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 Israel. 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 Israel. 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 Author
Preface
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background
Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Energy Law
Chapter 3. Historical Background of the Local Energy Market
Chapter 4. Role of Government Institutions in the Shaping and Administration
of Energy Law and Policy
Chapter 5. Sources of Energy Law
Selected Bibliography
Part I. Regulatory Framework Concerning Electricity
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Electricity Sector: General Overview
Chapter 3. Electricity Production
Chapter 4. Transmission and Distribution
Chapter 5. Supply and Retail
Chapter 6. System Management
Chapter 7. Consumption and Consumer Protection
Part II. Regulatory Framework Concerning Natural Gas
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Natural Gas Sector: General Overview
Chapter 3. Exploration and Extraction
Chapter 4. Transmission, Distribution, Storage and Import
Chapter 5. Supply and Retail
Chapter 6. Quality and Safety
Chapter 7. Consumption and Consumer Protection
Part III. Regulatory Framework Concerning Fuel
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Legal Framework of the Oil/Fuel Sector: General Overview
Chapter 3. Exploration, Extraction and Import
Chapter 4. Refining, Transmission, Distribution and Storage
Chapter 5. Supply and Retail
Chapter 6. Consumption and Consumer Protection
Part IV. Regulatory Framework Concerning Coal
Chapter 1. The Coal Market and Its Regulation
Chapter 2. Consumption
Part V. Interaction between Energy Law and Environmental Law
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Diversification of Energy Sources
Chapter 3. Legal Provisions Designed to Reduce Pollution in the Energy Market
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Part VI. Interaction between Energy Law and Tax Law
Part VII. Interaction between Energy Law and Competition Law
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Impact of the Antitrust Authority on the Energy Market
Legislation Index
Subject Index