Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive) Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: April 24, 2002 Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 19 Deadline: July 24, 2003 At the latest See Art 18.1 Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Repealed by: Modifies Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2015. Fratelli De Pra SpA and SAIV SpA v Agenzia Entrate - Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Belluno and Agenzia Entrate - Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Vicenza. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Mestre-Venezia. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Telecommunications networks and services — Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC, 2002/22/EC — Free circulation of terminal equipment for terrestrial mobile telecommunications — Directive 1999/5/EC — Tax on the use of equipment — General authorisation or licence for use — Subscription contract equivalent to a general authorisation or licence — Differential treatment of users depending on whether or not they have a subscription contract. Case C-416/14. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 April 2016. Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Non-geographic numbers — Access by end-users residing in the Member State for operators to services using non-geographic numbers — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 5, 8 and 13 — Powers and responsibilities of the national regulatory authorities with regard to access and interconnection — Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations — Imposition of obligations on undertakings that control access to end-users — Price control — Undertaking not having significant market power on the market — Directive 2002/21/EC — Resolution of disputes between undertakings — Decision of the national regulatory authority laying down the conditions of cooperation and the pricing procedures for services between undertakings. Case C-397/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 19 June 2014. TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/19/EC — Article 2(a) — Access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Articles 5, 8, 12 and 13 — Competence of the national regulatory authorities — Obligation relating to access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Undertaking with significant market power on a specific market — Drop cable connecting the distribution frame of the access network to the network termination point at the end-user’s premises — Proportionality of the obligation to meet reasonable requests for access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 8 — Policy objectives for the carrying out of the tasks of the national regulatory authorities. Case C‑556/12. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 November 2009. TeliaSonera Finland Oyj. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland. Telecommunications sector - Electronic communications - Directive 2002/19/EC - Article 4(1) - Networks and services - Interconnexion agreements between telecommunications undertakings - Obligation to negotiate in good faith - Definition of ‘operator of public communications networks’ - Articles 5 and 8 - Powers of the national regulatory authorities - Undertaking without significant market power. Case C-192/08. A08 C5 A05 C6 C19 A04P1 C8 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 7 November 2013. UPC Nederland BV v Gemeente Hilversum. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam. Electronic communications networks and services — Directives 97/66/EC, 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC — Scope ratione materiae — Provision of a basic package of radio and television programmes via cable — Sale by a municipality of its cable network to a private undertaking — Contractual clause concerning the tariff — Powers of the national regulatory authorities — Principle of sincere cooperation. Case C‑518/11. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 September 2016. Koninklijke KPN NV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM). Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 4 and 19 — National Regulatory Authority — Harmonisation measures — Recommendation 2009/396/EC — Legal scope — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power on a market — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Price control and cost accounting obligations — Fixed and mobile call termination rates — Scope of the review that national courts can exercise over the decisions of national regulatory authorities. Case C-28/15. Case C-192/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 November 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland)) — TeliaSonera Finland Oyj v iMEZ Ab (Telecommunications sector — Electronic communications — Directive 2002/19/EC — Article 4(1) — Networks and services — Interconnexion agreements between telecommunications undertakings — Obligation to negotiate in good faith — Definition of operator of public communications networks — Articles 5 and 8 — Powers of the national regulatory authorities — Undertaking without significant market power) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 4.1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 8 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 June 2007. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic a.s. v Czech On Line a.s. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Obvodní soud pro Prahu 3 - Czech Republic. Electronic communications - Networks and services - Common regulatory framework - Dominant undertaking - Obligation of interconnection with other operators - Transitional provisions - Directive 97/33. Case C-64/06. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 December 2017. Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 8 and 16 — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power — Price control — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Obligation to ensure cost orientation of prices — Prices set below the costs incurred by the operator concerned for the provision of voice call termination services on mobile networks — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 16 — Freedom to conduct a business — Proportionality. Case C-277/16. Case C-277/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 17 May 2016 — Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej article 13 paragraph 3 article 13 article 8 paragraph 4 Case C-28/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) lodged on 23 January 2015 — Koninklijke KPN NV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) Case C-468/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 29 September 2020 — Fastweb SpA and Others v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni Case C-243/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 14 April 2021 — TOYA Sp. z o.o., Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej Case C-416/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Mestre-Venezia (Italy) lodged on 3 September 2014 — Fratelli De Pra SpA and SAIV SpA v Agenzia Entrate — Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Belluno and Agenzia Entrate — Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Vicenza Case C-397/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 20 August 2014 — Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej article 8 paragraph 3 article 5 paragraph 1 Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) EuroVoc Vocabulary Competition Access to information Internal market - Principles Transmission network Telecommunications Technical barriers Regulation of telecommunications Electronic mail Systems interconnection Information technology, telecommunications and data-processing