Distribution System Operator

Concluding a contract about access to CS OTE

1. Requirements

The basic requirements for start a deal about concluding Agreement on data handing over Czech only (PDF 200 KB). with distribution system operator ("DSO") are:

registered (company or branch) in Commercial register Czech Rep.,
valid license for gas market given by Energy Regulatory Office,

assigned EIC code for gas market beginning with 27XG (hand out ČEPS, a.s.),
in case of a local distribution system operator a registation number given by his superior distribution system operator.

2. Complete list of items for Agreement

For the Agreement completion the DSO must send via email (registrace-plyn@ote-cr.cz) request for agreement completion with these documents:

filled out reg. form type „B“ (DOC 180 KB) – the PSD obtains reg. number (PID) and becomes Registered Market Participant (RMP),
if the Participant is already registered, registration data are updated based on PID and filled out reg. form type B,
filled out 1st page of the Agreement (DOC 25 KB) according yours company data,
filled out reg. form type "C" (DOC 106 KB), on behalf of each person who will be accessing to the OTE’s CS,
the table of Persons authorized for communication (DOC 41 KB),
an e-mail address that OTE will use for sending the Agreement ready for sign in pdf format.

3. Persons registration

OTE register DSO in CS OTE (according to form type B) and assign Reg. No. (ID USER), according to data in form type C, and send the Reg. No. to the DSO.

4. Access to CS OTE

After obtaining PID and acquiring ID USER (the unique number of registered person), Licence holder manage access into productive and test environment for its persons. Security items can be obtained either via certification authority OTECA (Logica Czech Republic s.r.o.) or via I.CA for details follow up to http://www.ote-cr.cz/registration-and-agreements/access-to-cs-ote.

5. Agreement

OTE prepare a fair copy of the agreement and send in pdf format to e-mail address specified in Part 2.

6. Activation in CS OTE

a) DSO returns to OTE the signed agreement in paper form (2 copies). Furthermore handover followings:

Originals of forms types "B" and "C" that are signed
Certified copy of extract from the Commercial Register
Certified copy of the appropriate license
responsibility transfer DSO (Czech only) (DOC 41 KB),
LDS registration form with technical data (Czech only) (DOC 35 KB),

b) DSO must meet followings conditions:

must send protocol about imbalance responsibility transfer to subject of settlement,
must send certificate for security access to CS OTE.

c) The agreement take effect upon signature day and effectivenes after transfer imbalance responsibility to Subject of settlement (if the protocol date - imb.resp. transfer - is older than signature day) and after collection order in favor OTE.

d) New DSO will be activated in CS OTE after completion agreement rules, not before day the agreement has taken effectiveness. Concurrently On request new DSO will be given access to the test environment of CS OTE - Sandbox.