Common use of Change of Supplier Clause in Contracts

Change of Supplier. 14.1. If regarding a User under an existing Transport Contract the right to change the supplier shall be fully or partially exercised by its Customer (natural gas customer) under a Natural Gas Supply Contract the following procedure shall apply: 14.1.1. The Customer who is willing to change the supplier shall send to the Operator a written request under art. 31, para 1 of the Natural Gas Trading Rules at least three weeks prior to the date as of which the change of the supplier is asked for, and it shall contain: − name and identification data of the customer, the new and the old supplier; − an extract of a Supply Contract with the new supplier, demonstrating: the date of first supply, term of validity of the Supply Contract, place and programme of supply, containing information on natural gas quantities agreed upon to be supplied, including broken down in quarters, months and days (in case of supply contracts with a term shorter than one calendar month), and maximum and minimum daily quantity; − evidence provided by the new supplier showing the lack of circumstances under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules for providing access to the gas transmission/distribution networks and access to natural gas storage facilities issued by the Regulator (the Rules), unless the new supplier has not signed a Transport Contract with the Operator. 14.1.2. In case of a partial change of supplier, the Customer shall within the indicated deadline submit to the Operator the information required by art. 14.1.1 broken down by suppliers (network users) where there is more than one; 14.1.3. Capacity transfer, partial or complete, shall be made bilaterally by the two suppliers using the RBP (Regional Booking Platform) and in line with the procedure, laid down in art. 7 of the Contract for Access and Transport or by the Operator. 14.1.4. Change of supplier is allowed only if the new supplier fulfils the conditions under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules and if the new supplier has no outstanding financial obligation towards the Operator, the term of which has expired. 14.1.5. Upon partial change of supplier, the capacity is transferred from the original to the new supplier, according to the period requested by the Customer. Priority is given to transferring the closest in time capacity product entirely covering the requested period and if necessary, the residue is supplemented with the next in terms of duration capacity product, entirely covering the requested period. 14.1.6. Capacity transfer, the partial or complete change of supplier respectively, shall become effective on the first day of the gas month, following the month when the request was filed.

Change of Supplier. 14.1. If regarding a User under an existing Transport Contract the right to change the supplier shall be fully or partially exercised by its Customer (natural gas customer) under a Natural Gas Supply Contract the following procedure shall apply: 14.1.1. The Customer who is willing to change the supplier shall send to the Operator a written request under art. 31, para 1 of the Natural Gas Trading Rules at least three weeks prior to the date as of which the change of the supplier is asked for, and it shall contain: − name and identification data of the customer, the new and the old supplier; − an extract of a preliminary Supply Contract with the new supplier, demonstrating: the date of first supply, term of validity of the Supply Contract, place and programme of supply, containing information on natural gas quantities agreed upon to be supplied, including broken down in quarters, months and days (in case of supply contracts with a term shorter than one calendar month), and maximum and minimum daily quantity; − evidence provided by the new supplier showing the lack of circumstances under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules for providing access to the gas transmission/distribution networks and access to natural gas storage facilities issued by the Regulator (the Rules), unless the new supplier has not signed a Transport Contract with the Operator. 14.1.2. In case of a partial change of supplier, the Customer shall within the indicated deadline submit to the Operator the information required by art. 14.1.1 broken down by suppliers (network users) where there is more than one; 14.1.3. Capacity transfer, partial or complete, shall be made bilaterally by the two suppliers using the RBP (Regional Booking Platform) and in line with the procedure, laid down in art. 7 of the Contract for Access and Transport or by the Operator. 14.1.4. Change of supplier is allowed only if the new supplier fulfils the conditions under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules and if the new supplier has no outstanding financial obligation towards the Operator, the term of which has expired. 14.1.5. Upon partial change of supplier, the capacity is transferred from the original to the new supplier, according to the period requested by the Customer. Priority is given to transferring the closest in time capacity product entirely covering the requested period and if necessary, the residue is supplemented with the next in terms of duration capacity product, entirely covering the requested period. 14.1.6. Capacity transfer, the partial or complete change of supplier respectively, shall become effective on the first day of the gas month, following the month when the request was filed.

Change of Supplier. 14.1. If regarding a User under an existing Transport Contract the right to change the supplier shall be fully or partially exercised by its Customer (natural gas customer) under a Natural Gas Supply Contract the following procedure shall apply: 14.1.1. The Customer who is willing to change the supplier shall send to the Operator a written request under art. 31, para 1 of the Natural Gas Trading Rules at least three weeks prior to the date as of which the change of the supplier is asked for, and it shall contain: − – name and identification data of the customer, the new and the old supplier; − – an extract of a preliminary Supply Contract with the new supplier, demonstrating: the date of first supply, term of validity of the Supply Contract, place and programme of supply, containing information on natural gas quantities agreed upon to be supplied, including broken down in quarters, months and days (in case of supply contracts with a term shorter than one calendar month), and maximum and minimum daily quantity; − – evidence provided by the new supplier showing the lack of circumstances under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules for providing access to the gas transmission/distribution networks and access to natural gas storage facilities issued by the Regulator (the Rules), unless the new supplier has not signed a Transport Contract with the Operator. 14.1.2. In case of a partial change of supplier, the Customer shall within the indicated deadline submit to the Operator the information required by art. 14.1.1 broken down by suppliers (network users) where there is more than one; 14.1.3. Capacity transfer, partial or complete, shall be made bilaterally by the two suppliers using the RBP (Regional Booking Platform) and in line with the procedure, laid down in art. 7 of the Contract for Access and Transport or by the OperatorOperator and for the transferred capacity the Users are obliged to sign an Annex to the Transport Contracts with the amendments in the capacity products for transmission. 14.1.4. Change of supplier is allowed only if the new supplier fulfils fulfills the conditions under art. 2, para. 2 of the Rules and if the new supplier has no outstanding financial obligation towards the Operator, the term of which has expired. 14.1.5. Upon partial change of supplier, the capacity is transferred from the original to the new supplier, according to the period requested by the Customer. Priority is given to transferring the closest in time capacity product entirely covering the requested period and if necessary, necessary the residue is supplemented with the next in terms of duration capacity product, entirely covering the requested period. 14.1.6. Capacity transfer, the partial or complete change of supplier respectively, shall become effective on the first day of the gas month, following the month when the request was filed.