(1) Until 3 July 2020 -

(a) the clearing obligation set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 and the risk mitigation techniques set out in Article 11(3) thereof shall not apply to C6 energy derivative contracts entered into by non-financial counterparties that meet the conditions in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 or by non-financial counterparties that shall be authorised for the first time as investment firms as from 3 January 2018, and

(b) such C6 energy derivative contracts shall not be considered to be OTC derivative contracts for the purposes of the clearing threshold set out in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.

(2) C6 energy derivative contracts benefiting from the transitional regime set out in paragraph (1) shall be subject to all other requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.

(3) The exemption referred to in paragraph (1) shall be granted by the relevant competent authorities.