HAKOM at the Meeting of the Communications Committee (COCOM)
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At the meeting of COCOM's committee the members voted on the Draft Implementing Regulation on standards of fair dealing in roaming and sustainability. After the voting the presidency established that the Committee did adopt neither a positive nor a negative opinion.
ZAGREB, 13 December, 2016 - On 12 December Brussels hosted the 68th meeting of the Communications Committee (COCOM). Mr. Domagoj Maričić, Head of Legal Affairs Department at the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries ( HAKOM) took part in the meeting. COCOM committee is a forum for dialogue between the European Commission (EC) and EU Member States on issues in which the EC has delegated legal authority (authority for the adoption of implementing legislation). Before adopting such legislation the EC must consult experts from the EU Member States.
At the COCOM's meeting the committee members voted on the Draft Implementing Regulation on standards of fair dealing in roaming and sustainability. After the voting the presidency established that the Committee did not adopt neither a positive nor a negative opinion. In accordance with the rules of procedure, the EC in this case can independently decide whether to adopt the proposed text or not. The EC decision will be known by the end of the week.
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Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel.
+ 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.