DESFA appointed as balancing forecasting party (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on June 7, 2021) On 21 January 2021 the Energy Regulatory Authority (RAE) issued Decision 70/2020 (Official Journal B’ 473/2021), designating the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator SA (DESFA) as the...Read More

Public consultation on process of changing electricity supplier On 19 February 2021 the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) announced an additional public consultation on the process of changing electricity supplier and the respective obligations of the supplier and the consumerduring that process. Under the proposed scheme, a consumer may terminate their supply contract and exercise...Read More

Amendments to Electricity Balancing Rulebook (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Konstantinos Ntallas– Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on May 17, 2021) On 14 January 2021 the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) issued Decision 54/2021 (Official Journal B’ 531/2021), amending the Electricity Balancing Rulebook and establishing...Read More

LexGTDT Labour & Employment 2021 – Greece Article/Chapter for Greece written by Rokas, published in the LexGTDT Labour & Employment 2021 Primary and secondary legislation What are the main statutes and regulations relating to employment? There is no labour law code; however, there are numerous legal statutes and regulations (the Constitution of Greece, laws, presidential...Read More

Regulatory Authority for Energy approves gas distribution network development for rest of Greece (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on May 10, 2021) On 4 March 2021 Regulatory Authority for Energy Decision 1615/2020 – which approves the Public Gas...Read More

Energy News – 70th Issue- Process of Changing Electricity Supplier EU and EnCMarket EnC: Paper on the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans Oil & GasEU: ACER & CEER White Paper on the Regulation of Pure Hydrogen NetworksCompetition & State AidSlovakian State Aid Scheme for HE CHP Installations (SA.54318)EU: Danish Support Scheme for...Read More

  The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 edition – Insurance Ranking We are pleased to announce that Rokas is ranked as a TOP – TIER FIRM at the insurance practice area in The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 edition, and is recommended in totally 5 practice areas. Firm members are also ranked as follows: TIER 1 –...Read More

The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide – Greek chapter Rokas would like to share the latest 5th edition of The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide. Τhe guide provides the readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations in Greece. Each chapter includes information about market...Read More

Regulatory Authority for Energy issues guarantees manual for Electricity TSO Code (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Sofia Getimi – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 29, 2021) On 15 October 2020 the Regulatory Authority for Energy issued Decision 1426/2020 – the guarantees manual for...Read More

Greece: Mergers & Acquisitions – 4th edition Article/Chapter for Greece written by Rokas’ Associates, published in The Legal 500 Comparative Legal Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2020 What are the key rules/laws relevant to M&A and who are the key regulatory1. authorities? Law 4601/2019 “On Corporate Transformations” (Government Gazette A’ 44/09.03.2019, hereinafter the “Law”) came into...Read More