L 224/14 Official Journal of the European Union 22.8.2013 DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 21 August 2013 on the establishment of the annual priority lists for the development of network codes and guidelines for 2014 (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/442[EV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in elec- tricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (') and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (3), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: CONTEXT (1) The European Council on 4 February 2011 set 2014 as a target for the completion of the internal market for elec- tricity and gas. The Third Energy Package is an important element in the development towards this target. However, further efforts have to be made to allow gas and electricity to flow freely across Europe. The network codes and guidelines which are foreseen by the Third Package will provide the relevant rules for this further development. (2)  As a first step towards binding European network codes, an annual priority list identifying the areas to be included in the development of network codes has to be estab- lished by the Commission in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 (the Electricity Regu- lation’) and Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 (the Gas Regulation). In setting the priorities, the Commission has to consult the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (‘ACER), the responsible European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSOs) and other relevant stakeholders. This decision sets out the priorities as decided by the Commission based on the outcome from the public consultation. () OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15. () OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36. (3)  For the planning of resources it is important to identify annually the key areas for the development of network codes and guidelines. As soon as an area is identified as important for the first time, scoping work needs to be started in order to identify to what extent a harmonisation is needed. Key areas where the work on network codes and guidelines has already started will be continued and completed. PUBLIC CONSULTATION (4 The public consultation, as required by Article 6(1) of the Electricity and the Gas Regulation, took place from 2 April to 13 May 2013. The Commission received 22 responses (?). (5)  The following were the major general comments received during the public consultation: (@) A clear message from the public consultation was that stakeholders supported the focused approach of the Commission prioritising the work to deliver key elements that are necessary for the completion of the internal energy market. Stakeholders are of the view that the Commission has pointed out in its consultation the most important tasks to be done for further integration of the internal energy market and no more tasks should be added to the annual priority lists for 2014. = Several stakeholders are emphasising the importance of a proper implementation of already adopted network codes, some of them calling for a more active role of the Commission and ACER in ensuring a coherent implementation. Furthermore, stakeholders seek clarity on future amendments of adopted network codes and what the governance would be. One stakeholder states the urgent need for a global and unique definitions list valid for all network codes. (®) The responses are published under http://ec.europa.cu/energy/gas_electricity/consultations/20130513_ network codes_en.htm