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The Energy Charter Treaty is an international agreement originally based on integrating the energy sectors of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War into the broader European and world markets. The original European Energy Charter was signed in The Hague on 17 December 1991 , containing a declaration of principles for international energy including trade, transit and investment, together with the intention to negotiate a binding treaty. The treaty itself was signed in Lisbon in December 1994 , together with a protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects. The treaty came into effect in April 1998 ; an amendment to the trade-related provisions was also agreed that month. 12 December 2006 MEPS in the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee said in early September 2007 that the EU should only support Russian membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) if it adheres to the Energy Charter Treaty.http://euobserver.com/9/24687 MEMBERSHIP Members of the Energy Charter Conference
Observers Countries International Organisations ENERGY CHARTER CONFERENCE The Energy Charter Conference is the governing and decision-making body for the Energy Charter process. The Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference is Henning Christophersen , Denmark, and the Vice-Chairmen are Ivan Materov , Russian Federation, and Manabu Miyagawa , Japan. The Energy Charter Conference has following subsidiary bodies:
SECRETARIAT The Energy Charter Conference is served by the Secretariat based in Brussels. The Secretariat:
Since 1 January 2006, the Secretary General is Andre Mernier . The Deputy Secretary General is Andrei Konoplyanik . SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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