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in Article 3a, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. By way of derogation from point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, any activity referred to therein after having determined that, in accordance with point (b) of Article 5aa(3), such an activity is necessary to ensure the operation of a deep-water offshore gas project in the Mediterranean Sea in which a legal person, entity or body listed in Annex XIX was a minority shareholder before 31 October 2017 and remains so, provided that the project is solely or jointly controlled or operated by a legal person incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.” ;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.