)
• FAQ for AS4 Profile (only available in german language)
• Rules for the secure exchange of transfer files via BDEW-AS4-Profile
• Rules for the secure exchange of EDIFACT and Redispatch 2.0 process data
• Proof of reseller (german language)
• Proof of registration for the supply of natural gas (german language)
• Confirmation of registration as a taxpayer (german language)

• Direction to Berlin office
• Direction to Ratingen office

• Gas Sale Agreement
• Term Sheet

• Certificate ISO/IEC 27001: 2022 (only available in german language)

​​​​​​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 conditions valid for contract periods from October 1, 2024

• Terms and conditions for System Balancing Actions
• Appendix 1 - LTO product description
• Appendix 2 - STB product description
• Appendix 3 - SCB product description
• Appendix 4 - LRD product description
• Prequalification Rules

Terms and conditions valid from July 1 2024

• Appendix 1 - LTO product description

Terms and conditions valid from April 1 2024

• Appendix 1 - LTO product description
• Appendix 2 - STB product description
• Appendix 3 - SCB product description
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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)

• Prequalification Rules for Balancing Market

• 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 (only in German language available)
• 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 2024-30 September 2025)

FAQ distribution of surplus

Further information distribution of surplus

Basis of calculation document conversion fee and conversion neutrality charge (1 October 2024-30 September 2025)

Basis of calculation document balancing neutrality charges and liquidity buffer (1 October 2023-30 September 2024) 

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 2023 - 30 September 2024) 

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)

Basis of calculation document gas storage neutrality charge (valid from 1 July 2023)

Basis of calculation document gas storage neutrality charge (valid from 1 January 2024)

Basis of calculation document gas storage neutrality charge (valid from 1 July 2024)

Press Releases 2024

Press Releases 2023

February 6, 2023 Contracted storage capacities for storage year 2023/2024

April 3, 2023 THE informs about storage activities

May 15, 2023 Gas storage neutrality charge from July 2023 at 1.45 EUR/MWh

June 12, 2023 THE launches annual VTP market consultation

August 17, 2023 THE publishes fees and neutrality charges as of October 2023

October 6, 2023 THE records strong increase in trading activites

November 16, 2023 THE announces gas storage neutrality charge

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 THE entry and exit points (version 9, July 15, 2024)
• List of postal code areas LRD product (version 1, September 15, 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
• Results of VTP market survey 2023
• Results of VTP market survey 2024

• Agreement 
• FAQ 
• Fact Sheet 
• Documentation

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

Guidance

User Guide Security Platform Gas BGM

User Guide Security Platform Gas Storage User 

Portal Terms of use

Portal Terms of Use Security Platform Gas (valid from April, 16, 2024)

Portal Terms of Use Security Platform Gas (valid from December 7, 2023)

Portal Terms of Use Security Platform Gas (valid from March 21, 2023)

Power of attorney

Service provider power of attorney for Storage User

Guidance:

• How-to guide for Customer Portal
• Video tutorial for Customer Portal BGM
• How-to guide for BSP
• Guideline KRP Registration
• Guideline new Virtual Trading Point (currently only available in german language)
• How -to guide Virtual Trading Point
• Example NOMINT (EU XML format)
• Example NOMINT (EDIFACT format)

Registration forms:

• Registration of User for BSP

Portal terms of use:

• Supplementary terms and conditons of THE for the use of portals (effective from 12 April 2023)
• Supplementary terms and conditions of THE for the use of portals (effective from 16 October 2024)

Power of attorney:

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

Dokuments valid from 1. October 2024

• Terms & Conditions of capacity buyback
• Terms & Conditions of Registration for the Capacity Buyback Portal
• Process Discription

Documents valid from 1. October 2021

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

• Press releases
• Market dialogue events
• Further documents

• Monitoring Report MBI / CBB GY 2022/2023
• Monitoring Report MBI / CBB GY 2021/2022
• System balancing report GY 2022/2023 
• System balancing report GY 2021/2022 (currently just available in German)
• System balancing report GY 2020/2021 
• Evaluation report conversion system GY 2022/2023 
• Evaluation report conversion system GY 2021/2022
• 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)