Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (The EU Gas Regulation), amending Regulations (EU) No 1227/2011, 2017/1938, 2019/942 and 2022/869 and Decision 2017/684 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 715/2009

The EU Gas Regulation, part of the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package, was published in the EU Official Journal on July 15, 2024, and entered into force 20 days later, with its provisions becoming applicable six months after publication. It introduces a new regulatory framework for dedicated hydrogen infrastructure, aims to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector through mandatory measurement, reporting, and verification requirements, and establishes a Union-wide cap of 2 percent for hydrogen blended into the natural gas system at interconnection points between Member States.