Subsidiary Bodies

The Energy Charter Conference has created various subsidiary bodies, which report to the Conference and deal with particular issues in greater detail. These are:
 

Strategy Group

Chairman: Mr. Odd Sverre Haraldsen (Norway)
Vice-Chairman: Dr. Nataliia Boitsun (Ukraine)

The Energy Charter Conference at its meeting on 9 December 2009 in Rome decided to establish the Energy Charter Strategy Group as a standing group. Among the key subjects of discussion will be the role of the Energy Charter Process in the global context, its added value for addressing common challenges as well as the possible enlargement of its constituency.

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Investment Group

Chairman: Mr. George Shammas (Cyprus)
Vice-Chairmen: Dr. Klara Rakhmetova (Kazakhstan)
                              Mr. Ramiz Rzaev (Azerbaijan) 

The binding rules contained in the Energy Charter Treaty can play a significant and positive role in mitigating risks. This is because they provide investors with the possibility to protect their rights by taking the host government to international arbitration. Since the Treaty came into force in 1998, several investor-state disputes have already been addressed under the Treaty and successfully resolved, either by amicable settlement or by an arbitral award.

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Trade & Transit Group

Chairman: Ms. Berris Ekinci (Turkey)
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Masahiko Fujihara (Japan)

A distinctive feature of the Energy Charter Treaty is that it provides a set of rules that covers the entire energy chain, including not only investments in production and generation but also the terms under which energy can be traded and transported across various national jurisdictions to international markets.

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Working Group on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects

Chairman: Mr. Sergey Katyshev (Kazakhstan)
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Johan Vetlesen (Norway)

The Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA) was negotiated, opened for signature and entered into force at the same time (16 April 1998) as the Energy Charter Treaty. Building on the provisions of the Treaty, PEEREA requires its participating states to formulate clear policy aims for improving energy efficiency and reducing the energy cycle's negative environmental impact.

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Working Group on Rules of Procedure for Appointing the Secretary General

Chairman: Amb. Selim Kuneralp (Turkey)
 

Budget Committee

Chairman: Amb. Erik Ulfstedt (Finland)
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Lubomír Mazouch (Czech Republic)
 

Legal Advisory Committee

Chairman: Mr. Colin Brown (European Commission)