Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 118, Article 118A, Article 119 and paragraph 2 of this Article, the provisions of this Rulebook shall enter into force upon the launch of the Day-Ahead, Intra-Day and Balancing Markets of Law 4425/2016.

The provisions set out in CHAPTER 2 and CHAPTER 3, as well as in Article 120 and Article 121 of this Rulebook shall enter into force upon publication of a RAE decision in the Government Gazette, whereby this Rulebook shall be approved.

The provisions of paragraph 6 of Article 54 regarding the mandatory submission of Balancing Energy Offers for pumping shall enter into force on 1 September 2022. However, the submission of Balancing Energy Offers for the hydropower plants specifically for the Dispatch Periods for which pumping load is scheduled in accordance with the Market Schedule is mandatory as of 1 March 2022.

Upon entering into force the provisions of the present decision and until Sunday, the 2nd of April 2023, paragraph 5 of Article 89 of this Rulebook shall not apply during the execution of the Initial and the Corrective Settlement provided for in Article 104. However, during the execution of the Final Settlement provided for in Article 104, and which (settlement) concerns the above period, the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 89 apply.

The provisions of Article 93 and Article 95 of this Rulebook, to the extent where the Electricity Supply Volume via Direct Line is concerned, shall not apply during the Initial Settlement and the Corrective Settlement provided for in Article 104, until Sunday, the 3rd of December 2023. However, during the Final Settlement provided for in Article 104, which is conducted in relation to the time period mentioned above, the Electricity Supply Volume via Direct Line shall be taken into account in accordance with the calculations provided for in Articles 93 and 95 of this Rulebook.