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1. Short title and commencement.
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Affiliate Code of Conduct for Entities Engaged in Marketing of Natural Gas and Laying, Building, Operating or E)fpanding Natural -Gas Pipeline) Regulations, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Deimitions.
(1) -In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "Act" means the ].>etroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006;
(b) "affiliate" means an associated person in relation to the entity or the entity in relation to an associated person-
(i) who participates directly or .indirectly or through one or more intermediaries in the management or control or capital of the entity or an associated person, as the case may be;
(ii) who holds, directly or indirectly, shares carrying not less than 26% of the voting power in the entity or associated person, as the case may be;
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(iii) who appoints more than half of the board of directors or members of the governing board, or one or more executive directors or executive members of the governing board of the entity or the associated person, as the case may be; or
(iv) who guarantees no~ less than 10% .of the total borrowings of the entity or the associated person, as the case may be.
(c) "appointed day" means the date of October 1, 2007 when the Central Government notified the establishment of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board;
(d) "Board" means the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act;
(e) "capital cost" means cost in respect of creation of a fixed asset;
(/) "cost" means the capital cost, direct cost, financial cost, fully allocated cost or operating cost, as the case may be.
(g) "direct cost" means cost that can reasonably be identified as -cost incurred for laying, building, operating or expanding ~natural gas pipeline;
(h) "financing cost" means the cost of financing the creation of an asset or for meeting the requirements of incurring an operating cost;
(i) "fully allocated cost'' means the sum of direct costs plus a proportional share of indirect costs derived on the basis of the level of activities carried out and on consistently applied basis of allocation;
(j) "indirect cost" means such cost which cannot be directly identified with either laying, building, operating or expanding a natural gas pipeline or marketing of natural gas and includes, but are not limited to common overhead costs, common administrative expenses and taxes;
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(k) "marketing of natural gas" means the activity of selling or distribution of natural gas;
(I.) "natural gas pipeline" means natural gas pipeline as defined under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, B~ild, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008.
(m) "operating cost" means cost in respect of upkeep and maintenance of a fixed asset or service;
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these regulations, but defined in the Act or in the rules or regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the rules or regulations, as the case maybe.
3. Application.
These regulations shall apply to an entity-
(1) which proposes to lay, build, operate or expand natural gas pipeline and is au~orized to do · so under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipeline's) Regulations, 2008;
(2) which is laying, building, operating or expanding natural gas pipeline and has been authorized to do so under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008;
(3) which is authorized by the Central Government before the appointed day for laying, building, operating or expanding natural gas pipeline; or
(4) which is either authorized or is directed by the Board for conversion of a dedicated pipeline· into a common carrier or contract carrier under the relevant regulations:
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Provided that the entity is either engaged or proposes to engage in the activity of marketing of natural gas:
(a) either on. its own;
(b) through a divisiOn, business unit or such other categorization made for different business segments by the entity but without separat_ing the ownership and management control of the same into another entity; or
(c) through its affiliate.
4. Scope of affiliate code of conduct.
(1) The affiliate code of conduct referred to in these regulations and hereinafter referred to as the "code" sets out the manner of the- 11
(a) interactions _between the entity and its affiliate for the purposes of carrying out .
the activities of both transportation and marketing of natural gas based on the principle of "at an arm's length"; or
(b) engagement in both the activities of transportation and marketing of natural gas by the entity on its own by following the principle of "at an arm's length".
(2) The objectives ofthis code are to ensure-
(a) protection of the interests of the consumers and other entities against the actions of an entity while dealing with its affiliate as also when the entity on its own is engaged in both the activities of transport~tion and marketing of natural gas;
(b) prevention of cross-subsidization of the costs between the regulated activity and any other non-regulated activity including the activity of marketing of natural gas either by the entity on its own or_ through its affiliate which adversely affects or has the potential of adversely affecting fair trade and competition between the entities;
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(c) that.there is no preferential access allowed by the entity to itself or to its affiliate for the regulated activity; and ( d) development of a fair and competitive natural gas market.
5. Degree of accounting separation.
(1) The entity shall ensure accounting and financial separation by maintaining separate financial records and books of accounts in respect of the regulated activity in cases wherea) the affiliate of the entity is engaged or proposes to engage in the marketing of natural gas; or b) the entity on its own or proposes to engage in both the activities of transportation and marketing of natural gas.
(2) The entity shall ensure that while undertaking the accounting and financial segregation in respect of the regulated activity under sub-regulation (1), both direct and indirect costs are fully allocated to the regulated activity in a transparent manner and without any cross-subsidiZation of costs with any other non-regulated activity.
(3) The entity shall adhere to the accounting standards and guidelines of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as well as the Companies Act, 1956 and the Board may, if it deems fit, examine the appropriateness of the basis of cost allocation followed by the entity:
6. . Confidentiality of consumer information.
(1) The entity shall not release to an affiliate any information relating to a consumer without his written consent except where such information is required to · be disclosed for-
(i) billing or market operation purposes;
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(ii) law enforcement purposes;
(iii) processing of past due accounts of the consumer which have been passed on to a debt collection agency;
(iv) where the information has been sufficiently aggregated so that any individual consumer's information cannot reasonably be identified.
(2) Where an entity shares information services with an affiliate, all information shall be protected from access by the affiliate and access to an entity's information services shall include appropriate computer data management and data access protocols as well as contractual provisions regarding the breach of any access protocols.
7. Shared corporate services.
An entity may share employees with its affiliate only in relation to the shared core corporate services subject to the stipulation that such employees shall neither be directly or indirectly involved in collecting, storing, collating, processing, transmitting or having access to any information which is related to the regulated activities.
8. Non-discriminatory access to services.
of ( 1) The entity shall treat all other entities engaged in natural gas marketing on the same lfd non-discriminatory basis as it treats its own affiliate.
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(2) The entity shall take reasonable steps to ensure that its affiliate does not cause in its marketing or promotional material any'favoured treatment or preferential access to the entity's system and in case the ·entity becomes aware of an inappropriate marketing or promotional activity by its affiliate, the entity shall-
(a) immediately notify affected consumers of such violation;
(b) take necessary steps to ensure that the affiliate is aware of the concern; and 13 14 ~~ ~ ~---~---------------- THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i))
(c) inform the Board in writing of such activity, the remedial measures that were undertaken by the entity and the steps taken by the entity to prevent its re occurrence in future.
(3) The entity shall apply the natural gas pipeline tariff authorized under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate o_r Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008 to an affiliate in the same manner as is applfoable to similarly plac~d non-affiliates.
(4) The entity shall not transfer or assign to an affiliate a consumer for whom the entity is providing service of the regulated activity unless the consumer gives permission to such transfer or assignment in writing.
(5) The entity and its affiliate shall not trade upon, promote, or suggest to any consumer, supplier or third-party that they may receive preferential treatment as a result of the affiliation.
(6) The_ entity shall not provide to anyone any negative information about its affiliate or non-affiliate competitors.
9. Compliance measures.
(1) The entity shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this code and shall-
(i) perform an internal review on a quarterly basis establishing compliance by the entity to the code;
(ii) circulate the code to its employees and make them aware of its compliance;
(iii) monitor compliance by its employees' to this Code; and
(iv) maintain verifiable record of documentation establishing such compliance.
(2) The entity shall submit the compliance report on an annual basis to the Board reporting the extent of compliance by the entity to ·the provisions under these regulations in case-
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(a) the entity is engaged or proposes to engage m both the activities of transportation and marketing of natural gas; or
(b) of dealing by the entity with its affiliate which is marketing natural gas.
10. Record keeping and reporting requirements.
(1) The entity shall maintain updated records in a form and manner so as to be able to substantiate compliance with this code.
(2) In addition to any other reporting requirements contained in this code, the entity shall provide the following information within a period of one month of the notification of these regulations, namely:-
(a) list of all affiliates with whom the entity tran·sacts including business addresses, list of the officers and directors and description of the business of its affiliate;
(b) corporate organization chart ~ndicating relationships and ownership percentages;
(c) costing policy of the entity with respect to the regulated activity including the basis followed by the entity for allocation of common expenditure; and ( d) any other relevant information as deemed fit by the Board:
Provided that the entity shall update the information provided to th.e Board under clauses (a) to (d) for any change within a period of one month of the occurrence of· such a change.
(3) The entity shall web-host the description of its regulated activities includ~ng that of its affiliates.
11. Consequences of default and termination of authorization procedure.
The entity shall abide by all the provisions under these regulations and any failure in doing so may lead to termination of the authorization in the manner specified in the Petroleum arid Natural Gas Regulations (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations 2008 including any other penal action under the Act.
16 THE GAZEITE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] .. · 12: Miscellaneous.
If any dispute arises with regards to the interpretation of any of the provisions of these regulations, the decisibn of the Board shall be final.
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