The present Law lays down provisions relating to the production, supply, and distribution of electricity in Vienna. The aim of the Law is to make available to the people and to the industry electricity being at the same time environment-friendly, reasonable priced, sufficient, secure and of high quality; to create a market organization according to EU-guidelines and to the principles of national law; to further an even greater part of renewable energy in the sphere of electricity production; and, finally, to protect the people from harmful effects from production plants. The text consists of 80 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Establishment and organization of electricity production plants (II); Distribution system operators (III); Persons entitled to enter electricity plants (IV); Preparation of balance sheet (V); Conditions for operation of the distribution system (VI); Expiry of licence to run electricity plants (VII); Approval of general provisions, competent authorities, duty to disclose information, penalties (VIII); Electricity Fund, Electricity Advisory Council, duty to report (IX); Transitional and final provisions (X).
Autriche · 2005-08-26