Energy Charter Treaty

Gas Markets Liberalisation in Europe, by Ria Kemper, The Energy Charter Treaty, The Utilities Journal, December 2002... 

For this purpose several international consents are already developed, the most progressive of which is considered the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). In the framework of the ECT the signatory parties have been agreed on many important issues to support the transit pipelines reliable functioning. 

The provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty and associated documents should be practically implemented... 

For the history of the EU-Russia Dialogue and the Energy Charter Treaty in relation to Russian gas trade with the EU, see Stem (2005, pp. 134-9). 

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