On 24 July 2024, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU (1). The first working day following receipt of the request was 25 July 2024 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was of 105 working days.

This request, made by the Belgian authorities on behalf of Luminus, Norther and Ørsted, concerns activities relating to the production and wholesale of electricity in Belgium. The relevant notice was published in the OJ C, C/2024/5169 of 19 August 2024. The initial deadline was 20 December 2024.

Pursuant to Annex IV, paragraph 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 28 November 2024, the Commission asked Belgium to provide additional information by 2 December 2024 at the latest.Complete and correct information was received on 27 January 2025.

The final deadline therefore expires on 6 March 2025.

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(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC ( OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).