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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

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E-Mobility | Possibility of ad hoc recharging binding for charging points in Germany

27 July 2017

Through an amendment regulation dated 1 June 2017, the Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie) has implemented the requirement of Directive 2014/94/EU according to which operators of charging points shall, beside the so-called “contract-based recharging”, also offer ad hoc recharging without any authentication requirement. This obligation applies to charging points with a capacity of more than 3.7 kW and commissioning on or after 14 December 2017. Operators should adapt these regulations already now into their design of the future charging stations.

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