Energy exchange update (Article by Aspa Pergamineli – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 23, 2020) Introduction Following the completion of the public consultation conducted by the Regulatory Energy Agency (RAE) between 8 September 2020 and 11 September 2020, the RAE designated 1 November 2020 as the...Read More

Rokas Partners Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Dr. Charalampos (Harris) Synodinos have contributed, for a third consecutive year, to the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) Report/Greece Chapter – a publication by the Energy Charter Secretariat. The main objective of the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) is to evaluate legal risk in the energy sector and includes...Read More

Implementation of new regulatory framework regarding RES production licensing (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Dr. Maria Ioannou – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 16, 2020) Introduction In May 2020 Law 4685/2020 on the modernisation and simplification of, among other...Read More

Energy News – 68th Issue-Extension of the Natural Gas Distribution Network EU and EnCEUƒCommission Publishes Assessment of National Energy &Climate PlansƒJudgment of the European Court on Case C-771/18 InfrastructureƒApproval of the Compliance Officer for TAPƒApproval of the TAP CodeƒGas Interconnection Agreement Bulgaria-Serbia (IBS) Competition & State AidƒSupport Scheme for RES’ Production in Ireland Approved (SA...Read More

COVID-19: Rokas Greek publications In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, we [exceptionally] publish in our site newsbriefs in Greek concerning the established emergency measures by the Greek State in national level as well as a brief outlook of its impact on the insurance law perspective. A brief summary in English will follow.Read More

Modernization of environmental law and simplification of RES production licensing (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Dr. Maria Ioannou – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Legal 500 / Legal Developments – Law Firm Thought Leadership, on April 28, 2020) The Greek Parliament will soon be called upon to vote on...Read More

Rokas (Athens) successfully represents global pharmaceutical company in de-listing drug from the “positive” prescription medicines list A global pharmaceutical company established in Greece for over half a century and Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH) for, among many, a medicinal product which was registered with the so-called “positive list” of prescription medicines, had applied for the removal...Read More

RES update (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Dr. Maria Ioannou – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 2, 2020) National Plan for Energy and ClimateGreece recently adopted its first National Plan for Energy and Climate, which regulates all energysectors (Decision...Read More

UPDATE ON DEPA PRIVATISATION (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Kosmas Karanikolas – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on February 24, 2020) IntroductionThe legal ground for the privatisation of the Public Natural Gas Company (DEPA) is set out in Law 4643/2019 on the liberalisation of the...Read More

Rokas (Athens) has contributed to the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) Report for a second consecutive year Rokas Partners Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Dr. Charalampos (Harris) Synodinos have contributed, for a second consecutive year, to the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) Report/Greece Chapter – a publication by the Energy Charter Secretariat. The main objective of...Read More