...
1.
...
Where
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
is
...
part
...
of
...
a
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
undertaking,
...
it
...
shall
...
be
...
independent
...
at
...
least
...
in
...
terms
...
of
...
its
...
legal
...
form,
...
organisation
...
and
...
decision
...
making
...
from
...
other
...
activi?
...
ties
...
not
...
relating
...
to
...
distribution.
...
Those
...
rules
...
shall
...
not
...
create
...
an
...
obligation
...
to
...
separate
...
the
...
ownership
...
of
...
assets
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
from
...
the
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
undertaking.
...
2.
...
In
...
addition
...
to
...
the
...
requirements
...
under
...
paragraph
...
1,
...
where
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
is
...
part
...
of
...
a
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
undertaking,
...
it
...
shall
...
be
...
independent
...
in
...
terms
...
of
...
its
...
organisation
...
and
...
decision-making
...
from
...
the
...
other
...
activities
...
not
...
related
...
to
...
dis?
...
tribution.
...
In
...
order
...
to
...
achieve
...
this,
...
the
...
following
...
minimum
...
crite?
...
ria
...
shall
...
apply:
...
(a)
...
those
...
persons
...
responsible
...
for
...
the
...
management
...
of
...
the
...
distri?
...
bution
...
system
...
operator
...
must
...
not
...
participate
...
in
...
company
...
structures
...
of
...
the
...
integrated
...
natural
...
gas
...
undertaking
...
respon?
...
sible,
...
directly
...
or
...
indirectly,
...
for
...
the
...
day-to-day
...
operation
...
of
...
the
...
production,
...
transmission
...
and
...
supply
...
of
...
natural
...
gas;
...
(b)
...
appropriate
...
measures
...
must
...
be
...
taken
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
the
...
pro?
...
fessional
...
interests
...
of
...
persons
...
responsible
...
for
...
the
...
management
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
are
...
taken
...
into
...
account
...
in
...
a
...
manner
...
that
...
ensures
...
that
...
they
...
are
...
capable
...
of
...
acting
...
independently;
...
(c)
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
must
...
have
...
effective
...
decision
...
-
...
making
...
rights,
...
independent
...
from
...
the
...
integrated
...
natural
...
gas
...
undertaking,
...
with
...
respect
...
to
...
assets
...
necessary
...
to
...
operate,
...
maintain
...
or
...
develop
...
the
...
network.
...
In
...
order
...
to
...
fulfil
...
those
...
tasks,
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
shall
...
have
...
at
...
its
...
dis?
...
posal
...
the
...
necessary
...
resources
...
including
...
human,
...
technical,
...
financial
...
and
...
physical
...
resources.
...
This
...
should
...
not
...
prevent
...
the
...
existence
...
of
...
appropriate
...
coordination
...
mechanisms
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
the
...
economic
...
and
...
management
...
supervision
...
rights
...
of
...
the
...
parent
...
company
...
in
...
respect
...
of
...
return
...
on
...
assets,
...
regulated
...
indi?
...
rectly
...
in
...
accordance
...
with
...
Article
...
41(6)
...
in
...
a
...
subsidiary
...
are
...
protected.
...
In
...
particular,
...
this
...
shall
...
enable
...
the
...
parent
...
company
...
to
...
approve
...
the
...
annual
...
financial
...
plan,
...
or
...
any
...
equivalent
...
instrument,
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
and
...
to
...
set
...
global
...
limits
...
on
...
the
...
levels
...
of
...
indebtedness
...
of
...
its
...
subsidiary.
...
It
...
shall
...
not
...
permit
...
the
...
parent
...
company
...
to
...
give
...
instructions
...
regarding
...
day-to-day
...
operations,
...
nor
...
with
...
respect
...
to
...
indi?
...
vidual
...
decisions
...
concerning
...
the
...
construction
...
or
...
upgrading
...
of
...
distribution
...
lines,
...
that
...
do
...
not
...
exceed
...
the
...
terms
...
of
...
the
...
approved
...
financial
...
plan,
...
or
...
any
...
equivalent
...
instrument;
...
and
...
(d)
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
must
...
establish
...
a
...
compliance
...
programme,
...
which
...
sets
...
out
...
measures
...
taken
...
to
...
ensure
...
that
...
discriminatory
...
conduct
...
is
...
excluded,
...
and
...
ensure
...
that
...
obser?
...
vance
...
of
...
it
...
is
...
adequately
...
monitored.
...
The
...
compliance
...
pro?
...
gramme
...
shall
...
set
...
out
...
the
...
specific
...
obligations
...
of
...
employees
...
to
...
meet
...
that
...
objective.
...
An
...
annual
...
report,
...
setting
...
out
...
the
...
mea?
...
sures
...
taken,
...
shall
...
be
...
submitted
...
by
...
the
...
person
...
or
...
body
...
respon?
...
sible
...
for
...
monitoring
...
the
...
compliance
...
programme,
...
the
...
compliance
...
officer
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator,
...
to
...
the
...
regulatory
...
authority
...
referred
...
to
...
in
...
Article
...
39(1)
...
and
...
shall
...
be
...
published.
...
The
...
compliance
...
officer
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
shall
...
be
...
fully
...
independent
...
and
...
shall
...
have
...
access
...
to
...
all
...
the
...
necessary
...
information
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
and
...
any
...
affiliated
...
undertaking
...
to
...
fulfil
...
his
...
task.
...
3.
...
Where
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
is
...
part
...
of
...
a
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
undertaking,
...
the
...
Member
...
States
...
shall
...
ensure
...
that
...
the
...
activities
...
of
...
the
...
distribution
...
system
...
operator
...
are
...
monitored
...
by
...
regulatory
...
authorities
...
or
...
other
...
competent
...
bodies
...
so
...
that
...
it
...
can?
...
not
...
take
...
advantage
...
of
...
its
...
vertical
...
integration
...
to
...
distort
...
competi?
...
tion.
...
In
...
particular,
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
distribution
...
system
...
operators
...
shall
...
not,
...
in
...
their
...
communication
...
and
...
branding,
...
create
...
confusion
...
in
...
respect
...
of
...
the
...
separate
...
identity
...
of
...
the
...
supply
...
branch
...
of
...
the
...
vertically
...
integrated
...
undertaking.
...
4.
...
Member
...
States
...
may
...
decide
...
not
...
to
...
apply
...
paragraphs
...
1,
...
2
...
and
...
3
...
to
...
integrated
...
natural
...
gas
...
undertakings
...
serving
...
less
...
than
...
100
...
000
...
connected
...
customers.
...
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