Commission Decision (EU) 2022/258 of 21 February 2022 granting the Hellenic Republic a derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Crete (notified under document C(2022) 1140) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

A derogation is granted to the Hellenic Republic from the provisions of Articles 6, 7(1), 8(1) and (4), 9, 10 and 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and from the provisions of Article 40(4) to (7) of Directive (EU) 2019/944, as regards Crete.

The derogation granted under Article 1 shall apply until 31 December 2023 or until the completion of Phase II of the interconnection between Crete and mainland Greece, whichever comes first.

The Hellenic Republic shall inform the European Commission by the end of 2022 of the progress and remaining planning towards the completion and commercial operation of Phase II of the interconnection between Crete and mainland Greece, including regarding the deployment and operation of the adequate metering infrastructure allowing the participation of Crete in the Greek wholesale and balancing market.

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.