FantasticSearch

1. It shall be prohibited to provide storage capacity as defined in Article 2(1), point 28 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council () in a storage facility as defined in Article 2, point 9 of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (), except for the part of liquefied natural gas facilities used for storage, to:

(a) a Russian national, a natural person residing in Russia, or a legal person, entity or body established in Russia;

(b) a legal person, entity or body whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a) of this paragraph; or (c) a natural or legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

————— 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the provision of storage capacity as referred to in paragraph 1 after having determined that it is necessary for ensuring critical energy supply within the Union.

4. The Member State or Member States concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 3 within two weeks of the authorisation.