On 22nd November 2005, the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) launched a public consultation on Roadmap for a competitive single gas market in Europe. This document rewiews the current state of European gas markets, describes regulators' views of the eventual goal of a competitive single European market for gas, sets priorities, and identifies a timetable and process for making progress.

The roadmap aims to deliver practical improvements to European gas markets  by close examination of the current situation in specific regions across Europe . ERGEG is therefore seeking stakeholders' support for a set of regional initiatives.

ERGEG invites all interested parties to respond to this consultation paper and to participate fully in the regional initiatives described above. ERGEG invites stakeholders to comment on issues raised in this paper, and in particular to respond to the detailed questions.

Any comments should be received by 23^rd January 2006 and should be sent by email to gasroadmap@ergeg.org.  Any question to this document should in the first instance be directed to

Mrs. Una Shortall

Email: una.shortall@ceer-eu.org

Fax +32 2 788 73 50

Tel. +32 2 788 73 30