Capital Markets & Financial Regulation News – Regulation on anti-market abuse January 2017 Newsflash Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and Greek Law 4443/2016 on anti-market abuse The EU law on anti-market abuse, as set out by the Directive 2003/6/EC (the so-called MAD), has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (the so-called MAR) and the Directive 2014/57/EU (the...Read More

Rokas (Belgrade) successfully represented a client in the process of awarding of EUR 3.4 million government investment incentives Textile company from Bangladesh, Pretty Group signed a government investment agreement on the allocation of EUR 3.4 million worth of incentives for launching a production textile facility in Sombor, which will create 1,100 jobs. The signing was...Read More

Energy News – 44th Issue-Regulation of the Second Electricity Term Products (NOME) Auction ELECTRICITY Greece: Regulation of the Second Electricity Term Products (NOME) Auction Greece: Electricity Distribution Network Code AdoptedEU/CEER: Guidelines on Electricity Distribution Network TariffsBulgaria: World Bank Report on Recovery and Liberalization of Bulgarian Power SectorCroatia: CROPEX PublishedAmendments to the Rules of Trading –Introducing...Read More

Workshop, on the topic of the UK Insurance Law Reforms On 14/12/2016 in Athens, Greece (Electra Palace Hotel) a workshop, was jointly organised and held by the University of Exeter Law School, UK (academic partner) and Rokas Law Firm (non-academic partner) on the topic of the UK Insurance Law Reforms. The workshop is a continuation...Read More

Energy News – 43rd Issue-Press Release on Sale of DESFA Energy Markets EU: Winter Package on Governance of the Energy Unionother news:ŒEU/Ukraine: New Agreement on Strategic Energy PartnershipŒEU: Commission’s Report on Energy Prices and Costs across EuropeŒEU: Public Consultation of CEER on Energy LossesŒEU: MoU on Energy Cooperation between the EU and the EBRDŒSerbia: EMS...Read More

New support scheme for RES and CHP producers (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Stefania Chatzichristofi, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 14, 2016) Introduction In August 2016 Law 4414/2016 (under the title New Support Scheme for Power Plants Using Renewable Energy Sources and Co-generation of Electricity and...Read More

Arbitration News – Supreme Court rules on scope of arbitration agreements (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration & ADR Newsletter of the ILO on November 10, 2016) An arbitration agreement which covers future disputes or differences arising out of the initial agreement also covers future disputes or differences arising out of subsequent...Read More

Energy News – 42nd Issue-Sale of 24% of the PPC Shares in IPTO Approved Energy Markets EU/ACER: Annual Market Monitoring Report on Retail Electricity and Gas MarketsOther news:ŒEU: European Union Energy DayŒEnC: Secretariat Establishes Dispute Resolution and Negotiation CentreŒEU: CEER Launches a Consultation to Improve GGP on Price Comparison ToolsŒFYR of Macedonia: Amendments to the...Read More

Legal Advisor To PPC In Tendering Process for ADMIE Rokas (Athens) acted as the legal advisor to the Greek power utility Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) in the tendering process for the sale of a 24 percent stake in power grid operator ADMIE S.A. (IPTO S.A.), while HSBC Bank plc, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. and...Read More

Energy News – RAE Regulates Issues Relating to NOME Auctions Energy Markets EnC: Annual Implementation Report, New Environmental Legislation and Accession of a New Memberother news:ŒEU: CEER Publishes Position Paper on the Future DSO and TSO RelationshipŒEnC: Ministerial Council Adopts the Infringement PackageŒEnC: The Ministerial Council Suspends Sanctions on Bosnia and HerzegovinaŒEnC: Conclusions of the...Read More