Governing texts

Reference texts: background

Before the creation of SAGESS

• Law No. 92-1443 (4-Ib Art, 12 Art I, II and III)

Creation and mission of SAGESS

• Law 87-1060 of December 30, 1987
• Decrees 88-269 and 88-270 of March 22, 1988
• Article 3 II of Law No. 92-1443 of December 31, 1992

Reference texts: basics of SAGESS / CPSSP

Creation of the CPSSP and state control

• Article L.642-5 of energy code
• Article 8 of decree No. 93-132 of January 29, 1993

Relationship between SAGESS / CPSSP

• Article L.642-6 of energy code
• Article 9-b of decree No. 93-132 of January 29, 1993

Reference texts: specific regulations on strategic reserves

How the French system operates

• Articles L.642-1, L.642-2, L.642-3, L.642-4 of energy code and Oil law 92-1443 of December 31, 1992
• Articles D.1336-47, D.1336-48, D.1336-49, D.1336-50, D.1336-51 and D.1336-52 of defense code
• Decree N°. 93-132 of January 29, 1993
• Decree N°. 2016-55 of January 29, 2016
• Order dated March 25, 2016 (startegic stocks in France, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Reunion and Mayotte)

Safeguards, controls and sanctions

• Article L.642-7, 1° of energy code and Oil law 92-1443 of December 31, 1992 (Article 12, I, II and III)

Obligation of strategic reserves in Europe

• European Directive n° 2009/119 of September 14, 2009

Nomination of SAGESS as Central Storage Entity for France

• Decree No. 2012-1544 of December 28, 2012