Translation of "contrat d'approvisionnement ponctuel en gaz " (French → English) :

spot gas supply contract [ spot supply contract ]

gas supply contract

(b) acquired by Westcoast (whether through processing raw Natural Gas or by acquiring it in Residue Gas form) for the purpose of supplying Natural Gas pursuant to its Gas Sales Contracts.

(20) “Shrinkage” means the amount by which the Residue Gas Supply acquired by Westcoast in a Production Month exceeds the total of the volume in Residue Gas sold by Westcoast during such month pursuant to the Gas Sales Contracts;

This would help to increase the effectiveness of security of supply measures and reduce their costs for EU consumers. reinforces cooperation with EU neighbours: Energy Community countries will be involved in ensuring a more effective prevention and management of gas crises at the borders between the EU and the Energy Community Contracting Parties in preventing and tackling possible supply crisis. Proposes additional transparency measures for certain security of supply relevant contracts which will have to be automatically notified by the natural gas companies to the Commission and the Member States upon their conclusion or modification.

As regards the possible unfairness of the disputed term, the Court finds that the EU legislature recognised that, in the context of contracts of indefinite duration such as contracts for the supply of gas, the supplying undertaking has a legitimate interest in altering the charges for its service.