TAR NC
The purpose of the TAR NC is to harmonise the transmission tariff structures of Member States’ operators and to provide a tool for comparing transmission tariffs applied across the EU, while maintaining flexibility in the selection of the components of the reference price methodology, as appropriate for the maturity of the specific market and the complexity of the transmission network.
Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for the year 2026 (Article 30 TAR NC and in accordance with Article 19 (1) European Union Regulation 2024/1789)
Article 30 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 (TAR NC) requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than 30 days before the respective tariff period.
Additionally, pursuant to the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office DRG.DRG-2.745.14.2025.JDo1, the Gas Transmission Operator GAZ- SYSTEM is responsible for publishing the information referred to in accordance with Article 19 (1) European Union Regulation 2024/1789.
- Information on the methodology used to set the regulated revenue of the transmission system operator [art. 19(1) Regulation 2024/1789],
- Forecasted contracted capacities and amount of gas flow for balancing areas, [Article 30(3) TAR NC],
- Simplified tariff model.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonized transmission tariff structures for gas.
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
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| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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In accordance with Article 29 of the NC Code, prior to the annual auction of yearly capacity products, GAZ-SYSTEM publishes information on reserve prices, multipliers and seasonal factors for short-term products, and on discounts for interruptible products.
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office DRG.DRG-2.7129.5.2018.JDo1 dated 16 July 2018, GAZ-SYSTEM has been appointed as the entity responsible for carrying out periodic consultations pursuant to Article 26 of the TAR NC, under which this document detailing the proposed reference price methodology is published.
The Consultation document and the attachments are available below:
- Consultation document for the Entry-Exit system in the territory of the Republic of Poland in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC (EU) 2017/460.
- Attachment no.1 to the Consultation document for the Entry-Exit system in the territory of the Republic of Poland in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC (EU) 2017/460.
- Simplified tariff model for Entry-Exit system in the territory of the Republic of Poland.
Any comments to the reference prices methodology should be sent to the e-mail address: nctar@gaz-system.pl by 1st of November 2025. In order to ensure transparency and efficiency of the consultation process, the Company kindly requests comments to be sent both in Polish and English.
In response to the periodic consultation on the proposed reference price methodology for the PL entry-exit system for years 2027-2031 conducted by GAZ-SYSTEM, in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC, the following entities replied:
- Energy Traders Europe
- Energy Resources of Ukraine
- Grupa Azoty S.A.
- PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
- PKN ORLEN S.A.
- EUROPOL GAZ S.A.
The responses received referred to the following aspects of the proposed reference price methodology:
- Appreciation GAZ-SYSTEM’s plans to integrate the currently separated systems NTS i SGTP into a single entry-exit system PL.
- Discount on renewable and low-carbon gases resulting from Regulation (EU) 2024/1789.
- Suggestion for consideration the possibility of initiating legislative measures that would allow for the introduction of a discount for transit capacity.
- Suggestion for integration the currently separated points GCP GAZ-SYSTEM/ONTRAS and Mallnow into a single virtual point at entry-exit system PL.
- Discount at entry points from LNG facilities (outside the scope of the Article 26 of TAR NC, the level of discount at entry points LNG facilities is within the scope of the Article 28 of TAR NC i.e. „Consultation on discounts, multipliers and seasonal factors” conducted by ERO).
- Appreciation the concept of maintaining the application only multipliers for short-term products (outside the scope of the Article 26 of TAR NC, the seasonal factors application is within the scope of the Article 28 of TAR NC i.e. „Consultation on discounts, multipliers and seasonal factors” conducted by ERO).
- Functioning of the regulatory accounts.
- Functioning of the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism (outside the scope of the Article 26 of TAR NC, inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism in accordance with art. 10(5) TAR NC, is the subject of parallel consultation conducted by ERO).
- Value of forecast capacity used to indicative reference prices calculation.
- Data presentation.
- Other aspects beyond the provisions of the TAR NC, in particular art. 26 TAR NC, pursuant to which these consultations were conducted.
Please find below the responses received. In order to make the consultation process transparent and to render it more effective the responses are also published in English.
Archive
Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2025
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460* requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
- Forecasted contracted capacities and amount of gas flow for balancing areas, article 30 (3).
- Simplified tariff model.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonized transmission tariff structures for gas.
| TAR NC Description |
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Further information |
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
Article 30 (1)(b)(i) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2024 change 1
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460* requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
- Forecasted contracted capacities and amount of gas flow for balancing areas, article 30 (3).
- Simplified tariff model.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonized transmission tariff structures for gas.
| TAR NC Description |
Link |
Further information |
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
Article 30 (1)(b)(i) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2024
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460* requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
- Forecasted contracted capacities and amount of gas flow for balancing areas, article 30 (3).
- Simplified tariff model.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonized transmission tariff structures for gas.
| TAR NC Description |
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Further information |
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
Article 30 (1)(b)(i) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2023
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460* requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
- Forecasted contracted capacities and amount of gas flow for balancing areas, article 30 (3).
- Simplified tariff model.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonized transmission tariff structures for gas.
| TAR NC Description |
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Further information |
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
Article 30 (1)(b)(i) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2022
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460* requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
| TAR NC Description |
Link |
Further information |
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Article 30 (1)(a) |
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Article 30 (1)(b)(i) |
Article 30 (1)(b)(i) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) Information related to changes in the revenue. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(ii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) Information related the following parameters: types of assets, cost of capital, capital and operational expenditures, incentive mechanisms and efficiency targets, inflation indices. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) Information on the transmission services revenue including capacity-commodity split, entry-exit split and intra-system/cross-system split. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(iv,v) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) Information related to the previous tariff period regarding the reconciliation of the regulatory account. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vi) | |
| Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) Information on the intended use of the auction premium. |
Article 30 (1)(b)(vii) | |
| Article 30 (1)(c) Information on transmission and non-transmission tariffs accompanied by the relevant information related to their derivation. |
Article 30 (1)(c) | |
| Article 30 (2)(a) Information on transmission tariff changes and trends. |
Article 30 (2)(a) |
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| Article 30 (2)(b) Information about the used tariff model and an explanation how to calculate the transmission tariffs applicable for the prevailing tariff period. |
Article 30 (2)(b) | Simplified tariff model for high-methane gas E referring to the links. |
Publication Before Tariff Period – Tariff for year 2021
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 requires transmission system operators to publish information on parameters used in the applied reference price methodology and information on the operator's planned revenues and costs and their allocation no later than thirty days before the respective tariff period.
Publication before the annual yearly the capacity auction for the gas year 2022/2023
Publication before the annual yearly the capacity auction for the gas year 2021/2022
The rates published in the document below will be effective after the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office approving the tariff for the year 2022 becomes final.
Publication before the annual yearly the capacity auction for the gas year 2020/2021
In accordance with Article 29 of the TAR NC, prior to the annual auction of yearly capacity, GAZ-SYSTEM publishes information on the reserve prices of all offered products, multipliers and seasonal factors for short-term products and the manner of settlement for interruptible products.
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office DRG.DRG-2.7129.5.2018.JDo1 dated 16 July 2018, GAZ-SYSTEM has been appointed as the entity responsible for carrying out periodic consultations pursuant to Article 26 of the TAR NC, under which this document detailing the proposed reference price methodology is published.
The Consultation document and the attachments are available below:
- Consultation document for the Transit Gas Pipeline System in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC (EU) 2017/460
- Simplified tariff model for the Transit Gas Pipeline
Any comments to the reference prices methodology should be sent to the e-mail address: nctar_sgt@gaz-system.pl by 31 October 2023. In order to ensure transparency and efficiency of the consultation process, the company kindly ask for sending questions both in Polish and English.
As a part of periodic consultation on the proposed reference price methodology for the Transit Gas Pipeline System for years 2025-2026 conducted by GAZ-SYSTEM, in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC, none of entities sent comments.
Methodology consultation for the period 2023- 2024
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office DRG.DRG-2.7129.5.2018.JDo1 dated 16 July 2018, GAZ-SYSTEM has been appointed as the entity responsible for carrying out periodic consultations pursuant to Article 26 of the TAR NC, under which this document detailing the proposed reference price methodology is published.
The Consultation document and the attachments are available below:
- Consultation document for the Transit Gas Pipeline System in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC (EU) 2017/460
- Simplified tariff model for the Transit Gas Pipeline
Any comments to the reference price methodology should be sent on the e-mail address: nctar_sgt@gaz-system.pl by 31 October 2021. In order to ensure transparency and efficiency of the consultation process, the Company kindly requests to send comments also in English.
In response to the periodic consultation on the proposed reference price methodology for the Transit Gas Pipeline for years 2023-2024 conducted by GAZ-SYSTEM, in fulfilment of Article 26 of the TAR NC, the following entities replied:
- European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET),
- PGNiG SA.
The responses received referred to the following aspects of the proposed reference price methodology:
- Discount for Mallnow Entry point,
- The length of the regulatory period in refer to Entry Exit split and stability on tariff rates,
- The level of forecasted capacities being base for the indicative tariff rates calculation,
- The different RPM proposed and possibility of merging the TGPS and National Transmission System.
Please find below the responses received. In order to make the consultation process transparent and to render it more effective the responses are also published in English.
Methodology consultation for the period 2020- 2022
On 28 August 2018, Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. (hereinafter: GAZ-SYSTEM), performing the obligations of the operator of the transmission network owned by EUROPOL GAZ s.a., for the first time initiated the process of consultation and approval of the reference price methodology for gas transmission services. The obligation was imposed on GAZ-SYSTEM by the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office of 16 July 2018, issued in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460 of 16 March 2017 establishing a network code on harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas.
In accordance with the schedule adopted by GAZ-SYSTEM, the consultation process was concluded on 31 October 2018. The content of the consultation document and its annexes is available below.
GAZ-SYSTEM did not receive any comments in the course of the consultation concerning the proposed reference price methodology for the transmission network owned by EUROPOL GAZ s.a.