PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 10 – Information society and media Bilateral screening: Chapter 10 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, 21-22 January 2013

ACCESS AND INTERCONNECTION DIRECTIVE Chapter 10: Information society and media ACCESS AND INTERCONNECTION DIRECTIVE Darko Grgurović Deputy Executive Director Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services, darko.grgurovic@ekip.me M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Contents Regulatory framework in Montenegro; Harmonization with the EU regulatory framework; Application – examples; Proposal of the Law on Electronic Communications, December 2012/Harmonization with the EU regulatory framework; M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Law on Electronic Communications - 2008 Chapter 10: Information society and media Law on Electronic Communications - 2008 Definitions: Operator’s access Interconnection Right and obligations for operators Obligations for all operators Obligations for SMP operators Powers and responsibilities of the NRA M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Rulebook on Operator’s Access and Interconnection – 2009 Chapter 10: Information society and media Rulebook on Operator’s Access and Interconnection – 2009 Content of the request for access and interconnection Conditions for request refusal Lack of technical feasibility Deadlines: Response to a request, concluding contract, implementation, submission of contracts M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

EU framework for access and interconnection Chapter 10: Information society and media EU framework for access and interconnection Access Directive (2002/19/EC) Directive 2009/140/EC amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Law (2008) – Montenegro Definitions - Article 2 Access Interconnection Operator Wide-screen television service Local loop Definitions - Article 3 Operator’s access Interconnection Operator Wide-screen television service M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Law (2008) – Montenegro General framework for access and interconnection – Article 3 Rights and obligations for undertakings – Article 4 General framework for access and interconnection Rights and obligations for undertakings Article 34; paragraphs 1,2, 4 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Law (2008) – Montenegro Powers and responsibilities of national regulatory authorities with regard to access and interconnection – Article 5 Powers and responsibilities of the NRA Article 8, Article 34; paragraphs 5,6,7 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Law (2008) – Montenegro Designation of SMP operators and Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations – Article 43 Obligation of transparency – Article 44 Obligation of non-discrimination–Article 45 Obligation of accounting separation – Article 46 Obligations of access to, and use of, specific network facilities – Article 47 Price control and cost accounting obligations – Article 48 Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations – Article 8 Obligation of transparency - Article 9 Obligation of non-discrimination – Article 10 Obligation of accounting separation - Article 11 Obligations of access to, and use of, specific network facilities – Article 12 Price control and cost accounting obligations – Article 13 Functional separation – Article13a Voluntary separation by a vertically integrated undertaking – article13b M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Law (2008) and Rulebook on operator’s access and interconnection – 2009 Specified: Content of access and interconnection contract; Obligation for submission of contracts to NRA; Content of Request for access and interconnection; Deadlines for the whole procedure; Deadline for NRA to resolve dispute max. 30 days (deadline referred to in Article 20 of the Framework Directive – max. 4 months). M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Example – Deadlines Request for access/interconnection Response to a request – 15 days Conclusion of the contract – 45 days Establishment of access/interconnection – 90 days Request to NRA to resolve dispute Result – insignificant number of disputes between operators regarding access/interconnection M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Example – Obligations for SMP operators Chapter 10: Information society and media Example – Obligations for SMP operators Designated SMP operators on 12 relevant markets – imposed obligations 7 relevant markets according to COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION on relevant product and service markets of 17 December 2007 (2007/879/EC) 5 relevant markets, applying tree-criteria test Plan to analysis 2 more markets in 2013 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Proposal of the Law – Montenegro Chapter 10: Information society and media Access Directive Proposal of the Law – Montenegro Definition- Article 2 Access Interconnection Operator Wide-screen television service Local loop Definition – article 4 Access Interconnection Operator Wide-screen television service Local loop M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Proposal of the Law – Montenegro Chapter 10: Information society and media Access Directive Proposal of the Law – Montenegro General framework for access and interconnection – Article 3 Rights and obligations for undertakings – Article 4 General framework for access and interconnection Rights and obligations for operators Articles 56 - 58 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Proposal of the Law – Montenegro Powers and responsibilities of the national regulatory authorities with regard to access and interconnection – Article 5 Powers and responsibilities of the NRA Article 11, Articles 57, 58 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA Access Directive Draft Law – Montenegro Designation of SMP operators, Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations – Article 69 Obligation of transparency – Article 71 Obligation of non-discrimination – Article 73 Obligation of accounting separation - Article 74 Obligations of access to, and use of, specific network facilities – Article 75 Price control and cost accounting obligations – Article 76 Functional separation– Article 79 Voluntary separation by a vertically integrated undertaking– Article 80 Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations – Article 8 Obligation of transparency – Article 9 Obligation of non-discrimination – Article 10 Obligation of accounting separation - Article 11 Obligations of access to, and use of, specific network facilities – Article 12 Price control and cost accounting obligations – Article 13 Functional separation – Article 13a Voluntary separation by a vertically integrated undertaking – Article 13b M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 10: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

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