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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

Terms and conditions valid as of June 1, 2021:

• Prequalification Rules for Balancing Market

• Terms and Conditions for System Balancing Actions
• Appendix 1 - LTO product description
• Appendix 2 - STB product description
• Appendix 3 - SCB product description
• Appendix 4 - FLEX product description

• Cooperation Agreement between Operators of Gas Supply Networks - KoV XI 
• Cooperation Agreement between Operators of Gas Supply Networks - KoV XII (valid from 1 October 2021)
• 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)

• Balancing Group Contracts Terms & Conditions
• Agreement on linking balancing groups 
• Supplementary Terms and Conditions (as of October 2021)

• Presentation DZK balancing group accounts

• Basis of calculation document balancing neutrality charges and liquidity buffer (1 October 2021-30 September 2022) 
• Basis of calculation document conversion fee and conversion neutrality charge (1 October 2021-30 September 2022) (Currently just available in German)

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 3, December 13,2021)
• 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

• Agreement
• FAQ
• Documentation

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

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 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 GJ 2020/2021