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	ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS REGULATOR (ALONG WITH DISTRICT HEATING AND LIQUID FUELS) Country: Estonia Regional Association:
( Last update: July, 2007)

	Name Energy Regulatory Department of the Estonian Competition Authority (EMI) Energiaturu Inspektsioon (ETI) Website http://www.eti.gov.ee Legal Basis Statute of the Energy Market Inspectorate (Regulation nr 26 on 11 February 2003 issued by the minister of economic affairs and communication) Electricity Market Act 2003 Natural Gas Act 2003 Legally established January 1998 Operational January 1998 Board     Composition 1 director general (1 deputy director general)   Appointment Director general nominated by Minister of economic affairs and communications, on recommendation by the competition and evaluation committee of higher state public servants Deputy director general appointed by director general on recommendation of the committee   Term duration Indefinite   Term characteristics Not applicable   Term revocation By minister of economic affairs and communications with reference to the public service act requirements Staff 10 (July 2007) Structure chart Functions     Generation/Production approves power generation price-limits organises and controls tendering procedures for new capacity   Wholesale/Trading approves conditions and terms for balancing agreements   Transmission issues regulation on charging methodologies fixes all distribution network tariffs approves the calculation methodology for connection costs approves (or requires amendments to) network development plans submitted by TSOs   Distribution issues regulation on charging methodologies fixes all distribution network tariffs approves the calculation methodology for connection costs approves (or requires amendments to) network development plans submitted by DSOs   Supply approves captive tariffs   Cross-sectoral issues licences and secondary legislation on licensing establishes guidelines and rules related to unbundling requirements and cost allocation decide on the initiation of expropriation proceedings Monitoring Powers cross-border transit fees network access and connection fees balancing prices and ancillary service fees service quality standards competition Settlement powers hears disputes concerning any issue in electricity, natural gas and heat supply Enforcement Powers issues public letters of condemn to company chief executive imposes fines for breach of licence conditions or secondary legislation revises tariffs, skims-off additional proceeds and reduces rate of return revokes licences Financing by government budget approved and supervised by minister of economic affairs and communication Contact     Physical Address Energy Market Inspectorate Kiriku 2 10130 Tallinn   Mailing Address Energy Market Inspectorate Kiriku 2 10130 Tallinn   Telephone (+372) 6 201 901   Fax (+372) 6 201 932   E-mail Address eti@eti.gov.ee Source Energy Market Inspectorate