Krajowy organ regulacyjny w świetle Europejskiego kodeksu łączności elektronicznej
The European Electronic Communications Code regulations concerning National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs)

Summary/Abstract: Since the EU regulatory framework for the telecommunication market has been established, regulatory authorities play a principal role in the market. Their aims have been changing ever since the new regulatory framework was adopted. In 2018 a new EU directive – the European Electronic Communications Code (2018/1972 – EECC) has been adopted. The EECC points at National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) as the main authorities responsible for carrying out regulatory tasks. This paper aims to characterize different aspects of NRAs in the EECC. In the paper, the key legal elements of the regulatory framework are presented. First to be shown is the evolution of NRAs in EU law; this is due to the fact that the institutional position of NRAs has been constantly growing. Secondly, the paper presents the general objectives of the EECC and how NRAs shall contribute within their competences to ensure these objectives. Thirdly, the independence of NRAs is analyzed. Hitherto, EU regulation highlighted that there is a need to further reinforce the independence of NRAs. Thus, the paper shows how the independence of NRAs has been strengthened in the EECC. Fourthly, the paper presents how NRAs exercise their tasks in safeguarding the universal service obligation on the market. The last, fifth, part focuses on the collaboration between NRAs and other competent authorities in carrying out the regulatory tasks specified in the EECC.

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