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§ 563. Specifications to undertaking with significant market power engaging only in wholesale
(1) When designating an undertaking with significant market power engaged only in wholesale, the Consumer
Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority assesses compliance of the undertaking with the following
conditions:
1) all business units of the undertaking and companies that are controlled by the same owner and all
shareholders capable of exercising control over the undertaking act in the European Union in the wholesale
market for communications services and not in any retail market for communications services provided to endusers;
2) the undertaking is not bound to deal with a single and separate undertaking operating downstream that
is active in any retail market for communications services provided to end-users, because of an exclusive
agreement, or an agreement which de facto amounts to an exclusive agreement.
(2) If the conditions specified in subsection 1 of this section are fulfilled, the Consumer Protection and
Technical Regulatory Authority may impose on the undertaking only obligations provided in clauses 1 and 5 of
subsection 1 of § 50 and in § 51 of this Act or relative to fair and reasonable pricing if justified on the basis of
a market analysis including a prospective assessment of the likely behaviour of the undertaking designated as
having significant market power.
(3) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority reviews the obligations specified in
subsection 2 of this section if the conditions specified in subsection 1 are no longer fulfilled. An undertaking
must notify the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority immediately of changes in the
conditions specified in subsection 1 of this section.
(4) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority reviews the obligations specified in
subsection 2 of this section if on the basis of an analysis of the terms and conditions offered by the undertaking
to its downstream customers it concludes that competition problems have arisen or are likely to arise to the
detriment of end-users which require the imposition of the obligations provided in clauses 1–5 of subsection 1
and in subsection 2 of § 50, in subsections 1–7 of § 52, in subsections 1 and 4 of § 53 and in subsections 4 and 5
of § 54 of this Act or the amendment of the obligations imposed in accordance with subsection 2 of this section.
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§ 564. Migration from legacy infrastructure
(1) An undertaking with significant market power is required to notify the Consumer Protection and Technical
Regulatory Authority in advance and in a timely manner of its plan to decommission legacy infrastructure or
replace it with a new infrastructure.
(2) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority ensures that the commissioning or
replacement of legacy infrastructure includes a transparent timetable and conditions, including an appropriate
notice period for transition and alternative products for access to the upgraded network infrastructure, which
are of at least comparable quality with access products used in the legacy infrastructure and enable to reach
the same end-users where necessary to safeguard competition and the rights of end-users. For this purpose, the
Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may impose obligations related to migration from the
legacy infrastructure on undertakings with significant market power.
(3) In case of decommissioning or replacement of legacy infrastructure by the undertaking specified in
subsection 1 of this section, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may withdraw the
obligations imposed in respect of access to legacy infrastructure assets if the undertaking with significant market
power has:
1) established adequate conditions for migration in order to provide an alternative access product of at least
comparable quality with the legacy infrastructure to reach the same end-users;
2) fulfilled the obligations related to migration from the legacy infrastructure provided in subsection 2 of this
section imposed by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority.
(4) If the obligations related to access to legacy infrastructure assets are withdrawn, the Consumer Protection
and Technical Regulatory Authority must observe the consultation requirements provided in §§ 47–481of this
Act.
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§ 57. Obligations of undertaking with special or exclusive rights
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A communications undertaking which has special or exclusive rights for the provision of services in another
sector in Estonia or in another Member State of the European Union shall keep separate accounts of the
expenditure and revenue relating to the provision of communications services and of the expenditure and
revenue relating to the activities in another sector to the extent that would be required if these activities
were carried out by legally independent undertakings. The communications undertaking which has the
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