Internal Electricity Market Directive (Recast)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the internal market in electricity (recast)

Stage: In force
In force: In force since 4 Jul 2019 · CELEX 32019L0944
Transposition deadline: 31 Dec 2019
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 5 Jun 2019

3 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 adopted, 1 planned, 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Requirements for access to data required for switching electricity supplier	Implementing · Regulation	Adopted	Q1 2026
Requirements for access to data required for demand response in electricity	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q1 2027
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1162	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q3 2022

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

Summary

Generated

Directive (EU) 2019/944 sets common rules for the EU internal electricity market, covering generation, transmission, distribution, storage, supply, and consumer protection. It applies from 1 January 2021, with most provisions in force. The recast text, consolidated through October 2025, includes amendments on flexible connection agreements, energy sharing, and crisis price interventions.

What the workspace adds on this file

Everything above is the public record. Subscribers see this page with their own layer on top.

Why it matters to you

What this file means for your organization, assessed against your own priorities.

What moved

When this file moves, it reaches your own briefing, with a link to its source.

Your contacts on it

Your team's contacts logged against this file: who you met, what was said and the next step.

A first draft

A statement, a member update or a meeting brief on this file, in your organization's voice, with its sources.

Sources: EUR-Lex. Record as of 14 Sept 2026. Something wrong on this page? Report an error.

Request access

See this file with your own layer on top: why it matters to you, your contacts on it and a first draft. We’ll schedule a 20-minute walkthrough.

EU-hosted · GDPR-compliant · Trust Center →

By submitting, you agree to our privacy policy.