S.L. 623.7 ст. 27Minister to facilitate establishment of financing funds.

(1) Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the

Treaty, the Minister shall facilitate the establishment of financing facilities, or use of existing ones, for energy efficiency improvement measures to maximise the benefits of multiple streams of financing.

(2) The Minister may set up an Energy Efficiency National Fund. The purpose of this fund shall be to support national energy efficiency initiatives.

(3) The obligations set out in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5 may be fulfilled by annual contributions to the Energy Efficiency National Fund of an equal amount to the investments required to achieve the obligations.

(4) Obligated parties can fulfil their obligations set out in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 by contributing annually to the Energy Efficiency National Fund an equal amount to the investments required to achieve their obligations.

(5) Revenues from annual emission allocations under Decision No 406/2009/EC may be used for the development of innovative financing mechanisms to give practical effect to the objective in regulation 4 of improving the energy performance of buildings.

(6) The Minister shall, for the purpose of mobilising private financing of energy efficiency measures and energy renovation:

(a) consider ways to make better use of energy audits under regulation 10 to influence decision-making;

(b) make optimal use of the possibilities and tools * proposed in the smart finance for smart buildings initiative.