Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,
this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice
concerning energy resources and production in Finland. The book
describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant
case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of
energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to
the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law, and tax
law.
A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and
basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions.
Then follows a detailed description of specific legislation and regulation
affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage,
pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution,
and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation
agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are
explained.
Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the
information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for energy sector
policymakers and energy firm counsel handling cases affecting Finland. It will
also be welcomed by researchers and academics for its contribution to the
study of a complex field that today stands at the foreground of comparative
law.
The Authors
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Part I. Electricity
Chapter 1. General Overview of the Legal Framework for the Electricity Sector
Chapter 2. System Operation
Chapter 3. Generation
Chapter 4. Trade and Supply
Chapter 5. Separation of Activities
Chapter 6. Consumption
Chapter 7. Supervision and Penalties
Part II. Natural Gas
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Regulatory Basis of the Natural Gas Pipeline Industry in Finland
Chapter 3. Network License and the Project Permit
Chapter 4. Sales and Obligation to Supply
Chapter 5. Unbundling
Chapter 6. Transmission
Chapter 7. Development of Secondary Markets for Natural Gas in Finland
Chapter 8. Provisions for and Actions in a Potential Disturbance in the
Natural Gas Supply
Chapter 9. Development of Natural Gas Markets
Chapter 10. Changes Made to the Act on Trading on Standardized Options and
Futures to Enable the Future Secondary Trading of Electricity and Natural Gas
Part III. Regulatory Framework Concerning Oil and Coal
Chapter 1. General
Chapter 2. Supply Market
Chapter 3. Consumption and Distribution
Chapter 4. Quality
Chapter 5. Transportation
Chapter 6. Security of Supply
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Part IV. Interaction between Energy Law and Environmental Law
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Decision Making and Public Participation
Chapter 3. Emissions Trading
Chapter 4. Environmental Protection and Waste Management
Chapter 5. Land Use and Expropriation
Chapter 6. Nature Conservation
Chapter 7. Use of Water Resources
Chapter 8. Other Environmental Legislation
Chapter 9. Discussion
Part V. Interaction between Energy Law and Tax Law
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Excise Tax on Liquid Fuels
Chapter 3. Excise Tax on Electricity and Certain Fuels
Chapter 4. Subsidies Relating to Energy Taxation
Chapter 5. Value Added Tax
Chapter 6. The Energy Taxation System as an Instrument to Control Energy
Production and Energy Use
Part VI. Interaction between Energy Law and Competition Law
Chapter 1. The FCA and the EMA: Jurisdictional Issues
Chapter 2. The Structure of Finnish Energy Markets
Conclusion
Index