Paragraph 15

(1)

Article 16 (general principles of capacity allocation and congestion management) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

for “shall take into account” substitute “must consider, so far as possible,”;

(b)

omit “as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2015/1222”.

(3)

Omit paragraph 3.

(4)

In paragraph 4, omit the words from “to reach the minimum capacity” to the end.

(5)

In paragraph 5, omit the final sentence.

(6)

Omit paragraph 8.

(7)

In paragraph 9—

(a)

omit the first and second subparagraphs;

(b)

in the third subparagraph, in the first sentence, omit “relevant”.

(8)

In paragraph 12—

(a)

in the first sentence, omit “or NEMOs”;

(b)

in the final sentence, omit “relevant”.

(9)

In paragraph 13—

(a)

in the first subparagraph—

(i)

for “regulatory authorities” substitute “the regulatory authority”;

(ii)

omit “the congestion between two bidding zones”;

(iii)

after “observed” insert “congestion”.

(b)

omit the second subparagraph.