In accordance with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2576 of 19 December 2022 enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases, reliable price benchmarks and exchanges of gas across borders (hereinafter: the Regulation) and based on the decision of the Energy Agency of 30 March 2023, the company Plinovodi, as the transmission system operator, will start implementing the "use it or lose it" mechanism for the day ahead at all interconnection points from April 1, 2023, as specified in point a) of the seventh paragraph of Article 14 of the Regulation.