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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7775

9 August 2000
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Gas liberalisation enters into force this 10 August for nearly 80% of European market, except in three member States who have yet to transpose Directive

Brussels, 08/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Directive on the liberalisation of gas enters into force this 10 August. Only three Member States have not yet transposed it into their national law and should do so before the end of the year: France, Germany and Luxembourg. The European Commission already addressed letters of reminder to three Member States and could open a formal procedure, recently announced the Energy Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio (see EUROPE of 27 July, p.6). Until now, the...