(Feb. 13, 2017) On January 14, 2017, new legislation implementing European Union regulations on alternative fuels entered into effect in Italy. (Legislative Decree No. 257 of December 16, 2016, Implementing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (L.D. No. 257), GAZZETTA […]
Topic: Alternative and renewable resources, Energy, Energy assistance, Energy efficiency and conservation, Oil and gas, Power generation and transmission, Public utilities and utility rates
(Feb. 2, 2017) On January 30, 2017, Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources jointly initiated a rapid, one-stop process for licensing some energy businesses. Temporary licenses for eight types of operations in the oil and gas sector and for one in the electricity procurement industry will be available. Applicants […]
(Dec. 21, 2016) On December 6, 2016, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) ruled that the 13th Act to Amend the Atomic Energy Act was partially unconstitutional. The 13th Amendment Act for the first time set fixed end dates for the operation of nuclear power plants and reduced the additional operating time that had […]
Topic: Constitutional courts, Energy, Judiciary, Nuclear energy
(Nov. 30, 2016) On November 27, 2016, Swiss voters rejected by a vote of 54.2% to 45.8% the Nuclear Energy Withdrawal Initiative. (Vorlage Nr. 608, Vorläufige amtliche Endergebnisse [Proposal No. 608, Preliminary Official Results], Swiss Federal Chancellery website (Nov. 27, 2016).) The initiative would have accelerated Switzerland’s exit from nuclear energy use, with three plants closing in 2017, […]
(Sept. 13, 2016) On September 2, 2016, new legislation on safety and health risks posed by electromagnetic fields entered into effect in Italy. (Legislative Decree No. 159 of August 1, 2016, Implementing EU Directive 2013/35/UE on the Minimum Safety and Health Standards Related to the Exposure of Workers to Risks Deriving from Physical Agents (Electromagnetic […]
Topic: Energy, Health information and medical records, Health promotion and preventive care, Power generation and transmission
(Aug. 16, 2016) On June 3, 2016, Japan promulgated an amendment to the Act on Special Measures Concerning Procurement of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources by Electricity Utilities (Renewable Energy Special Measures Act). (Act No. 108 of 2011, JAPANESE LAW TRANSLATION; Act No. 59 of 2016, OFFICIAL GAZETTE (June 3, 2016), at 39 (in Japanese).) […]
(Jan. 29, 2016) On January 1, 2016, the Netherlands took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union and will be in charge of the Council agenda for the next six months. (The Netherlands and the EU Presidency, Netherlands EU Presidency 2016 website (last visited Jan. 29, 2016).) The 2009 Lisbon EU […]
(Dec. 18, 2015) It was reported on December 11, 2015, that the Indonesian government is planning to revise the 2015 Regulation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Provisions and Procedures for Determining the Allocation, Utilization, and Price of Natural Gas (Regulation No. 37, 2015). The goal of the revision is to stimulate […]
(Aug. 19, 2015) To reform energy-related businesses in Japan, several laws were amended and promulgated on June 24, 2015. (Act Amending Electricity Business Act and Others, Act No. 47 of 2015, text of the bill that was enacted without change, House of Representatives website (in Japanese).) One of the amended laws is the Heat Supply […]
(Dec. 17, 2014) Indonesia’s government plans to issue a regulation that would permit the distribution of a greater quantity of fuel at subsidized prices, beyond the amount set in the 2014 state budget, should the need arise. The regulation would be in effect until the end of the year, and the fuel would be distributed […]
Topic: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Energy, Energy prices, Oil and gas
