eCom notifications to the EFTA Surveillance Authority
The eCOM Task Force
The Authority's eCOM Task Force and the Commission's corresponding Task Force co-operate closely with a view of ensuring a similar application of the legislation throughout the EEA. In addition, the Task Force of the Authority manages the EFTA Communications Committee, which gives its opinions on certain proposals of the Authority in the field of electronic communications.
A major part of the analyses of draft measures will entail an assessment of the correct application of EEA competition law. Moreover, the veto powers of the Authority under these provisions concern the correct application of EEA competition law (definition of the relevant market and designation of significant market power).
eCOM Online Notification Registry
The regulatory framework requires the National Regulatory Authorities to make - prior to the adoption – certain draft measures available to the Authority, to all other national regulators in the EEA countries and to the public at large. This entails that the national regulator has to submit the text of the draft measure, any necessary supporting documents and a so-called summary notification form to the registry by electronic means, followed by an electronic publication in the online registry.
In order to comply with the publication and transparency requirements, a separate registry has been set up and is operated by the Authority. It facilitates the proper and efficient administration of the notification procedure by the Authority and serves as a tool to ensure the exchange of information between different stakeholders.
