1991 European Energy Charter

• signed on 17 December 1991

1994 Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA)

• signed on 17 December 1994 
• ratified on 14 March 1997
• deposited on 16 December 1997
• entered into force on 16 April 1998
• notification of withdrawal on 19 December 2022
• Letter of 15 March 2023 informing about Germany's exercise of its right under Article 17 to deny advantages of Part III of the ECT to (i) any legal entity owned or controlled by citizens or nationals of the Russian Federation without substantial business activities in the Area of the Contracting Party in which it is organised and (ii) Investments of Investors of the Russian Federation. 

1998 Amendment to the Trade related provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty

• ratified on 13 July 2001
• deposited on 21 December 2001
• entered into force on 21 January 2010

2015 International Energy Charter

• signed on 20 May 2015

Enquiry Point (Article 20.3 of the Energy Charter Treaty). Last updated on 14/08/2018

• Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
• Referat III A3
• D-11019 Berlin
• Germany
• Tel.: +49 (30) 20147251
• Fax: +49 (30) 2014 5401

Useful Links

• Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWI): http://www.bmwi.de
• Association of the German Petroleum Industry (MWV): http://www.mwv.de

Public legal databases

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ (in German)