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The Competent Authority shall require the natural gas undertakings, that it identifies, to take measures to ensure gas supply to the protected customers of the Member State in the following cases: extreme temperatures during a 7-day peak period occurring with a statistical probability of once in 20 years; any period of at least 30 days of exceptionally high gas demand, occurring with a statistical probability of once in 20 years; and for a period of at least 30 days in case of the disruption of the single largest gas infrastructure under average winter conditions. The Competent Authority shall identify the natural gas undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph by 3 June 2012 at the latest.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.