Filling Level Requirements. (1) In the scope of using the working gas volume (WGV) of the Contract, the Customer shall be obliged to observe the filling level requirements set out in the Annex “Capacities and Storage Fee” as of the reference dates set out in the Annex “Capacities and Storage Fee” to the Contract (“Filling Level Requirements”).
Filling Level Requirements. The following table shows the Filling Level Requirement to be observed by the customer at the respective Reference Dates as well as the dates for the customer's Filling Level Commitment: Reference Dates Date Filling Level Commitment Filling Level Requirement 6:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. GWh 01/02/2023 12/11/2022 40.00 01/10/2023 12/07/2023 85.00 01/11/2023 12/08/2023 95.00 01/02/2024 12/11/2023 40.00 4 Temporary Minimum Filling Level1 The following table shows the Minimum Filling Level to be maintained by the customer during the respective period: Period 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. Minimum Filling Level GWh 01/11/2022 – 01/10/2024 0.00 1 Dependent on potential withdrawal of capacities according to " Supplementary Agreement – Filling Level Require- ments” Supplementary Agreement to Contract No. […] (“Supplementary Agreement – Filling Level Requirements”) between and VNG Gasspeicher GmbH Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0 00000 Xxxxxxx – hereinafter referred to as “VGS” – [Company] [Street] [Postcode] [Place] – hereinafter referred to as “Customer” – – hereinafter jointly referred to as “Contractual Partners” – Preamble By means of Sections 35a to 35g of the German Law regarding the Electricity and Gas Supply [Gesetz über die Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung, in short: Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, abbreviation: EnWG] (“Part 3a – Filling level requirements regarding gas storage facilities and ensuring security of supply”) that took effect on 30 April 2022, the German legislature defined filling level requirements with regard to gas storage facilities that are located in the Federal Republic of Germany and have at least one point of connection with the German long-distance pipeline network. With the Regulation on the Adjustment of Filling Level Requirements for Gas Storage Facilities (Gas Storage Level Regulation) of 29. July 2022, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action made use of its delegated legislationton issue an ordinance pursuant to Section 35b subsection (3) of the German Law regarding the Electricity and Gas Supply and adjusted the level requirements pursuant to Section 35b
