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

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