CHAPTER XVII Entry into force, etc. Article 75 General authorisation for regulations The Minister of Communications shall, in a Regulation1), lay down detailed instructions on the administration of electronic communications affairs. 1)Reg. 866/2000, Reg. 532/2001, Reg. 298/2002. Article 76 Entry into force This Act shall enter into force on 25 July 2003. The provision of Article 22 shall enter into force 1 January 2004 and shall not be implemented until the year 2005 for reported turnover in 2004. Temporary provisions I. Licences for electronic communications and general authorisations valid upon the adoption of this Act shall be amended no later than 25 July 2003 in accordance with this Act. After that, the rules on general authorisations shall apply to all electronic communications undertakings, together with any conditions adopted concerning special rights to use frequencies and numbers as applicable. Where the implementation of the first paragraph results in reduced rights or increased obligations as compared with the currently valid authorisations, PTA may extend the period of validity of those rights and obligations for up to nine months from 25 July 2003 onward, provided that such does not result in prejudicing the rights of other electronic communications undertakings. PTA shall notify any such extensions to the EFTA Surveillance Authority. II. All obligations currently applicable to electronic communications undertakings offering public electronic communications networks or services, concerning access and interconnection, shall continue until a review of these obligations has taken place following market analysis. The obligations to which this applies concern rights and requirements to agree to interconnection of networks and services, to offer interconnection to undertakings on a non-discriminatory basis and information provision in this connection, the basis for interconnection fees and cost accounting, accounting separation and financial reporting, co-location and facility sharing, number issues, publication of information and access to it, special network access other than that offered through normal NTPs, minimum supply of leased lines and supervision of leased line vendors. Furthermore, obligations concerning retail prices for access and use of public telephone networks, carrier selection and pre-selection, shall remain valid until PTA has completed a market 33/34

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