Directive (EU) 2024/17882021/0425(COD)COM(2021)803ITRE

Gas and hydrogen markets directive (common rules)

Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast)

Stage: In force, reached 15 Jul 2024
In force: In force since 4 Aug 2024 · CELEX 32024L1788
Transposition deadline: 5 Aug 2026
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D)
Lead DG: DG ENER
Commissioner: Kadri Simson
Last activity: 15 Jul 2024

41 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 15 Jul 2024.

Show the earlier record: 27 dates, 10 Mar 2021 to 23 Jan 2024

10 Mar 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Revision of EU rules on Gas, 140 responses · Commission
18 Jun 2021
- Public consultation closed: Revision of EU rules on Gas, 263 responses · Commission
15 Dec 2021
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
16 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Feb 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
12 Apr 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Revision of EU rules on Gas, 111 responses · Commission
21 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
22 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 May 2022
- Committee opinion adopted
23 May 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
21 Jun 2022
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
7 Jul 2022
- Plenary sitting
22 Aug 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
27 Oct 2022
- Committee opinion adopted
28 Nov 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
12 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
31 Jan 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
9 Feb 2023
- Committee report adopted
17 Feb 2023
- Tabled for plenary
13 Mar 2023
- Plenary sitting
15 Mar 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
27 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
28 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- General approach by the Council
20 Dec 2023
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
23 Jan 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement

20 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
11 Apr 2024
- Debate in EP plenary
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
24 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
7 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
21 May 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
13 Jun 2024
- Signed
15 Jul 2024
- Published in the Official Journal

10 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Jens Geier	S&D	DE	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Claudia Gamon	Renew	AT	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Cornelia Ernst	The Left	DE	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Grzegorz Tobiszowski	ECR	PL	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Ignazio Corrao	Greens/EFA	IT	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Jerzy Buzek	EPP	PL	ITRE
Shadow rapporteur	Thierry Mariani	PfE	FR	ITRE
Rapporteur for opinion	Norbert Lins	EPP	DE	AGRI
Rapporteur for opinion	Maria Grapini	S&D	RO	IMCO
Rapporteur for opinion	Manon Aubry	The Left	FR	JURI

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1471	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q1 2025

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

18 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0035/2023Parliament
Proposal · COM(2021)0803Parliament
Text adopted · Directive 2024/1788Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 15.07.2024Commission
Committee opinion · PE719.662Parliament
Proposal · PE731.658Parliament
Proposal · PE731.668Parliament
Committee opinion · PE732.596Parliament
Report · PE732.908Parliament
Amendments · PE735.428Parliament
Amendments · PE735.429Parliament
Amendments · PE735.430Parliament
Amendments · PE735.492Parliament
PE740.526Parliament
Committee opinion · PE742.395Parliament
Agenda · PE757.967Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2024)377Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0283/2024Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Revision of EU rules on Gas Who filed what · Follow the consultation	12 Apr 2022	514

Summary

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This recast directive establishes a regulatory framework to integrate renewable gases and hydrogen into the EU's existing gas market, aiming to decarbonize the energy system. It primarily affects gas network operators, hydrogen producers, and energy suppliers by setting rules for network access, consumer protection, and infrastructure planning.

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