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ERRA Events- 2007

Legal Regulation Working Group Meeting
March 26-27, 2007 - Istanbul Turkey

Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel
Sahilyolu Cad. No. 2, PK: 34149, Yesilyurt/Istanbul
Phone: +90 212 414 1800
Fax: +90 212 414 1970
http://www.polatrenaissance.com
 
Co-Hosted by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
 
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Monday, March 26, 2007

09:00 Welcoming Comments

  • Mr. B. Nazim Bayraktar, Head EU Affairs and Competition Department
  • Mr. Margus Kasepalu, Deputy General Director, Energy Market Inspectorate, Estonia, Chairman, Legal Regulation Working Group
  • Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat

09:15 Roundtable Discussions: Updates on Legal Issues by Committee Members
(Each Working Group Member will be requested to give a max. 5 minutes verbal update on the recent developments in their country in the field of legal issues)

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Presentation of the draft Issue Paper on Data Access and Public Availability

  • Ms. Isabel Bjork, Pierce Atwood LLP
  • Questions & Answers

12:30 Lunch

14:00 US Experience on Variety of Applied Sanctions and its Effectiveness

  • Mr. Kurt Janson, General Counsel, Vermont Public Service Board
  • Ms. Eve Moran, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission
  • Questions & Answers

15:00 Results of the questionnaire on Variety of Applied Sanctions and its Effectiveness

  • Mr. Virginijus Kanapinskas, National Control Commission for Prices and Energy, Lithuania
  • Discussions on the finalization of the paper

16:15 Meeting Concludes

16:30 Tour of the City followed by Group Dinner


Tuesday, March 27, 2007 

09:00 Legal Aspects of Price Setting in the Regulated Sectors (methods and principles)

  • Kazakhstan: Ms. Galiya Joldybayeva, Agency of Regulation of Natural Monopolies
  • Russian Federation: Ms. Olesya Filimonova, Federal Tariff Service
  • Questions & Answers

09:45 Legal Aspects of Price Setting in the Regulated Sectors (methods and principles)- Cont’d

  • USA: Mr. Kurt Janson, General Counsel, Vermont Public Service Board
  • Questions & Answers

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Court Practice (precedents for regulation) for Electricity, Natural Gas and District Heating

  • USA: Ms. Eve Moran, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission, USA
  • Georgia: Mr. Tamaz Inashvili, National Energy Regulatory Commission

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Court Practice (precedents for regulation) for Electricity, Natural Gas and District Heating

  • Turkey: Ms. Nilüfer Şentürk, Energy Market Regulatory Authority
  • Kazakhstan: Ms. Galiya Joldybayeva, Agency of Regulation of Natural Monopolies
  • Romania: Ms. Ana Maria Stanciulescu, National Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority
  • Questions & Answers

15:30 Coffee break

15:45 Discussion on Daily, Routine Regulatory Issues Important for Newly Established Regulators – Informal Exchange of Information, Ad Hoc Questions[1]

16:30 Discussions on the Finalization of the Papers

16:45 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities

  • Ms. Krisztina Kasza, Head of ERRA Secretariat

17:00 Meeting Concludes


[1] Please, send short (max. half page) introduction of your regulatory issue for discussion (in advance for the secretariat), if possible.

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