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OPINION (COM(2025)0828 – C100123/2025 – 2025/0180(COD)(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Paulius Saudargas

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The committee opinion amends the proposed regulation to extend its scope to oil, prohibit Russian oil imports from 1 January 2027, and advance the gas phase-out deadline to 1 January 2027. It strengthens monitoring and enforcement by requiring Member States to appoint competent authorities, imposing penalties, and enhancing transparency and information exchange.

Committee position. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection proposes amendments to extend the regulation to oil, strengthen enforcement, and advance phase-out deadlines to 2027.

Key points

  1. Extends the regulation's title and scope to include oil, prohibiting imports of oil and refined petroleum products from Russia as of 1 January 2027.
  2. Advances the deadline for phasing out Russian natural gas imports under long-term contracts from 1 January 2028 to 1 January 2027.
  3. Requires that quantities imported under exemptions not exceed contracted quantities before 17 June 2025.
  4. Advances the prohibition on LNG terminal services to Russian entities under pre-existing contracts to 1 January 2027.
  5. Requires Member States to appoint a competent authority to assess importer information and decide on compliance with import prohibitions.
  6. Obliges importers of natural gas and oil to provide the appointed authority with information one month prior to import, including origin evidence and, for LNG, place of liquefaction.
  7. Establishes a simplified procedure for imports from countries that prohibit Russian gas and oil imports equivalently, with a Commission list updated every six months.
  8. Presumes gas entering via specified interconnection points, including Russian and Turkish entry points, to be of Russian origin, subject to the prohibition.
  9. Requires Member States to establish binding national diversification plans for gas and oil, with deadlines of 1 January 2027.
  10. Mandates penalties for importers violating prohibitions or failing to comply with decisions, to be notified to the Commission.
  11. Requires the Commission to publish quarterly aggregated import data and conduct risk assessments on gas infrastructure and oil trade patterns.

Who is affected

  • Importers of Russian natural gas and oil must provide detailed information and comply with new prohibitions and deadlines.
  • Member States must appoint competent authorities, establish diversification plans, and impose penalties.
  • Russian entities and those controlled by them face prohibitions on LNG terminal services and oil imports.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 January 2027: prohibition on oil imports and full phase-out of Russian gas and oil.
  • 17 June 2025: cut-off date for contracts to qualify for exemptions.
  • 1 January 2026: Commission to establish simplified procedure and list of compliant countries.
  • 31 August 2026 and 31 August 2027: ACER report publication dates.