1. The Commission shall examine any notification of a decision on the certification of a transmission system operator or a hydrogen transmission network operator as laid down in Article 71(6) of Directive (EU) 2024/1788 as soon as it is received. Within 50 working days of the date of receipt of such a notification, the Commission shall issue its opinion to the relevant regulatory authority with regard to its compatibility with Article 71(2) or Article 72 as well as with Article 60 of Directive (EU) 2024/1788 for transmission system operators or Article 68 of that Directive for hydrogen transmission network operators, as applicable.
When preparing its opinion referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission may request ACER to provide its opinion on the regulatory authority’s decision. In such a case, the 50-working day period referred to in the first subparagraph shall be extended by a further 50 working days.
In the absence of a Commission opinion within the periods referred to in the first and second subparagraphs, the Commission shall be considered not to have any objections against the regulatory authority’s decision.