Open Season. The States Parties shall permit that the Open Season is performed pursuant to procedures published by Nabucco International Company on its website ahead of the start of the Open Season, and such Open Season shall ensure that objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions apply to all Shippers (including third party entities and Shareholders, their affiliated companies and/or their assignees) that qualify to take part in the Open Season. The invitation to tender would stipulate the available technical total capacity to be allocated, the number and size of lots, as well as the allocation procedure in case of an excess of demand over supply. Both firm and interruptible transportation capacity would be offered on an annual and monthly basis. The invitation to tender would be published, at the cost of Nabucco International Company, in the Official Gazette of each State Party and the Official Journal of the European Union and the allocation process would be fair and non-discriminatory. The Open Season shall be carried out in two steps. In a first step, only the Shareholders, their affiliated companies and their assignees can apply. In the second step, all market participants, including the Shareholders, their affiliated companies and their assignees can apply. If after the second step not all capacity has been allocated, there will be a third Open Season to allocate the remaining capacity. After each step of the Open Season Nabucco International Company shall provide to all relevant State Party Authorities a list of the companies which have reserved capacities of the Nabucco Project.
Appears in 4 contracts
