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Prime VicepresidentGaz ‐Romania Trade Union

THE LIBERALIZATION OF THE GAS MARKET IN THE LIBERALIZATION OF THE GAS MARKET IN ROUMANIAROUMANIAROUMANIA ROUMANIA

This is a major objectif for the development of a competitiveThis is a major objectif for the development of a competitive market and integrating this market in the European market

The gas market in Roumania was gradual liberalizated, starting with the year 2001

Starting 1-th january 2007, the market is completly open for the non-houses consumers.

Starting 1-th july 2007 ,the market was completly liberalizated for everyonefor everyone

Y E A R 2 0 0 7Y E A R 2 0 0 7

A 200 f i fAround november 2007 , the real level of the opening of the market was 57,14% .

All thought in the regulated sector ,the two big distributions companies, E.on and Gdf Suez have all most the hall market, as

li th lib ti t d k t th h t d l ithsupliers on the liberatizated market they have to deal with other 18 supliers.

Gdf Suez has only 15,53% from the supliers to the eligibils consumers,and E.ON Gaz covers 5,64%. The bigest suplier is Romgaz with 30% of the market and Petrom second bigestRomgaz,with 30% of the market, and Petrom, second bigest suplier with only 16%of the market.

PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE

Acording to ANRE the development of the natural gasmarket in the years to come regards :market in the years to come, regards :

Development of the competition at the gas suplierslevel;

Keep aplying a new metodology for the seeling ”Keep aplying a new metodology for the „seelingtarifs;

To develop new production points and to restore someold ones or unused ones so that the numbers for theinternal production will increase and we limit the needinternal production will increase and we limit the needfor import;

Id tif i i tIdentifying new import sources.

STRUCTURE of the Natural Gas Market 2009

Reg lated MarketReg lated Market

CONCURENCONCURENTITIALAL Market Market

Di ib i

Producers(6)

Regulated MarketRegulated Market

Distribution Companies(33)

Foren Supliers(3)

Captive Consumers

Eligibles Consumers

Supliers EN-GROS(76)

(all the industrial consumers)

EFECTSEFECTSDISTRIGAZ SUD (GdF Suez)

EFECTSEFECTS

DISTRIGAZ NORD

PRIVATIZATION2005LIBERALIZATION OF THE GAS MARKET

(E.ON)

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NM

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MOver 7000 work

l l t i 4RESTRUCTURE places lost in 4 years

HowHow itit waswas possiblepossible ??

1 OFFERING MONNEY (‘’ l l i ’’)

HowHow it it waswas possiblepossible ??

1.OFFERING MONNEY (‘’voluntary leaving’’)-no training-no alternative-no social programp g

2 PRESSURING: ‘’leave now with money or2.PRESSURING: leave now with money or leave tomorrow whithout’’

Trade Union was not involved and has noTrade Union was not involved and has notools to take position

CONSECINCESCONSECINCESCONSECINCESCONSECINCES

This restructuring methods leed to “hiden”effects :

The lost of the experimented workers ,including throughp , g gretirement before age , contribuates to the growth of the riscs,wich will make the competencies in the compay and in thesectorial level to get lower ;sectorial level to get lower ;

Also the experiences from restructuring can have a bad effecton the health of the workers bouth the ones that leave from theon the health of the workers ,bouth the ones that leave from thecompany and the ones that stay.

W ith t f th l i f th k fWe go on without a programe for the planing of the work forceand for the training procedures and this has a negative impact onthe work places ocupation and redistribution in the company.

SOLUTIONS ?SOLUTIONS ?SOLUTIONS ?SOLUTIONS ?social dialog bettwen the employers and the unions

It takes place in time,it is activ,with acent on It takes place in time,it is activ,with acent on colaboration and with the complete involvment of colaboration and with the complete involvment of that specific work forcethat specific work forcethat specific work force .that specific work force .

It should also include a mecanism for It should also include a mecanism for EFICIENTEFICIENT

monitoring the progres and evaluate the monitoring the progres and evaluate the results.results.

Th ibilit f th i l t t thThe posibility for the social partners to use the european fonds for a better survelance of the change for the employes and for their memberschange for the employes and for their members.