European Union and Euratom

The European Energy Charter, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), the Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA) and the Amendment to the Trade-related provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty were entered into by the European Communities.  

The European Coal and Steel Community ceased to exist in 2002 when its founding treaty expired. As of 1 December 2009, the European Union replaced and succeeded the ‘European Community’. The European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) remained an independent entity though represented by the European Commission.
 

      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 
      • deposited on 16 December 1997
      • entered into force on 16 April 1998
       

       

      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 7/09/2018

      • Directorate-General (DG) for Energy
      • Unit A3 for International Relations & Enlargement
      • European Commission
      • 1049 Brussels
      • Belgium

       

      Public legal databases

      https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html (in several languages)