– guided by the aspiration to simplify and facilitate the take-up of telecommunications
activities as well as the necessity to provide the President of UKE with the information
necessary for proper execution of his/her obligations.
Article 13a. The provisions of Article 10 (4) to (6), (8) to (10) and (12) to (14) as well as
Article 11 and Article 12 shall accordingly apply to entries relating to activities referred to in
Article 3 (1) of the Act of 7 May 2010 on supporting the development of telecommunications
networks and services, to the register of local government units performing activities within
the scope of telecommunications. The statement referred to in Article 10 (5) in the case of an
entity submitting a request for entry in the register of local government units performing
activities within the scope of telecommunications should also indicate that it is aware of and
fulfils the conditions for performing the activities the request refers to which result from the
Act of 7 May 2010 on supporting the development of telecommunications networks and
services.
Article 14. (deleted).
Chapter 3
Consultation proceedings
Article 15. The President of UKE prior to taking measures on cases of:
1) definition of a relevant market referred to in Article 22 (1) (1), its analysis and designation
of a telecommunications undertaking with significant market power or telecommunications
undertakings holding jointly significant market power or repeal of a decision in this matter,
2) imposition, withdrawal, maintenance or amendment of regulatory obligations in relation
to a telecommunications undertaking with or without significant market power,
3) (deleted),
3a) decisions concerning access referred to in Article 139,
4) other cases indicated in the Act and the Act of 7 May 2010 on supporting the development
of telecommunications networks and services
– shall conduct consultation proceedings which allow interested parties to express in writing
their position in relation to the draft decision within the specific time limit.
Article 16. 1. The President of UKE shall announce the commencement of consultation
proceedings by specifying the subject and the time limit of consultation proceedings and
making the draft decision available together with its reasoning. The President of UKE shall
inform the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection, hereinafter
referred to as “the President of the UOKiK”, about the commencement of consultation
proceedings. In cases regarding radio and television broadcasting markets the President of
UKE shall also inform the Chairperson of the National Broadcasting Council, hereinafter
referred to as the Chairperson of KRRiT, about the commencement of consultation
proceedings.
2. Unless the President of UKE stipulates a longer period, consultation proceedings shall last
30 days, starting from the day of the announcement of the commencement of these
proceedings. The results of the proceedings shall be announced within the UKE's premises
and on the Public Information Bulletin website of the Office of Electronic Communications,
hereinafter referred to as "the UKE BIP website" by publishing non-confidential positions of
participants to consultation proceedings.