C 177/164
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
17.5.2023
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Article 16e Acceleration of the deployment of heat pumps 1.
The permit-granting process for the installation of heat pumps shall not exceed one month.
2.
Grid connections to the transmission or distribution grid shall be permitted following notification to the relevant entity for: (a) heat pumps of up to 12kW electrical capacity; and (b) heat pumps installed by a renewables self-consumer, jointly acting renewables self consumers and renewable energy communities pursuant to Article 2(14) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of up to 50 kW electrical capacity, provided the capacity of the renewables self-consumer's renewable electricity generation installation amounts to at least 60 % of the capacity of the heat pump unless there are justified safety concerns or there is technical incompatibility of the system components.
3.
Decisions resulting from permit-granting processes shall be made publicly available.
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Article 16f Member States shall report to the Commission on: (a) the duration of the permit-granting processes for plants for the production of energy from renewable sources in as well as outside the renewables acceleration areas; (b) the impact of Article 16d on the duration of the permit-granting process and legal proceedings.
The Commission shall evaluate the information provided by Member States and, if appropriate, propose changes to relevant legislation.’.
▌ Article 4 Transposition (1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1, point (10), by [one month after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest.
[Am.
35] Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1, points (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (8) and (9), and Article 3 by [six months after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest.
[Am.
36] Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1, points (5) and (7), and Article 2 by [one year after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest.
[Am.
37] They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
(2) Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 5 Entry into force This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 6 Addressees This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at ▌, For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President