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

Capital Markets & Financial Regulation News – September 2016-Draft Law amending law 4099/2012 and other provisions The draft law “amending law 4099/2012 and other provisions” has been submitted to the Greek Parliament1 aiming at the transposition of Directive 2014/91/EU (known as “UCITS V”) and, in turn, the modification of law 4099/2012 on Undertakings for Collective...Read More

Energy News – 40th Issue-Res Stations Energy Markets EU: ACER Published its 2015 Gas and Electricity Monitoring Reportsother news:EU: Commission Publishes State of the Union Report for 2016EnC: Serbia Compliance for Participation in ACER Working GroupsŒEnC: Workshop Held regarding Public Procurement in EnergyŒEnC: Non-Compliance of Ukraine with Environmental Impact Assessment Directive Electricity EU: Network Codes...Read More

Modern Energy Markets – Legal Framework and Greek Perspective “Modern Energy Markets – Legal Framework and Greek Perspective”, by Dr. Christina I. Tarnanidou, Partner of Rokas and Lecturer of Commercial and Financial Law at AUEB, has now been published (Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2016). The book refers to the wholesale energy markets as they operate as exchanges...Read More

Energy News – 39th Issue-National System Development Program for Gas (ESFA) for the period 2016-2025 ENERGY MARKETS EU: 2016 Reference Scenario – Trends to 2050 other news: EU: Consultation on the Establishment of the Annual Priority Lists for the Development of Network Codes and Guidelines for 2017 and beyond ŒEU/ACER: Market Monitoring Findings on Wholesale...Read More

Arbitration News – Supreme Court clarifies incidental matters in technical and legal disputes (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration & ADR Newsletter of the ILO on July 14, 2016) Domestic arbitrators sitting under the institutional arbitration rules of the Technical Chamber of Greece have jurisdiction to hear only technical disputes (including disputes...Read More

Energy News – 38th Issue-Updates on the Greek Gas Market ENERGY MARKETS EU: European Parliament Adopts Network Information Security Directive other news: EU: Public Consultation on Network Codes and Guidelines after 2017 EnC: Secretariat takes over Technical Assistance for Eastern Partnership Countries EnC: Kosovo* and Moldova Rectify Compliance Failure Albania: ERE’s Organization, Functions and Procedures...Read More

Parliament approves electricity market reform (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on July 4, 2016) Introduction On May 22 2016 Parliament approved Law 4389/2016 (OJ A 94/2016), entitled “Urgent Regulations for the Implementation of Agreements on Fiscal Targets, Structural Reforms and Other Provisions”, as amended...Read More