Road Map and Action Plan for Republic of Uzbekistan on harmonisation of standards and codes in electricity and gas sectors

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1 Road Map and Action Plan for Republic of Uzbekistan on harmonisation of standards and codes in electricity and gas sectors INOGATE Technical Secretariat and Integrated Programme in Support of the Baku Initiative and the Eastern Partnership Energy Objectives Contract 2011/ A project within the INOGATE Programme Implemented by: Ramboll Denmark A/S (lead partner) EIR Development Partners Ltd. The British Standards Institution LDK Consultants S.A. MVV decon GmbH ICF International Statistics Denmark Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar 1

2 Document title Document status Road Map and Action Plan for Uzbekistan on harmonisation of standards and codes in electricity and gas sectors Approved updated first draft Name Date Prepared by Updated by Checked by Dr. Viktor Petrenko Mr. Leonid Malov Mr. Robert Jeanjean, Dr. Viktor Petrenko Mr. Leonid Malov Dr. Viktor Petrenko Mr. Volodymyr Yakubov / Approved by Mr. Nikos Tsakalidis Adrian Twomey Mr. Peter Larsen, Project Director

3 This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. Abbreviations AM AP AZ BY СЕN СЕNЕLEC CIS DCFTA DVGW EASC EU GE IDT IEC ISO ITC KG KZ MARCOGAZ MD MOD NEQ NIS NS NSB OEVGW PC RM ТC TEG TJ Armenia Action Plan Azerbaijan Belarus European Committee for Standardisation European Committee for Electro technical Standardisation Commonwealth of Independent States Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement German Gas and Water Association Eurasian Interstate council for standardisation, metrology and certification European Union Georgia Identical International Electrotechnical Commission International Organisation for Standardisation Interstate Technical Committee for Standardisation Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry Republic of Moldova Modified Not equivalent National Institute of Standardisation National Standard National Standardisation Body Austrian Association for Gas and Water Partner Country Road Map Technical Committee (standardisation unit) Technical Expert Group Tajikistan 3

4 TM UA UZ Uzstandard Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification 4

5 Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Current standardization situation, expected achievements by 2018 and recommendations Development of political, trade and economic cooperation Division of technical regulation into mandatory and voluntary parts Compliance of national technical regulation system with the principles of the European New Approach Compliance of national standardisation system with the international and European practice Independence of standardisation bodies Procedure for the adoption of international and regional standards Technical committees for standardisation Participation in international and regional standardisation Participation in international standardisation Participation in European standardisation Participation in EASC standardisation Priority standards identified by the ITS Experts for Uzbekistan Uzbekistan s National Programme of adoption of priority electricity standards Uzbekistan National Programme for the adoption of priority gas standards Procedure for the adoption of Codes of Practice Action Plan Key areas and stages of activities to ensure effective adoption of international and European electricity and gas standards by Uzbekistan Compliance of the national system of technical regulation with the principles of the EU New Approach Compliance of the national standardisation system with the generally accepted international and European principles Country's participation in international, European and interstate standardisation Adoption and implementation of priority gas and electricity standards Adoption of electricity standards having high regional priorityerror! Bookmark not defined Adoption of priority electricity standards in Uzbekistan Adoption of priority gas standards in Uzbekistan Conclusion Annex I Annex II List of electricity standards recommended for adoption by Uzbekistan in the framework of regional and national programmes Priority gas standards recommended for adoption by Uzbekistan as national standards35 Annex III DVGW Technical Rules recommended for introduction in Uzbekistan List of Tables Table 3.3. List of standards on specification and requirements to electrical equipment which is not listed by the Energy Community Secretariat but recommended for national adoption by Uzbekistan in

6 Executive Summary The present Road Map and Action Plan has been developed as part of the EU-funded project INOGATE Technical Secretariat and Integrated Programme in Support of the Baku Initiative and the Eastern Partnership Energy Objectives, under the activity B-2 on the Harmonisation of Standards and Codes in the Partner Countries (PCs). In line with the ToR, the ITS has used the list of standards and codes adopted by the Energy Community Treaty (ECT) Secretariat, which has been updated and completed with standards recommended by the Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry (MARCOGAZ) and the German Gas and Water Association (DVGW). The knowledge and experience of harmonising standards has been discussed with the representatives of the PCs through regular regional seminars. For the development of the Road Map, the approach adopted is to involve authorised and competent representatives of Uzbekistan as members of a dedicated Technical Experts Group (TEG) on Standardisation. Regional seminars conducted every six months were not only aimed at increasing their knowledge on pressing standardisation issues, but also served as a forum for the exchange of experience on Road Map development in the INOGATE Programme Partner Countries. The Road Map and Action plan establishes: regional and national priorities for the adoption of international and European gas and electricity standards by Uzbekistan. the main factors hindering effective adoption and implementation by Uzbekistan of these international and European standards. It should be noted that the adoption of international and European standards of the EU gas industry poses its own peculiarities due to the self-regulating nature of this industry. In addition to standards, the gas industry commonly uses technical rules and codes which are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the industry. Therefore, along with the priority gas standards the adoption of DVGW codes of good practice was also considered. Based on the identified priorities, the Road Map and Action Plan for was drafted to support the country s adoption of international and European gas and electricity standards which are essential for the elimination of existing technical barriers to trade between the energy markets of Uzbekistan and the EU. Adoption of priority electricity standards will allow users to: ensure maintenance of electrical products and equipment according to European (international) safety rules; connect energy sites to international electricity networks, which is only possible if key requirements for energy sites using electrical products and equipment comply with international safety rules. Adoption of gas priority standards will enable PCs to solve a number of common problems. 1 These include: CEN/TC 234 functional standards and DVGW Technical Rules and Codes which will help the countries modernise their gas transmission infrastructures; reducing gas supply measurement errors (or uncertainty). For fiscal measurements, PCs use a method based on a measuring diagram. It is not a very precise method, which may lead to losses for customers. Reducing the uncertainty (error) is possible, but it will require heavy capital expenditures. An alternative is to use gas flow detectors. European standards of CEN/ТС 237 "Gas meters", and also all standards necessary for their implementation as well as the basic international 1 These priority standards are basic standards used by the European gas industry. 6

7 standard ISO Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits - Ultrasonic meters for gas - Part 1: Meters for custody transfer and allocation measurement, have been translated; introducing the determination of calorific value and other gas qualitative characteristics which is consistent with the EU gas market approach 2 ; implementing CEN/TC 12 and ISO/TC 67 standards which will guarantee the implementation of modern technologies and simplify the supply equipment. Currently, vast resources are wasted by formal authorisation procedures to use foreign equipment in PCs. As prerequisite for a successful implementation of this programme Uzbekistan should: ensure its membership in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) or participate in the IEC international partner programme which allows participating countries to adopt IEC standards; establish a mechanism of cooperation with the European Committee for Standardization (СЕN) and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC); put in place a procedure for the adoption of international, regional and national standards without translating them into Uzbek or Russian language in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 21-1:2005 and ISO/IEC Guide 21-2:2005; create an optimal structure for Uzbekistan s Technical Committees that will ensure the effective adoption of gas and electricity standards, starting with the standards from the relevant lists of the Energy Community Secretariat. 2 The determination involves switching from gas trade on the basis of volume to trade based on net energy. 7

8 1 Introduction The current gap in standardisation systems in Partner Countries (PCs) and the European Union (EU) has resulted in a significant barrier to trade in energy, energy products and infrastructure between these countries. Nevertheless, the INOGATE programme has been aware of this significant barrier and has undertaken a number of specific projects dedicated to improving the capacity of the Partner Countries to gradually harmonise their standardisation system with European best practice. The current INOGATE Technical Secretariat project (ITS) has a specific sub-component dedicated to support the countries in this harmonisation process. As a result of these activities, a Road Map and Action Plan have been drafted for each of the Partner Countries. These documents contain a tailored review of the standardisation system for each country and how they compare with European best practice. The Action Plan details the steps each country should take in order to bridge this gap and to ensure that they are fully harmonised with European standardisation practices. In order to understand the standardisation context in the region, the document Regional Background to the Road Maps and Action Plans for the harmonisation of standards and codes in electricity and gas sectors for the INOGATE Partner Countries provides a general overview of all Partner Countries. The Road Map and Action Plan for Uzbekistan on harmonisation of standards and codes in the electricity and gas sectors provides an in-depth view of the current state of the standardization system as well as the steps the country has to take to harmonise its system in line with EU practice. 8

9 2 Current standardisation situation, expected achievements by 2018 and recommendations There are a number of criteria that will determine the effectiveness of the harmonisation and adoption process of international and European standards. These criteria involve the following: 1. The degree of development of political, trade and economic cooperation with the EU in the gas and electricity sectors; 2. The existing division of technical regulation into a mandatory and a voluntary part (technical regulations and voluntary standards); 3. Conformity of the national system of standardisation with the principles of the EU New Approach; 4. Conformity of the national standardisation system with the common international and European principles, including: o independence of standardisation bodies o planning and implementation of procedures for adoption of national standards; 5. The degree of the country s involvement in international and regional standardisation, namely: o the degree of the country s involvement in international standardisation; o the degree of the country s involvement in European standardisation; o promoting regional cooperation between countries within the Eurasian Interstate council for standardisation, metrology and certification (EASC). This chapter will describe the current state of affairs in Uzbekistan for each of these criteria and also the steps the country is recommended to take to ensure harmonisation of systems. 2.1 Development of political, trade and economic cooperation The existence of political, trade and economic agreements between the Partner Countries and the EU plays an important role in the processes of adopting international and European standards as national standards. In particular, the following agreements and partnerships have the greatest impact on the effectiveness of standards harmonisation process: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; Currently, Uzbekistan enjoys technical and economic cooperation with the EU under the framework of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed on the 21 st June Although Uzbekistan is not officially engaged in the European Neighbourhood Policy, it participates in projects implemented under that policy. Uzbekistan is not a member of the Energy Community Treaty. However, the country has expressed interest in developing relations with the European Union in the energy sector, which has resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Energy between the European Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed on 24 th January Implementation of this Memorandum will create an opportunity for Uzbekistan to modernise its fuel and energy industry and adopt energy-saving technologies, while also developing the country s transportation network. 2.2 Division of technical regulation into a mandatory and a voluntary part The main principle behind technical regulation is to divide the regulatory process into a mandatory and a voluntary part. This applies to regulatory documents and the structures that carry out the development and adoption of these documents. With this approach, mandatory requirements on products and production processes are formulated only in special documents which are technical regulations. Requirements provided in all other technical documents, including standards, are voluntary. 9

10 In this case, state administration bodies only deal with the development and adoption of technical regulations, whereas independent public or private officially recognised entities are in charge of the development and adoption of standards. Currently, Uzbekistan is in the process of reforming the technical regulations system adopted in 2009 with a Law on technical regulations. This updated legislation describes a division between technical regulations and voluntary requirements (standards) for products and their production processes. It is envisaged that all the current effective mandatory standards and other regulatory documents will remain mandatory during a transitional period, when they will be gradually turned into voluntary documents as relevant technical regulations are developed and adopted. This being said, the Law does not foresee the division of the activity on the development and adoption of mandatory technical regulations between various organisational structures. The programme for the development of technical regulations for describes the development and adoption of 27 technical regulations. 3 However, at this moment only six have been adopted and implemented covering a small part of the regulated area. As a result, mandatory standards are still used for the majority of products and services in Uzbekistan. Achievements expected by the country for the period of up to 2018 For the period 2014 to 2018, Uzbekistan foresees the development and adoption of 35 technical regulations. However, even if this programme is successfully implementated, this adoption will not be sufficient to transfer all standards that are currently mandatory to the status of voluntary standard. 2.3 Compliance of national technical regulation system with the principles of the EU New Approach The EU New Approach Directives and Regulations are a set of harmonisation legislation on product safety which contain so-called essential requirements. A fundamental feature of a large part of the EU s harmonisation legislation is to limit legislative harmonisation to the essential requirements that are of public interest. These requirements deal with the protection of health and safety of users (usually consumers and workers) but may also cover other fundamental requirements (for example the protection of property, animals or the environment). Essential requirements are designed to provide and ensure a high level of protection and either arise from certain hazards associated with the product, refer to the product or its performance, or lay down the principal protection objective. Manufacturers are allowed to choose the way to meet the requirements, either through the use of relevant harmonised supporting standards, if these contain the measures and methods for the hazards to be dealt with, or through alternative methods, provided they can demonstrate the requirements are being met. The implementation of harmonised European standards may lead to so-called presumption of conformity (with the relevant essential requirements) depending on whether the product is suitably covered by the supporting standard or set of supporting standards. The majority of gas and electricity standards, listed by the Energy Community Treaty as generally applicable standards, are interconnected with the following EU New Approach Directives and Regulations: 1. Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement 2. Directive 94/9/EC - ATEX - Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres 3. Directive 97/23/EC - PED - Pressure equipment 3 The Programme was approved by an Order of the Cabinet of Ministers. 10

11 4. Directive 2014/32/EC - MID - Measuring Instruments 5. Directive 2004/108/EC - EMC - Electromagnetic compatibility 6. Directive 2006/42/EC - MD - Machinery /35/EU - LVD - Low voltage equipment 8. Directive 2008/68/EC - TDG - Transport of dangerous goods and amendments since 2008: Commission Decision 2009/240/EC of 4 March 2009 Commission Decision 2010/187/EU of 25 March 2010 Commission Directive 2010/61/EU of 2 September 2010 Commission Decision 2011/26/EU of 14 January 2011 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/188/EU of 4 April 2012 Commission Directive 2012/45/EU of 3 December 2012 Commission Implementing Decision 2013/218/EU of 6 May Directive 2009/105/EC - SPVD - Simple pressure vessels 10. Directive 2009/125/EC - ErP - Ecodesign reuirements for energy-related products 11. Directive 2009/142/EC - GAD - Appliances burning gaseous fuels 12. Regulation 640/2009 amended by 4/ Ecodesign requirements for electrical motors 13. Directive 2010/30/EU - Labelling of energy-related products Currently, the application of the above-mentioned principles of the EU New Approach is not permitted under Uzbeki law, which results in differences in structure and content between technical regulations in Uzbekistan and the EU. However, certain technical requirements of mandatory standards in Uzbekistan and requirements of EU technical legislation (Directives and Regulations) and European harmonised standards may correspond. International and European gas and electricity standards harmonised with the above-mentioned EU Directives and Regulations are not implemented in Uzbekistan. Achievements expected by the country for the period of up to 2018 From 2014 to 2018, Uzbekistan has or is still planning to implement those parts of the following European Directives concerning the gas and energy sectors, according to the development programme for technical regulations: - 94/9/EC - ATEX - Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres - 97/23/EC - PED - Design and fabrication of pressure equipment /108/EC - EMC - Electromagnetic compatibility /105/EC - SPVD - Simple pressure vessels /142/EC - GAD - Appliances burning gaseous fuels Uzbekistan also plans to adopt relevant important European standards harmonised with the abovementioned Directives within one to two years after their implementation. 2.4 Compliance of national standardisation system with the international and European practice EU standards, which are applied voluntarily, are generally requested by manufacturers to make products safer and production more efficient. The developed standard must comply with the essential requirements of the EU harmonisation legislation (either EU Directive or EU Regulation) it is supporting. Full implementation of the above-listed principles is only possible under the following conditions: fulfilment of the key principle of European standardisation - namely, independence of national standardisation bodies both from state administration bodies and from certain industrial or nongovernment organisations; 11

12 conformity of the procedure of adoption of international and regional standards as national standards to the ISO/IEC 21-1:2005 and ISO/IEC 21-2:2005 Guides, and the existence of a compact procedure of adoption of international and regional standards in the original language (without the translation into Russian or national language); existence of Technical Standardisation Committees within national standardisation bodies, Independence of standardisation bodies Currently, the Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification (Uzstandard) acts as the National Standardisation Body (NSB) which is part of the state administration and which is besides standardisation also responsible for metrology, certification and accreditation. Uzstandard is under the responsibility of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has no plans, in the near future, to change the function or structure of the Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Procedure for the adoption of international and regional standards The adoption of international and regional standards as national standards is regulated by the national standard O z DSt 1.7:1998 (amendments: , , ) The procedure for adoption of interstate, national standards and regulations of other countries, which corresponds with ISO/IEC Guides 21-1:2005 and ISO/IEC 21-2:2005. The implementation of regulatory standardisation documents in Uzbekistan based on agreements signed with international and regional standardisation bodies is only allowed when they are translated into Uzbek or Russian language and have received ex ante approval. Uzbekistan has no plans, in the short term, to change the process for the development and adoption of international land regional standards Technical committees for standardisation Uzbekistan currently has three Technical Committees (TC) for gas and electricity, namely TC 1 Uznefteprodukt (Uzbeki oil products), TC 18 - Electricity industry, and TC 24 - Electrotechnical and home electrical appliances. These TC are guided by provisions made on the basis of relevant regulatory documents of the former Soviet Union which do not meet generally accepted international and European standardisation principles. Unfortunately the TC for electricity standards exists but is not active. Achievements expected by the country for the period of up to 2018 and recommendations of the ITS Experts In 2014 Uzbekistan planned to restructure the national TCs. It is recommended that as part of this restructuring, the management of the TCs is strengthened and there is a more continuous monitoring of their activities. 4 The Committees are assigned almost all technical functions to ensure the standards development process (including the mandate to adopt draft standards). The area of responsibility of standardisation bodies is limited to setting the rules and procedures for the work of technical committees as well as coordination and monitoring of their daily practice. 12

13 2.5 Participation in international and regional standardisation Participation in international standardisation Currently Uzbekistan, represented by the Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, is: A full member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), participating in seven ISO technical committees not related to either the gas or electricity sectors. Uzbekistan does not participate in the work of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Achievements expected by the country for the period up to 2018 and recommendations of the ITS Experts In the short term Uzbekistan plans to maintain its current relationship with ISO. However, it is recommended that Uzbekistan establishes official ties with IEC, otherwise it will be difficult for Uzbekistan to adopt and implement international standards Participation in European standardisation At present, Uzbekistan has no official relations with the European organisations for standardisation CEN and CENELEC. However, the country is considering establishing official relations with both organisations Participation in EASC standardisation First of all it should be mentioned that the main task of interstate standardisation (EASC) is to harmonise the national standards of participating countries with each other and not with European or international standards. Therefore, using European or international standards as the basis for the interstate standards (EASC) is only one of a number of options for the development of interstate standards. Moreover, the EASC is now clearly developing and adopting interstate standards which are planned to be used for the procedures of conformity assessment of products with the requirements of technical regulations of the Customs Union. Although compliance of technical regulations of the Customs Union with the EU New Approach principles has been declared as one of the key principles of technical regulations within the Customs Union, the adherence to this principle is not a mandatory requirement. Therefore, taking into account national peculiarities results in differences of virtually all technical regulations of the Customs Union to corresponding EU Directives and Regulations. These discrepancies often result in the need to adopt heavily modified or non-equivalent international and European standards as interstate standards (EASC), or decide not to adopt some of them. As a result the application of the interstate standardisation mechanism is only advisable if: interstate standards that are being developed are identical to the corresponding European and international analogues; it is possible to adopt interstate standards in Russian as national standards of the Partner Country. At this moment, Uzbekistan, represented by UzStandards, participates in the following interstate gas and electricity TCs: Gas sector ITC 007 Pipes and steel tanks ITC 052 Natural gas ITC 155 Pipeline fitting for general mechanical engineering ITC 260 Chemical and oil/gas refining equipment 13

14 Electricity sector ITC 036 Power transformers ITC 111 Energy saving ITC 232 Apparatus for measuring electrical power and load control ITC 233 Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities ITC 506 Radial ventilators and tubeaxial fans based on contact-free AC/DC motors Achievements expected by the country for the period of up to 2018 and recommendations of the ITS Experts Uzbekistan does not intend, in the short term, to change the list of Interstate TC in which it participates. However, by 2018, Uzbekistan plans to delegate the participation in the above-mentioned Interstate TCs to a national TC. 14

15 3 Priority standards identified by the ITS Experts for Uzbekistan As part of the activities of the ITS team in preparation of the development of the Road Maps and Action Plans for the PCs, a poll was undertaken to identify priority gas and electricity standards for all PCs. The results showed that PCs selected 6 areas as high priority for adoption of electricity standards and 4 key gas standards. More detailed regional information can be found in the report Regional Background to the Road Maps and Action Plans for the harmonisation of standards and codes in electricity and gas sectors for the INOGATE Partner Countries. Below is a more detailed analysis of the standards prioritised by Uzbekistan and their inclusion in the country s National Programme of adoption of these standards. Annexes I, II and III provide further detailed information of the prioritised lists of standards. 3.1 Uzbekistan s National Programme of adoption of priority electricity standards Analysis of the updated list of the ECT s Secretariat (319 standards), updated by the ITS Experts at the beginning of 2013 highlighted 38 standards for Uzbekistan to adopt. The ITS Experts considered that adoption of these standards is of the highest importance. These 38 standards comprise a regional group of 23 standards that are important for all PCs, and a national group of 15 standards that are important specifically for Uzbekistan. At the end of 2013, Uzbekistan had adopted 5 electricity interstate standards in line with international standards on the list of European Energy Community Secretariat. However, these 5 standards were not identified as part of the list of 38 standards. In line with recommedations of the ITS Experts, Uzbekistan has developed a plan for adoption of 38 European and international electricity standards over 2016 to 2018 and plans to adopt the following standards: in standards on the list recommended by the ITS Experts for the regional programme; in standards on the list recommended by the ITS Experts for the regional programme and 9 standards recommended for the national programme (14 standards in total); in standards from the regional group of the most important standards and 6 standards from the national group (16 standards in total). It is also recommended that by 2017 Uzbekistan adopts 5 critical standards which are missing. Table 3.3. List of standards on specification and requirements to electrical equipment which is not listed by the Energy Community Secretariat but recommended for national adoption by Uzbekistan in 2017 Reference ТC Title 1 IEC TC 10 2 IEC TC 10 3 IEC TC 10 4 IEC TC 10 Fluids for electrotechnical applications - Unused mineral insulating oils for transformers and switchgear Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) for use in electrical equipment Mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment - Supervision and maintenance guidance Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) 15

16 Reference ТC Title 5 IEC TC 10 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code) 3.2 Uzbekistan National Programme for the adoption of priority gas standards By 2013 Uzbekistan had adopted one priority gas standard and had identified 53 priority gas standards. Although no further standards were adopted in 2013, the country plans to adopt the following ones between 2014 and 2017: in priority standards translated within the framework of previous INOGATE project; in priority standards translated within the framework of previous INOGATE project; in priority standards, have been translated by the previous INOGATE Project; in priority standards, have been translated by the previous INOGATE Project. Thus, by the start of 2018, Uzbekistan will have adopted 28 of 132 priority gas standards. 3.3 Procedure for the adoption of Codes of Practice Currently, Uzbekistan has no legislative framework for the implementation of Codes of Practices, nor has adopted yet the key European functional standards of TС 234. Nevertheless, it would be practical to establish ties with DVGW to obtain rights to use technical rules embedded in this German association. A preliminary agreement was reached during the study tour to DVGW in April 2014 which was part of the ITS project. Annex III describes DVGW Technical Rules recommended for introduction in Uzbekistan. 16

17 4 Action Plan This Action Plan provides support and a clear guidance to Uzbekistan s effort to harmonise its standardisation system with EU best practice. It was prepared taking into account the current status of Uzbekistan s standardisation system and the requirements for it to be brought in line with the ECT and European practice, based on the Road Map. The Action Plan provides a number of key steps Uzbekistan must take in the short term (until 2018) to begin the harmonisation process. Once they complete this phase, the country should identify its next objectives and the subsequent actions to take in the harmonisation process. Below is a list of key actions and a timeline in order to ensure that the process is undertaken in a balanced way. 4.1 Key areas and stages of activities to ensure effective adoption of international and European electricity and gas standards by Uzbekistan As described in Section 2: Current standardisation situation, goals for 2018 and recommendations, it is indispensable for Uzbekistan to follow as much as possible the EU New Approach Directives and Regulations which are part of their Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union, as well as to undertake EU best practice specifically in standardisation Compliance of the national system of technical regulation with the principles of the EU New Approach Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables Timeframe 1 Provide legal framework to ensure the application of the EU New Approach to technical regulation. This framework comprises the mechanism of presumption of conformity. 5 Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, NHC «Uzbekneftegas», SJSC «Uzbekenergo». Progressively as new technical regulations are developed and implemented Introduce the elements of the following European directives on gas and electricity into national technical legislation: 2 94/9/EC - ATEX - Equipment for explosive atmospheres NHC «Uzbekneftegas», SI «Sanoatgekontehnazorat» /23/EC - PED - Pressure Equipment Directive SI «Sanoatgekontehnazorat» NHC «Uzbekneftegas» This presumption allows the manufacturer to replace the mandatory verification of product compliance with technical regulations for confirmation of compliance with the requirements of harmonised standards. 17

18 2004/108/EC - EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive The State Committee for Communication, Informatization and Telecommunication Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan /105/EC - SPVD Simple Pressure Vessels Directive SI «Sanoatgekontehnazorat» NHC «Uzbekneftegas» /142/EC - GAD - Gas Appliances Directive SI «Sanoatgekontehnazorat» NHC «Uzbekneftegas» Compliance of the national standardisation system with the generally accepted international and European principles Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables Timeframe Elaborate the development strategy for the system of national gas and electricity technical committees (TC) Introduce the best practices from the National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) of leading EU countries on regular monitoring of and support to the functioning of technical committees Define the mechanism to accelerate the work of the following TCs on harmonisation of international standards: TC 18 Electric power. ТC 24 Electrotechnical and home appliances SJSC «Uzbekenergo», NHC «Uzbekneftegas», Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, strategy Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, SJSC «Uzbekenergo», JSC «Uzeltehsanoat», Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, Action plan Country's participation in international, European and interstate standardisation Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables Timeframe 18

19 1 Formulate an executive decision on joining the IEC Affiliate Country Programme SJSC «Uzbekenergo», JSC «Uzeltehsanoat», Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Formulate a decision on establishing official relations with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Formulate a decision on establishing official relations with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) SJSC «Uzbekenergo», JSC «Uzeltehsanoat», Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Conclude a licence agreement with CEN and CENELEC to obtain the right to use European gas and electricity standards in Uzbekistan Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Adoption and implementation of priority gas and electricity standards In particular, relating to gas and electricity standards, the list of actions (below) will support Uzbekistan in adopting the 319 electricity standards and 132 gas standards in order to strengthen their trade relationship with the European Union Adoption of priority electricity standards in Uzbekistan Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables Timeframe 1 Obtain authorisation from IEC and CENELEC to adopt European and international electricity standards by Uzbekistan as national standards Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification Implement the National Standardisation Plan for 2015 to the extent concerning the adoption of the priority electricity standards Energy and electricity TCs, Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, adopted standards Adoption of priority gas standards in Uzbekistan Activities completed so far: Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables 1 Organise the transfer from the EASC to Uzbekistan of ITS Project 19

20 Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables the 12 interstate standards prepared with the assistance of the INOGATE Programme 2 3 Organise the transfer to Uzbekistan of the 100 international and European oil and gas standards, translated with the assistance of the INOGATE Programme Implement the 12 interstate gas standards prepared with the assistance of the INOGATE Programme ITS Project, translations of the standards Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification (Uzstandard), Decision of Uzstandard on enforcement of standards On-going or planned activities Activities Responsible entity and form of deliverables Timeframe Select gas standards to be adopted by method of reprinting with information annex containing Russian translation of standard. Update the list of existing gas standards, with available translations to the most current versions of those standards. Arrange translation of latest versions of selected standards and their transfer to Uzbekistan. Harmonise the listed standards with the requirements of the standardisation system of Uzbekistan NHC «Uzbekneftegas», List of standards subject to approval of this activity by the EC, list of latest versions of standards NHC «Uzbekneftegas», updated standards As translations of standards come in 4 Adopt the updated gas standards in Russian according to the established procedure Uzbek Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification, As new standards come 20

21 publication of standards in 5 Implement the Standardisation Plan for 2015 as regards the adoption of the priority gas standards NHC «Uzbekneftegas», adopted standards

22 5 Conclusion Currently, the most effective mechanism in Uzbekistan for the harmonisation of national standards to international and European standards is through the adoption of already prepared national standards. This involves the set up of TCs or their modernisation. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the process of establishing the newly created TC for the gas and electricity sectors are in compliance with generally accepted international and European principles and to align their effective interaction with relevant European and international TCs. The transition from the former Soviet system of technical regulation (the system of mandatory standards and other regulatory acts of ministries and agencies) to the two-level system of mandatory technical regulations and voluntary standardisation documents was launched in However it is being implemented at a slow pace. Moreover, the current law on technical regulation does not permit the application of the principles of the EU New Approach to technical regulations which significantly limits the effectiveness of the processes of adoption and implementation of international and European standards. Uzbekistan is legally able to adopt all international gas standards of ISO as a full member of ISO. However the country needs to ensure its full membership to IEC and CEN-CENELEC to enable the complete adoption of international and European standards in the electricity and gas sectors. Thus, to ensure the effectiveness of adoption of international and European standards, Uzbekistan should: amend the current law on technical regulation in order to enable the EU New Approach to be adopted; accelerate the process of adopting technical regulations so that the application of standards is voluntary; establish formal relations with IEC, CEN and CENELEC; reform the system of TCs on standardisation; enable the adoption of international and European standards in their original language. Adoption of priority electricity standards will allow users in Uzbekistan to: ensure maintenance of electrical products and equipment according to European (international) safety rules; connect energy sites to international electricity networks, possible only if key requirements for energy sites using electrical products and equipment comply with international safety rules. Adoption of gas priority standards will enable PCs to resolve a number of common problems. These include: CEN/TC 234 functional standards and DVGW Technical Rules and Codes which will help the countries to modernise the gas transmission infrastructure; reducing gas supply measurement errors (or uncertainty). For fiscal measurements, PCs use a method based on a measuring diagram. It is not a very precise method, which may lead to losses for customers. Reducing the uncertainty (error) is possible, but it will require substantial capital expenditures. An alternative is to use gas flow detectors. There has already been a translation of European standards of CEN/ТС 237 "Gas meters", and also of all standards necessary for their implementation and of the basic international standard ISO Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits - Ultrasonic meters for gas - Part 1: Meters for custody transfer and allocation measurement; introducing the determination of calorific value and other gas qualitative characteristics which is consistent with the EU gas market approach; implementing CEN/TC 12 and ISO/TC 67 standards will guarantee the implementation of modern technologies and simplify the supply of equipment. Currently, vast resources are wasted on formal authorisation procedures that are needed to use foreign equipment in PCs. 22

23 Annex I List of electricity standards recommended for adoption by Uzbekistan in the framework of regional and national programmes Abbreviations 8,9 Number of the countries voted is 8 or 9 7 Number of the countries voted is 7 5,6 Number of the countries voted is 5 or Number of the countries voted is below 5 RP Regional Priority, defined by the Project NP National Priority, defined by the Project NPC Number of Partner-Countries voted for this standard as a priority NoC Number of Standards adopted by Partner Countries NS National Standards P Priority, defined by the country EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice Before TOTAL RP NP NPC NoC NS RP NP P NS RP NP NS RP NP NS RP NP NS RP NP Assessment of contract award procedure Procurement of power station equipment 1 1 EN EN EN EN EN EN

24 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice 7 7 EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN Before TOTAL 24

25 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice EN EN Standard voltages, current ratings and frequencies Before TOTAL 40 1 EN EN EN EN Measurements 44 1 EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN Equipment specifications and requirements 53 1 EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN

26 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice EN EN EN EN EN EN EN CLC CLC CLC EN EN EN EN EN CLC EN EN CLC IEC IEC EN IEC CLC CLC EN CLC IEC IEC EN EN Before TOTAL 26

27 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice EN EN CLC IEC EN Before TOTAL EN EN EN EN EN EN IEC IEC EN IEC EN EN EN EN EN EN EN IEC IEC IEC IEC IEC EN EN IEC IEC

28 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice IEC EN EN EN EN EN EN IEC EN EN EN EN IEC EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN Before TOTAL 28

29 EN / IEC Project Priority Country s Choice EN EN IEC EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN IEC Before TOTAL EN IEC IEC IEC EN EN EN EN IEC EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN