Rules regarding nomination of cross-border schedules

The following tables contain information that affects schedules in different ways depending on the auction and the border. For general information on schedule nominations, please use the links in the box on the right.

The schedule rules are subject to change. In the event of a change in the rules, all balancing group representatives in the APG control area will be notified by e-mail.

Yearly and monthly capacities

The following rules apply for schedules that use capacities allocated in yearly or monthly auctions:
 

	Czech Republic	Hungary	Slovenia	Italy	Switzerland	Germany
Business Type	A03					No declared congestion, hence yearly and monthly capacities are not allocated
Capacity Contract Type	A04 for yearly capacities, A03 for monthly capacities
Capacity Agreement Identification	Allocated by Central Allocation Office Freising			Allocated by Capacity Allocating Service Company (CASC.EU)
Earliest possible nomination	D - 2 12:30
Nomination deadline	D - 2 17:00			D - 1 7:15	D - 1 8:00
Nomination procedure	m:n			B:N in direction APG>Italy, also: N:B	A:A
Time resolution	60 min (4 equal quarter-hourly values)				15 min
Quantity resolution	1 MW (with 3 zeros as decimal places)				1 kW (MW with 3 decimal places)

Daily capacities (Day ahead)

The following rules apply for capacities from daily auctions and for the nomination of an energy exchange with the control areas of the German control block.

 

	Czech Republic	Hungary	Slovenia	Italy	Switzerland	Germany
Business Type	A03					A06
Capacity Contract Type	A01					Not used
Capacity Agreement Identification	Allocated by Central Allocation Office Freising			Allocated by Capacity Allocating Service Company (CASC.EU)		Not used
Earliest possible nomination	On completion of the daily auctions					30 days in advance
Nomination deadline	D - 1 14:30
Nomination procedure	m:n			A:A
Time resolutions	60 min (4 equal quarter-hourly values)				15 min
Quantity resolution	1 MW (with 3 zeros as decimal places)				1 kW (MW with 3 decimal places)

Intraday capacities

Nomination of schedules that use intraday capacities must also be given separate from the other schedule time series and is subject to individual rules. Further use of the time series from the day ahead notification is only made on the border to Germany where there is currently no congestion.

Please note: APG must be notified by telephone of each intraday change or addition to cross-border schedules. Please refer to page Intraday capacities for more detailed information.

	Czech Republic	Hungary (from 15 June 2012)	Slovenia	Italy	Switzerland	Germany
Business Type	A03			No intraday trade	A03	A06
Capacity Contract Type	A07				A01	Not used
Capacity Agreement Identification	Allocated by Auction Office CEPS		Allocated by ELES		SWISS00000 for direction APG>Switzerland, SWISS00001 for direction Switzerland>APG	Not used
Earliest possible nomination	D - 1 18:00				D - 1 18:00
Nomination deadline	90 min prior to start of 4-hour block (0:00-4:00, 4:00-8:00 etc.)		45 min prior to start of full hour		45 min prior to start of full hour
Nomination procedure	m:n				A:A
Time resolution	60 min (4 equal quarter-hourly parts)				15 min
Quantity resolution	1 MW (with 3 zeros as decimal places)				1 kW (MW with 3 decimal places)

Please note that an intraday change only increases the version of the schedule time series that was changed or added. The version number (Senders Time Series Version) of schedule time series not affected by the intraday change should not be changed under any circumstances. Intraday changes that do not comply with this condition will be totally rejected.

Nomination procedure

A:A	Nomination of schedules across control areas must be given between the balancing group of the same balancing group representative with identical Energy Identification Code (EIC), i.e. the capacity right owner must personally nominate the schedule on both sides of the border to utilise his capacity right.
B:N	The nomination of cross-border schedules can be carried out personally by the capacity right owner or by nomination agents named by the capacity right owner. He can name maximum one agent (B) on the export side and any required number of agents (N) on the import side. Agent B is always entered in the rights document (Programming Authorization), i.e. if an agent has been named, the capacity right owner cannot personally nominate the schedule on this side of the border. Details are specified in the corresponding auction rules.
N:B	Similar to B:N, but any required number of agents can be nominated on the export side and maximum one agent on the import side.
m:n	The EIC of the balancing group must be identical to the EIC of the capacity right owner on at least one side of the border, i.e. direct cross-border business transactions can be carried out with any required trading partner.

To prevent any inconsistencies, it is urgently recommended that nomination of schedules across control areas always be given using version A:A (mirror image balancing groups of the same representative). It has been shown that this can minimise errors during schedule nomination thus guaranteeing very secure business transactions.

Netting out

Nomination of schedules must be given after netting and with non-negative values. Schedule time series in which at least one of the elements "Business Type", "Capacity Contract Type" or "Capacity Agreement Identification" vary may not, however, be aggregated. In the case of external schedule time series, a single schedule notification may therefore contain several schedule time series that relate to an export or import to the same business partner.

In the case of borders without congestion (Germany), the schedule time series can, if required, also be changed intraday. Simultaneous export and import to the same business partner is not permitted here. Changes to the schedule time series are, by contrast, not permitted on borders with congestion after the nomination deadline. If required, a further time series for day ahead or intraday can be nominated – also in the opposite direction (provided the balancing group has the corresponding capacity rights).