Iel Energy Law in Finland

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-411-3324-3
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Finland. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law, and tax law.

A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions. Then follows a detailed description of specific legislation and regulation affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage, pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution, and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are explained.

Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for energy sector policymakers and energy firm counsel handling cases affecting Finland. It will also be welcomed by researchers and academics for its contribution to the study of a complex field that today stands at the foreground of comparative law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Talus, Kim

Guimaraes-Purokoski, Alice

Rajala, Arto

Vesa, Petri

Salminen, Leea

Kaijalainen, Tuija

Huomo, Laura

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Nordeuropa (Skandinavien)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Authors List of Abbreviations General Introduction Part I. Electricity Chapter 1. General Overview of the Legal Framework for the Electricity Sector Chapter 2. System Operation Chapter 3. Generation Chapter 4. Trade and Supply Chapter 5. Separation of Activities Chapter 6. Consumption Chapter 7. Supervision and Penalties Part II. Natural Gas Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Regulatory Basis of the Natural Gas Pipeline Industry in Finland Chapter 3. Network License and the Project Permit Chapter 4. Sales and Obligation to Supply Chapter 5. Unbundling Chapter 6. Transmission Chapter 7. Development of Secondary Markets for Natural Gas in Finland Chapter 8. Provisions for and Actions in a Potential Disturbance in the Natural Gas Supply Chapter 9. Development of Natural Gas Markets Chapter 10. Changes Made to the Act on Trading on Standardized Options and Futures to Enable the Future Secondary Trading of Electricity and Natural Gas Part III. Regulatory Framework Concerning Oil and Coal Chapter 1. General Chapter 2. Supply Market Chapter 3. Consumption and Distribution Chapter 4. Quality Chapter 5. Transportation Chapter 6. Security of Supply Chapter 7. Conclusion Part IV. Interaction between Energy Law and Environmental Law Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Decision Making and Public Participation Chapter 3. Emissions Trading Chapter 4. Environmental Protection and Waste Management Chapter 5. Land Use and Expropriation Chapter 6. Nature Conservation Chapter 7. Use of Water Resources Chapter 8. Other Environmental Legislation Chapter 9. Discussion Part V. Interaction between Energy Law and Tax Law Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Excise Tax on Liquid Fuels Chapter 3. Excise Tax on Electricity and Certain Fuels Chapter 4. Subsidies Relating to Energy Taxation Chapter 5. Value Added Tax Chapter 6. The Energy Taxation System as an Instrument to Control Energy Production and Energy Use Part VI. Interaction between Energy Law and Competition Law Chapter 1. The FCA and the EMA: Jurisdictional Issues Chapter 2. The Structure of Finnish Energy Markets Conclusion Index