S.L. 545.44 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Guarantees of Origin of Electricity from High-Efficiency Cogeneration and of Energy from Renewable Energy Sources Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to establish a regulatory framework for the issuing of guarantees of origin for electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and, or energy produced from renewable energy sources ensuring that the origin of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and the energy produced from renewable energy sources may be guaranteed in accordance with objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. These regulations transpose:

(a) Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) amended by Article 1(9) of Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652; and

(b) Article 26(13) and Annex XII of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation

(EU) 2023/955 (recast).