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What the terms in EU rules on gas and hydrogen markets mean
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om supplerende regler til gasforordningen
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out:
- The executive order specifies what a number of terms in the EU regulation on markets for renewable gases, natural gas, and hydrogen mean.
- For example, a long-term contract is a contract for more than one year for the delivery of methane gas or hydrogen.
- A market participant is a person or company that buys, sells, or produces methane gas or hydrogen.
- A virtual trading point is a non-physical location where methane gas or hydrogen is traded between a seller and a buyer.
- Who: The rules affect persons and companies that buy, sell, or produce methane gas or hydrogen.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 5 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 30 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 3 July 2026
- In force · 5 August 2026