WELCOME TO THE ENERGY COMMUNITY REGULATORY BOARD (ECRB)
Established by Article 58 of the Treaty, establishing the Energy Community, the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) is composed of one representative of the energy regulator of each Contracting Party. The European Union is represented by the European Commission, assisted by one regulator of each Participant, and one representative of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). Observers to the Energy Community are also invited to participate in the discussion of the ECRB.
Advising the Ministerial Council (MC), the Permanent High Level Group (PHLG) and the European Commission on statutory, technical and regulatory rules, in particular with regard to monitoring and assessing the operation of the regional energy networks and network energy market;
Issuing recommendations to the Parties when so entrusted by the Treaty, and on cross-border disputes involving regulators upon request of any of them;
Taking measures under Title II (The extension of the acquis communautaire), III (Mechanism for operation of Network Energy markets) or IV (The Creation of a Single Energy Market) of the Treaty, if so empowered by the Ministerial Council;
Facilitating consultation, co-operation and co-ordination amongst regulatory Authorities to a consistent application of the acquis communautaire;
Making recommendations and preparing reports with respect to the functioning of the energy markets;
Issuing requests in case of failure by a party to comply with a Treaty obligation (according to articles 90 and 92 );
Adopting Procedural Acts on regulation of internal organizational issues.
ECRB meets four times a year in Athens which is the seat of the Board. The constituent meeting was held on December 11, 2006. The current ECRB President is Mr. Mirsad Salkić (Chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The European Commission acts as Vice-President in accordance with Article 61 of the Treaty.
