Regulation on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas, 2022/1369 of 5 August 2022

To increase the security of energy supply, the EU adopted a regulation to reduce gas demand voluntarily by 15% between August 2022 and March 2023[1].

In the case of a severe gas supply disruption, the regulation foresees the possibility for the Council to make the gas demand reduction compulsory by declaring a “Union alert” on the security of supply. The regulation was adopted under Article 122 TFEU.

[1] Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 of 5 August 2022 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas, OJ L 206, 8.8.2022, p. 1–10.