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Code Modification Forum The Imperial Hotel, Cork

Agenda 1. Review of minutes from last meeting dated 22 nd July 2015 2. Review of Action Items from last meeting dated 22 nd July 2015 3. EU Network Code Communications Update ‒ Consultation Calendar; ‒ Training Update; ‒ Testing Update; ‒ Voluntary Bundling & Capacity Transition; ‒ PRISMA Update – Transition from Gaslink to GNI; and ‒ PRISMA Training Update – London & Dublin. 4. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A062 – ‘Capacity Allocation Mechanisms’ 2

Agenda 5. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A063 – ‘Nominations, Imbalance Charges & Allocations: EU Network Code Implementation’ 6. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A065 – ‘ Financial Security Policy amendments arising from introduction of Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (Regulation 984/2013) ’ 7. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A066 – ‘ EU Network Code Implementation: Transitional Arrangements ’ 8. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A067 – ‘Congestion Management Procedures’ 9. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A068 – ‘Balancing: EU Network Code Implementation ’ 3

Agenda 10. Code Modification Proposals ‒ A064 – ‘Virtual Reverse Flow’ 11. Gas Networks Ireland Update on Corrib Calorific Value 12. New Code Modification Proposal ‒ A069 – ‘Back - up Capacity Arrangements under new Tariffing regime’ 13. Any Other Business 14. Next Code Modification Forum Meeting Wednesday 16 th September 2015 ‒ ‒ The Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, 4 Dublin

1. Review of minutes from last meeting dated 22 nd July 2015 5

2. Review of Action Items from last meeting dated 22 nd July 2015 6

Code Modification Forum – Ongoing Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C259 The Transporter is to issue letters to all End Users requesting that Transporter. Ongoing. they sign End User Agreements. Scheduled to occur after Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) becomes the TSO. C356 The CER is to endeavour to ensure that metering errors will be CER Ongoing addressed under the implementation of the Interoperability and Data Exchange Network Code. C383 The Transporter is to consider issuing an NDM Accuracy of Transporter The Transporter will deliver an Forecasting Report before October 2015. ‘Accuracy of Forecasting’ Report by 1 October 2015. C428 Add Gas/Electricity Interactions as a standing item to the Code General Ongoing Modification Forum Agenda. 7

Code Modification Forum – Completed Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C408 The Transporter is to update the Financial Security Business Rules with Transporter Closed the proposed changes and issue to the CER and to the CER for consultation. C409 The Transporter is to ensure that the concept of an Agent acting on behalf Transporter Closed of a shipper is protected in legal drafting currently in development. C421 Industry to respond to the consultation on Version 2.0 of the Financial Industry Closed Security Business Rules. C422 Industry participants are to respond on whether they would use a facility to Industry Closed align their exit capacity bookings with the Gas Year if it was made available. 8

Code Modification Forum – Completed Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C424 The CER is to review the A067, Congestion Management Procedures CER Closed Business Rules with a view to approving same. C427 The CER is to review the industry Reponses to the request for the CER Closed Transporter to act as RRM and to issue a response. The Transporter is to submit the updated legal drafting on Part ‘C’ and C431 Transporter Closed Part ‘F’ of the Code of Operations to the CER for approval. The Transporter is to issue the Code Legal Drafting on Part D of the C432 Transporter Closed Code of Operations to the forum in July. C433 Industry to respond to the consultation on preferences for phase 2 of the Industry Closed Network Codes implementation project. 9

Code Modification Forum – Open Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C404 The Transporter is to carry out a Trading platform Feasibility Study and submit Transporter Open its report to the CER following Industry consultation in September 2015. C405 The Transporter is to propose the first set of interim measures for Transporter Open implementation in October 2015. C418 The CER is to revert at the next Code Modification Forum with an CER Open implementation date for VRF. The Transporter is to reply to IOOA’s letter and to the spreadsheet IOOA C419 Transporter Open submitted proposing a methodology to implement Enhanced VRF by October 2015. 10

Code Modification Forum – Open Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C429 The Transporter is to determine whether a shipper would receive a Confirmed Transporter Open Quantity (CQ) of 0 if one of the parties in a Double Sided Nomination (DSN) renominated and its counterparty did not. C430 The CER is to respond to the proposal to allow shippers to buy capacity for non- Transporter Open annual period concluding in September 2016 at a pro-rata annual price. C434 The Transporter is to: Transporter Open Assess the feasibility of an interim increase in the amount of VRF currently available; and explain the logic behind the current VRF rules including why shrinkage is applied to VRF, why in the case of an interruption, VRF can be interrupted to 0 and the justification for the 20GWh limitation with a worked example Look at the existing VRF product to identify if more VRF capacity could be provided in the interim period before systemisation of the Enhanced VRF product is complete and whether or not a change could be made to the current situation where the Transporter interrupts to zero. 11

Code Modification Forum – Open Actions ID Action Responsibility Status C435 The Transporter is to respond to the IOOA request seeking clarification on VRF Transporter Open costs. C436 The Transporter is to respond to a market participant query seeking Transporter Open confirmation that in the event that VRF nominations exceed the 3.25Gwh limit specified in the OBA, this will have an effect on forward flow shippers in the event that VRF nominations are interrupted to zero. C437 The Transporter is to proceed with the Code Legal Drafting to implement the Transporter Open changes to the Congestion Management Procedures. C438 The Transporter is to issue final modification report on Code Modification A068 Transporter Open ‘Balancing: EU Network Code implementation’. 12

Code Modification Forum 4. EU Network Code Implementation Project -Update 13

Consultation Calendar Activity Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Workshops Noms Code Mod Meetings CER approval Legal Drafting Part C&F Consultation CER approval Legal Drafting Part D Consultation CER approval BRs A068 Consultation Legal Drafting CER approval Part E Consultation CER approval CMP Legal Drafting CER approval Legal Drafting A, B, G, H, I Transitional Capacity Amts. CER approval Updated Financial Security BRs 14

Consultation Key Dates Activity Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Market Assurance Moffat Agent Transition GTMS Training New Nominations Procedure Gas Day Change Implementation PRISMA Auctions PRISMA Training Updated Code of Operations 15

Consultation status Business Rules Code Mod Relevant Legal Subject Consultation Status No. Drafting A062 CAM Complete Approved Part C A064 VRF Complete Approved A063 Nominations Complete Approved Part D A065 Financial Security Complete Approved FS Policy A066 Transition Complete Approved Part C & F A067 CMP Complete Approved Part H A068 Balancing Complete Imminent Part E 16

Consultation status Legal Drafting Associated Business Code Section Consultation CER Approval Rules Part C & F 11 June - 1 July imminent A062, A064, A066 Part D 27 July - 14 August 28 August A063 Part E 21 August - 4 September 18 September A068 Parts, A, B, G, H, I 28 August - 11 September 25 September A067 (Part H) + All 17

PRISMA Update  PRISMA have transferred all references to Gaslink on the platform to Gas Networks Ireland;  All shippers formerly registered with Gaslink have now been transferred to Gas Networks Ireland;  At the request of the TSO, PRISMA has agreed to host a Shipper training session in Dublin.  The training will take place on the 10 th September at the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, Dublin at 10AM.  PRISMA have sent invitations to PRISMA registered shippers. Additional shippers wishing to attend should respond directly to PRISMA. The PRISMA email was forwarded by Gas Networks Ireland to the Code Modification Forum. 18

GTMS Shipper Training & System Testing  To date 11 Shippers have contacted the TSO to arrange GTMS training and these sessions are currently being scheduled to take place in September;  Participation in the GTMS training is obligatory. All Shippers are required to complete the training as part of the Market Assurance process.  All remaining Shippers should contact una.ogrady@gasnetworks.ie to arrange a suitable time to attend the training sessions;  XML files were issued to Shippers on 7 th August 2015 to assist Shippers with validating their backend systems readiness. If there are any queries on this, please contact the GTMS team. 19