# Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 21: General principles for capacity mechanisms

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. To eliminate residual resource adequacy concerns, the Secretary of State may, ... while implementing the measures referred to in Article 20(3) of this Regulation ..., introduce a capacity mechanism.
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4. The Secretary of State shall not introduce a capacity mechanism where any resource adequacy assessment has ... not identified a resource adequacy concern.
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6. The Secretary of State shall review the capacity mechanism and shall ensure that no new contracts are concluded under that mechanism where the resource adequacy assessment has not identified a resource adequacy concern ....
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/943/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-943/article-21
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